Netflix’s new anime series Yasuke is one of our most anticipated shows of the year. The gorgeous new show features LaKeith Stanfield voicing the titular character, and it looks like an epic historical ...

Who is Yasuke the Black Samurai in Assassin’s Creed Shadows? Ubisoft officially announced this week that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature dual protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke. However, a lot of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I spoke with both Thomas and Jones about crafting Yasuke’s story and how they approached mixing fantasy with facts about the most ...

Set in Feudal Japan in 1579, Assassin's Creed Shadows utilizes its setting to introduce front-loaded flint rifles known as Teppo, which can be wielded by Yasuke alongside traditional bow weapons. The ...

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

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” ...

This is a review of the first season of the Netflix anime series, Yasuke, which is currently available to stream. Based on the real-life historical figure of the same name, Netflix’s latest anime ...

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 ...

This 1605 drawing of a Black sumo wrestler may depict Yasuke. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Wikimedia Commons under public domain Seconds into the first episode of the Netflix anime ...

Yasuke is a historical and important figure in Japan, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is giving the legendary samurai another adaptation in pop culture, this time as a playable character. The new Ubisoft ...

Netflix’s new anime series Yasuke is LeSean Thomas’ ode to anime jidaigeki, or Japanese historical fantasy. Based on the life of the only recorded African samurai in Japanese history, the six-episode ...