Togashi began creating Yu Yu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology.
Togashi je počeo razvijati YuYu Hakusho potkraj 1990., a seriju je razvijao zbog svojeg zanimanja za okultno i horor filmove, te se nadahnuo i budističkom mitologijom.