Official Trailer To Netflix’s Anime ‘Yasuke’

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Netflix has released the official trailer and additional voice cast for the anime series, YasukeFeaturing the voice of Lakeith Stanfield in the lead role, the series is from creator, executive producer and director LeSean Thomas, Japanese animation studio MAPPA, director and animator Takeshi Koike and Flying Lotus. It is a reimagining of the story of the first African samurai. The six-episode season will drop on April 29, 2021.

Also added to the voice cast are

Nobunaga - Takehiro Hira

Saki - Maya Tanida

Natsumaru - Ming-Na Wen

Morisuke - Paul Nakauchi

Haruto - Darren Criss

Nikita - Julie Marcus

Achoja - William Christopher Stephens

Ishikawa - Dia Frampton

Abraham - Don Donahue

Daimyo - Amy Hill

Kurosaka (Dark General) - Noshi Dalal

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Yasuke is a six-episode anime series created by LeSean Thomas, set in alternate fantastical Japan during the feudal era. The story follows a samurai warrior of African descent who must return to his life of sword-fighting and violence in order to protect a mysterious girl from dark forces. The story, just like the passionate creative team, transcends borders, cultures and languages and is one that we’re so proud to tell at Netflix and share with the world.

In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.

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