'Yu Yu Hakusho' Live-Action Series Tops Netflix's Global Charts

The adaptation, praised for its balance between honoring the original manga and presenting a new world for viewers, took five years to produce and features high-quality VFX.

• Netflix's live-action adaptation of 'Yu Yu Hakusho' tops global charts for non-English series with 32.1 million hours of viewership in its first week.
• The series, adapted from a popular 1990s manga, features high-quality VFX developed by local Japanese talent in collaboration with Netflix’s Scanline VFX company.
• The adaptation took around five years to produce, including two years of post-production work.
• The series has been praised for its balance between honoring the original source and presenting a new world for first-time viewers.
• The adaptation has made several changes from the original anime, including condensing arcs and altering character roles.

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