First Look Stills for YASUKE Anime on Netflix

First look at stills from "YASUKE" = an upcoming new anime series on Netflix created by LeSean Thomas "that tells the story of a Black samurai warrior who must return to his life of sword-fighting and violence in order to protect a mysterious young girl from dark forces."

Production is by MAPPA. Yasuke will be voiced by LaKeith Stanfield, who will also be overseeing the project as executive producer. Flying Lotus will serve as music and executive producer for the series. Yasuke premieres on Netflix April 29th.

WHO-IS: "Yasuke (variously rendered as 弥助 or 弥介, 彌助 or 彌介 in different sources) was a retainer of African origin who served under the Sengoku period Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga. In 1579 Yasuke arrived in Japan in the service of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano, Visitor of Missions in the Indies, in India." (Wiki)

Witness the legend like it’s never been told before. LeSean Thomas joins with anime hit-makers MAPPA for Yasuke, a new series following the legendary African samurai premiering on Netflix April 29th. pic.twitter.com/MVB0T2yUXO

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