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This is the first official illustration of my upcoming comic book "Yasuke: Forgotten Journey". An HD download will be available at Patreon along with other environments and process videos.
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Seconds into the first episode of the Netflix anime “Yasuke,” viewers witness a massacre. Hundreds of warriors lie dead near the Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The year is 1582, and flames envelop the area surrounding the fallen
Though the Netflix series introduces several mystical elements—including giant flying robots, magical armies and weaponized laser beams—the broad strokes of its depiction of the Honnoji Incident are historically accurate. Yasuke was an African warrior in the employ of Nobunaga, a powerful feudal lord known as the “Great Unifier,” during Japan’s Sengoku period. The first Black samurai, he was at Nobunaga’s side when the daimyo died; according to popular lore, Nobunaga tasked Yasuke with returning his head to his son.
#Japanese history#samurai#east African slave trade#16th century#Yasuke#Oda Nobunaga#Ashikaga shogunate
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The Fascinating Story of Yasuke: The First Black Samurai and the Upcoming Movie Adaptation
Have you heard about Yasuke, the first black samurai? His fascinating story is getting a movie adaptation! From slavery to samurai, his journey is truly inspiring. Check out the blog post to learn more about this incredible figure of history.
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African Samurai by Thomas Lockley & Geoffrey Girard
The true story of Yasuke, the first (and probably only) black samurai to serve a lord in feudal Japan, Oda Nobunaga. In case that sounds familiar, Netflix made a show VEEERY loosely based on him (at least the book didn't mention mechs and mages in the 16th century). Always a good handsell for me in my military town, and one I insist goes on every history table we make.
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Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status of a samurai warrior.
Kidnapped as a child, Yasuke had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went.
His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned Buddha.
Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan. When Yasuke was presented to Oda Nobunaga, the Japanese daimyō thought that his skin must have been coloured with black ink. Nobunaga had him strip from the waist up and made him scrub his skin.
"His height was 6 shaku 2 sun (roughly 6' 2")... he was black, and his skin was like charcoal," a fellow samurai, Matsudaira Ietada, described him in his diary in 1579.
The average height of a Japanese man in 1900 was 5' 2" so Yasuke would have towered over most Japanese people in the 16th Century, when people were generally shorter due to worse nutrition.
Yasuke was not just different in height and appearance. He was also very muscular and well built. His strength can be compared to those of 10 men put together. He was indeed a born warrior, a hulk, and a samurai in waiting. One other feature that made Yasuke stand out was his level of intelligence. His mastery of the Japanese language in such a short time was a marvel to many. He was able to learn the culture and tradition of the people.
When Nobunaga realized that the African's skin was indeed black, he took an interest in him. Yasuke already spoke some Japanese and the two men got on well, according to academic Thomas Lockley, who has written a book on Yasuke. Nobunaga grew fond of Yasuke and treated him like family - the African was among a very select group of people allowed to dine with him.
Yasuke was taken in by the warlord to become his weapon bearer. To be a weapon bearer to the most powerful warlord in the whole of Japan was a great privilege and honor. The weapon bearer must also be one who can be trusted with secrets, especially those relating to affairs outside the state. Yasuke’s hard work and diligence paid off, and within a few months, he was rewarded with a home in Azuchi Castle, which was located in the north-eastern province of Kyoto. Yasuke also received a stipend and was gifted with a Katana sword. History has it that the Katana sword is regarded as the symbol of a samurai warrior.
When Nobunaga bestowed the rank of samurai on Yasuke the idea of a non-Japanese samurai was something unheard of. As the first foreign-born samurai, Yasuke fought important battles alongside Oda Nobunaga.
Yasuke at Wikipedia
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Yasuke - the African Samurai
One of the most fascinating historical figures of all time imo; a former-slave (likely) from Mozambique who was sent to Japan by Portuguese Jesuits and became a retainer under Oda Nobunaga. What a story!
I hope you guys enjoy
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The untold stories of non-Japanese warriors like Yasuke have indeed left an indelible mark on Japan's history. Yasuke's remarkable journey, from his initial encounter with Nobunaga to his ascent from bodyguard to samurai, epitomizes a narrative of transcending boundaries in feudal Japan.
From his humble beginnings as a Jesuit missionary's attendant to his eventual status as a revered samurai in the court of Oda Nobunaga, Yasuke reshaped conventional notions of honor and loyalty amidst the tumult of feudal Japan. Exploring the intriguing intersections of African and Japanese cultures through Yasuke's legendary saga sheds invaluable light on the intricate web of global connections that have shaped Japan's storied past.
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Statue of Yasuke, who after arriving in Japan became the first African Samurai in 1579.
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"Yasuke was a historical figure who was known as the first black samurai in Japan. He was a warrior of African descent who served under the powerful daimyo (feudal lord) Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century."
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THE WORLD'S FIRST BLACK SAMURAI WARRIOR
Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status of a samurai warrior.
Kidnapped as a child, Yasuke had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went.
His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned Buddha.
Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan. When Yasuke was presented to Oda Nobunaga, the Japanese daimyō thought that his skin must have been coloured with black ink. Nobunaga had him strip from the waist up and made him scrub his skin.
"His height was 6 shaku 2 sun (roughly 6 feet, 2 inches (1.88m)... he was black, and his skin was like charcoal," a fellow samurai, Matsudaira Ietada, described him in his diary in 1579.
The average height of a Japanese man in 1900 was 157.9m (5 feet 2 inches) so Yasuke would have towered over most Japanese people in the 16th Century, when people were generally shorter due to worse nutrition.
Yasuke was not just different in height and appearance. He was also very muscular and well built. His strength can be compared to those of 10 men put together. He was indeed a born warrior, a hulk, and a samurai in waiting. One other feature that made Yasuke stand out was his level of intelligence. His mastery of the Japanese language in such a short time was a marvel to many. He was able to learn the culture and tradition of the people.
When Nobunaga realized that the African's skin was indeed black, he took an interest in him. Yasuke already spoke some Japanese and the two men got on well, according to academic Thomas Lockley, who has written a book on Yasuke. Nobunaga grew fond of Yasuke and treated him like family .
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We need our big baddies in this tale, so i present to you the designs for Izanami and Akechi Mitsuhide. Both of them will directly or indirectly manipulate Yasuke to follow their twisted schemes. Should they succeed or not is yet to be seen.
There are also other enemies Yasuke will face in this story. For starter, four classes of Oni: the brute, the beast, the general and the sage. Each one will be an unique challenge for Yasuke. There will also be Akechi clan soldiers opposing him, so my man's got a lot of work to do before going back home. *Laughs in character development*
Fujin and Raijin aren't necessarily evil or good yet, i just needed to present them somewhere in a post 😂
PLEASE consider supporting me on Patreon so i can develop this story as i'm dreaming to do it, there will be awesome rewards for the patrons as well as early access to each work in progress and chapter!
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Hey zoomer Huey, oh my god ac red is going to be HELL when they finally revealed Yasuke is going to be the second playable character
https://x.com/oliverjia1014/status/1768104847071719880?s=46
My thing with Yasuke for the upcoming game that they acknowledge he a OUTSIDER. Hell I did some dna research in Southeast Asia and it stated many communities are East African descent so they can say post main story Yasuke settled down and retired to one of those places
Also I saw people said Japan achieved more than those 54 countries….sigh….
People forget that modern Japan is HEAVILY westernized due to American military there (mainly because we don’t want more batshit crazy soldiers like imperial Japanese ones)
And we took care of most of military might because we all know how fucked Japan would be after China got it shit together right?
So Japan was able to rebuilt faster than most countries
We just didn’t pull a British Raj and let Japan keep most of their culture. Okay okay it more complicated
Not to mention our knowledge of japan is due to american occupation there thus the culture exchange for 80 years.
Like my Yoruba thing, yes I want to show more Africans stories. But I swallow the hard pill that I can set the foundation for more better and accurate African stories. But will die before seeing African warriors be treated the same way as Samurai warriors
Also the inferiority complex, look yes African cultures are still shit on
But just grow the fuck up and stop acting like Twitter discourse is everything
I mean I recently bought the Ramayana after finding a mutual who like a naughty character Twitter see as the devil.
Just saying there are good African AND African Americans stories we can tell.
Actually have fleshing out the chimera republic in mind. I think I started to realize an issues with the knights and samurai shit. Wanna read in an another anon?
Did a reverse search on the image here, nice to see most everyone is on the same page, which is Yasuke was real and the only black samurai that's known
Fellow from Japan suggested checking this site if you're looking for dark skinned people, not sure if he means African or not, Spain and Portugal did lots of trading might have had some African slaves or something like that with them. I dunno.
My thing with Yasuke for the upcoming game that they acknowledge he a OUTSIDER. Hell I did some dna research in Southeast Asia and it stated many communities are East African descent so they can say post main story Yasuke settled down and retired to one of those places
I can believe the East African bit, these are the "bad guys" from 300 from India to Ethiopia and they were big on moving people from one place to another in order to keep them from creating a large enough community to pose a threat.
They've become pretty westernized over there in Japan ya, not all the way the commercial with the company apologizing for raising the price of a ice cream after like 25 years is not a western thing at all, we'd say fuck you and then increase it again.
Arizona Ice Tea is a outlier there.
And we took care of most of military might because we all know how fucked Japan would be after China got it shit together right?
We took care of military for the same reason we did with Germany, don't want to have to deal with that shit again so you can have a very limited military that's geared for self defense, someone attacks we'll come running and cover you.
Like my Yoruba thing, yes I want to show more Africans stories. But I swallow the hard pill that I can set the foundation for more better and accurate African stories. But will die before seeing African warriors be treated the same way as Samurai warriors
See if you can find the Shaka Zulu series they made, man literally changed warfare in that part of Africa.
Big issue with sub Saharan Africa is I don't think there was any groups that could field a 10,000 man army, not many at least, not till after islam showed up and gave a unifying identity to different groups. This is just from what I know I may be wrong though.
Just saying there are good African AND African Americans stories we can tell.
Actually have fleshing out the chimera republic in mind. I think I started to realize an issues with the knights and samurai shit. Wanna read in an another anon?
True dat, and ya that could be a fun read feel free.
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From a slave to a Samurai.
The first known black samurai in Japanese history was Yasuke, a man of African origin who lived in Japan in the late 16th century. Yasuke was brought to Japan by Jesuit missionaries and served as a slave to the Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano. However, he eventually caught the attention of the powerful feudal lord Oda Nobunaga, who was intrigued by Yasuke's appearance and made him a retainer. Yasuke was trained as a warrior and was said to have performed well in battles, earning him the title of "samurai."
However, Yasuke's stay in Japan was brief, and after the death of Oda Nobunaga, he disappeared from historical records. Despite his limited time in Japan, Yasuke's story has captured the imagination of people around the world, and he has been the subject of several books, plays, and even a manga series.
It is important to note that while Yasuke was the first known black samurai in Japanese history, there is limited information available about him, and much of what is known has been passed down through legends and oral traditions. Nevertheless, Yasuke remains an interesting and unique figure in Japanese history, and his story continues to inspire people to this day.
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Yasuke, an enslàved African, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first Black Samurai.
Yasuke was a man of African origin who served as a Kashin under the Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga.In 1579, Yasuke arrived in Japan in the service of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano, Visitor of Missions in the Indies, in India 🇮🇳
Borne: Mozambique 🇲🇿
Height; 6' 0''
Battles-wars; Battle of Tenmokuzan, Honno-ji
Rank: Retainer, bodyguard.
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In 1579, a tall African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan.
His height was roughly 6 feet, 2 inches and he had skin like charcoal historians said. The average height of a Japanese man in 1900 was 5 feet 2, so Yasuke would have towered over most Japanese people in the 16th Century,
In 1579, his arrival in Kyoto, the capital at the time, caused such a sensation that people climbed over one another to get a glimpse of him with some being crushed to death, according to historian Lawrence Winkler.
Much about him remains a mystery: it’s unconfirmed which country in Africa he hailed from, and there is no verifiable record of his life after 1582. But Yasuke was a real-life Black samurai who served under Oda Nobunaga, one of the most important feudal lords in Japanese history and a unifier of the country. Yasuke is now the subject of two films and a Netflix Anime series.
https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/
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Book #3 of 2024:
A fascinating fictional telling of the life of Yasuke, the African Samurai brought to Japan as a slave and elevated to the status of a Samurai by Oda Nobunaga.
I was definitely crying near the end. This was beautifully written and i really appreciate the scene near the end where Yasuke tells his old Jesuit owner (who gave him to Nabunaga) that he will not be leaving Japan with him and walks away a free man, determined to live as Nobunaga had asked him to before committing seppuku.
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