Netflix hit “One Piece” broke the curse of bad anime adaptations. Will this be the case for this new series?
With its live action adaptation One Piece, Netflix has restored the confidence of many anime fans who now hope to be able to see other works of the genre worthily adapted.
But could the adventure of the pirate Luffy and his Straw Hat crew be a rare exception? The answer in just a few months since the next series adapted from the anime Yu Yu Hakusho will debut at the end of the year on the platform, as reported by MoviePilot.
The animated series Yu Yu Hakushowhich includes no less than 112 episodes, is adapted from the cult manga by Yoshihiro Togashi (who is none other than the husband of the creator of Sailor MoonNaoko Takeuchi), a founding work of shônen manga from the early 90s in the same way as Dragon Ball And Slam Dunk.
The plot of the fantasy anime revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old thug who dies while saving a little boy. He is then offered to return to life but under certain conditions. When he is resurrected, he becomes a ghost detective and must now hunt the demons that are plaguing the human world.
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Yu Yu Hakusho is a Japanese creation produced, among others, by Kazutaka Sakamoto, who is also behind the adaptation of the manga Alice in Borderland, still on Netflix. The upcoming live action series will feature Takumi Kitamura (in the role of Yusuke Urameshi), Kanata Hongô (Hiei), Jun Shison (Kurama) and Shûhei Uesugi (Kazuma Kuwabara).
Yu Yu Hakusho (2023) will be available on Netflix around December 2023. In the meantime, all 112 episodes of the original anime can be found on the same platform.