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- Netflix
- Apr 29, 2021
- Netflix
- Apr 29, 2021
- Netflix
- Apr 29, 2021
- Netflix
- Apr 29, 2021
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
72
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
At once familiar and novel, it remixes disparate parts into a coherent whole, providing a new twist on the archetypal samurai hero. Not to mention that, when it gets down to fighting business, it downright slays.
There are far worse critiques a show can sustain than the observation that there's not enough of it, or that it stuffs too many attention-grabbing elements in too small of a space. It simply means "Yasuke" would be better if there were more of it, and either by accident or intentionally Thomas and his collaborators leave enough about this hero shrouded to make room for that to occur.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
23% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
23% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
The action scenes are gorgeous but don't overshadow the story. They do enhance it in my opinion. I enjoyed the characters and none of them felt overly stereotypical. It's definitely a show you have to pay attention to
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SEASON 1
Feels like a homage to the anime films I grew up on like Ninja Scroll and Sword for Truth. Takes me back to watching anime on the Action Channel when that existed. As with those there isn't really much here in terms of story, but the great action will keep you around.
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SEASON 1
“Yasuke” hits the spot for any anime lover while offering new subversions to the samurai genre. It raises questions regarding racism and sexism. And it never shies away from real ruthlessness. While the story features a few too many dots that need connecting, “Yasuke” connects in every other way for maximum bloody impact.
For all its gore, Yasuke is, at its core, a comforting fairy tale about good versus evil. Though unconcerned with the motivations of megalomaniacs, it conveys the true function of institutional power: to engorge and exert itself.
While liberal with its influences (Dororo and Samurai Champloo come to mind), the show sometimes struggles to find its own individual identity. Fans of the Castlevania anime will notice Yasuke follows a similar formula, jampacking its short-form season with gradually bigger (leading to gargantuan) enemies until an explosive final battle. Nevertheless, the show is certainly worth watching if just for its sumptuous animation and impeccable score.
“Yasuke” is too preoccupied with its wacky video game escort mission story and action to dig into what Yasuke’s boundary-breaking work actually means to him and the people he coexists with. There’s also a noticeable lack of attention for the show’s supporting female characters, many of whom have exciting superpowers but otherwise lack characterization.
It’s tempting to try and look for something else going on in Yasuke, because everything else about it feels somewhat slight. The action scenes are fun to watch—because how could they not be when they involve a samurai and robots and magic—but there are diminishing returns when every fight has a bigger robot or a more foreboding monster.
loved the show, great action and animation, the soundtrack is fire, this show is a badass
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SEASON 1
While deeply flawed, Yasuke is still worth your time (especially for those who miss the style and vibe of Nujabes/Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai)
I’ve seen a few different criticism for this movie that I’ll address in order fairness/relevance.
Unfair criticism: Getting this out of the way since I’ve actually seen people comment on different review sites this as a ‘bad’ thing, so I feel the need to address it—yes, this is an anime that has some themes that deal with class and race. Since Yasuke is the only black samurai of record (as of this review, anyway) that’s pretty important to the story. For most, I assume, that’s the draw of the anime.
Fair criticisms: The pacing is too fast. The narrative lacks focus (I didn’t know the stakes soon enough, needed better villain introduction/development, I didn’t know why I should root for Yasuke/Saki outside of the fact that their main characters, etc.), and it doesn’t develop the relationships it should, so there’s a lack of payoff in the conclusion.
Why you might still want to give it try: The animation is truly top-notch. The character designs and the fight animation is on the level of Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai. Further, the OST is clearly influenced by Nujabes, but does a great job of tailoring it’s sound to aid in creating this stylized, very interesting world interpretation of feudal Japan. Fly Lo created something special with his work on this OST. When it comes to style, this anime is trendsetting. What it doesn’t know in story, it truly makes up for with its style and vibe.
The sum of all parts equates to a wonderful and well worth your time audio and visual experience that endures through a weakly written narrative.
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SEASON 1
Soundtrack by Flying Lotus is amazing, animation is amazing, story is ehh, nothing against any of the voice actors as they did a good job but seeing anime in English never cut it for me....
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SEASON 1