The story of Yasuke, the first African samurai ... In the six-episode anime Yasuke, the warrior is in a different setting. This time it’s an alternate fantastical Japan with mechs and magic ...

At that time, Thomas came across the 1968 Japanese children’s book Kuro-suke by Kurusu Yoshio and saw illustrations of the real-life African warrior ... of the Netflix anime series Yasuke.

In 1579, an African man now known by the name ... the actor would play Yasuke in a film based on the warrior’s story. The Netflix anime series takes a new approach in telling Yasuke’s story ...

In the real world, Yasuke was the first African samurai warrior. While Yasuke is a real person, the story of the anime series will be set in an alternate and fantastical version of feudal Japan.

Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Wikimedia Commons under public domain Seconds into the first episode of the Netflix anime “Yasuke ... Yasuke was an African warrior in the employ ...

But Shadows has a second protagonist: an African samurai ... In more recent years, the legendary warrior has featured as the protagonist of the Netflix anime series Yasuke, voiced by LaKeith ...