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‘Yasuke’ Gets a New Action Packed Trailer!! Check It Out!!

In order to hype up viewers for the debut of their new anime series, Yasuke, Netflix released a new trailer, key art, as well as confirm additional voice cast members for the anime. The series will be produced by the well-known Japanese animation studio MAPPA (Attack on Titan: The Final Season). LaKeith Stanfield (Knives Out, Death Note) is not only voicing the eponymous main character, but … Continue reading ‘Yasuke’ Gets a New Action Packed Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Yasuke’: First Trailer Reveals LaKeith Stanfield as an Anime Samurai for Netflix!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has revealed the first teaser trailer for Yasuke, the streaming service’s new anime series executive produced by and starring LaKeith Stanfield. While Yasuke was the first African samurai warrior, this new series is set in an alternate version of feudal Japan where Yasuke returns to his violent samurai lifestyle to protect a young girl. The first trailer shows Yasuke as he rises from a … Continue reading ‘Yasuke’: First Trailer Reveals LaKeith Stanfield as an Anime Samurai for Netflix!! Check It Out!!

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‘Yasuke’: First Images Tease LaKeith Stanfield’s African Samurai Anime Series!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has released several new images from its upcoming anime series Yasuke, which will hit the streaming service on April 29. Created by producer-director LeSean Thomas (Cannon Busters), the six-episode show features the voice of LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) as the title character — the first African samurai. The anime series takes place in an alternate, fantastical Japan during a war-town feudal era filled with mechs and … Continue reading ‘Yasuke’: First Images Tease LaKeith Stanfield’s African Samurai Anime Series!! Check It Out!!

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‘Chosen Ones’: Picturestart Picks Up Veronica Roth’s Upcoming Fantasy!!

Picturestart, the company run by Erik Feig, has preemptively picked up the film rights to Chosen Ones, the upcoming new novel by Veronica Roth, the author of the best-selling Divergent book series. The deal marks a reunion of the team that brought Divergent to the big screen: Feig acquired the rights to Divergent when he was the head of Summit Entertainment and will now produce, … Continue reading ‘Chosen Ones’: Picturestart Picks Up Veronica Roth’s Upcoming Fantasy!!

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‘Yasuke’: Chadwick Boseman Set To Play African Samurai!!!

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is swapping his role as African king and superhero T’Challa for the role of African samurai Yasuke, Deadline has revealed. The film will tell the true story of Yasuke, a native of Portuguese Mozambique who became the first black man to set foot in Japan when he was brought to the country as a slave in the 16th century. Yasuke … Continue reading ‘Yasuke’: Chadwick Boseman Set To Play African Samurai!!!

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Netflix Announces 5 New Anime Series, Including ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Altered Carbon’ Expansions!!!

Netflix has really been expanding its animated content recently, including the announcement of six new animated series being added to its already robust lineup. That lineup includes not only a ton of animated content for kids (like Spirit Riding Free) as well as adults (BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth), but also series that can cross over into both demographics (Voltron, Trollhunters). Now, the streaming giant is also looking to … Continue reading Netflix Announces 5 New Anime Series, Including ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Altered Carbon’ Expansions!!!

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