Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action Reveals New Trailer Ahead of December 14 Release Date

The live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho has revealed a new trailer ahead of the worldwide premiere on December 14, 2023, on Netflix. Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action is being directed by Sho Tsukikawa and Tatsuro Mishima is in charge of the script. Ryo Sakaguchi is the VFX supervisor with production by studio Robot. You can watch the trailer here:

Netflix also revealed multiple character introduction videos on their official Netflix Japan channel. The character trailers include:

• Go Ayano as Younger Toguro
• Meiko Kaji as Genkai
• Ai Mikami as Yukina
• Keita Machida as Koenma
• Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi
• Sei Shiraishi as Keiko Yukimura
• Jun Shison as Kurama
• Shūhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara
• Kotone Furukawa as Botan
• Kanata Hongō as Hiei
• Kenichi Takitō as Elder Toguro
• Goro Inagaki as Sakyo

The original Yu Yu Hakusho manga was written by Yoshihiro Togashi and it was a part of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1990 to 1994. The manga received an anime by Pierrot, which aired from 1992 to 1994 wth 112 episodes. It is available for streaming on Netflix in select regions.

Netflix describes the live-action series as:
After a selfless act costs him his life, teen delinquent Yusuke Urameshi is chosen as a Spirit Detective to investigate cases involving rogue yokai.

Source: Netflix