After getting a look at Yusuke, we finally have our first look at Kurama from the Netflix live action Yu Yu Hakusho series!
This first look at Kurama in the Yu Yu Hakusho live action show comes courtesy of IGN and Netflix Japan. For the series, Japanese actor Jun Shison is playing the role of the fox demon (also popularly known as Dennis in the Philippines).
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Jun Shison is an actor that has played several roles in TV dramas and films in Japan. Some of his roles include playing Masa in the The Way of the Househusband TV drama and film. He also voiced main character Hibiki in the Japanese dub of the Bubble anime film.
After Yusuke and Kurama’s reveal, expect to see the reveals of Hiei and Kuwabara very soon as per IGN’s recent teaser.
Yu Yu Hakusho or ‘Ghost Fighter’ in its Philippine release back in the 90s, is one of the best known shonen anime/manga series. i
In case you’re unfamiliar with it, the series’ premise is described as:
“The story revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a high school student who spends his days getting into fights. One day, he dies in an accident while trying to protect a young child, and as he grapples with the fact that he is looking down on his dead body, a woman named Botan who calls herself a guide to the spirit world relays to him the shocking truth: no one expected a delinquent like Yusuke to die performing an act of goodness, and there was no place for him in either heaven or hell. Thus, Yusuke is given a chance to be revived, and after passing his trial, he becomes an Underworld Detective. From there, Yusuke quickly becomes entwined in a mystery that envelopes the human, demon and spirit worlds.”
The Yu Yu Hakusho live action series releases on Netflix in December 2023.