{"id":24258,"date":"2023-12-12T12:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=24258"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:53:57","slug":"20231212-24258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231212-24258\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s Yu Yu Hakusho: What finally made a live-action adaptation possible?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Netflix\u2019s live-action adaptation of <strong>Yu Yu Hakusho <\/strong>is set to premiere on December 14. The series has taken 5 years to produce, and fans of the original manga are both excited and nervous about the outcome. The executive producer of the adaptation, Kazutaka Sakamoto, revealed that the advancement of technology is what finally made a live-action Yu Yu Hakusho possible, but exactly what kind of technology went into Netflix\u2019s series?\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yu Yu Hakusho | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q-xbLSKZUck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Netflix had previously <a href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/live-action-series-yu-yu-hakusho-premieres-worldwide-on-december-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mentioned<\/a> that an \u201cinternational dream team\u201d was assembled to work on the CG and VFX for the series, including the Hollywood-famous Scanline VFX. Although the core production team is Japanese, they have been collaborating with a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.jp\/post-279515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18 companies from 8 different countries<\/a> to recreate the dynamic battles and unique characters of the original Yu Yu Hakusho manga.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.jp\/post-279515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider Japan<\/a>, the adaptation\u2019s executive producer Kazutaka Sakamoto comments, \u201cTechnology has evolved far enough for a live-action recreation of Yu Yu Hakusho to finally be possible,\u201d and goes on to mention an element of the adaptation that could not have been faithfully recreated using Japanese VFX studios alone \u2013 the Toguro brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-002.png\" alt=\"The Toguro Brothers in the trailer for Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho\" class=\"wp-image-24262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-002.png 1024w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-002-380x206.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-002-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-002-600x325.png 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elder Toguro and Younger Toguro are the main antagonists of the Dark Tournament arc of Yu Yu Hakusho. The elder Toguro is almost two times smaller than his brother and appears perched on top of his shoulder in a portion of the manga \u2013 which is understandably hard to reproduce in live-action. However, the peculiar duo made an appearance in the trailer for the Yu Yu Hakusho live action adaptation, earning impressed reactions from viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1090\" height=\"611\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-003.jpg\" alt=\"The Toguro Brothers in the Yu Yu Hakusho anime\" class=\"wp-image-24270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-003.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-003-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-003-600x336.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To make sure the key villains look convincing in the adaptation, the production created isolated 3D data of only the actors\u2019 facial acting, using advanced volumetric capture technology that is able to record the finest lines and changes in expression. This 3D data was then combined with separately created body data. Go Ayano, interpreting the role of Younger Toguro, commented on the \u201cluxury\u201d of being able to fully concentrate only on his face while acting. The VFX and CG for the Toguro brothers were created at the Los Angeles-based Eyeline Studios, as a studio with such technology \u201cunfortunately doesn\u2019t exist in Japan,\u201d as Sakamoto mentioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1533\" height=\"719\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1533px) 100vw, 1533px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-header.jpg\" alt=\"Cast lineup for Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho\" class=\"wp-image-24261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-header.jpg 1533w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-header-380x178.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-header-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231212-24258-header-600x281.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With live-action adaptations of classic and well-loved anime, there\u2019s always the fear that the new version might not do the original justice or may even tarnish it, and Yu Yu Hakusho has a large and devoted fan base that\u2019s anxiously awaiting the premiere. At the same time, it seems the production has gone above and beyond to recreate the unique world and characters as believably as possible, taking 5 years and sourcing studios worldwide to achieve exactly what they envisioned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yu Yu Hakusho is scheduled to premiere on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/jp\/title\/81243969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a> on December 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive producer of Netflix&#8217;s Yu Yu Hakusho commented that the advancement of technology is what finally made a live-action adaptation possible, but exactly what kind of technology went into Netflix\u2019s series?\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":24263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,66],"class_list":["post-24258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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