Live-action Yu Yu Hakusho makes a death even more brutal

Nahhh Yusuke getting run over by the truck like that seemed a little bit too realistic 😭 pic.twitter.com/BBPylUpEwn

— B. Kuchiki 🌹 (@BaeKuchiki) December 14, 2023

The live-action series adaptation of the manga Yu Yu Hakusho recently debuted on Netflix and one scene in particular captured the attention of fans due to its brutality that manages to have more impact than the manga. You can see the scene above.

Yu Yu Hakusho begins with Yusuke Urameshi saving a boy and sacrificing his own life in the process. Of course, this kicks off the entire story, but fans were even more surprised by the live-action approach to the scene. Yusuke was hit by a vehicle in the manga and anime, and the series Netflix shows a much more aggressive and brutal death.

The live-action series Yu Yu Hakusho makes some changes that don’t stop with Yusuke’s death. Not only is his initial death much more brutal, but his trajectory in the story also changes. The live-action series is short and is based on several arcs from the work of Yoshihiro Togashi to create a new kind of story. Although the characters are the same, the order and speed at which some events happen are very different from what fans might expect. So it’s full of surprises.

The live-action series adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho has as executive producer Kazutaka Sakamotowho is also director of content acquisition at NetflixIt is Akira Morii produced the adaptation in Robot.

In the cast we have:

• Sei Shiraishi as Keiko Yukimura
• Kotone Furukawa as Botan
• Ai Mikami as Yukina
• Hiroya Shimizu as Karasu
• Keita Machida as Koenma
• Meiko Kaji as Genkai
• Kenichi Takito as Elder Toguro
• Goro Inagaki as Sakyo
• Go Ayano as Younger Toguro

Yu Yu Hakusho was created by Yoshihiro Togashi and published in the magazine Shonen Jump between 1990 and 1994. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a young man who ended up dying prematurely and who receives a new opportunity when he returns to life as a spiritual detective.

In addition to the anime series, Togashi’s work also had six OVAs, two animated films and several games.

Synopsis of Yu Yu Hakusho Live-action

A series based on the legendary manga by Yoshihiro Togashi, originally published in 1990 and over four years in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. The story revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, who spends his days getting into fights and dies in an accident while trying to protect a child. When he realizes that he is looking at his own corpse, a woman named Botan appears, who describes herself as a guide from the spirit world. She reveals a shocking truth: no one expected a delinquent like Yusuke to die doing a good deed, and as such, there was no place for him in either heaven or hell. Thus, Yusuke is granted the opportunity to be resurrected and, upon passing his test, becomes an underworld detective, delving into a world of humans, spirits and demons.