Japanese Netflix announced that the live-action series based on the manga “Yu Yu Hakusho”, by Yoshihiro, Togashi launches worldwide from December 14th.
Guests to be announced later will attend a special screening event on the evening of December 13th.
Yu Yu Hakusho – Live action from the franchise gets a release date
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Synopsis
Yusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old delinquent who dies after saving a child in a car accident. The Spirit World is then surprised by his death and offers him the chance to return as a “spirit detective” tasked with defeating demons.
Technical team
- Series Director: Sho Tsukikawa (live-action Let Me Eat Your Pancreas)
- Screenwriter: Tatsurō Mishima
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Ryō Sakaguchi (The Lord of the Rings, X-Men)
- Main Actor (Yusuke Urameshi): Takumi Kitamura (live-action Tokyo Revengers, Let Me Eat Your Pancreas)
TOHO Studios and Netflix then signed a multi-year agreement to rent two of TOHO's stage facilities in Tokyo from April 2021. As such, Netflix's first production there is Yu Yu's live-action series Hakusho.
Finally, Togashi (Hunter X Hunter) published the original Yu Yu Hakusho manga from 1990 to 1994.
Source: official Twitter
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