"I didn't see the afterlife for nothing!"
The 8th Catch Phrase Grand Prix
Weekly Shounen Jump - WSJ N°25 (June 8, 1992)
Before continuing with the translations of Togashi's comments from the Table of Contents, I'd like to explain from where the anime's next episode preview catchphrase comes.
The "Catch Phrase Grand Prix" was a contest held by the WSJ in which the participants submitted a catchphrase that had to do with their favorite series from the magazine. The mangaka, in turn, would draw an illustration to match the phrase.
The winner of the 8th edition (June 1992 issue), Miss Tamiya, 17 years old, from Kumamoto Prefecture, won the contest with the catchphrase:
"I didn't end up seeing the afterlife for nothing!!"
「ダテにあの世は見ちゃいねぇ!!」
Date ni anoyo wa michai nee! !
Meaning that Yusuke didn't just die, but by seeing the other world, he learned a lot and became stronger.
The coolest thing is that the winner herself (@SelectShopHIKO) posted on Twitter that her catchphrase was selected almost 30 years ago, and it was used in the anime, which surprised her to no end.
To match the catchphrase, Togashi drew the above illustration of Yusuke in the afterlife, holding the kanabo, the mythical spiked club, a weapon that belongs to the oni (demon ogre). Standing right behind Yusuke are the Blue and Red Oni.
