Yasuke Season 1 is a historical anime based on the true-life story of Yasuke, an African samurai warrior stuck in Japan during the war. He lives peacefully as a fisherman, but his life takes a sudden ...

Kate Irwin is a PC gamer passionate about FPS games. She has an MFA in writing from Columbia University. You can follow her on Twitter @pixiekate13. The anime's first season tells the story of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Netflix’s Yasuke was one of the biggest original anime series to launch on the streaming service ...

“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 ...

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.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Netflix has been diving further into creating its own original anime these past years, with the ...

Netflix announced in March it would release 40 anime shows this year. "Yasuke," an anime about a Black samurai, was one of Netflix's most popular shows last week. Head writer Nick Jones Jr. talked ...

Any time Netflix promotes an anime as vigorously as they did Yasuke, you can’t help but at least be a little excited for what is to come. Couple this promotion with the fact that notable names like ...