“Getting a chance to finally bring Yasuke’s legendary true story to life has been a dream of mine ever since I served in Japan as a Marine,” Jones said in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter‘s ...

It was around 13 years ago when LeSean Thomas first learned of Yasuke. At that time, Thomas came across the 1968 Japanese children’s book Kuro-suke by Kurusu Yoshio and saw illustrations of the ...

Netflix’s Yasuke was one of the biggest original anime series to launch on the streaming service this year, retelling the story of the first black samurai while adding some fantastical elements that ...

Netflix’s new anime series Yasuke is LeSean Thomas’ ode to anime jidaigeki, or Japanese historical fantasy. Based on the life of the only recorded African samurai in Japanese history, the six-episode ...

In April, Netflix released Yasuke, an animated television series that tells the story of an African who becomes the military retainer — or samurai — of one of medieval Japan's most famous warlords.

The blood is flowing and a leader rises in the first trailer for the Netflix anime series. “Yasuke,” the upcoming Netflix series from creator LeSean Thomas, has released its first trailer ahead of an ...

Jeff Sneider is the Senior Film Reporter at Collider, where he breaks film and television news and curates the Up-and-Comer of the Month column in addition to hosting The Sneider Cut podcast and the ...

Netflix officially describes Yasuke as such, “In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past ...

Nick Jones Jr., who served as head writer on the streamer's recent anime adaptation, will write the five-part dramatization of the real-life Black samurai's story. By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, ...

It’s just as significant that this story has manifested through anime. Japan’s animated exports are beloved by Black audiences, but only a precious few series and films that portray Black people or ...

Yasuke, an anime series following the accounts of a legendary African samurai, will release on Netflix on April 29, 2021. The official Netflix Twitter account shared the release date and a few stills ...