Yasuke places the titular Yasuke – Japan's most famous and mysterious Black samurai – into a colorful world full of magic, technology, and best of all, giant mechs. Ahead of Yasuke's late April premiere, Mercedez Clewis interviewed LeSean about the six-part series, as well as his thoughts on anime for fans of the genre and the potential for new viewers to the medium. So I have a background in history and I've known about Yasuke [the historical figure] for quite some time. But I'm really interested in when you first learned about Yasuke. I learned about Yasuke about twelve years ago. I got a hold of PDFs, files, and images online about a children's book called