Note to readers: Spoilers on the Yu Yu Hakusho series are contained within this writeup.
In the series
Yu Yu Hakusho, she is the
paddle riding
Grim Reaper, employed by
Koenma (ruler of
Spirit World). She first meets
Yusuke Urameshi after he is
hit by a car while
saving a child from certain death, and is
assigned to guide
Yusuke back to the living world by
Koenma.
As the story progresses,
Yusuke regains his
life, and Botan is ordered by
Koenma to recruit Yusuke as
spirit detective (basically nab unruly
demons and keep order) due to his newly awakened awareness of the
spirit world.
Botan's job is to serve as a guide and help
Yusuke to complete his
missions.
Throughout the first mission (recover the stolen
Orb of Baast,
Forlorn Hope and
Shadow Sword from
Guoki,
Kurama and
Hiei, respectively), she provided the
detective with various items to help him in his
mission (
Concentration Ring), and she pulled him out of some tough situations (
Guoki would have pummeled
Yusuke into oblivion, but Botan saved him...), and provided indispensable advice.
On the second mission,
Yusuke had to participate in the
Genkai tournament (Botan gave him boxing tickets...) to prevent a demon,
Rando, from getting
Genkai's powers. She first meets
Kuwabara during this tournament (
Kuwabara has a crush on her...), and she aids the detective until
Rando is nabbed.
Next, right after
Yusuke's six months of
training with
Genkai, four "
Saint Beasts" decide that they want to expand out from their
City of Ghosts and Apparitions, and release
Makaai insects on the
Earth.
Yusuke is again recruited by
Botan to defeat the four
demon lords, but this time
Kuwabara joins in as an ally (as well as
Hiei and
Kurama), and attack
Maze Castle. Botan stays behind to combat the
Makaai plague (and ends up protecting
Yuskue's girlfriend,
Keiko, from
Makaai posessed teachers).
That is about as far as
Cartoon Network got to in the series, so stay tuned...
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