(These three samurai unified Medieval Japan.) Upon their meeting, Nobunaga famously scrutinized Yasuke’s skin, initially believing it to be painted black. Convinced this was the case, Nobunaga ...

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.

However, the issues start with the fact that the other protagonist is Yasuke and he’s now a samurai. Yasuke has been portrayed in a bunch of different ways over the years, in anime such as Afro ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...