The story of Yasuke, the African immigrant who became the first foreign-born warrior to achieve the status of a samurai, and the story of LeSean Thomas, the creator, producer, and director of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The series, which hails from animation veteran LeSean Thomas (whose credits range from “The Legend of Korra” and “Black Dynamite” ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows takes place in a complex era of Japanese history, and it isn't shy about incorporating as many real-world figures as it can. From the unifying daimyo Oda Nobunaga to those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netflix’s new anime series Yasuke is one of our most anticipated shows of the year. The gorgeous new show features LaKeith ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Netflix is going big into anime in 2021, and Yasuke is one of its most anticipated projects. The internationally produced anime brings in talent from all over the world, and on Thursday, the streaming ...

The legend of the real-world Yasuke (LaKeith Stanfield) follows Japan’s first black samurai. The story goes that he once served the feudal lord Odu Nobunaga in the early days of Japan, with Oda ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has dropped and this ...

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"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.