Netflix is making a live action Yu Yu Hakusho. Because of course they are

[Jman]

Who is it?  Who’s the weeb at Netflix?

[The1gairon]

There have been so many threads like this, I'm going to keep calling them "Because Of Course They Are"s.

[CaptainStarwind]

I'm of the opinion that live action remakes of animated works (at least all the ones nowadays) attempt to de-legitimize the original work and make it acceptable for adults and other "mature" people to watch or enjoy it, effectively reinforcing the notion that all animation is for children.

Or maybe I'm just bitter that these things keep coming out at all.

Regardless, I'm not watching.

[naraku360]

17 minutes ago, CaptainStarwind said:

I'm of the opinion that live action remakes of animated works (at least all the ones nowadays) attempt to de-legitimize the original work and make it acceptable for adults and other "mature" people to watch or enjoy it, effectively reinforcing the notion that all animation is for children.

Or maybe I'm just bitter that these things keep coming out at all.

Regardless, I'm not watching.

Hey, man, Netflix did a great job with handling Death Note!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jokes aside, they actually did a great job on Alice in Borderland. Somehow.

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I swear they didn't pay me to promote Alice in Borderland. I'm just geeking out that I got a real adaption and one that didn't suck.

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Maybe they should pay me, though.

 

 

 

[PokeNirvash]

After hearing about what they did to Mob Psycho 100 from a meaner-than-he-should've-been Mother's Basement, I have no real interest in watching any live-action anime adaptations.

I do have interest in seeing Million Yen Women though, but who knows when I'll get around to that?

[Mortir]

Live action Kuwabara I am down for that. He is one of my favorite characters ever.

[The1gairon]

Other than Death Note I cannot think of/remember a SINGLE Netflix live-action anime adaptation they came out with! And that's on top of all the other live-action anime adaptations Hollywood claims to be making!!! 9 times out of 10 they NEVER get made.

[Jman]

28 minutes ago, elfie said:

Other than Death Note I cannot think of/remember a SINGLE Netflix live-action anime adaptation they came out with! And that's on top of all the other live-action anime adaptations Hollywood claims to be making!!! 9 times out of 10 they NEVER get made.

They released the Japanese Bleach movie, and just came out with Alice in Borderland, which seems pretty good one episode in.  It’s that their pipeline has numerous adaptations, namely Bebop, One Piece, and the rights to a LA Sword Art Online as well.

But yes, they never get made, thankfully.

Edited December 16, 2020 by Jman

[The1gairon]

I don't remember if the live-action Bleach movie was something Netflix actually produced and has exclusive rights to run. Wasn't that shown in Japanese theaters months before than?

[naraku360]

5 hours ago, elfie said:

Other than Death Note I cannot think of/remember a SINGLE Netflix live-action anime adaptation they came out with! And that's on top of all the other live-action anime adaptations Hollywood claims to be making!!! 9 times out of 10 they NEVER get made.

I'm going to keep saying it until my whining gets noticed:

I fucking loved this adaption.

Edited December 16, 2020 by naraku360

[Jman]

11 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

I'm going to keep saying it until my whining gets noticed:

I fucking loved this adaption.

I saw the first episode, and it was pretty good.  I’m definitely going to watch the rest.

[naraku360]

15 minutes ago, Jman said:

I saw the first episode, and it was pretty good.  I’m definitely going to watch the rest.

I've been a fan of the manga for a few years. The last game they cover is among the best in the series and they did it justice.

[The1gairon]

3 hours ago, RoyKCarollJ456 said:

There have been so many threads like this, I'm going to keep calling them "Because Of Course They Are"s.

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I don't know whether to feel flattered, or ripped off.

[The1gairon]

6 hours ago, naraku360 said:

I'm going to keep saying it until my whining gets noticed:

I fucking loved this adaption.

Okay...............

 

 

..... what the Fuck is Alice In Borderland?

[PokeNirvash]

Google it, you jerk.

[Hidden]

lol

[naraku360]

4 hours ago, elfie said:

Okay...............

 

 

..... what the Fuck is Alice In Borderland?

I just told you what it is:

Really good.

[Chapinator_X]

How it all comes out depends on what kind of production it is. If it’s a Japanese adaptation, it’ll be cosplayers throwing CGI at each other while Original Character Taro Yamada gets roped into the overarching story to protect town & country from spirits. 

If it’s a Western production, that sucker is either headed to development hell or will barely resemble the source material. It’ll be about Joseph Uramesh shooting ghosts with a BFG in Not-Vancouver.

Edited December 18, 2020 by Jiro_Dreams

[Top Gun]

Honestly I'd pay for that last one. 

[Jman]

58 minutes ago, Top Gun said:

Honestly I'd pay for that last one. 

That would have been Sword Art Online if CW had gotten it.  Instead, a Netflix got it, pledged to cast Asian actors, and all the studios said no, banishing it to Development Hell.  Carl and Alice would have been funny to watch.

Edited December 18, 2020 by Jman

[Chapinator_X]

14 minutes ago, Jman said:

That would have been Sword Art Online if CW had gotten it.  Instead, a Netflix got it, pledged to cast Asian actors, and all the studios said no, banishing it to Development Hell.  Carl and Alice would have been funny to watch.

Man, the CW’s Sword Art Online. The only online deathmatch where the bloodpumping music is written and/or produced by Ryan Tedder and Jack Antonoff. 

[MasqueradeOverture]

Of course CW would get SAO. Fucking thing's Shipping: The Animated Series.

You can't 2.5 years worth of semen glopping on The CW tho.

Edited December 18, 2020 by MasqueradeOverture

[Jman]

5 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said:

Of course CW would get SAO. Fucking thing's Shipping: The Animated Series.

You can't 2.5 years worth of semen glopping on The CW tho.

They didn’t.  Netflix did, then promptly buried it.

But I really wanted them to.

[mochi]

On 12/18/2020 at 12:10 PM, Jman said:

That would have been Sword Art Online if CW had gotten it.  Instead, a Netflix got it, pledged to cast Asian actors, and all the studios said no, banishing it to Development Hell.  Carl and Alice would have been funny to watch.

I guess studios didn't wanna make a live action series with graphic rape scenes every 3 episodes....gee wonder why not

[PokeNirvash]

Methinks you underestimate how easy it really is to write all the gratuitous sexual assault out of SAO. And I say "gratuitous" for good reason.

[EmpressAngel]

Confession: I see the orange hat and glasses and keep thinking your icon is Dale from King of the Hill before I remember that it's not.

[PokeNirvash]

That's half the idea. I thought it was really neat someone edited an image of Hinawa to look like Dale, and that's why I made it my icon for these past two months. 😄

[Cidz]

Ok but like do they keep choosing these actiony animes that wouldnt translate well to live action? When theres soooo many great slice of life animes that would? 

But i might watch an ep for lolz. 

[Le Guignon]

I'd better see some Kurama/Hiei action.  I've been shipping them since I was fucking 12.

[MasqueradeOverture]

Still think the only way YYH would work live is if it were directed by circa-1987 Clive Barker, but eh...

[Jman]

On 12/25/2020 at 10:43 PM, Cidz said:

Ok but like do they keep choosing these actiony animes that wouldnt translate well to live action? When theres soooo many great slice of life animes that would? 

But i might watch an ep for lolz. 

Name value.  That and getting a sitcom/SOL premise launched is way easier.

[naraku360]

On 12/18/2020 at 9:10 AM, Jman said:

That would have been Sword Art Online if CW had gotten it.  Instead, a Netflix got it, pledged to cast Asian actors, and all the studios said no, banishing it to Development Hell.  Carl and Alice would have been funny to watch.

 

[atomicinumatt]

I have been drifting further away from Netflix, especially their anime. I really only still subscribe to it only for a handful of particular shows..

[Jman]

Looks like filming has begun, unlike the glacial pace of One Piece.  Some guy named Takumi Kitamura is playing Yusuke.

[Jman]

First promotional images as the cast is set to be revealed over the next few days.  Given Netflix and live action anime go together like showers and car batteries though, especially after the Bebop fiasco, no one is happy.

 

 

[PokeNirvash]

You say that like live-action anime is poison regardless of the country making it. LA Bebop was an American effort, while LA Hakusho is clearly Japanese. In that case, it's a split decision where it could either end up as good as Alice in Borderland or as bad as LA Mob Psycho 100.

[Jman]

50 minutes ago, PokeNirvash said:

You say that like live-action anime is poison regardless of the country making it. LA Bebop was an American effort, while LA Hakusho is clearly Japanese. In that case, it's a split decision where it could either end up as good as Alice in Borderland or as bad as LA Mob Psycho 100.

As much as I like Alice in Borderland, I will always be weary of these adaptations, especially Yu Yu Hakusho, which despite attempts at commentary through its arc, is still unabashedly shounen.  
 

Bebop’s a dead horse but Netflix REALLY wants its anime adaptations to be the new comic book adaptation since we have all but exhausted the comic book well.

[naraku360]

1 hour ago, Jman said:

As much as I like Alice in Borderland, I will always be weary of these adaptations, especially Yu Yu Hakusho, which despite attempts at commentary through its arc, is still unabashedly shounen.  
 

Bebop’s a dead horse but Netflix REALLY wants its anime adaptations to be the new comic book adaptation since we have all but exhausted the comic book well.

Doesn't help that the Alice in Borderlands manga is leagues above the live action.

[Jman]

For what it's worth, I trust Toho a lot more than I trust Tomorrow Studios.  This is the same studio that employed Akira Kurosawa, so they have the pedigree.  

[Jman]

 

Kurama is played by an actor whose prior credits are tokusatsu, particularly ToQger.

[Jman]

 

Fresh from a bunch of LA projects including Gantz and Prince of Tennis.

 

[PokeNirvash]

Oh hey, it's Ando from the Inuyashiki anime and live-action movie!

I love seeing Inuyashiki VAs showing up in their natural habitat (see: Nijiro Murakami in Borderland, Fumiyo Kohinata in Kisarazu Cat's Eye).

[Jman]

On 7/16/2022 at 11:15 AM, naraku360 said:

Doesn't help that the Alice in Borderlands manga is leagues above the live action.

You know Borderland and Yu Yu have the same production company?  Apparently Yu Yu’s director worked on Borderland with Shinsuke Sato (who last I checked was tapped to make a MHA film for Legendary).

[viperxmns]

[Jman]

And we have our Kuwabara -

No word on other characters and their announcements.  Keiko and Botan most notably.

[Top Gun]

Botan is Best Girl.

[matrixman124]

Are we sure this isn't a yaoi series? Bishies for days here.