Yasuke (2021)

Original title

YASUKE －ヤスケ－

Genre

science fiction, action television series, fantasy

Country

United States, Japan

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 261 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An African samurai who served a legendary warlord now lives in hiding. He must take up his sword again to protect a young girl from magical and mechanical threats.

action-packedvisually strikingdarkviolentfast-pacedmythictensehistorical fantasy

What happens

Yasuke is an original net animation (ONA) series loosely based on the historical figure of the same name, an African warrior who served under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of samurai conflict in 16th century Japan. Created by LeSean Thomas and animated by Japanese animation studio MAPPA, the series stars Lakeith Stanfield as the titular character. The series was released on Netflix on April 29, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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