Toei Senior Managing Director Koichi Wada denied Deadline’s claim that the studio is producing Yasuke – Way of the Butterfly. “Nothing has been decided yet,” he clarified during the company’s ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, professor Sachi Schmidt-Hori disarmed hateful critics by creating a space for conversation.

Critics argue that Ubisoft’s portrayal of Yasuke as a samurai misrepresents history, igniting arguments from historians and nationalists. Social media users call the game “offensive” to Japanese ...

But one foundational choice by the creative team has provoked fierce debate online and beyond: casting a black samurai, Yasuke, as one of the two playable ... a sensitive issue—as shown by reactions ...

Photo: AFP Since being tapped in late 2021 ... But one foundational choice by the creative team has provoked fierce debate online and beyond: casting a black samurai, Yasuke, as one of the two ...

But one foundational choice by the creative team has provoked fierce debate online and beyond: casting a black samurai, Yasuke ... as shown by reactions to images showing a "Shadows" player ...

Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFP/File The "Assassin's Creed ... But one foundational choice by the creative team has provoked fierce debate online and beyond: casting a black samurai, Yasuke, as one of the ...