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    Why Netflix is turning 'Yu Yu Hakusho,' 'One Piece' and other manga series into live-action shows

    LOS ANGELES — When Netflix executives decided to do a live-action adaptation of the popular manga "Yu Yu Hakusho," they knew it would have a built-in audience. After all, the story — about a teen misfit who is sent from the underworld to solve crimes and fight monsters — has developed a global following since its 1990 debut in a Japanese magazine (and later as an animated series on the Cartoon ...
    by Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times Jan 03, 2024 5 minutes
    Behind the scenes of “Yu Yu Hakusho.”

    LOS ANGELES — When Netflix executives decided to do a live-action adaptation of the popular manga "Yu Yu Hakusho," they knew it would have a built-in audience.

    After all, the story — about a teen misfit who is sent from the underworld to solve crimes and fight monsters — has developed a global following since its 1990 debut in a Japanese magazine (and later as an animated series on the Cartoon Network).

    So it wasn't a surprise when the show became a hit with viewers after it debuted on Dec. 14. The Japanese production was the most-watched non-English-language show for the week of Dec. 18 to 24, generating 6.2 million views and has ranked in the top 10 for non-English-language TV in 80 countries on Netflix.

    A live event for its series premiere was the most-watched for Netflix Japan,

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