Bubbleblabber’s Definitive Ten Best Adult Animated Drama Series Of 2021 (International)
9) Yasuke (English Dub)
Yasuke is a fun escape that is full of gorgeous animation and unbelievable fight sequences that reflect the barbarism of the samurai genre and the limitless imagination of fantasy narratives. This anime crafts an entertaining story that embraces history, but blends it together with such unusual and fantastical elements that it never feels like homework. Yasuke’s first season is confident and covers a lot of ground in six episodes, but it also feels like a tease of what this anime can accomplish with a longer leash. Hopefully Yasuke will get the opportunity to go even further with the unique foundation that it builds. Season one of Yasuke is a shotgun burst of creativity. It casts a wide blast that reflects the anime’s broader strokes and themes, but season two is ready to become a precision sniper shot that focuses Yasuke’s ideas into a deadly concentrated explosion.
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