Over the years, American giant Netflix, devoted to on-demand streaming, has focused its efforts on original productions, some of which are historically important. Thanks to the collaboration with MAPPA, the studio behind L’Attacco de Giganti 4, the company was able to announce Yasuke.
Exactly towards the end of next month from April 29thwill debut on Netflix Yasuke, the new original anime from LeSean Thomas, the same behind Cannon Busters. For those unfamiliar with the work in question, the six-episode anime plot follows:
“In a feudal Japan of ‘Mechs and magic ravaged by war, the most famous ronin, Yasuke, is fighting to lead a peaceful life after a violent past. But when a local village becomes the center of a social upheaval caused by the Daimyo is caused in war, Yasuke must take his sword and escort a mysterious child who appears to be the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.“”
However, the new production was the target of controversy after a user shared a message in the Condemns Netflix for changing the message of animeThis should give the audience the opportunity to escape politics and reality, an indication of the characteristics of the protagonist or those of an African deported to Japan. His comment went around the world with tens of thousands of re-shares from users defending Netflix’s work to raise awareness, as well as that of anime, a medium that has no label to submit to in order to get a topic convey or treat a particular reality. The user later justified himself with an apology from “Copypasta”, but the comment turned into one a kind of awareness campaign of animation enthusiasts.
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