Yasuke (Yasuke)

Yasuke (ヤスケ, Yasuke) is the titular protagonist of the anime, Yasuke. He was voiced by Jun Soejima in the Japanese dub, and by in the English dub.
==Biography==
An alternate-reality sixteenth-century feudal Japan is re-imagined with magic and advanced technology. Yasuke, an African man, went from being in the service of Jesuit missionaries during the Nanban trade, to being a warrior and retainer in Lord Oda Nobunaga's service.
In 1582, he witnessed the fall of Nobunaga's forces in battle at Honnō-ji Temple against the army of the Dark General, who serves the demonic warlord Yami no Daimyō. With Nobunaga's death and the defeat of his forces, Yami no Daimyō assumes complete control of the land.
Twenty years later, Yasuke tries to put his storied past as a legendary ronin known as the "Black Samurai" behind him and retires as a reclusive boatman named Yassan at a remote village. He encounters a singer at a local bar named Ichika and later agrees to take her and her daughter Saki, a sick girl with mysterious magical powers, north to see a special doctor to help with Saki's condition.
After an attack by mercenaries who are after Ichika and Saki, Yasuke is tasked with protecting Saki while coming to terms with his past, dealing with would-be conquerors of Japan, and facing dark supernatural elements as Yasuke and Saki find themselves in the middle of a struggle against the forces of Yami no Daimyō.
==Appearance==
Yasuke is tall, dark-skinned, well-built, and middle-aged. He has light-tinted markings on his upper body. At the beginning of the series, he appears unkempt, having long, messy hair with thick facial hair. He also wore a sleeveless robe with a greyish green color, with the arm openings being torn. Later on, he cuts his hair and bands the hair into a ponytail, while also trimming his facial hair. He also changes his robe to that of a navy blue robe with the arm openings being untorn. This robe is also sleeveless, like the first.
==Gallery==
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== Trivia ==
* He was based on the real African Samurai, .
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Yasuke" article on the Yasuke Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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