Yasuke

Yasuke (-ヤスケ-) is a 2021 Netflix Original anime series with animation done by studio MAPPA. It's based on Yasuke, a historical samurai of African origin who fought for Nobunaga Oda.

Synopsis

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.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Yasuke	Jun Soejima	LaKeith Stanfield
	Nobunaga Oda	Takehiro Hira
	Saki	Kiko Tamura	Maya Tanida
	Dark Lord	Yoshiko Sakakibara	Amy Hill
	Natsumaru	Fusako Urabe	Ming-Na Wen
Secondary Characters
	Abraham	Shigeru Ushiyama	Don Donahue
	Morisuke	Yu Kamio	Paul Nakauchi
	Ishikawa	Eri Kitamura	Dia Frampton
	Achoja	Kenji Kitamura	William Christopher Stephens
	Haruto	Shunsuke Kubozuka	Darren Criss
	Nikita	Hiroki Nanami	Julie Marcus
	Ichika	Rie Tanaka	Gwendoline Yeo
Minor Characters
	Kurosaka	Romi Park	Emily Woo Zeller
	Ichiro		Ian Chen
	Ranmaru		Johnny Yong Bosch
	Mitsuhide Akechi		Noshir Dalal
	Giovanni		Dan Donohue
	Nobukatsu Oda		Michael Sinterniklaas
	Iga General		Michael Sinterniklaas
	Gyūichi Ōta		Greg Chun
	Wardock Chief		Keone Young