Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

The legend of Yasuke comes to an end shortly after this, in 1582. The fall of Nobunaga at the hands of a treacherous general resulted in the exile of the first black samurai, possibly back to a ...

Statue maker PureArts apologized on Tuesday for what it called an “insensitive design,” and said it’s reworking the collectible based on the game’s dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe.

The leaks about the main characters of Assassin’s Creed Shadows were accurate. Before the official announcement, there was hardly any noise on social media, but many sensed the uproar that would ...

Yasuke is a real historical figure thought of by historians as the “first Black samurai.” Though his exact origins are ...

PureArts has pulled its 6-inch Assassin's Creed Shadows Yasuke and Naoe figure from sale ... decision and said it's working on revising the statue. The pulled figure depicted a destroyed Torii ...

With Yasuke taking the opportunity to dive into the life of the titular black samurai while adding in some fantastical elements including the likes of robots, werewolves, and other insane ...

The hero of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the Afro-Japanese samurai Yasuke, causes not only discontent among fans ... Ubisoft has indeed replaced a Japanese man with a black man, then the company could be ...

This time, players will play as Naoe, a shinobi from the Iga Province, and Yasuke, a Black samurai pulled from the pages of real-life history. Both characters’ stories will intertwine in the game, ...