When will the live-action Yu Yu Hakusho premiere? Netflix responds

Netflix revealed this week when its live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho will premiere: December 14th. The series will be based on the manga (which also became an anime), considered a fan favorite both in Brazil and around the world.

For those in a hurry:

The manga, created by Yoshihiro Togashi, was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (published by Shueisha as Jump Comics) starting in 1990.

Yu Yu Hakusho live-action

The manga revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a high school student who spends his days fighting and dies in an accident while trying to protect a child.

While he is busy looking at his own corpse, a woman named Botan, who calls herself a guide to the spirit world, tells him that no one expected a delinquent like Yusuke to die performing an act of kindness, and that there was no place for him. he neither in heaven nor in hell.

Therefore, Yusuke has a chance to be revived, and after passing the test, he becomes a detective of the underworld. From that moment on, Yusuke finds himself immersed in a mystery involving the human, demonic and spiritual world.

When I first heard that Yu Yu Hakusho was getting a live-action adaptation, I sincerely wondered if it was possible, but after discovering the producer’s vision and the possibilities offered by Netflix, my expectations grew and I became found myself burning with passion. to make this project a reality.

Sho Tsukikawa, director of the live-action Yu Yu Hakusho

Find out more details about the project below:

Takumi Kitamura (Tokyo Revengers) will take on the lead role of Yusuke, while Jun Shison (Teiichi – Ultimate Battle) will play the role of Kurama, Kanata Hongo (Attack on Titan) will play the role of Hiei, and Shuhei Uesugi will play the role of Kazuma Kuwabara. .

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