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Yasuke, the first black samurai, gets a release date

Rafael Shinzo
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My name is Rafael Alves, known as Shinzo. I created the AnimeNew website in 2009 to offer news about anime, manga, and games directly from Japan.

The release date for the Yasuke anime . According to information released on the official Twitter account Netflix with 6 episodes on April 29th.

We can read the following on the platform:

He came from Africa to live alongside a powerful feudal lord in the violent Japan of the 16th century — and became a legend.

Check out Yasuke's promotional image:

Yasuke

LeSean Thomas (Children of Ether, Cannon Busters) is credited as creator, director, and executive producer of the series. Flying Lotus is composing the music and serving as executive producer. Takeshi Koike (Redline) is designing the characters at studio MAPPA (Yuri!!! on Ice, Kakegurui).

Finally, the protagonist of the story is based on the historical figure Yasuke, a samurai of African origin who served under Oda Nobunaga during the Warring States period in Japan in the 16th century.