Afro Samurai
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Actor: Greg Eagles, John Di Maggio, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman, Samuel L. JacksonBrand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 1-4210-1088-7
Studio: Funimation
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- Afro Samurai (voiced by Academy Award nominated Samuel L. Jackson) is an epic tale of a black samurai s hunt for Justice (voiced by Ron Perlman: Hellboy, Alien Resurrection ) who murdered his father. With music score by The RZA ( Kill Bill , Wu Tang Clan) Afro Samurai blends traditional Japanese culture, funky technology and hip hop to create a brutally fresh entertainment experience. Genre:&nbs
Movie Reviews of Afro Samurai
Movie Review: Not the Best, but still a must see
Summary: 4 Stars
Afro Samurai is the story of a man who is out to avenge the death of his father. In order to do this he must find Justice(the current number 1) and must also retain possession of the number 2 headband. The story of the headbands is that the number 1 can only be challenged by the number 2, but the number 2 can be challenged by anybody. Afro is accompanied by Ninja Ninja who serves as the comedic relief for the show. Along the way Afro runs into many problems such as a man with a crossbow/grenade launcher, a dream reader who works for the empty seven, a robotic clone of himself using data the dream reader stole from him, an old friend named Kuma , and of course Justice. The villains are pretty bizarre in this show. Kuma is dressed as a giant teddy bear and Justice is a mutated cowboy/samurai trying to become a god. The music in this series is awesome and the animation is just as good. The animation has a lot of dark colors with a big hint of red from all of the blood spilled in the series. This series is good but it also has its weaknesses. Justice is awesome but for being the main villain he is under used. As a matter of fact Justice is in the show about as much as Afro drinking lemonade is. Another weak point is the final battle between Justice and Afro which only gets about ten minutes of screen time. This may not be the best anime ever made but it definitely deserves to be watched.
Summary of Afro Samurai
Ice Cold Soul and a Jones For RevengeAfro Samurai (voiced by Academy Award® nominated Samuel L. Jackson) is an epic tale of a black samurai's hunt for Justice (voiced by Ron Perlman: Hellboy Alien Resurrection ) who murdered his father. With music score by The RZA ( Kill Bill Wu Tang Clan) Afro Samurai blends traditional Japanese culture, funky technology and hip hop to create a brutally fresh entertainment experience.
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The violent five-part adventure Afro Samurai marks both the increasing confluence of American and Japanese pop culture and the shift in Japanese depictions of African-Americans. The popularity of hip-hop in Japan has led to more positive images of blacks, including Takashi Okazaki's original manga. The "Director's Cut" contains an additional 15 minutes of footage, and is even gorier than the broadcast version on Spike TV. As a boy, Afro Samurai saw his father beheaded by the maniacal Justice. The murderer sought an ancient headband that marks the wearer as the #1 warrior in the world. As an adult, Afro seeks only revenge, cutting down anyone who blocks his path to Justice. Afro Samurai depicts a oddly anachronistic world that infuses cell phones, cigarette lighters, and cyber technology into traditional Japanese culture. The elongated character designs recall Peter Chung's Aeon Flux, and much of the series is rendered in moody grays, accented by gobbets of scarlet blood. Afro is such a taciturn figure, most of the dialogue goes to his motor-mouth comrade Ninja Ninja. This big budget production features an eclectic score by Wu-Tang Clan co-founder RZA and an A-list vocal cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Ron Perlman. But for all its elaborate production values and over-the-top fights, Afro Samurai suffers from a weakness at its core: Afro is so monosyllabic and cold-blooded, he's not very interesting. His inevitable duel-to-the-death with Justice lacks the emotional punch of Spike's face-off against Vicious in Cowboy Bebop or Kenshin's one-on-one with Shishio in Rurouni Kenshin. This extremely violent series is not for the faint of stomach. (Rated TV MA, suitable for ages 17 and older: graphic violence, profanity, sexual activity, grotesque imagery, nudity, risqué humor, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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