So, I Just Watched the Yu Yu Hakusho Netflix Live Action Series...

[@ElderKaius]

The only issue i found with it, is they crammed so much into 5 episodes. Effects, choreography, actors and actresses, Pretty good.

[@R1L6N]

True, they skipped ALOTTTT lol

[@VampireHunterR]

Casting wasn't the best

[@ElderKaius]

@@VampireHunterR its the best you couldve got 🤷🏽‍♂️ Cant worry about how a real human is compared to an animated character. Id take actual talent over 100% true aesthetics.

[@JVision1]

Absolutely

[@Eclectic.Nostalgia]

Exactly!

[@Mikupigeon]

Overall it's not amazing but better than I expected. Fun fact, the action director Takahito Ouchi was actually a member of Donnie Yen's stunt team before.

[@spiderdude2099]

You can DEFINITELY tell. The fight choreography is actually top notch

[@marvinredota9100]

that's why fight scenes are Lit hahahaha

[@baby_r4gna628]

That explain the amazing coreography on the first two episodes

[@ryana5435]

@@honesthypocrite1 as an anime newcomer and Yu Yu Hakusho live action watcher, I agree

[@npcimknot958]

that makes sense.

[@anthill350]

Also SPOILER COMMENT: Isn't the long haired Yusuke only from when he fought Sensui in the Demon realm after he "died" and the Mazoku awakened? I swear the only Transformation he had vs Toguro was utilizing the spirit orb Genkai gave him.

[@rafacastillo9611]

You're absolutely right. The only power ups that happens vs Toguro are when he removes the spirit cuffs and after Kuwabara goes down. I don't know why Joey expected anything else here.

[@Xport9]

Yeah, Yusuke was able to transform cause he was in the close proximity of the strongest demon, which is Yusuke's great great great ancestor. Cause he took over Yusuke's body.

[@vinicastro9292]

yeah, Joey pretty much forgot the whole story by now and was trying to remember, it seems. He probably forgot the live action cut out all the Genkai tests to choose someone to teach too.

[@anthill350]

Okay because I LOVE this series and I thought I was being gaslit to the plot for a hot second 🤣

[@anthill350]

@vinicastro9292 I guess that makes sense with how much anime content he has to consume for work. I just had to make sure I wasn't crazy 😅

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

To me its crazy they skipped over the saint beast, and genki's tournment. Those helped to form a bond between the group. Without that I didn't feel they had a connection like the anime.

[@ukiyasenpai]

Saint Beasts might be too expensive tbh. You can easily rework elements from it to the Rescue Yukina Arc like what the live action did.

[@joshstephens413]

@@ukiyasenpai Or Netflix could use the money they always say they have when trying to make these adaptions and adapt the shows correctly.

[@marvinredota9100]

i don't think they created this with season 2 in mind, this was announced first before OPLA, they do not have the OPLA budget this was announced after Death note LA, Cowboy Bebop LA flopped

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

@@ukiyasenpai Feel like with what they were able to do oculd have found ways to work around it. Or you are right could have mixed with rescue yukina. But to put in the dark tournament way too much.

[@ukiyasenpai]

@@shinkaiatsuya950 I was expecting that they'll save the Dark Tournament when I was watching it... then the final episode hit. Guess any potential second season will be based on the Sensui Arc.

[@MrM9819]

My biggest problem with the live action is that none of the "cool moments" have any emotional weight to it because they skipped all the build-up. I wasn't emotionally invested in any of the characters because they weren't adequately characterized and developed and we didn't spend enough time with them to care.

[@drakenfist]

Yeah. I thought the first three episodes were amazing. But the last two eps got too much with how much they skipped. Turning the dark tournament arc into a discount shishio arc (rurouni kenshin) didn't work at all.

[@dominicgalloway4481]

I feel the same with the live action one piece. Don't get me wrong, it was decent... but skipped my favorite parts like the hypnotist dude and luffy getting hypnotized multiple times.

[@Aramyx]

That Orange Juice thing was a big deal for me as a kid. Showed me how his villain was still so dedicated to taking care of his body he didn't want any alcohol. Was a huge role model example that honestly, kept me away from alcoholism in my college years.

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

Despite the fact orange juice is absolutely horrible for you and is mainly sugar and preservatives, unless you just squeeze it yourself..

[@Aramyx]

@@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262 Oh I have an orange juice machine, just put the oranges in there and get juice.

[@幸せ777]

@@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262this!!! Gold reply!!!

[@pacificcoastbreeze]

The fact that it was only 5 episodes and they wanted to cover all the way up to the Dark Tournament arc, was the biggest flaw. There were a billion arcs in between and they had to skip so much story that none of the character interactions held any weight at all in the live action. Genkai was introduced and killed (DISRESPECTFULLY OFF SCREEN) in only one episode where if you were a casual fan or a new watcher, you wouldn't give a shit about Genkai, but she had a HUGE role in Yusuke's development. The Spirit Orb was also a very important part of Yusuke's strength and it took several scenes to show you how much inheriting the orb was gonna fuck you up and how it gave Yusuke the necessary power boost to finally compete with Toguro's level, where in the Live Action it was treated like it was a handshake. I love everything else. If I had to give it a constructive critique, I wish it was set in the 90s. Everyone's hairstyle would have made a ton of sense and it would have been such a vibe. Who wouldn't want to watch a modern interpretation of 90s Japan with martial arts and yokai and delinquent pompadours flying everywhere?

[@adrianoalves20]

Fun fact: the dubbing in Portuguese (Brazil) was amazing/ground breaking among other animes an in this Yu Yu live action we got to watch the same voice actors (except for Kuwabara´s - he passed away) so despite always watching animes and live actions in Japanese, this one I watched in Portuguese and it was f dope!amazing

[@PauloLz]

Tbh, Yusuke dub's voice has changed from what i remembered, which is to be expected, i mean, it has been almost 30 years since the anime aired here in Brazil?! So I almost didn't realise it was the OG guy dubbing Yusuke again, but when I heard Botan, Keiko, Koenma and Toguro's dubs? Oh boy!!! I almost cried, so much nostalgia rushed over me, flashbacks of my childhood, their voices where (somehow) unchanged! Good times! 😁

[@Matti2ooo8]

I like that the Japanese dub of live action One Piece did the same

[@twistedbaspin0822]

The long haired Yusuke transformation was from Sensui arc but since they scrambled the story, they might as well included that.

[@VocalFox]

But wait, Yusuke doesn’t have his long haired Mazoku transformation until the Chapter Black arc not the Dark Tournament arc. Don’t get me wrong, Yusuke having his breakthrough and being able to access his full power against Toguro was still epic, but it wasn’t the long haired transformation you mentioned here.

[@RageKage987]

true i was just about to say the same thing he didnt get his demon mode until sensui. i think it would have been worse if they changed it and added that to the togoro fight it made more sense for him to get it while fighting sensui too bc of his outlook on the world.

[@Topgunnder]

After One Piece I was really excited about this considering its one of my favourite series of all time - but to see how they crammed it into 5 episodes and essentially made it a greatest hits collection i was severely disappointed - i was hoping for multiple seasons

[@msrsamsri]

He never had the yokai transformation until fighting sensui in makai.. Why would he transform against toguro? All that happened against toguro is some strenght that came sort of out of nowhere, although you can say it came from the energy orb that Genkai gave him..

[@ashley302]

Yes! Thank you. I was wondering what he was talking about transforming for that fight. Then he showed the picture, and it was from the Sensui fight. I think he got a bit mixed up.

[@shydx2010]

Thank you! I thought I must've misremembered the entire Dark Tournament ark and missed his transformation somewhere.

[@joshstephens413]

The strength that Yusuke got when fighting against Toguro came from the pain of loss. It is basically the exact same thing that pushed Gohan to reach Super Saiyan 2 in his fight against Cell during the Cell Games in DBZ.

[@msrsamsri]

@@joshstephens413 Exactly, so sort of out of nowhere lol, its the power of friendship sort of thing.

[@rcracer6926]

So I just finished watching the anime like yesterday for the first time and I’m gonna watch the live action soon. Here is a hot take. I am predicting the live action will be just as good or better than the anime. Feel free to tell me what you liked about the anime or even the manga if you think the manga was better than the anime. My one gripe with the story is that the story is just a very heavy battle manga and not much else.

[@RadzKiram]

You know you're a 90s kid from the Philippines if you still call them "Eugene, Alfred, Vincent, and Dennis". And you still call the series "Ghost Fighters"

[@arielleagustin8280]

Jericho

[@dezfernandez]

Same. I was like "Who are these people? Who is Kuwabara??" 😅

[@keidecifer5895]

Joey lil bit confused with toguro vs yusuke fight and sensui vs yusuke fight when he mentioned about yokai transformation with toguro fight that supposed to be with sensui fight. Btw I add more ph name Jenny, Charline, Mikaela, Mr. Valdez, Paquito Guinto etc. . 😂😂😂

[@David-ue7vv]

Philippines wack as f

[@David-ue7vv]

@@dezfernandezRIP

[@TheNin-Jedi]

I haven't seen the Netflix one yet but from what I remember of the anime the arcs go like this: -Yusuke river city ransom like student introduction -Yusuke dying and coming back to life -First mission as spirit detective (Introducing Hiei and Kurama) -Genkai mini tournament (First real demon fight) -Training with Genkai time skip to Yokai bugs and Saint Beasts (One of the early cool arcs) -Rescuing Yukina at the Mansion (Togoro introduction) -Another small time skip and Dark Tournament Arc -Genkai's pupil and training game arc -Rogue Spirit Detective Arc (Shinobu Sensui) -Yusuke's Demon heritage Arc -Demon Tournament Now I didn't expect all that but I knew that it was going to be a series and it was my hope that the first season would at least include, Genkai, Saint Beasts and Yukina Rescue arc at the very least. With season 2 leading into the actual Dark Tournament. It being its own entire season because its the longest arc in the series I think.

[@christinewatson5205]

I watched the anime semi-regularly back in like, the early 2000s when it was on Cartoon Network. I never rewatched it, so I figured this would be a good refresher. And the best way I can describe the live action is that, in my own recollection of the anime, it's the Sparknotes version of the anime. All the broad strokes of character development are there, all the main story points are there. They just took a novel and cut it down to a pamphlet. That's not to say it's bad, it's just VERY condensed. If you like it, watch the anime (or read the mangas) and you'll see all the story beats actually in their full glory.

[@aimlessgamer6187]

Do yourself a favor and rewatch the anime. It aged really well.

[@viviennart]

Never seen the anime, never heard the story. Watched the live action on New Year's Eve. I quite liked it.

[@joshstephens413]

So you are stupid. Got it.

[@ryana5435]

Same but I just finished it yesterday

[@patrickpol6156]

watch the anime

[@angelusbichi]

this wasn't bad but the anime was so much better, just remember it came out in the early 90s if u watch it

[@GenJuhru]

If you haven't watched the anime you might as well just wait for a remake of it.

[@artdog0100]

This should have been a main channel video. Because Anime. Glad you like the show. Thanks for the review.

[@LoveFreak18]

They took out the best part, that being the dark tournament arc. They also fumbled Genkai's death

[@tifflia]

As far as live actions go, YYH was quite good! Not really something to write home about, but I think within five episodes they were able to trim what wasn't absolutely critical, but still kept what was necessary to tell a story. Kurama's wig though, was a crime against humanity.

[@mangamegbe]

I think the actors/ actresses themselves did an absolutely amazing job. My only complaint is that they changed the characters motivations for doing things and as such took away from the characters.

[@Xport9]

Great show, however, some stuff are rather offputting if you've watched the original. Would not be surprised if Season 2, if it were to happen, will jump straight up to Sensui like they did with the first season.

[@aeonise]

That's pretty much my feelings as a huge fan of the anime. It's a decent show by itself but cuts & changes too much for me to enjoy it.

[@Chas-OTE]

Having 8 episodes instead of the 5 we got would have helped a bit in the pacing problem my opinion. But overall, it wasn't bad.

[@ZRovas117]

I don't think I've ever seen Joey talk about anime so enthusiastically before. I like this version of Joey.

[@WinspearUltima]

i really enjoyed my time with the YuYu Hakusho live action i found it to be great in its own way. loved it

[@dankaberanka]

5 episode thing was the problem here. If they had bigger budget, they could have make it way better. But the fighting scenes were good. Also, Yusuke transformation happens during Sensui fight.

[@yonico_]

it's an adaptation not the actual anime. It's like saying that for the one piece netflix show they shouldn't have included baggy in fish men /nami arc.

[@dankaberanka]

@@yonico_ where did I say it has to 100% follow anime/manga? Could you quote me? Cuz I 'm reading my 4 sentence answer over and over and I' m still not seeing what are you reacting to.

[@yonico_]

@@dankaberanka"Also, Yusuke transformation happens during Sensui fight"

[@dankaberanka]

@@yonico_ you probably didn't watch the video, so I will recap. Around 15:30, Joey said, he was waiting for Yusuke's transformation into his demon form. That never happend during this fight but much later and will most likely be covered in the next series.

[@Spirrwell]

Honestly, the live action series had SO much potential. But, it just blasted through the entire story in 5 episodes. The acting was great. I'm perfectly okay with them cutting a lot of the ordeal stuff with the egg. But, after that it was just so fast paced.

[@adrianaasha]

I watched it yesterday and it did came to my mind the though of "I wonder if Joey already watch it" hahaha since I know how much of a big fan you are of YuYu Hakusho, not gonna lie, I was expecting a review for the live action and since I also liked it, I'm happy you did as well! specially cus I pretty much agree with all your inputs 👏

[@josecruz8803]

Yep, pretty much had the same issues with the adaptation you mentioned. Visual effects, choreography, and cast were very good. But even just 3 more episodes would have been much better to explain more details in the last 3/5th of the episodes. 1 episode to do Genki's tournament to show our spirit detective earning his place, another episode to expand those fights on the island as well as enjoying a more meaningful first encounter with Hiei, and yet another episode to better explain the fights with the Toguro brothers fights and backgrounds. 2 more episodes could include some other supernatural events showing the need for a spirit detective and showing the spirit worlds effects on the human world.

[@ukmonk]

Amazing show! Easily some of the best action out there at the moment! Great camera work and choreography!

[@jaexyn]

Every time I see a Joey video, I get more excited for my Nonsense Cyberpunk shipment to arrive!

[@elyusmechanicalengineering8898]

The Mazoku long hair transformation of Yusuke was with Sensui, not the fight with younger Toguro.

[@NOBODIES_XIII]

Yes‼️ A video about Yu Yu Hakusho, My favorite anime 💚

[@gwendolynpotter5252]

Yusuke’s transformation is from the Sensui fight from Chapter black. I do think they missed out on the small details that really inform the characters and the connection between characters seemed to lack because they didn’t take their time and sped run to get the Dark tournament characters.

[@lostdomlover]

I get excited whenever you talk about YYH. It's my favorite!

[@GFuanteina]

I grew up knowing the anime series as "Ghost Fighter". They also have English names while dubbed in Filipino. So it's kinda weird when the real names and original title came up for the live action one. Still, I want to watch it on Netflix and excited to see it without expectations. 😁

[@Mr.C0ffee]

Tbh is not that bad. But the truck scene was just too brutal 😂😂 they did my boy bad. The practical effects were done so good I thought I was watching a snuff clip

[@KhoaTran-md5ou]

Not even the Buddha expects him to save the kid XD, you know, the one who is one of the universes and knows (not predict) past, present, and future, the one that stuck Songoku under a mountain? And one funny thing that it skipped is that the kid would have survived either way. But the long-haired one that you mention.... it happens after the tournament art, so hopping for that is weird XD (yes I beat the vs game and that point was mention again and again, since Keiko keep asking about the hair and after that, they marry :) )

[@lanzer22]

The real main character in YuYuHakusho is truck kun who was featured prominently on all the isekai series that came after.

[@earvinarabia8733]

I watched this in Filipino dub and if you're a Filipino, "tapusin! tapusin!" is there. That's your motivation to watch it :D

[@4RILDIGITAL]

There were definitely some parts of the live action that could have been better, and Toguro really deserved more character depth. But all in all, not bad at all for a Netflix adaptation.

[@Adrian-Maxwell]

I’ve never watched or read the manga (never even heard of it prior to the show), I just watched the show because there are quite a few actors in it I enjoyed; so it’s nice to see a review from a manga/anime fan. It’s pacing definitely feels like it’s biggest hinderance, I had a hard time keeping up with who was who - but I really enjoyed the show else wise. I consumed it all at once, which probably didn’t help with how i felt about its pacing. I’d be interested in checking out the anime or manga at some point, but I’d also like to see more of the LA. I don’t know what Elder Toguro looked like in the original, but he actually kinda terrified me in the LA 😂 a little goofy, yes, but that was taken over by how creepy I found him. I’m glad Netflix and other companies are doing better with live actions. As much as I love watching anime, seeing this stuff in live action is actually really cool. And it brings people who usually wouldn’t try this stuff to the stories.

[@funderburke43]

Instead of cramming in the dark tournament just say karasu and bui came for the torukane mansion and end the season there, leaving a followup as a possibility

[@cactur8490]

New to yu yu hackusho with some knowledge of anime clips Ive seen in past. I really enjoyed it. even though I can see how some parts were rushed. Now I’m very interesting to watch actually anime of it 🤩

[@ajperry1757]

Joey that transformation was in the Sensui fight

[@ryana5435]

Josh the MANGA Lad lol 😂

[@ajperry1757]

@@ryana5435 wait did that seriously happen in the manga

[@kregman6928]

my dad watched this and absolutely loved it. he had no idea about anything and has never read or watched anime at all.

[@chanchaiken5522]

People are keeping " oh they cut out that , oh they cut this " , mostly people are looking/comparing this to the original. Instead it should be look at from the perspective of a new viewer instead of a fan. That's what live action are meant for. And the biggest thing, they have to pick and chose stuff to cramp in 5 episodes AND we don't know how hard is it actually to direct an adaptation.

[@aidschbe]

Can we get an updated live action tier list? I remember you mentioning that you didn't even think OP was the best one you've seen and a lot has come out since your last one.

[@shino4242]

My guy, Yuusuke didn't transform vs Toguro. He did that vs Sensui in the next arc. Vs Toguro all he had was a (still cool) friendship power up because of Kuwabara being "killed" by Toguro.

[@MxPotato84]

I don’t have Netflix, so i am unable to watch it along with other shows and movies I wanna see. But i have seen the anime when it aired in America back in the late 90’s early 2000’s. My favorite arch would be the fight with 4 cardinal gods (I don’t remember what the arch is actually called) with Genbu, Byakku, Seiryuu, and Suzaku. I only say that, cuz before i saw Yu Yu Hakusho, I watched Fushigi Yuugi on VHS back in the late 90’s with a then close friend. So i liked that arch cuz it reminded me of Fushigi Yuugi. 🤣🤣🤣

[@healmeimhurt-.-]

Yusuke didn't need a transformation cause it happen at the end of the next arc. would have loved to see him break out of his spiritual restrains with the code word Genkai put on him. or at least have him in physical pain when he got the Spirit Wave

[@healmeimhurt-.-]

just glad we can all say that it's not a horrible adaptation ☠

[@dante1up343]

I have to say the fight scenes are amazing. Even tho the cgi wasn’t that great, the choreography was entertaining as hell

[@Fire4616]

The netflix version was my introduction to Yu Yu Hakusho. It was a good watch.

[@Viv1992]

Bobby Pendragon would fit really well on a Netflix adaptation, I'm glad you enjoyed Yu Yu Hakushou and that makes me want to give it a chance as I did with One Piece :) As promised, the new year comment on them videos for you to get them english books!

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

I loved reading the Pendragon books growing up! I still have the whole collection!

[@Viv1992]

@@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr Yay another fan! My favorite 2 things would be the Cloral cucumber and Veelox's Jell-O

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

@@Viv1992 I loved the water world and book 6. I remember the reveal of worlds being connected blew my mind when I was reading the books in middle school and going into high school. This was the first series of books I got into. Before, I hadn’t read all that much. I would love to see the franchise come to life in an adaptation.

[@jonathanchampagne7683]

I just wished it was longer.

[@rcarfang2]

It had the spirit of YYH. I liked the choreography and Yusuke's and Kuwabara's character development. However, it rushed through Yusuke and Kuwabara forming a bond with Hiei and Kurama. It went straight from the Detective Arc to Rescue Yukina to the Final round of the dark tournament in the span of 5 hrs. The DT was combined with Rescue Yukina arc. Kurama and Hiei didn't get much development. They also skipped the St. beast arc which was one of the BEST arcs in YYH.

[@kattastrophe7240]

Yusuke’s long hair transformation was at the end of the Chapter Black/Sensui arc, not when he was up against Toguro. I liked that this live action wasn’t word-for-world the same. In fact, some of the blending of storylines allowed for surprises I actually really liked… Like it being Elder Toguro kidnapping Keiko instead of Hiei. As someone who’s read the manga a number of times & watched the anime well over 100 times at this point, I didn’t question Hiei kidnapping Keiko because that’s how it went down. But having the Toguro storyline overlapping with he artifacts to an extent allowed for twists like that. I’m honestly not mad at this live action- and oh man was I freakin nervous about it.

[@derkz4145]

Love all your points. Especially the part with Toguro and the OJ. But I want to add that they didn't really put emphasis on the remorse part of Toguro's character because during the Genkai hell scene, he was still pretty cold. And that was the point they wanted to put out. I am absolutely glad they didn't go into Dark Tournament mode because that was a thing back then (Dragonball and Rurorouni Kenshin also did it) but, to me, would be really out of place in live action. They could prolong the battles (maybe?) in order to place more focus on each main character. But the flow was okay for me. What I was anticipating at the end was the slight explanation that the reason why Toguro was defeated even at 100% strength (because they DID emphasize his ability to regulate his power during fights and his talent to measure an opponent's abilities) was because Yusuke was able to release a Rei Gan at 110% which Toguro was still able to cancel out at the cost of his life. Still, that moment gave me chills.

[@Kastriona]

I enjoyed your review of the live action and agree! It's not the best one out there - that's still Rurouni Kenshin for me - but it did pretty damn well with the time given and the meshing of story. I enjoyed the desperation of the fights by breaking them up like that and I enjoyed the bonding with Keiko and Yukina. Sakyo's domination as the main villain here was pretty epic - I loved seeing more of him here and his gambling den was both sick and creepy as hell! Also, Elder Toguro was brilliantly terrifying! I also was completely riveted in how they organized the preliminary fights with possessed kid and Gouki. Yes, this was different, but it was still gritty, dangerous, and made me root for my boys just as much as the anime (while wanting to get more of the villains). xD

[@mawungeteye657]

Hitman Reborn being mentioned is all I ever needed

[@aphelion4616]

I was expecting it to be A LOT worse than what it was. It was pretty decent. I had to get used to how Kuwabara's hair looked (what is it with Japan Netflix and not doing hair right? We're looking at you Live Action FMA). I was quite curious about how they were going to fo Kurama and Hiei and they looked damn good, especially Kurama and he's my favorite character. So, over all, I would recommend it. Also, glad they just decided to have Jr. in his adult form the whole time LOL Also, Joey, Yusuke doesn't transform until the tournament in the demon realm. he transformed due to the fact of being in close proximity to his ancestor if I remember correctly. The Togoro fight happened and ended pretty much like it did in the manga/anime.

[@kamixakadio2441]

To me, it comes off as if they were afraid of/predicted that it wouldn't be getting a season 2/renewed, so they tried their best to cram as much of the storys major plot points, into this 1 season as possible.

[@joshstephens413]

Which is a fucking stupid decision. Either take the anime and just make it live action or don't mess with it. Don't half ass it like they did here and with Cowboy Bebop.

[@snowshock8958]

They are not wrong though? Japanese production live action don't get that much views or mainstream. Alice in Borderland was an exception.

[@GenJuhru]

I don't think there's a moment in the inception that a multiple season would be a thing, it's just a one-off with the most popular characters and moments in.

[@jhonglennthomasmacatong5202]

15:22 Joey misremembering the Yusuke transformation's debut shows that he needs to rewatch or reread the manga

[@hightde13]

I d'know. Doing well on a retro manga/anime may open some dangerous doors. Now I kinda want a live action Ninja Scroll. ;)

[@SmokeyVoyage86]

You got your arks a little twisted but great review bro!! Glad to see some other Yu-Yu fans out there. I got in to reading manga on this joint!! Such a great piece of work!!

[@johnpaulgonzaga5997]

What didn't make sense for me was when Genkai told Toguro that he atoned enough. When exactly did he do that? Cause remorse is different from atonement. Atonement requires action.

[@velvetray]

It was better than I expected! The acting was good and choreography was cool! But the story…it felt like they put the original material into a blender, mixed it, and that’s what I drank 😂 all mixed and some of the juice still left in the blender 😂

[@PhantomZero8800]

yusukes transformation was not vs toguro. it was vs sensui.

[@Retrovidya]

Yeah, I was very confused as to what he was talking about as he doesn't do that transformation until almost the very end of the manga/show.

[@GuitarGuyNick]

another thing if you noticed in the anime they say that yuske has a limit to his spirit gun. like that really added tension in the end fights. he had a limit to how much he could do it per day. this was missed out in the live action

[@Squireladonify]

Genkai dying off screen is one of the top 10 Anime Betrayals of all time.

[@Whitewingdevil]

Honestly, I'm thinking there is a very real chance tht we are on ther verge of a live action anime renaissance, with them flooding out like fantasy series did after the success of Game of Thrones. That doesn't necessarily mean they will all be good/quality, but it should be a fun ride at least :D

[@aidinexmachina4232]

I haven't watched the video yet, but YYH is the best Anime of all time. Literally the cool uncle of Shonen. With DBZ being the Dad, and OP, Bleach, and Naruto being the sons/nephews.

[@kmezzi]

I wonder if Joey has seen/reviewed the Jackie Chan City Hunter film. I loved it growing up.

[@csisnotabot7607]

Personally I found it OKAYish. Gotta admit the CGI was pretty good and the fight choreography was probably my favourite part of it. Casting wise is where I find it too divisive for me. The Toguro brothers did an awesome job with what they had to be honest, and Kuwabara was also a lot more loveable here, but I kinda find Yusuke's actor lacking emotion. I don't blame the actor, more so the direction he was given, but just referencing that one scene with Toguro begging the youkai not to kill his friend and compare it to when Yusuke does it to Toguro - it just feels kinda stale and he just looks more like mildly annoyed, rather than being desperate to save his friends (just an opinion though). The rushed pacing also hurts Toguro's character, but overall I'd still say it's not bad, but I just wish Netflix gave them more episodes, and it probably could've been great

[@DCF..]

I just don't know why they had to cram the Dark Tournament stuff into this 1st season! Like, did they expect that this is gonna be a 1 and done season and so they wanted to do those fights? But if they do get a 2nd season, then what? They CAN NOT do Dark Torunament proper now that they killed...basically half of the characters that made that ark interesting. Or are they gonna try and do it, but with Sensui in place of Sakyo? Like he's gonna use the tourny as a way to try and reopen the gate since Sakyo failed here?

[@tigistzalka]

15:15 maybe they want to use that much later with sensui? I predict them combining the last 2 tournaments into one or smt. i just want to see our demon pals, demon yusuke meating grand papi and kuwabara's sis T-T

[@samanthat.2633]

I’m an avid YYH fan. I watched the dubbed anime when it first aired State side then read the whole manga. I watched Cowboy Bebop live action and was impressed with the 2 episodes I caught because they displayed the attitude of CB that I love although the story is shown differently. After your review, I may watch it. At least it’s short, should be painless haha and my fave character is Kuwabara too

[@quhan7664]

It was not the worst from what I've heard in fact it was better, the downside it's just 5 episode, so they just cramp in everything. Just imagine if was more than 5, it could have been epic. What the hell Netflix.

[@Shizukanexen]

One thing that really stood out to me was that I felt they really captured the retro Japan vibe, kinda like how stranger things did it. I loved it, and I felt like the folks in charge really understood and respected the source material. There was a lot that I wished made it in, but I hope it does well enough to get more cause I want more. Also funny that you mentioned the Parasyte live actually cause I was looking at the YYH live action and thinking MAN I'd love it Parasyte was done by this team.

[@trollof229antthevariable9]

Ngl I was waiting on somebody in the community to review it before I watched it and as soon as you gave it the green light, I watched the first episode. Off rip I see the allure and charm of the show. It's got real deal action movie fight scenes and choreography reminiscent of Jackie Chan style movies. They use the full environment during the scrap and don't sell us short with those fights. The scene where he uses the electric wire to wrap the possessed dude up and then the box on the wall to keep bashing him in the head also picks up on one of Yusuke's greatest elements-his ability to figure shit out on the fly using whatever is around to get the job done. Yeah, ok it's not a carbon copy, but maybe for its own benefit because what it is is enjoyable. Having fun with it.

[@ILUVDIS123]

The demon transformation for Yusuke was after the dark tourney Joey, probably why they didn’t

[@Arcsol93]

Uhhhh, pretty sure Joey is misremembering a certain spoiler. I think it occurs far after what he says.

[@king201023]

Your completely right that happens towards the latter part of the series

[@HN-fb6md]

Agree with everything you said but I dont remember Yusuke growing long hair and transforming into Yokai against Toguro. Perhaps Shunsui.

[@ctneely9592]

I just rewatched all of yu yu hakusho like a few months ago. I love that anime more now as an adult then when I was a kid. A classic anime.

[@not26pls]

Joey I think u got the Sensui and Toguro fights mixed up, he transforms towards the end of the Sensui fight, when he gets possessed by Raizen

[@RhesaJonathan]

i never read or watched Yu Yu Hakusho before and honestly i really like this live action. Considering how good the fight scene & CGI are i think they made the right decision in choosing to have only 5 episodes. I honestly can't wait for season 2

[@aeonise]

The show, viewed purely on its own merits, is fine. The problem is they just speed-ran 60% of the source material in 5 episodes. If they try to slow it down to avoid running out in a S2 or S3, it may end up feeling kind of weird.

[@shyguy5473]

If you liked this you would love the anime.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos Joey love the video

[@Slayer9568]

I watched the Yuu Yuu Hakusho anime in Japanese audio so i am good i don't see myself reading the manga or watching the live action i am not a massive fan of Yuu Yuu Hakusho i do like it but it's not a epic masterpiece for me also this is a minor thing but i kinda want to see a spin off series of Yuu Yuu Hakusho of Yuusuke being married to Botan this was one of the anime extras of Yuu Yuu Hakusho it was fun Yuusuke just waking up only to find out he is now married to Botan but it was very short but it was laid back and funny

[@xeno8733]

My dad isn't an anime fan but he watched it and loved it.Couldn't even wait for me to watch w him and binged it.And personally loved it sm.

[@Raver_S_Thompson]

I’m actually looking for the manga as I hear there where some glaring differences between the anime and manga. Like Yusukes mom being at the dark tournament

[@lukek4073]

Chapter Black saga would make a great season 2. Sensui is my favorite anime villian

[@ukiyasenpai]

The reason why there is no Yusuke transformation was because it happened during the Sensui Arc.

[@devingill7673]

the romantic theme still slaps it got me feeling romantically ;)

[@AlbedoAtoned]

The anime also cut out a lot of the stuff from earlier manga chapters. In the first episode, it was a car that nearly hit the kid, and the issue was that he just went into the road for his ball and the driver wasn't paying full attention. Yusuke's death in the Live action was a lot more brutal. Like one could see it going either way in the anime, but when you see him get ran over by the truck in the Live Action, you know that he had little to no chance of surviving that. Yusuke is only dead for 5 episodes iirc. Despite how much the live action cuts early on, I think that was one of the better examples. Episode 1 may have lead to Yusuke getting his life back in a different way, but I really liked how they handled the scene where Keiko is reminiscing with Atsuko about Yusuke and feeling guilty about her last words to him. And the fight against the possessed student was also handled quite well imo. Episode 2 also showed promise. The fight against Goki was well executed and the handling of Kurama using the mirror was also farily well done, though I prefer how the anime did it. All in all, if the rest of the season was as good as the first two episodes, then YYH LA would have been great, but from episode 3 onward the pacing falls apart. It ultimately comes down to it trying to rush to what they thought was the best part of the anime, but with none of the buildup and character development that lead up to it in the anime. Highlights from the later episodes for me were most of the times when Elder Toguro was on screen. He's quite different from his anime counterpart, but the performance was great and his goofy behavior perfectly matches his powers. If I were trying to adapt the series, I would have gone up to end up the Saint Beast arc or the first Toguro fight. For a climax to a season, Saint Beast would probably work better, since the stakes would be quite high then, while the Toguro fight had lower stakes. On the other hand, the Toguro fight could work as a way to tease the Dark Tournament. Either way, if they handled it well it could work whether there was a season 2 or not. But as for how the Live action handled it imo, it gave no room for a proper Season 2 unless they skip straight to Chapter Black. So it ends up feeling rushed and unfortunately a bit incomplete as well. And given that live action adaptions already have been known to be cursed, I am not sure it will actually get a season 2. I guess they wanted to include a bunch of their favorite moments with the knowledge that a season 2 won't be greenlit, but in the end I think it's the kind of thing that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I'd rather a really good season 1 that could be taken on it's own or that leaves room for a season 2 that may or may not come out, than one that is rushed, incomplete and leaves no room for a season 2 that is less likely to come out.

[@zainabjilani3701]

In the manga: it was a spur of the moment, a kid wasn’t being careful and tried ti chase his ball into the streets. A car was recklessly speeding down the road, distracted or sake of being a “speed-devil” and didn’t see the boy until it was too late. Yusuke had already seen the boy playing with the ball and warned him about the streets, then the car came and he noticed it and the boy. He was able to react before anyone else…..to my memory of the manga.

[@hakami360]

Congrats on your new pfp, anyway... Yureta yuganda sekai ni dan dan Boku wa sukitootte mienaku natte Mitsukenaide boku no koto wo

[@herbertholland924]

They introduce and kill off Genkai in the same episode, that totally ruined it for me.

[@thegamechanger7459]

15:24 Joey, Yusuke’s transformation doesn’t happen in dark tournament. It happens in Chapter Black when he’s fighting Sensui in Demon World.

[@Cheeseman759]

My only gripe with the live action is that kuwabara’s pompadour somehow migrated backwards

[@davi1415]

It wasn’t bad, and I really enjoyed the action and acting. But holy hell, cutting out so many arcs is a mistake. The arcs before the Dark Tournament is there to build the relationship between the characters and the stakes.

[@GenJuhru]

I mean 5 episodes tho

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Joey

[@MiaLaFaye]

Yusuke’s transformation was much much later… fighting Sensui 😅