Yasuke, the world's first African samurai, had to fight for his place in history. The records of his time traversing 16th century Japan and serving under daimyō Nobunaga Oda are still sparse and filled with gaps. And yet, given the figure's significance, anime creator LeSean Thomas is surprised there hasn't been any "full-fledged mainstream media storytelling" of the warrior. He's about to change that now, albeit with a supernatural twist.