Animation as big as Dragon Ball Z?

FT Worth--Hot New Series--Started Monday March 3rd 6pm EST 5 days a week on Cartoon Network directly after Dragonball Z.
Kids, teens and anime fans are in for a feast of action animation. Beginning March 3 at 6pm EST, the anime hit Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files™ began airing five days a week on Cartoon Network. Produced by FUNimation, the same people that brought Dragon Ball Z to the USA, Yu Yu Hakusho is sure to be a hit.

Yu Yu Hakusho™ has:
•    Proven track record with huge ratings and merchandise sales in Japan. It was voted number 6 of the top 100 Best Anime Ever Made in a popular Japanese magazine.
•    In the USA, it generated ratings so high in a once-a-week timeslot, that Cartoon Network moved it to its premier Toonami timeslot – immediately following Dragon Ball Z.
•    And it already has the beginnings of a huge merchandising program with master toy, apparel, and home video licensees starting to produce product and collectible card game and video game licensees soon to be announced.
•    Great story and characters with fast-paced action, humor and incredibly rich character development.

Top anime publications have already acclaimed Yu Yu Hakusho™ as "One of the hottest Anime Series in the U.S." - About.com; "Such quality only commands cries of More, " –Shonen Jump; a "fluid blend of supernatural martial arts, comedy romance, and the kind of rich character development that anime fans have come to expect from, quality anime" – Animerica. Request Magazine reports that " Yu Yu Hakusho is a first-rate series that combines quality anime, clever writing and a great sense of humor." "L.A. News stated that Yu Yu Hakusho™ was "the only series to rival Dragon Ball Z in Japan."

Storyline

Teenage Yusuke (pronounced Use-K) is the toughest kid in town, a young rebel frustrated by lack of direction in life. But when he unexpectedly sacrifices his own life to save a child from a deadly traffic accident, everything changes.
Because of his noble sacrifice, Yusuke is given a second chance. He is allowed to return to Earth from the Afterworld -- but not to the life he left behind!
Yusuke has been granted some amazing new powers, and if he wants to live again he must use them for the cause of good. Yu Yu Hakusho(R) follows the many adventures of this reluctant hero and his uncanny companions as they defend an unsuspecting world from the dark creatures and powerful monsters that lurk in the shadows.

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About FUNimation
FUNimation(R) Productions, Ltd. is a powerhouse in the brand management industry. The company has in-house production, licensing, Internet, and home video distribution. In addition to Yu Yu Hakusho(R), FUNimation also produces Dragon Ball Z(R) and Dragon Ball(R), also airing on Cartoon Network; Movies for Lupin the 3rd(TM), one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket(TM), based on the top selling comic book in Japan; and Blue Gender(TM), a sci-fi anime; and Dragon Ball GT, being released on home video April 15th.




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