Yasuke: Anime and Upcoming Samurai Series

Yasuke Updates: As MAPPA’s roster of exciting new anime projects continues to grow, fans of the series may admire Yasuke.

The plot is based on a real African warrior who lived in Japan during the Warring States period and will add some wonderful elements to the story and expand it in lesser-known ways.

The series released an exciting trailer, which will premiere on Netflix on April 29th. Yasuke tells the story of Yasuke, a legendary ronin who tried to put aside his mysterious past to attract himself, and suddenly found himself caught in a power struggle between rival daimyo.

The already impressive team behind the series is joined by the actor LaKeith Stanfield who plays the defending champion .

There are many loopholes in the Yasuke legend, which provides a lot of room for the team to create. The animation tells the life of a samurai, but it also incorporates elements of fantasy and science fiction: mechas and robots, people who transform into animals, and various magic and witchcraft.

For the fact is that the show will become an animation, which inspires many crazy ideas. When talking about the legend of Yasuke, he said: “He is rich enough by himself, but anime needs something extra to push it to the limit.”

All About Yasuke

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Lotus is just part of the impressive creative team behind the show. It was directed by Leshan Thomas, who may be the creator of the famous Cannon Busters and starred in talk show star Lakeith Stanfield.

At the same time, the famous animation studio Mappa is responsible for the production. Lotus is no stranger.

Regarding cooperation; in particular, he has completed several projects in collaboration with Shinichiro Watanabe, the creator of cowboy pop dance, and said that some of Yasuke’s content is so interesting that he not only participated in the soundtrack, but also from Helped shape the story from the beginning.