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      Yasuke (2021)

      Season 1

      Yasuke

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      Anchored by an impressive voice cast led by a solid Lakeith Stanfield, Yasuke's expertly crafted, gorgeously animated blend of fantasy and history is an epic ode to the titular samurai. Read critic reviews

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      • 1. Ronin

        Air date: Apr 29, 2021

        When her young daughter is stricken by a mysterious malady, Ichika asks Yasuke to bring them upriver to a doctor, but Yasuke refuses.

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      Cast & Crew

      Takehiro Hira
      Maya Tanida
      Ming-Na Wen
      Gwendoline Yeo
      Paul Nakauchi
      Dia Frampton
      Dan Donohue
      Darren Criss
      Julie Marcus
      Amy Hill
      LeSean Thomas
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      • Apr 23, 2023

        Absolutely awful and boring, then they went completely left field and decided to add insult to a real life story with the direction they took adding giant robots in feudal Japan. Also the Animation is terrible - I'm honestly not sure what's up with the quality of Netflix's anime/animation but it's not smooth.

      • Mar 24, 2023

        If I could give 0 stars, this series earned it. Nice looking animation (besides the cgi robots), good voice acting, and thats all of the goods. This is one of the worst thought out, created, and excecuted animes to ever exist and it should be a crime. This is an insult to the actual story of Yasuke for a generic boring story thats not even well put together, this was a storyboard hodgepodge of ideas with more time to think than to create and it shows. Not a single note of substance in the entire anime it quickly brushes over going from point A to point B hoping you forgot how they got there or anyones actual motivations or feelings from the last episode.

      • Sep 12, 2022

        It's hard to find a great show like this nowadays. It's a little rushed and not a lot of time for the characters to develop but great touching plot blend with some history, some nowadays issues and connection between the characters. If you like different, funny, weird, aggressive but emotional this is a show for you.

      • Mar 07, 2022

        Yasuke Has a Great Animation, The Writing Is Fine, It Felt Short And Rushed, Could've Had So Much To Explore And Themes That Are Timeless. The Music Is Perfection, With The Voice Cast. Great Bloody Action Scenes. I Do Recommend It But Don't Expect The Level Of Demon Slayer Quality Level Anime...

      • Nov 27, 2021

        I rarely watch anime, but this was an exception. Overall, a good show that I recommend watching. 79%

      • Nov 26, 2021

        Honestly, as a so called black man living in america, I couldn't finished watching this. Been watching anime for a long time and seeing an actual black male protagonist with native features was something I've always wanted to see happen. But of course, with a black male protagonist that's outside the norm of the negative stereotypical roles dealing with gangs and crime, etc, there's always a catch. A lot of people complained about the magic, robots and what not, but that didn't bother me as much. But there was other certain elements they love to add when it comes to my people as if we were the originators of it. Though Yasuke wasn't the one being use regarding this certain element(THANK GOD!!!), it still bothered me. Now it makes sense why they decided not to go with a more accurate historic story but with magic and robots, just so they can also have an excuse to add this other element. Was really looking forward to this but now just really disappointed in the direction they decided to go with this.

      • Nov 25, 2021

        It's almost a good show, but it's rushed. And that comes at a price of poor story telling elements at times. I'd recommend binging it.

      • Aug 21, 2021

        The animation and music of Yasuke were really good but the storyline was not. I also would've like more history and less fantasy...but that's just me!

      • Aug 05, 2021

        Although this show upon first glance has everything one might want. Samurai, demons, giant mechs, and plenty of blood to go around. There is no depth to the actual show. Things such as story, character development, and tense situations are left on the back burner. It seemed in this case style was the main focus. I did finish the season but I certainly was not in a hurry. Overall this is just another animation that keeps the show moving with its violence. Although it may not make stellar series, the action was enough to keep me watching.

      • Aug 01, 2021

        i hoped for a good show but all that became of it was the worst filler in exixtence

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