“Yasuke” is purportedly a show about history’s first Black samurai. When the Netflix adult animated series sticks to that idea, it’s pretty good. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Yasuke recently arrived on Netflix with striking visuals (from Japanese animation studio MAPPA) and a trippy score (courtesy of Flying Lotus), both of which help complete the experience of watching, ...

This past weekend, Netflix’s highly-anticipated new anime, Yasuke, hit the streaming service and we here at Uproxx love it. The series follows the rise of the first Black samurai, Yasuke, during one ...

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 ...

“Yasuke” creator LeSean Thomas leaves everything on the field with his new Netflix anime series. That’s blatantly obvious the moment we drop into the center of a battle where armored warriors clash ...

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 ...

"Yasuke" starts off on a strong note but loses sight of its main character and compelling source material as the show progresses. “Yasuke” is purportedly a show about history’s first Black samurai.