A few other pieces of character art were revealed in the wake of this past weekend’s debut reveal of Tokyo Revengers star Takumi Kitamura in the title role of the upcoming live-action series adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho.
The streamer also shared promotional images of actors Jun Shison (HiGH&LOW: The Worst, Bubble) and Kanata Hongo (Fullmetal Alchemist trilogy) in the respective roles of Kurama, the fox demon in human form, and Hiei, a fire demon imbued with a supernatural power born from the “evil eye” on his forehead.
The casting announcement for the role of Yusuke’s high school frienemy, Kuwabara, remains pending following a teaser image over the weekend. All three characters and more are expected to join Kitamura for the series with a story based on Yoshihiro Togashi’s original manga which centers on a delinquent high schooler who is thrust into a dark adventure as a spirit detective when he is killed while saving the life of a young boy.
Sho Tsukikawa is directing the series from a screenplay by Tatsuro Mishima, with Akira Morii producing for ROBOT, and Kaata Sakamoto exec producing for Netflix, which will launch the series in December 2023.