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LeSean Thomas Schools New York on 'Consumer' Fans and Uplifting Animators
When someone says they wish Yasuke was more like Samurai Champloo or Vinland Saga, he responds, “Why do you want the same shit?”


The Popular Anime Curse
DAREMO GA ME WO UBAWARETEIKU PATREON: https://patreon.com/keksiweksi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keksiweksi MUSIC: Men At Work - Down Under Revolutionary Girl Utena OST - Densetsu - Kami no Na wa ABRAXAS Oshi no Ko Opening Moe! Ninja Girls…
Revolutionary Girl Utena, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chainsaw Man, Chaos;Child, Mob Psycho 100 III


15 Anime Featuring Oda Nobunaga as a Character
As a general rule, anime is not a great place to get your historical information without also doing your own independent research. However, Japan loves to
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Yasuke, Nobunaga the Fool, Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga, Samurai Deeper Kyo


Secret Santa Review: Mononoke
Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange — founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the AGC Podcast — where the gifts are…
Lupin III: The First, Mononoke, Princess Mononoke, Thermae Romae, Yasuke


Weekly Round-Up, 17-23 November 2021: Translator Union Letter, Uninsured Medical Costs, and Tokyo Trans March
AniFem Round-Up Slut-Shaming and the Fetishization of Queer Childhood: A love letter to Alois Trancy Mélina Ghorafi digs through the troubling wreckage of Black Butler’s second season to…


The Importance of Centering Black Fans When Discussing Yasuke
With positive reviews and high ratings, Yasuke is a critical success. However, I found Yasuke lacking and wanted some perspectives on this story that was supposed to center…


Yasuke
Yasuke (2021) Let me preface this review by saying that I will watch more of Yasuke. I did find that the scope of events in the latter half…


OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #832) Yasuke
Shownotes :: (show 832) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Yasuke, recorded live May 16th, 2021. This week, we watched an anime series on…


Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: I could be playing Mass Effect Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me. The place where, like the crew of the Normandy, I prepare to jump…
Ask John: Is Black Representation in Anime Increasing?
Question: Don’t know if you recently watched Netflix’s Yasuke (it could have been better) which was created by LeSean Thomas who also had notable projects in Legend of…


Yasuke: Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
I didn’t think I would be going down this path again. Like with Wonder Egg Priority, I finding myself faced with reviewing a series that is far more…


Tune of the Week(ish) Yasuke’s Black Gold
Yasuke is absolutely a show. That’s all I’ll say about it until I get into my blog post, but what I can say is that the music absolutely…


(Meandering through the mayhem of) Yasuke: A Review
Yasuke suffers greatly under tonal inconsistency in many departments could’ve worked better if they pursued the same goal


Weekly Round-Up, 28 April – 4 May 2021: Yoko Taro Interview, Class S Yuri, and Yasuke
AniFem Round-Up Yasuke – Episode 1 A compact, engaging historical title (with fantasy elements) about the first Black samurai. Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2021 The team shares…


Yasuke: Culture, Tradition and Identity
I binged the entirety of the 6 episode Netflix Original Anime Series Yasuke yesterday from famed Director LeSean Thomas (Legend of Korra, Canon Busters, The Boondocks). I went…


Yasuke – Episode 1
Yasuke is the Black, SFF historical anime we all needed, but didn't expect to get in such a gorgeously animated package.


Yasuke (2021) Review – A Mediocre Story About A Really Cool Dude
I went into Yasuke a bit weary but excited. I liked the last Netflix Original, DOTA: Blood of the Dragon despite its flaws, and was hoping Yasuke would…


Weekly Round-Up, 21-27 April 2021: Free Otome Games, Yasuke, and Grown-Up Magical Girls
AniFem Round-Up The Mazinger Problem: On “different times,” “lost in translation,” and the role of translators Kara Dennison shares her approach to the ethical dilemmas translators face when…
Animecast: Spring 2021 Anime Season Preview
Spring Anime Season is fast approaching, and the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give you the breakdown on what is to come, what makes…
Cardfight Vanguard, Pretty Boy Detective Club, House Hunting, MARS RED, Shaman King


Upcoming Reviews for the Spring Anime Season 2021
What will we be reviewing during the spring anime season in 2021?
Animecast: Come Be Isekai If You Want To Live!
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give the rundown on anime news of today. Listen in and get caught up, or just get their…


Book Review: Yasuke: The True Story of the Legendary African Samurai
The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society. A quite astonishing and meticulously researc…
African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke
Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard’s book African Samurai tries to mesh nonfiction with historical fiction. The result is a patchwork that felt more fiction than historical. The seams quickly…