Netflix is adapting Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular supernatural tale Yu Yu Hakusho into a live-action animation series. The series, which began filming in the summer of 2021, won’t be available on Netflix until December 2023, but we’ll keep you updated on all you need to know about Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 on Netflix.
Yu Yu Hakusho is a new Japanese Netflix Original supernatural action-adventure series based on Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga series of the same name.
Kazutaka Sakamoto is the executive producer of Alice in Borderland, The Naked Director, Ride or Die, Aggretsuko, Rilkkuma and Karou, Devil Man Crybaby, and other projects.
What is the storyline of Yu Yu Hakusho?
Yusuke Urameshi, 14, is killed after moving a youngster out of the path of oncoming vehicles. The Spirit World is astounded that such a person would devote themselves due to his criminal nature. Yusuke is granted the opportunity to be revived after realising that it was not his time to die. When Yusuke returns to the living world, he becomes a spirit detective, a supernatural investigator.
Who are the Yu Yu Hakusho cast members?
Takumi Kitamura has already been cast in the starring role of Yusuke Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho. Kitamura is presently starring as Hanagaki Takemichi in Tokyo Revengers, a live-action adaptation of the popular anime and manga series.
It’s been difficult to find, but Ryusei Yokohoma, Go Ayano, Jun Shison, and Kanata Hongo have been cast, according to a Japanese source. It is expected that Jun Shison will play Kurama while Kanata Hongo will play Hiel. Several fan and other Twitter accounts have also tweeted about the rumoured casting.
Takumi Kitamura was reported to have joined the cast by IGN on July 16th, 2022, with a first-look image.
What is the current state of Yu Yu Hakusho production?
According to IMDb Pro, filming on Yu Yu Hakusho has been happening since July 2021. The only behind-the-scenes photographs posted so far have come from fan accounts on Twitter, so it’s unknown if filming has concluded. Takumi Kitamura’s first on-set photo as Yusuke was released in June 2021.
When will Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 be available on Netflix?
It has already been revealed that Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 would not be available on Netflix until December 2023.
A live-action film adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho was premiered in Japanese theatres in 2020. Regrettably, the film is not available on Netflix in any area.
You can watch Yu Yu Hakusho on Netflix, however it is presently inaccessible in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Yu Yu Hakusho is available on Netflix in the following countries:
Japan, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy ,Lithuania Malaysia, Netherlands ,Philippines, Poland ,Romnia, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa ,Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand ,Turkey and Ukraine