Following the massive success of One Piece, Netflix is ready to roll the dice on other popular manga live-action adaptations. It has been three decades since the popular manga, Yu Yu Hakusho, took hold of the fancy of its readers. And now Netflix is all set to take fans on a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a fresh spin on the live-action adaptation. After what felt like forever, Netflix finally announced the release date of Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga series. 

Today is a high-five day for anime enthusiasts as the live-action adaptation of the most anticipated manga series will be hitting the small screens sooner than expected. Streamers can now gear up for a complete immersion in a spectacular world of spirits and adventure on December 14. The streaming giant shared the official premiere date on social media platforms that have been sending fans on a rocket to the moon. 

The reason behind fans’ excitement stems from the fact that it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Even the anime adaptation of the manga received the title of “the best anime of the year” for consecutive years. While earlier fans did not have much faith in Netflix’s credibility to honor the manga’s essence in its adaptations, Steven Maeda and Matt Owens changed the perception of everyone. 

Now fans are flooding X, formerly Twitter, expressing their excitement to see how Netflix will bring the popular manga, Yu Yu Hakusho to life. 

Fan react to Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho premiere’s revealed date 

Ever since Netflix dropped the premiere date of its upcoming manga live adaptation, Yu Yu Hakusho, the internet saw division among fans. While some were excited to witness the most-loved manga come to life on screen, others still had their own reservations about Netflix’s ability to adapt mangas. Nevertheless, the teaser did surely ignite some chatter online and garnered an engagement of almost five hundred thousand viewers in just a few hours.  

Anime enthusiasts took to the comments to express their admiration towards the creator of the manga Togashi. They were happy to see this masterpiece making waves even after three decades of its release. 

However, there were also some fans who straight away demanded to cancel the live-action adaptation. This sentiment probably stems from the long string of unsuccessful manga adaptations by the OTT giant before One Piece.

Fans will have to wait for two more months to decide whether the streaming giant did justice to the top five manga series of all time. Only time will tell if Yu Yu Hakusho will break another debut record on Netflix or will add to the list of underwhelming Netflix manga adaptations. 

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