The popular streaming platform is developing a live-action television series based on Yoshihiro Togashi’s classic manga series Yu Yu Hakusho also popular know as “Ghost Fighter” when you grew up watching the late afternoon series in the Philippines.
This announcement comes courtesy of a post to the official @NXOnNetflix Twitter account. “When Yusuke dies saving another’s life, he’ll embark on a journey across the world of humans, spirits, and demons to return to the land of the living,” the post reads.
The live-action adaptation to be streamed simultaneously worldwide will be executive produced by Director of Netflix Content Acquisition Division, Kazutaka Sakamoto, and produced by studio ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS.
Centered around martial arts and the occult, Yū Yū Hakusho chronicles the story of teenage delinquent, Yusuke Urameshi, who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child’s life. Following a series of tests by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived as an “Underworld Detective.” The titular character is then tasked with investigating various cases involving demons and apparitions in the human world.
Additional Report: Nicolaus Li
