Netflix has released a trailer for the upcoming anime series Yasuke which features the voice talents of LaKeith Stanfield as Yasuke, a peaceful boatman and legendary samurai, who finds himself pulled back into a life of violence when he must once again take up his sword and transport a mysterious child that is targeted by bloodthirsty warlords and dark forces; watch it here…
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.
Yasuke arrives on Netflix on April 29th.
