Live Action Yu Yu Hakusho drops first trailer

[Jman]

 

Whether this hems closer to One Piece or Cowboy Bebop, it's hard to say.  I'm admittedly worried about pacing.

[MasqueradeOverture]

This looks like some CW shit. 

[DragonSinger]

I cannot get into this at all. It's probably because I watched some of the anime recently, but the trailer is ruined for me. Everything looks like a downgrade in the live-action trailer. I can be persuaded if I see a weird ass Baby Koenma later.

[ghostrek]

wtf?

[Jman]

This is admittedly an inspired casting choice - 

 

[Toonamiguy321]

I think One Piece is going to exist as the exception, not the norm in regards to live action anime adaptions. 

[EmpressAngel]

Is Yusuke supposed to look 30 or are they trying to pass that grown man off as a middle schooler?

[naraku360]

That was a trailer.

[DragonSinger]

16 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

Is Yusuke supposed to look 30 or are they trying to pass that grown man off as a middle schooler?

I wonder if they bumped his age up a little bit and are trying to pass that grown man off as a high schooler. 

[MasqueradeOverture]

On 11/12/2023 at 2:55 PM, DragonSinger said:

I wonder if they bumped his age up a little bit and are trying to pass that grown man off as a high schooler. 

Tbf the main cast in the anime already looked like they were pushing 30.

[MCPissPants]

5 hours ago, MasqueradeOverture said:

Tbf the main cast in the anime already looked like they were pushing 30.

I just realized it used to be the norm in shonen that the characters look much older than they are supposed to be. Modern shonen characters (Deku, Tanjiro) look much more like kids.

[Top Gun]

Jotaro was pushing 40 in Part 3.

[MasqueradeOverture]

1 hour ago, Top Gun said:

Jotaro was pushing 40 in Part 3.

Polnareff literally looks like Dolph Lundgren.

[EmpressAngel]

The first time I saw Jotaro I deadass thought he was 35 and called "Oh that's bullshit!" out loud when they said he was a 17-year old high school student.

[saito34]

One Piece bought these LA remakes some wiggle room, but this looks like a step down in terms of production quality from Bebop.

I wonder if these do better in Japan in general though. They went full steam ahead with FMA and Bleach and they both kind of dodged any serious scrutiny in the states.

[Jman]

New trailer.

 

[MasqueradeOverture]

[Jman]

It's out, and it's currently #3 on US Netflix behind The Crown and My Life with the Walter Boys, which seems similar to Alice in Borderland's trajectory.

Anyway, the show rushes through the manga at warp speed, but is otherwise considered pretty good?  The fight scenes are getting a lot of praise, and there's no "Welcome to the Ouch!" style San Francisco bullshit.

[Sketch]

Great fight choreography in the first two episodes and the story is remixed to decent effect so far. It’s not One Piece but a it’s also not Netbop or FMA Live Action.

[Jman]

Looks like it’s a hit.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english
 

Despite the truncated story, there’s enough momentum here for a Season 2 with the Dark Tournament or Sensui.  Eat it Bebop.

[DragonSinger]

On 12/16/2023 at 3:04 PM, Jman said:

It's out, and it's currently #3 on US Netflix behind The Crown and My Life with the Walter Boys, which seems similar to Alice in Borderland's trajectory.

Anyway, the show rushes through the manga at warp speed, but is otherwise considered pretty good?  The fight scenes are getting a lot of praise, and there's no "Welcome to the Ouch!" style San Francisco bullshit.

San Francisco?

[Jman]

6 hours ago, DragonSinger said:

San Francisco?

 

Many writers from that area who went on and on about how they were improving Bebop.

Edited December 21, 2023 by Jman

[PokeNirvash]

The YYH live-action is Japanese in origin so I don't think it ever had the problem of "advanced cringe" dialogue on its hands that Cowoy Bobeps did.

[Jman]

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/yu-yu-hakusho-biggest-global-debut-japanese-series
 

Yu Yu is a bonafide hit and Netflix probably has the green light to adapt all the manga.

[Top Gun]

ANN's reviewer was...not a fan.

[PokeNirvash]

Considering it's James, I'm not too surprised.

[Top Gun]

Why? He's a good writer who usually makes solid points. 

[Jman]

2 minutes ago, Top Gun said:

Why? He's a good writer who usually makes solid points. 

Here I was thinking it was because he was a huge fan of the anime and took the changes harder than others might have.  Which I think...is a perfectly valid criticism.  The show does try to squeeze way too much into too little time. But I think if you're unaware of that context the show works.  

I think the show is a solid B myself thanks to the acting and fights, but B- is also fair.  It's not the F that Bebop was.

[PokeNirvash]

9 hours ago, Top Gun said:

Why? He's a good writer who usually makes solid points. 

I'm not a fan of caustic critics, that's all, especially when I even sorta like the stuff they dunk on. Neurodivergent impulse, go figure.

(I know, terrible argument to make concerning a J-drama I haven't seen an episode of that he's approaching in a different manner from something like Fruit of Evolution.)

Edited January 5, 2024 by PokeNirvash