The Shonen genre reached its zenith when the manga industry expanded its reach to American audiences who lapped up the action-adventure stories about the eternal battle between good and evil. However, bringing the same success to live-action media has proven difficult, making fans wary of their favorite franchises getting Netflix adaptations. Undoubtedly, when the streaming platform announced its plans to revive Yu Yu Hakusho in 2022, it divided the fandom, even if the recent One Piece live-action gave them a little ray of hope.