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- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
Summary Yusuke Urameshi (Takumi Kitamura) dies while saving a young child's life and is resurrected as a detective to find demons in the human world in the live-action series based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series of the same name (which also was adapted into the 1990s anime series).
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 14, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
7.5
Summary Yusuke Urameshi (Takumi Kitamura) dies while saving a young child's life and is resurrected as a detective to find demons in the human world in the live-action series based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series of the same name (which also was adapted into the 1990s anime series).
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
70
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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Fans of the original Yu Yu Hakusho manga will definitely want to check how this energetic live action version realizes its classic characters. But there’s plenty to enjoy for the rest of us, too, with Takumi Kitamura’s detached sense of cool as rookie spirit detective Yusuke, the series’ unpredictable sense of humor, its high-flying fight choreography, and sharp use of VFX.
YuYu Hakusho is more charming than an abridged version of any shonen manga has any right to be. Its commitment to engaging action and sincere melodrama, led by two talented performers as Yusuke and Kuwabara, are enough to outweigh how shallow the series can sometimes feel.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.5
73% Positive
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13% Mixed
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13% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.5
73% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
For me its 10/10
Its clearly a child borned out of love from the creators.
The story is changed in some cases, but its expected. The anime doesnt have fillers, therefore there is no chance they can fit everything in the live action series.
So dont be a hater.
Overal good CGI, great visuals, amazing actros, amazing fighting scenes.
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Yu Yu Hakusho never makes the mistake of setting up plot points to be resolved in future seasons. Even with its problems, it settles on telling a self-contained story that at least attempts to find coherence amid all the info-dumping that happens throughout its run.
This series is a brief five-episode romp that attempts to tie numerous plotlines together and arrive at the same emotional conclusions. Between its relatively unimpressive CGI and hurried storytelling, I can’t help but feel that this supernatural action series should have been allowed to rest in peace.
Fighting yokai (demons) is a staple of Japanese YA fantasy pop culture. I'm no expert. I suspect this is the highest production value the genre has ever been given. This is based on a Shonen Jump (Japan) Yokai Spirit Detective graphic novel. Five episodes and no cliff hanger ending--thank God. I consider Netflix's Alice in Borderland, One Piece (King of the Pirates) and Blue Eye Samurai in this class of high budget, colorful pop culture. Final Fantasy videogame fans will recognize in in Yu Yu Hakusho the close analogues of FF male and female stock characters. Since the scripts are ridden with familiar tropes, I've wondered what makes these offerings so watchable. I believe the answer is DEDICATION. Both in front of the camera and behind it and in post-produciton, a level of 100% dedication is visible again and again. In Yu Yu Hakusho the four lead male actors endure much wire work and brutal stunt falls on cement floors, over and over again. I believe no stunt doubles were used; and, stunt double faces were not replaced. In Western films you primarily only see this level of intense dedication from Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible films. The directing is also top-drawer. Episode five is almost all fighting. The look and feel is very much based on Final Fantasy boss fights. Everyone is so committed, it's easy to keep watching. The VFX work is so seamless, I can't tell what's real and what is CGI. The CGI is of Chinese quality, the highest CGI compliment I know to give. The stunt work in the first two episodes connects with the great acrobatic-contortionist fast-zombie stunt work which started, I believe with Train to Busan (2016). The bullied kid, once he turns into a zombie, steals every scene he is in. Congratulations to all involved who made this.
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YYH 2023 is a very enjoyable remake. The plot is very condensed compared to the source material, but it makes sense and it works. Overall the casting is well done and the show captures the spirit of YYH (while accidentally also capturing the spirit of Mortal Kombat 1995).
Anyone who enjoyed YYH or MK95 back in the 90s will find this remake very enjoyable and fun.
The only downsides are with how trimmed the story is, some fun moments never happen. However scenes that might not have aged as well are completely gone and it balances out.
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Production Company:
- Robot Communications
Initial Release Date: Dec 14, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
