YuYu Hakusho (TV series)

YuYu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽遊白書, Hepburn: YūYū Hakusho) is an upcoming Japanese action fantasy adventure streaming television series developed by Akira Morii and Kazutaka Sakamoto for Netflix. The series is a live action adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Yoshihiro Togashi. It is produced by Robot Communications and stars Takumi Kitamura, Shuhei Uesugi, Jun Shison and Kanata Hongō. It is set to premiere on December 14, 2023.

For the anime television series, see YuYu Hakusho § Anime.

YuYu Hakusho
Genre
Based onYuYu Hakusho
by Yoshihiro Togashi
Developed by
  • Akira Morii
  • Kazutaka Sakamoto
Written byTatsurō Mishima
Directed byShō Tsukikawa
Starring
ComposerF.A.M.E.'S. Project
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Executive producerKazutaka Sakamoto
Production company
Release
Original networkNetflix

Premise

The story revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a delinquent junior high school student who spends his days getting into fights. He dies after saving a child in a car accident, and gets resurrected to serve as an investigator of the supernatural.

Cast
See also: List of YuYu Hakusho characters

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1TBAShō TsukikawaTatsurō Mishima and Yoshihiro Togashi2023 (2023)
2TBAShō TsukikawaTatsurō Mishima2023 (2023)
3TBAShō TsukikawaTatsurō Mishima2023 (2023)

Production

Development

On December 16, 2020, a Japanese live-action series adaptation was announced. It is scheduled to stream on Netflix worldwide, with Netflix contents acquisition director Kazutaka Sakamoto serving as executive producer and Akira Morii producing the series at Robot.[1][2][3] On July 15, 2022, it was reported that Shō Tsukikawa would serve as the series director, with Tatsurō Mishima handling the script and Ryō Sakaguchi serving as the VFX supervisor.[4]

Casting

In July 2022, Netflix announced the series is set to star Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi,[4] Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara,[5] Jun Shison as Kurama,[6] and Kanata Hongō as Hiei.[7]

Release

YuYu Hakusho is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on December 14, 2023.[8]

References
  1. Loo, Egan (December 15, 2020). "Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Gets Live-Action Series on Netflix". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. King, Aidan (November 9, 2021). "'YuYu Hakusho' Live Action Series Coming to Netflix in 2023". Collider. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. Hazra, Adriana (November 9, 2021). "Netflix Schedules Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series for December 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. Hazra, Adriana (July 15, 2022). "Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series Casts Takumi Kitamura (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 19, 2022). "Shuhei Uesugi Joins Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Cast as Kazuma Kuwabara". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2022). "Jun Shison Joins Cast of Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series as Kurama". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 18, 2022). "Kanata Hongō Plays Hiei in Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. Hazra, Adriana (November 9, 2021). "Netflix Schedules Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series for December 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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