Some characters are fine — protagonists Naoe ... inspiring manga and anime classics like Afro Samurai, while also being depicted directly in games like Samurai Warriors 5. In Shadows, Ubisoft ...

Then there’s Yasuke, an Afro-Portuguese man ... out differently depending on the character. While Naoe is quick, Yasuke is clumsy, as you’d expect of a samurai. He’ll even quip along the ...

Ahead of the release of Shadows, certain corners of social media, including billionaire Elon Musk, criticised the diverse set of main characters of the ... a heavily armoured African samurai based on ...

Characters like Inuarashi, Ashura Doji, and Kawamatsu showcase the strength and diversity of the samurai in One Piece. Izo's unique fighting style, backstory, and sacrifice make him a memorable ...

Mount Airy-based writer Hilary Beard dropped everything to help George E. Johnson write his autobiography. Like many Black ...

Not only have these mysterious characters caused havoc almost immediately after getting to the island, but they possess some of the most powerful Devil Fruits in all of One Piece. When used ...

To critics, highlighting these two characters allegedly overwrites the history of male Japanese samurai, injecting a “foreignness” they believe distorts the setting. Historians also debate ...

A Japanese petition against the depiction of the samurai character received more than 100,000 signatures. The petition's text blasted a "lack of historical accuracy and cultural respect" by game ...

Tokyo: A Japanese lawmaker on Wednesday slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series, complaining that a samurai character destroys the interior of a Shinto shrine.

TOKYO – A Japanese lawmaker on March 19 slammed the latest video game in the hit “Assassin’s Creed” series, complaining that a samurai character destroys the interior of a Shinto shrine.