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“First African samurai's story unfolds in magical, mech-filled Japan amid village danger and warring daimyo.”
Yasuke
YASUKE －ヤスケ－
5.74
12,043 rank · 90,759 viewers · 252 favorites
Action
Fantasy
Adult Cast
Gore
Historical
Samurai
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Netflix
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Synopsis
First African samurai's story unfolds in magical, mech-filled Japan amid village danger and warring daimyo.
A village in danger, a mysterious child, warring daimyo, and the greatest ronin never known all clash in a Japan of magic and mechs. Learn the story of the first African samurai. (Source: Netflix)
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5.1
/10
What 100 viewers settled on.
34%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 6
σ 1.88
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.88 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.2
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Score over time
↑ 0.13
Running avg · Apr 2021 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The story is cool and genuinely entertaining, successfully using magical elements to dramatically portray Yasuke's strength while getting his character right in more ways than I expected. Although...”
- 8 “I'm seeing a lot of hate for this show and I don't really understand why. Did you think by seeing Yasuke's name it was going to be a by the book historical drama? There is literally giant mecha and...”
- 8 “I see people faulting the anime because it features "mechas and magic" in medieval times .. The story is still engaging with good action scenes and stellar animation good mix of bloodiness,...”
Verbosity
Short · 47%
Medium · 32%
Long · 21%
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A Ona Production
MAPPA.- Format 6 × 29′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 54m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2021 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-17294 catalog