The Yasuke anime series produced and released by Netflix was recently nominated at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards in the animated film category.
Recently released information has revealed the official list of nominees for this year’s edition of the NAACP Image Award, the award presented annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons in recognition of awards African-American excellence in the mass media in film, television, theatre, music, and literary works.
Among the nominations, the Netflix anime series Yasuke, written and executive produced by famous animator LeSean Thomas, was nominated in the Outstanding Animated Feature category. Yasuke is released in April 2021 on Netflix after three years of production. After airing, the film received a lot of positive feedback because of its eye-catching visuals, fiery battles and most importantly, a rather special main character – “A Colored Samurai”.
Yasuke is an anime series based on the historical figure of the same name, an African-born warrior who served under the Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of the samurai conflict in 16th century Japan. Created by LeSean Thomas and produced by Japanese animation studio MAPPA, the film stars LaKeith Stanfield as the title character. The film was released on April 29, 2021 on Netflix and received a lot of positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
Netflix Yasuke is set in the 16th century, when feudal Japan was reimagined with magic and advanced technology, an African man named Yasuke became a warrior & servant serving God. Oda Nobunaga. In 1582, he witnessed the fall of Nobunaga’s forces in battle at Honno-ji Temple against the Dark General’s army. With Nobunaga’s death and the defeat of his forces, Yami no Daimyo took complete control of Japan. Twenty years later, Yasuke lives in seclusion as a reclusive boatman named Yassan in a remote village. He then takes on the task of bringing Saki, an ailing girl with mysterious magical powers, north to meet a special doctor to help with Saki’s condition. Yasuke is tasked with protecting Saki at the same time he also has to face his past, he will have to find a way to destroy Yami no Daimyo to find peace for Japan as well as himself.
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