10 Best Anime Like Netflix’s Yasuke

If you loved Netflix’s anime series, Yasuke, you’ll love these 10 other great anime series with similar themes about samurai, honor and warfare.

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After scoring an Academy Award nomination for his commanding performance as Bill O’Neal in Judas and the Black Messiah, acclaimed actor LaKeith Stanfield voiced the lead role in Netflix’s new six-part anime series, Yasuke. Created by Lesean Thomas, the historical samurai anime draws inspiration from the real-life titular hero who arrived in Japan in 1579 from Africa and become one of the most formidable fighters in all the land.

Yasuke joins a rich lineage of action-packed samurai anime to be created in the past two decades, many of which blend the history of Feudal Japan with futuristic artwork. Here are the absolute best to watch.

10 Brave 10 (2012) – Available On Amazon Prime Video & Tubi

With double the number of Yasuke episodes, Brave 10 is sure to appeal to fans of Netflix’s newest samurai anime. The story revolves around Nami Isa (Rina Sato), a young girl attempting to evade a band of assassins who ends up befriending a ronin samurai named Saizo (Daisuke Ono).

Upon being rescued, Saizo takes Nami to a nearby castle, where they meet powerful lord Sanada (Toshiyuki Morikawa). With plenty of action-packed battle sequences, Nami must harness her hidden inner powers to defeat the Sanada 10 Braves.

9 Blade Of The Immortal (2019 – ) – Available On Amazon Prime Video

As a self-contained 13-episode miniseries, the original 2008 series Blade of the Immortal is a binge-worthy affair to get into once Yasuke is finished. However, fans of contemporary animation ought to check out the revamped 2019 series of the same name.

The newest iteration of the manga follows Rin (Ayane Sakura), a young woman devastated by the savage slaughter of her parents at the hands of masterful swordfighters. To avenge her parents’ honor, Rin seeks the help of a mysterious drifter, Manji (Kenjiro Tsuda), a super-skilled samurai who’s been granted immortality by a witch.

8 Hyouge Mono (2011 – 2012) – Available On BetaSeries

With 39 episodes that aired from 2011-2012, Hyouge Mono is yet another genuinely compelling samurai anime to be produced in the past decade. However, with more of a high-brow arthouse quality, the reasons for such are much different.

Set during the Warring States Period, the drama traces rising samurai Sasuke Furuta (Koji Ohkura), an eccentric fellow who must choose between aspirations to become a powerful politician or remain a man of the people who enjoys the country’s ceremonial tea tradition.

7 Hakuouki (2010 – ) – Available On Amazon Prime Video

Based on the video game of the same name, Hakuouki is a splendid samurai anime that focuses on a daughter’s dogged quest to find her suddenly missing father.

When Chizuru Yukimura (Houko Kuwashima) ventures to Kyoto to find her father, she is kidnapped by a mysterious cabal before being rescued by the Shinsengumi police force. Teaming with a rogue officer, Chizuru must defeat a sect of demon warriors and immortals while keeping her eye on the prize.

6 Samurai 7 (2004) – Available On Hulu

Tied for one of the oldest anime series on the list, Samurai 7 is still sure to resonate with those who enjoyed Yasuke. In addition to providing an alternate feudal Japan, the series combines medieval swordplay with futuristic mecha-monsters and gigantic aircraft.

When the villagers become fed up with the incessant thievery, they set to recruit samurai to protect their land. However, only a few hard-luck warriors are willing to take the thankless task, leaving the village in a precarious position.

5 Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007 – ) Available On Crunchyroll & Funimation

For Yasuke fans looking for a bit more bloodshed, tune into Shigurui: Death Frenzy, the 12-part anime series released in 2007. The beloved anime series follows two physically compromised warriors competing in a medieval combat tournament.

Set in 1629 Japan, the story tracks the blind swordsman, Irako (Nozomu Sasaki), who fights in an organized samurai tournament with the one-armed warrior, Fujiki (Daisuke Namikawa). The series has been praised for its violent realism and thought-provoking finale.

4 Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005) – Available On Hulu

Based on the 1958 novel, The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, by Futaro Yamada, Basilisk boasts one of the most intriguing premises of any samurai anime series. Set in 1614 Japan, the conflict finds 20 samurai warriors in a battle royale for government supremacy for the following millennium.

With Hidetada Tokugawa poised to be named Japan’s next shogun, two warring factions who support the candidate dispatch 10 skilled warriors to fight to the death. The winning side will prop Tokugawa as their leader for the next 1,000 years.

3 Samurai Champloo (2004 – 2005) – Available On Hulu

Set during the Edo period of Japan (1600-1868), Samurai Champloo is not only one of the oldest series on this list, but also one of the all-time most critically acclaimed samurai shows ever made.

The story focuses on Fuu, (Ayako Kawasumi) an unassuming teahouse waitress who is accosted by a violent samurai gang. During the attack, Fuu is rescued by Jin (Ginpei Sato) and Mugen (Kazuya Nakai), two combative young ronin who get thrown in jail and sentenced to die for fighting each other. When Fuu helps them escape, the three traverse the country to locate the evil samurai responsible for Fuu’s attack.

2 Gintama (2005 – 2018) – Available On Hulu

With 375 episodes aired from 2005 to 2018, Gintama is the longest-running samurai anime on this list. For fans of Yasuke looking for a marathon series, here’s the one to watch.

Set in an alternate reality, Gintama imagines a past Japan in which samurai have been stripped of their powers and made to live as ordinary blue-collar workers. With the country under attack from aliens, a young rebellious samurai named Gintoki (Tomokazu Sugita) bucks the rules and continues to live by the way of the sword, as he mounts brave counterattacks with his gang.

1 Afro Samurai (2007) – Available On Hulu/Tubi

Considering how Afro Samurai is loosely based on the historical figure of Yasuke, the series becomes the number one destination for fans of the character.

Created by Takashi Okazaki in 2007, the five-part miniseries tells the fascinating story of Afro Samurai (Samuel L. Jackson), an African shogun warrior who mounts a vicious revenge campaign to atone for his father’s wrongful murder in Fuedal Japan. Afro’s number one target is an evil villain named Justice (Ron Perlman), razing a slew of enemies in the process.

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