Live action series based on ‘Ghost Fighter’ gets Netflix green light

Netflix announced Wednesday, December 16, that it was producing a live action series based on the manga Yu Yu Hakusho. The beloved manga had also been adapted into an anime, which went by the title Ghost Fighter in the Philippines.

The streaming platform and content company did not say when the live action series would be released, only saying that the Netflix Original Series will be available worldwide.

“A legendary manga that transfixed young men and women in the 90s, Yu Yu Hakusho will now be produced as a live action Netflix Original Series on an unprecedented scale,” said Netflix.

Yu Yu Hakusho was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in the 90s, before being adapted into an anime series that aired from 1992 to 1995.

The story follows Yusuke Urameshi, a high school student who constantly gets into fights. He dies after trying to protect a child and even as he processes the shock of his death, finds out that he has no place in heaven or hell, because nobody expected him to die while doing an act of good.

“Thus, Yusuke is given a chance to be revived, and after passing his trial, he becomes an Underworld Detective. From there, Yusuke quickly becomes entwined in a mystery that envelopes the human, demon, and spirit worlds,” reads Netflix’s summary of the popular manga.

The announcement comes months after Netflix acquired the rights to distribute the anime series. – Rappler.com