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Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho Releases First Trailer (Live-Action Toguro is Here)
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Did they get 谷垣健治 Kenji Tanigaki to do the action scene?
View: https://streamable.com/hmku6o
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDE11XGeYU
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDE11XGeYU
Damn thats legit a really really good fight scene.
Might actually have to give this a watch after all.
I think Kuwabara shines (up to episode 3) and I'm really in a positive mood after this episode. I like that Yusuke and Kuwabara become besties at the end of 2. There are some benefits of this pace!
Haven't finished the show yet, but I generally agree with this article
www.polygon.com
Haven't finished the show yet, but I generally agree with this article
Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho is the rare tonal mishmash that works
Yu Yu Hakusho has been adapted from a manga to a Netflix live-action show — and while it has to condense a bit too much, it actually works. Our review:
www.polygon.com
I should check out Bleach la. It was a cool enough series, but nothing amazing, so it isn't sacred for me enough to be annoyed by changes.😆
Not sure about this one, didn't really like the first episode. This feels super low budget as you'd expect from a Japanese live action adaptation.
I'll try another episode or two I guess
I'll try another episode or two I guess
Finished the second episode. This is a fucking great show. The Goki fight was amazing (maybe better than anything in One Piece?).
Got to agree. I think despite the abbreviated nature they did really well.
Japanese stunt choreographers are great. The OPLA writers said that they couldn't go as fast for Zoro's fight scenes because none of the stuntmen could keep up with Mackenyu's swordfighting
I watched the first episode (dubbed). I wasn't expecting it, but the show is actually pretty fun!
Even though it's not close to being 1:1 to the anime, the action and VA work has me engaged enough to give the rest of the episodes a shot.
Even though it's not close to being 1:1 to the anime, the action and VA work has me engaged enough to give the rest of the episodes a shot.
they skip some mix some to make it all fin within 5 episode.
such a same. some arc elabrate or some part of the manga/anime was the funny highlights that was cut.
Not to mention Mackenyu was literally Enishi in the live action Rurouni Kenshin movies so those stuntmen had absolutely no chance
Honestly can't even fault them for that because the action in those films is quite frankly insane (as are all the actors and stuntmen who participated). Hahahaha.
i would think that a mother who though their son had died, then mysteriously returned to life would have more of a reaction than "you spilled juice on my couch!"
Just finished the season and thought it was pretty good. I really disn't think they needed to condense the arcs the way they did but at the same time the season has a pretty brisk pace and never gets boring. I kind of got the feeling that they originally wrote the script to be a movie, then decided the shortest they could make it was 3.5 hours so they decided to make it a 5 episode show and expanded back out from there. That's the only reason I could think why they'd condense it in a way that totally excises the Dark Tournament (well, that and budget).
Most of the effects were so so but still pretty good for a JP show, and I think a number of them were actually really great and did a good job of mixing practical with CG. Toguro in particular I imagine is a CG body when muscled up a lot of the time but I really couldn't tell except when he was obviously full CG. The real stand out is the stunt work and fights though. Great choreography, awesome direction, and good use of effects. Worth a watch just for that.
Most of the effects were so so but still pretty good for a JP show, and I think a number of them were actually really great and did a good job of mixing practical with CG. Toguro in particular I imagine is a CG body when muscled up a lot of the time but I really couldn't tell except when he was obviously full CG. The real stand out is the stunt work and fights though. Great choreography, awesome direction, and good use of effects. Worth a watch just for that.
Finished it. I thought the first 4 episodes were pretty good, but the last one tried to undeservedly copy and paste the emotions at the end of the Dark Tournament. Genkai and Toguro are basically strangers to Yusuke in this story, so it made the ending mostly flat.
I also agree that it feels more like a movie, and through that lens, I think it's a successful adaptation.
I also agree that it feels more like a movie, and through that lens, I think it's a successful adaptation.
Really quite enjoyed it in the end, though there's absolutely no time to develop Genkai & Toguro. I liked Yusuke and Kuwabara the most of the main cast, though I'm super sad the fast pace meant no Shizuru (Kuwabara's sister). I hope it gets renewed and does a more leisurely stroll through the chapter black stuff, leaving all the demon world stuff for a third season.
Wait… You found something and found it pretty fun BUT because it's based on a medium you don't like you want to drop it?
Or am I reading it wrong :')
This script is absolutely putrid. There's some okay parts in here but the pacing and the absolutely idiotic choice of smashing together the Dark Tournament and rescue arc kills it.
I also like how they skipped past all the good stuff at the beginning to do what??? This is a complete hackjob with the only thing of value being the choreography in the action sequences.
I also like how they skipped past all the good stuff at the beginning to do what??? This is a complete hackjob with the only thing of value being the choreography in the action sequences.
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Never watched the old anime. Thought the characters looked too goofy. This was a fun time, though. Knowing nothing about the old anime, I only wished that they'd focused more on the friendship/rivalry between Kuwubara and Yusuke. That was a lot of fun as they're both soft-jerks. The other characters are typical anime, but I would've enjoyed watching these two alternately butt heads and brotherly bond throughout the course of this. Sometimes, as was the case when Yusuke finished his training, it didn't feel like Kuwubara was even in the room. It's weird that people don't talk to him. When the old master gave her speech about how important Yusuke was to the world, I thought it would've been cool if she was talking to both of them and told them to take care of each other.
Ah well. Not nearly as bad as I expected. Definitely more my speed than the awful Cowboy Bebop. Couldn't give a care about One-piece either. Just not for me.
Ah well. Not nearly as bad as I expected. Definitely more my speed than the awful Cowboy Bebop. Couldn't give a care about One-piece either. Just not for me.
YYH is my favorite manga of all time and this was better than I expected. I had amazingly low expectations with how horrible the cast looks but all things considered it was decent. The stuff they changed and mashing together the rescue and dark tournament into just 5 episodes was weird but probably for the best. They got to essentially have a conclusion since Netflix kills stuff all the time.
I watched One Piece the other week too and this is better. One Piece is way more faithful and has a way bigger budget and production values, but the fights in one One Piece were all bad except for zoros stuff and they wasted an entire season doing nothing but introducing characters. The fights in this were all surprisingly good and they completed a story in fewer episodes.
I would have preferred if they were able to take their time and follow the real story closer across multiple seasons, but I get why they didn't and it was probably the right call in the long run. They would have been lucky to get a second season from Netflix let alone the 10+ they would have needed to do the source material justice.
The main cast still looks horrible though and botan was a pitifully recreation in both look and personality.
I watched One Piece the other week too and this is better. One Piece is way more faithful and has a way bigger budget and production values, but the fights in one One Piece were all bad except for zoros stuff and they wasted an entire season doing nothing but introducing characters. The fights in this were all surprisingly good and they completed a story in fewer episodes.
I would have preferred if they were able to take their time and follow the real story closer across multiple seasons, but I get why they didn't and it was probably the right call in the long run. They would have been lucky to get a second season from Netflix let alone the 10+ they would have needed to do the source material justice.
The main cast still looks horrible though and botan was a pitifully recreation in both look and personality.
Pacing was bad and made it so moments that should have been really emotional fell flat. But it was still pretty good until episode 3 when I realized they were about to shove the best arc in the series into two episodes.
Like, what's even the point of a season 2? Gimme a complete redo by another team that is actually given a budget so they don't have to rush things.
Edit: And I was mad at the fight with Younger Toguro. So many great moments from the anime were either removed or very lessened in impact (like the spirit gun shot that blasted him out the arena). But maybe that stuff was never in the original manga for all I know.
Like, what's even the point of a season 2? Gimme a complete redo by another team that is actually given a budget so they don't have to rush things.
Edit: And I was mad at the fight with Younger Toguro. So many great moments from the anime were either removed or very lessened in impact (like the spirit gun shot that blasted him out the arena). But maybe that stuff was never in the original manga for all I know.
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2 episodes in, I actually really like it, the action is great and it's actually a lot more grounded than I expected, but not in a bad way, actually the over the top costume and cosplay hair is what make it so weird and kinda drag the whole thing down a bit.
I feel like this is the one instance where a more grounded school uniform and less colourful costume/hair would work better lol
I feel like this is the one instance where a more grounded school uniform and less colourful costume/hair would work better lol
If you like anime, give it a try as it focuses on what you wanted more of.
Action is great and I like how Keiko was given more agency and her bonding with Yukina, but yeah it was WAY too rushed and condensed.