Check out this trailer for the upcoming Netflix animated series due at the end of the month, Yasuke. The six-parter features the voice of LaKeith Stansfield, and will land on the streamer on 29th April. In the show, a peaceful boatman once known as the Black Samurai is pulled back into conflict when he takes a little girl with mysterious powers under his wing.
LaSean Thomas created Yasuke which is set in alternate fantastical Japan during the feudal era. The story is about a samurai warrior of African descent who must return to his life of sword and violence in order to protect a mysterious girl from the dark forces.
Here’s a little bit more about it.
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. The story of Yasuke, the first African samurai who actually served the legendary Oda Nobunaga, will be released to the world.
Check out the brand new trailer below. This looks really rather good. Looking forward to seeing it.
