#yuyu hakusho live action

[duckymcdoorknob]

Would Kurama go into a relationship a human or a yokai or someone from Reikai? If so, what would those relationships look like? (Would he be protective, consider them equal, manipulate them..anything that comes to your mind)

Thanks.

@giggly-squiggily *cough to summon fellow simp*

Anon you’re so beautiful for this ask 🧎‍♀️

I think that Kurama wouldn’t care who or what his partner was. He just wants them to love him as unconditionally as he does them.

I think he’s a very domestic partner. He doesn’t care about classic “gender roles”—quite frankly, he thinks they’re absolute bullshit.— so they can expect him to tackle most of the chores in the home.

He’s a fantastic cook, and cleaning soothes his soul. They will come home to an absolutely spotless living space, and a warm dinner on the table every single night. If they beg him to take a night off, he’d simply smile and ask: “why would I do such a thing?” He’s 100% an acts of service partner.

He’s also a quality time partner. He LOOOOVES to just spend time with his partner for the littlest things. His partner is in the shower? If they’re up to conversation, he’ll sit on the toilet with the lid shut (or outside the door to respect their privacy.) if they’d rather be alone, he’s waiting on the bed for them to be ready for conversation.

Partner who does their makeup? He’s sitting on the counter and kicking his legs as he talks to them (please don’t let him do their eyeliner, he accidentally pokes their eye every time and he gets SO upset)

Partner who works from home? He’ll sit on the other end of the table/couch/bed and hold their hand whenever they let him.

He’ll watch tv, play board games, do crafts, goof around at any time, etc.

Dad!Kurama Hcs because yes:

He always gets up in the night time when his child cries for his parents. He lets his partner rest and sleep every time without fail. When asked why, he’ll lie and say something like “I’m a youkai, darling. I don’t need the sleep.” Knowing fully well he’s still in a human body-

He likes to carry their child everywhere. The little baby strappy thing? Good luck trying to get it from him. His partner will have to pry their child out of his arms (he just loves his little kit Y’know?)

He loves doing family activities, and he has family portraits hung up ALL OVER their home. He likes to take the super cheesy pictures with like the weird 80s poses (like everyone laying on top of each other)

Their little one commonly finds themself sleeping in papa and (parent title)’s bed. Why? They had a scary dream, they missed their parents, they were cold, they saw a spider, there’s a monster in their closet, they needed water, their bed was too small, their blanket was too warm and too cold at the same time, Uncle Hiei told them to. (which with his telepathy, it may be a truthful statement)

Kurama was over the moon to become a father, and when his little one called him “daddy” for the first time, he knew that all of the bad decisions he’d ever made weren’t worth a thing anymore…

[uchihanitro]

YuYu Hakusho - anime x live action

[pepita-luna]

Much has already been said about the Live Action adaptation, but I'm adding in my thoughts because I'm in a meeting that I don't really care at all about, and I'm on a YYH brain rot. 💖

Overall, I like it for what it is: an interesting retelling of Yuyu Hakusho. I didn't find the CGIs too distracting, the color grading feels nostalgic, the fight choreography is very on point, I immediately took to all the actors and felt that they delivered, and I could see the care in the little details like lines and sequences that they picked from the Manga and some few from the anime. The first two episodes is good and hooks you in, but the latter episodes suffered from the pacing. I'd compare it to having a 5-course meal, with the last 3 courses being fed to you in succession. And because the show was busy feeding you plot points it forgets emotional resonance. With better pacing, I think this would have been better. That said, I'd give this a 7/10.

I have other thoughts but if anyone cares, maybe it will be nice to talk about this LA or just YYH in general. 😊

MORE SPOILER HEAVY THOUGHTS UNDER THE CUT! (will be edited as more thoughts come along) 👉🏼 💥

👉🏼 I recognize that I may be an outlier here, but I feel that by combining the first four arcs, it makes the story more cohesive. It hits on the necessary plot points to get to the climax of YYH - finding out about the corruption of the spirit world. Paced appropriately this probably would have Toguro as the red herring big bad of the show but ultimately have it all lead to Sensui.

👉🏼 And also budget. And more episodes.

👉🏼 While I was sad over not having the Dark Tournament I sat with it for awhile and realized that it's fine. If granted a few more seasons, the 3 Kings Arc can have this handled (then maybe it might not feel so empty, lol)

👉🏼 The pacing really took a lot from the emotional pay-off in the last two episodes. I want more interactions! Esp between the four. Yusuke and Kuwabara really had a good rapport. It's nice to know the actors became close with each other IRL too.

👉🏼 Keiko and Yukina interacting is so endearing to me. ❤️

👉🏼 IDC what anyone says Botan's outfit is fucking beautiful. Those piercings and peep toe boots? Amazing.

👉🏼 Although I have to say that some of the outfits (esp the ones in the Casino at Ep. 1) feel weird and make it hard to place this adaptation.

👉🏼 I love that, even though we don't get a lot of interactions between Yusuke and Keiko, the Live Action highlights gets the core of their relationship. More than just Yusuke's childhood friend and voice of reason, Keiko is his moral compass and sees him for who he is.

👉🏼 MAN MEIKO KAIJI FOR ONE EPISODE CMON. 😭 But that just tells me that this adaptation might have ultimately edited certain parts or re wrote the script to cut the train arc so early because of budgetary constraints. You can't convince me that they had Lady Snowblood only to utilize her for a short time.

👉🏼 Dat Smile Bomb Easter egg really hit me in my kokoro. 💖

[collecting-stories]

Thoughts on YuYu Hakusho Live Action:

spoilers under the cut

Characters – 

Team Urameshi:

Urameshi Yusuke – I feel like the live action did such an amazing job with Yusuke. From the classic green uniform (which somehow looks even cooler in the live action than the anime?) to his attitude and even some signature poses (the deep squat has my heart!). I think the live action did a great job of building on Yusuke’s character and adding some great elements to his personality. There was nothing missing for me here, I was really happy with him throughout the entire season. 

Kuwabara Kazuma – Basically the same way I feel about Yusuke. The actor who played Kuwabara did a brilliant job bringing that attitude and over-the-top behavior to life in the live action. I don’t actually like Kuwabara in the anime, he’s one of my least favorite characters (here’s looking at you anime!Keiko) so I was surprised to find myself absolutely loving him in this adaptation! His outfit was perfect and I didn’t even mind the blond instead of orange hair. 

Hiei – Oh Hiei…I will say the actor playing Hiei did a great job. I liked the change up to his origin story for the Jagan (I’ll talk more about that in storyline) but the outfit…it wasn’t doing it for me. I missed the cloak and the “balloon” cut of the pants. If Yusuke and Kuwabara can keep their original silhouette why did they change Hiei’s so drastically. I’m not so peeved about the hair, there’s only so much you can do to real hair to make it look like anime hair. That said, the fighting? The dragon? The SLICING A CAR IN HALF? God I love him. 

Kurama/Minamino Suichi – Speaking of hair…what the fuck? Okay, Kurama remains looking absolutely beautiful but that hair…it was not the fiery red that I love from the anime. I’m not even asking for the style really, just the red guys. It was like, fuchsia or something. Hair aside I will say that I LOVED the uniform. The silk? The floral detail? Damn it if they couldn’t give me the hair they gave me a beautiful fucking suit for him to wear. And his rose whip looked awesome! 

I’m making a second paragraph to talk about Youko (Yoko?) cause I’ll be honest, I wasn’t feeling it as much as I thought I would. Don’t get me wrong, I feel the same way as I felt about his Kurama look, he’s beautiful but there’s just something missing for me. It was frustrating to say the least. 

Genkai – I loved her look…she was a little tall but I get it, it’s live action. I’m not trying to be unreasonable here. I was bummed that she died so early though but I’ll talk more about that later. 

Spirit World:

Koenma – I missed baby Koenma but that said, I love the look. They were spot on with Koenma, the sass, the beauty, the pacifier (mafuken). I loved it all! Same as Kurama, I loved the detailing on his robes, I thought it added such a wonderful element to his costume. 

Botan – I’m not sure if this is controversial to say because I know this Botan wasn’t quite as over-the-top personality wise as I feel the funamation-dub I grew up with is, but I loved her. She felt like the perfect Botan to me honestly. Her kimono was beautiful and I loved the little heels with it. I will say that I missed the oar! 

Team Toguro:

Elder Toguro – Team Toguro might be my favorite part of this live action costume wise. Elder Toguro was spot on honestly. He was so creepy and perfect. I loved the look and it felt so authentic to the original to me. And the special effects on his powers were brilliant. 

Younger Toguro – I feel the same about Younger, Toguro looked so spot on for me. I thought the powered up look was even creepier in the live action and the actor who played Toguro did such a great job of bringing him to life. 

Bui – My only disappointment is that it felt so dark in the room where Bui and Hiei fought and I wanted to see Bui’s look more clearly. His outfit was perfect and I loved the effect of the stone breaking as he dropped the elements of his armor on the ground. They did such a great job bringing the armor to life and creating this character. 

Karasu – Again, no complaints aside from I would have loved more Karasu scenes. I loved his look and his powers, the bombs in the air looked so cool. He was perfectly creepy and beautiful, I was so happy with him.

Sakyo – Okay, my only real complaint here is that Sakyo had wavy hair! What was this hairstyle…like I know Hiei’s hair is hard to recreate on an actual person but Sakyo? This bitch had the most beautiful long black hair in the anime and it made him look so much more evil. I just wasn’t feeling this look as much as the original. 

Other:

Tarukane – My only thought for Tarukane was literally “how did they reach into the anime and pluck him right out?” like this whole look/behavior was spot on. 

Yukina – I really loved Yukina in this. I think her costume was absolutely beautiful. Like Botan, I felt like the live action just increased the beauty of her costume in a way that a drawing simply cannot. Her hair, eyes, and overall character were brilliant too. I felt like she really embodied Yukina in the best way. 

Keiko – As I said before, Keiko is by far, my least favorite character in the entirety of YuYu Hakusho. She spends the entire anime whining over Yusuke and generally being useless to the plot. That said, live action Keiko was brilliant. Hair/costume were spot on. Her personality was great and I loved her relationship with Yusuke in this, she really felt like she knew him so well as opposed to the anime when I never could fathom their relationship. I loved her interactions with Atsuko and Yukina as well. 

Atsuko – Not much to say because she isn’t super important in the anime but I did love her in this and thought the changes to the show really helped deepen her character for me. 

Storyline – 

The driver of the truck being infected with the bug: I liked that the driver of the truck that hits Yusuke was infected by the Makai bug. I felt like that really added foreshadowing to the storyline that the original lacks. It made more sense in a way to hint at what was actually starting to form in the Living World with Sakyo and helped set up the student who gets infected later. 

The continuation of the little boy’s storyline into the fight with Goki: I liked that the little boy Yusuke saved was seen again in the show and sort of helped him in his first official mission as Spirit Detective. I felt like it really captured some of Yusuke’s empathy and helped create a more complex character. 

The bullied student getting infected as Yusuke’s first mission: Again, I thought the bullied student helped to develop who Yusuke really was for us as viewers and I liked that it was him who got infected. I think it showed Yusuke’s ability to decern when and how to fight because he recognized the kid and refused to simply kill him to stop him. Reminded me of the fight with the doctor during the Dark Tournament.

Kuwabara and his friends in the alley fighting the student: I feel like all the scenes with Kuwabara and his friends really helped to develop that side of Kuwabara that has this unfailing honor code. He is a really good guy who always does whatever he can to help his friends and I felt like this scene and the scenes in the hospital later were great examples of this. 

The origin of the Jagan: I don’t know how other people feel about this but I liked the change up in Hiei’s origin story. I was a little upset at first but it makes sense to me simply because Hiei kidnapping Keiko and trying to turn her into a demon never really made any sense to me in the anime and he never really redeems himself from this action. I think just skipping over that and having his main goal be finding Yukina with the dagger makes more sense. 

Keiko getting kidnapped by Elder Toguro disguised as Hiei: I loved this scene! And later when Elder Toguro reveals that it’s him that kidnapped her, what an insane reveal! I thought this was really well played and a great nod to the original storyline while creating depth for the new story. 

The introduction of Sakyo early on: I liked that we got to see Sakyo from the beginning. One of the things I never liked about the original anime was how abruptly Sakyo makes his appearance and then becomes the bad guy. I feel like in this live action we really got to see his plans and they hinted at his depravity. (I actually would have liked this season to focus solely on Yusuke becoming spirit detective and them saving Yukina because I think Sakyo deserved a second season. I know Team Toguro did).

Keiko and Yukina breaking out of the jail together: Keiko and Yukina being in the jail together helped to deepen the relationship they have as well as show us a different side to Keiko that the anime never really showed us. She got to be self-sufficient and strong and really felt like she was her own character not just a love interest for Yusuke. 

Kuwabara seeing Botan: I thought it was cool that they changed the way Kuwabara came to figure out that something was going on with Yusuke. I liked that they didn’t take away his spirit awareness and I thought that this made sense as a reason that he would seek out Yusuke. (I will say that I missed Botan showing up at Yusuke’s school as a student though, and her and Keiko fighting the Makai bugs together…I know, I know, Keiko fought the Makai bugs in the anime but tell me she didn’t whine the entire time for Yusuke? You can’t can you?)

The emergence of Yusuke’s spirit energy in the house when he saved Keiko: I liked the entire fire scene way better than in the original and this was a key moment of it. While I’m bummed Yusuke didn’t have a little egg to throw in the fire I did love him coming back to life right then and saving them both. 

The updated fire storyline: How it started, how Yusuke comes back to life, the fact that Keiko runs up as Atsuko is saying that she saw him move. I think it makes so much more sense than the original fire storyline and honestly I love Yusuke running out of the house alive after his LITERAL FUNERAL to go chase down a demon. So on brand for him. 

The introduction of Team Toguro early on: I will say that Team Toguro deserved a whole season and not like, the two episodes they actually ended up with. I was so excited to see them early on but the elements of their story that I love (Bui and Karasu’s hatred of the Toguro’s, their basic slavery to Sakyo, the power imbalance between Elder and Younger) didn’t get their fair shake. So initially I was thrilled to see the four of them together but then it was kind of disappointment.

The dark network of humans keeping demons as slaves: I thought the gambling and the introduction of the committee would have been much better utilized in a dark tournament centric season. I liked that Sakyo introduced the fighting for sport aspect and the gambling but I felt like this could have gone a lot darker and I wish it would have. I really think it could’ve transitioned into Sensui’s storyline really nicely if they had explored more of Sakyo’s character and bridged that vague gap between the Dark Tournament saga and Chapter Black saga

Genkai’s death: What the actual fuck? We didn’t even get to see them really fight. I was robbed of Genkai. I also felt like her premature death robbed Yusuke of his time with her. When she gives him the spirit wave orb in the original series and they go through the trial together, it really built up Yusuke’s character. And her death scene in the anime? Yusuke being there and holding her? I just felt like we didn’t get the depth and complexity of the Genkai/Yusuke/Toguro relationship that we could have gotten and I’m kind of pissed about that. Also, I genuinely felt like Genkai fighting with them in the Dark Tournament saga strengthened the relationship of the team as a whole.

The lack of transition between the three objects and the fight with Sakyo: I felt like Yusuke was still tracking down the final object (which technically he was cause Hiei still had it?) when they boarded the boat to go to Sakyo’s island. There wasn’t enough of a clue in for Yusuke as to what he is getting into and I wish that there had been. I liked the idea of the four of them going together but I felt that rushing into Toguro knowing Yusuke’s power and Yusuke gaining that power so quickly and then the island…it all felt like they were trying to wrap up a storyline they didn’t know what to do with.

The rush through the storyline with Genkai/Toguro. Again, all we got was a measly flash back and some backstory supplied by Elder Toguro…none of the nuance of the anime. I was bummed. And I felt like missing lead up to the Genkai/Toguro storyline took away the hints of power imbalance between the brothers. I think the anime did a better job of showing that Younger had grown sick of Elder. 

The lack of the Dark Tournament: So many great characters, so much team building and character development lost (where was the reveal of the Dragon and Hiei fucking eating it! Kurama’s fights with Shishiwakamaru and Touya? The even cooler spirit sword, PUU!). I think the dark tournament is one of the best story arches in anime (sorry not sorry) and I felt like throwing that away really took something from the overall story. Jin, Touya, Chuu, Koto…so many great characters just missing from what could’ve been an even darker and more complex dark tournament had they developed it fully. I think it would have added to Sakyo’s character and the relationship between him and Koenma as well. Koenma betting his life at the end of this season didn’t hit as hard as it did during the Dark Tournament saga. 

The Absence Maze Castle: I’ll admit that there were parts of Maze castle that were long and unnecessary but overall I think the added mission helped to build the bond of Team Urameshi that was lacking in this season. I mean, there was no friendship building really, not like they had in the anime and I think some version of a maze castle could have really aided in that. 

Kurama’s transition to Youko: What was this? He just transformed like, with no help. I just felt like the whole transition lost the reveal factor and internal struggle that Kurama goes through. I mean, if he can just transform whenever he wants what’s the big deal. Youko is supposed to be a part of himself he never thought he could access again and then he does and ultimately decides he never wants to or may never want to (you know Kurama is indecisive). 

Lack of relationship between team Urameshi: I said this under Maze Castle and I’ll say it again, I felt like they just weren’t as in sync with each other as I wanted them to be. 

All of them fighting Toguro: No. I didn’t like this change, I felt like it was a cop out. I would have preferred to see Toguro fight Yusuke and win and then (of course) had a tournament where Yusuke becomes stronger and can fight him. I was annoyed that they all fought him together and then Yusuke won cause I feel like Toguro’s fight is with Yusuke, not everyone. I feel like this live action didn’t do Toguro’s character justice the way he deserved. He was a really complex character and I felt like they could have leaned into that more and given him the screen time he was supposed to have. 

Final Thoughts: Overall I really liked it and I’ll definitely watch it again. I’m interested to see where they go with season 2, if they’re renewed. I hope they do the Chapter Black saga, especially since they did the Elder Toguro reveal at the end. I went into this with as open a mind as I could and honestly I wasn’t really let down. There were parts that I missed and felt like they should’ve done but I realize nothing is ever going to be exactly how I want it. There were definitely parts of this that I liked better than the anime, same as there were parts of the anime that I liked better than this.

[busylazy]

YuYu Hakusho (Live Action) Trailer

Random rambles (spoilers):

Keita Machida as Koenma is a perfect fit. 🥰

I love the foursome:

Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara Jun Shison as Kurama Kanata Hongō as Hiei

They all look better than the anime. Sei Shiraishi as Keiko too.

I've seen Kanata Hongō in other anime adaptations (Attack on Titan, Full Metal Alchemist, etc.) and I remember him from Kingdom (2019).

Lol at that Karasu vs Kurama introduction, "do you use hair treatment?" Said vain ninja to red-haired Kitsune.

Amazing how they condensed such a lengthy anime series into 5 episodes. I look forward to the rest of the series. I'd love to see how they interpret the introduction of the Demon Plane rules Raizen, Mukuro and Yomi.

[nightblood]

I think it was a smart choice to merge Hiei's part of the opening arc with the Yukina Rescue arc because it lets us ignore his weird characterization at the start in favor of the more aloof personality he has for most of the series.

And I'm fine with them condensing Genkai's training arc. But they didn't really build up her dynamic with Yusuke, so it was just weird for her to give him the Spirit Orb. Especially this early on.

I'm only three episodes in, so I don't know if she's really dead. But it'd be a waste if she is.

[improvised-chaos]

pov: gang's waiting

[motheta]

after much thought i think i give the Yu Yu Hakusho live action either a 5.5/10 or a 6/10...maybe a score higher depending on my mood.

I went into it thinking it was just going to be the spirit detective plus the Yukina rescue arc, but when I saw the trailer I noticed they were fighting Toguro so i was like...are we going straight to the dark tournament arc?

turns out that wasn't the case, and the live action adaptation was actually a mix of spirit detective, Yukina arc, AND a few important fights from dark tournament all blended together, and the producers did their own thing to tie it all in and basically made their own story with it, so basically there was added filler and many alterations. and while there WAS disappointing aspects to this (ex: what they did with genkai's character) I actually found myself quite impressed with how they pulled this off and tied everything together.

starting off with scenes I liked:

- kuwabara's introduction and his fight with yusuke. this scene was so funny and was adapted very well. the music in it was perfect and that drop kick yusuke gave him at the end made me laugh my ass off. totally how I would picture it playing out in live action

- the Smile Bomb needle drop that they threw in there coming from the truck driver's radio, loved that little easter egg

- kuwabara trying to stop yusuke from saving kurama because he doesn't want to lose yusuke again. and the exchange they had after with yusuke being like "earlier I was eating ramen, will you get another one for me?" and kuwabara laughs and says "alright fine" and runs up to him to throw his arm around him while some touching music was playing in the background, i thought that was so sweet and represented their dynamic well

- yusuke fighting the yokai in episode 2!!! some of the best fight choreography I've seen in a while. everything was incredibly dynamic and satisfying to watch. the cgi was also pretty good in this scene

- that one addition of keiko getting mad at yusuke and telling him he should go die in the scene right before he gets hit by the truck. and then her immediately feeling guilty for his death after the fact because she feels like it was her fault and those were her last words to him. I dont know why I really liked this part. it displayed a sort of survivors guilt that a lot of people feel while mourning the death of someone

- keiko in general in this adaptation was an absolute badass and I loved how they portrayed her! I would go as far as saying this adaptation of her is better than the manga and the anime...lol

- loved botan and koenma. I know a lot of people are saying they wish they kept him as a baby, which would be hilarious but how would they even go about doing that? not like they can get an infant on set to start reading lines.

now for things I didn't like...

- showing genkai's death so early on was such a mistake, I get that it was necessary for incorporating toguro vs yusuke but there was absolutely no emotional factor if she was just on for, what, 10 minutes?

- they shouldn't have tried to adapt dark tournament fights AT ALL if they were just going to put them in the same arc as the yukina rescue arc, it didn't really make sense. they basically got rid of the entire dark tournament arc as a whole

- the cgi was amazing in some scenes...and then questionable in other scenes...

- wasn't really impressed with hiei's character portrayal in this and im not sure why, the actor was great, but i didn't like his live action design and we didn't see much of his character

- no shizuru </3

- it was only 5 episodes and it could've been adapted as a movie especially if they intend on keeping it a stand alone show with one season

thats basically all of my thoughts towards it, If you're a fan of yu yu hakusho and you're hesitant to watch it, I still recommend it!! I found it to be very entertaining and I feel like it had more impressive moments over cringe/disappointing moments. Just go into it knowing its a slightly loose adaptation :)

[duckymcdoorknob]

His proportions are really really bad, but he was supposed to just be an eye OOP-

I drew Yusuke for my very first full-blown drawing like ever!!

I’ve never done any freehand work before, only tracing to show my sister “I can draw”

His hair looks a little strange and his face is a lil bit skinny and also way too long at the same time and the colors aren’t 100% matched…

But his hand looks wicked

His eyes are almost identical (just a little big and spaced out)

And YKW? I think he’s GREAT for a first try!! I’m gonna draw Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei later this week!

[animereviewsxx]

No man this live action Yuyu Hakusho sucks. I tried.

They already messed up the timeline. The scene in the beginning where he gets hit by the car, ruined!!!!

The whole point of the scene where he first runs into the boy he's supposed to tell him not to play in the street so when he does get hit later it matters.

Also totally messed up the scene with Kuwabara crying over Yusuke.

We didn't get the kiss from Keiko.

We didn't get the scene from his mother where she's crying alone.

Kuwabara didn't save him from the fire.

Also Kuwabara is hinted at from very early on to be spirit sensitive and hear ghosts and speak to Yusuke.

Also they aged him up?

Also where's the spirit egg?

Where is Botan's paddle?

What's the deal with the zombies, why are they so prominent.

Watched the first episode and will not continue.

0/10.

They got nothing right.

[hereforthecha0s]

I have like three different gifs of that one scene of Yusuke drop kicking Kuwabara from the live action yuyu hakusho saved to my phone rn

[collecting-stories]

once again stating how strong my love is for live-action Kuwabara

[yomi-n]

hiei…. hiei…..

[kairigokujr]

I'm on episode 2 of the YYH Live Action and can I just say, Gouki being some creepy playground perv is the absolute best take and I love it.