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  2. How a Real-Life African Samurai Inspired the Anime YASUKE - AOL

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    The post How a Real-Life African Samurai Inspired the Anime YASUKE appeared first on Nerdist. Creator LeSean Thomas and writer Nick Jones, Jr. discuss their new Netflix fantasy anime Yasuke and ...

  3. Yasuke - Wikipedia

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    Yasuke is the first known African to appear in Japanese historical records. Much of what is known about him is found in fragmentary accounts in the letters of the Jesuit missionary Luís Fróis, Ōta Gyūichi's Shinchō Kōki (信長公記, Nobunaga Official Chronicle), Matsudaira Ietada's Matsudaira Ietada Nikki (松平家忠日記, Matsudaira Ietada Diary), Jean Crasset's Histoire de l ...

  4. Assassin's Creed Shadow Sparks Controversy Over Black Samurai

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    Hi there. Tre Watson, B.A. Asian studies, focus on Japanese history. Retainers were still samurai. Yasuke was favored by Nobunaga and was by his side until the Honnouji incident, where he ran to ...

  5. Thomas Lockley - Wikipedia

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    African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan (2019) Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London . [ 2 ]

  6. Yasuke (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Yasuke (弥助) Voiced by: Jun Soejima [7] (Japanese); Lakeith Stanfield (English) Once a servant of Jesuits named Eusebio Ibrahimo Baloi and originally of Yao descent, he was named Yasuke upon becoming a samurai under Oda Nobunaga, after which his skill and honor earned much of his Lord's favor, despite the discrimination for his skin and distrust for his foreign origin.

  7. The True Story of Yasuke, the Legendary Black Samurai ... - AOL

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    A new Netflix series tells a story based on Yasuke, widely regarded as the first-ever foreigner to be given warrior status in Japan The True Story of Yasuke, the Legendary Black Samurai Behind ...

  8. LeSean Thomas - Wikipedia

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    On November 8, 2018, Netflix announced Yasuke, an anime original fantasy series created, directed and executive-produced by Thomas, which is inspired by the historical African samurai Yasuke who served Oda Nobunaga in the late 1500s, featuring Oscar-nominated actor Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta, Get Out, Sorry to Bother You and Knives Out) as the ...

  9. Assassin's Creed Shadows - Wikipedia

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    Assassin's Creed Shadows is an action-adventure stealth game similar to its predecessors. It is developed on an upgraded version of Anvil, utilizing dynamic lighting and environmental interactions with new enhancements such as breakable props, in addition to allowing players to manipulate shadows and use a grappling hook for parkour. [5]