Five years have passed since Goku and his friends defeated Piccolo Jr. and restored peace to the planet. Gohan - Goku's son - and a variety of good, bad, and morally ambiguous characters are back, and perpetually not ready for action! Aliens, androids, and magicians all hatch evil plots to destroy the world and it's up to Goku to save the Earth once more - that is, once he and his comrades train plentifully in preparation. Enemies will become friends and power levels will rise to unimaginable levels, but even with the help of the legendary Dragon Balls and Shen Long will it be enough to save Earth from ultimate destruction?
Yusuke Urameshi was a normal middle school punk until he was hit andkilled by a car, while saving a child. His selfless action earned him theright to gain his life back and serve as a detective of the spiritworld, keeping the world of the living safe from a myriad of demons. But being reborn has its price: Yusuke must hatch a spirit beast that will develop according to his actions, and if he doesn't act in a good and honestmanner, it will eat his soul. Can Yusuke protect the human and spiritworlds and still manage to save himself in the process?
Yu Yu Hakusho, A superpower martial arts superpower anime. this great series has an action packed story set around the four main characters Yusuke Urameshi, Kazuma Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei. and their epic breathtaking battles against demons. Yu Yu Hakusho is the only anime that the characters powers come close to that of the Dragonball series a true legend and my personal #2 best Anime, second only to Dragonball Z !
Both these series focus on martial arts, with a touch of magical/supernatual/energy beam abilities. Both are long shounen series with lengthy battles but have a great cast of characters. A fan of one would no doubt enjoy the other as well.