Masaru (マサル, Masaru) is a preschooler child Yusuke pushed out of the way of a car in the Spirit Detective Saga.
Appearance[]
Masaru is an average boy with brown hair and hazel brown eyes. He wore overalls when he was saved by Yusuke, and a tieless suit at Yusuke's wake.
Personality[]
He is a very innocent child who does not understand the concept of death, as shown when he asked his mother when Yusuke was going to wake up. He also does not seem to listen to his seniors, as shown when Yusuke told him not to play in the street, but he did so anyway.
Synopsis[]
Spirit Detective Saga[]
Yusuke shoving Masaru out of the way of a car was the spark that set off Yusuke's career as a Spirit Detective and his subsequent adventures. Masaru was apparently intrigued by Urameshi's attempts to entertain him by making funny faces and during Yusuke's wake, he asked his mom if he could play with him again. His naivety prevents him from grasping the gravity of the situation he was involved in.
It was revealed that had Yusuke not gotten in the way of the car, it would have swerved to the left, and the ball he was carrying would have served as a cushion; he would have survived with one less scrape on his shoulder, making Yusuke's sacrifice pointless. Yusuke's sacrifice, however, proved to be a great show of character, enough to convince Koenma to revive him, and start his career as Spirit Detective.