JackFetch Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 The official website for Spike TV's Afro Samurai, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, has launched with the new trailer, which was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con. The five episode series is the tale of a black samurai in futuristic, yet feudal Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. "Afro" is a warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends and challenges beyond imagination. The series, produced in Japanese animation, blends samurai style with hip-hop, creating a kind of action that American audiences have never seen before. Afro Samurai is a creative collaboration between Jackson, Takashi Okazaki and Japanese animation company Gonzo, a division of GDH, who is also acting as series producer. The concept of Afro Samurai was created by graphic designer, illustrator and artist Takashi "Bob" Okazaki (Spider-Man, Blade: Trinity). Samuel L. Jackson in anime. You know you want to see it. Go see the trailer. http://www.afrosamurai.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 To be fair, anime has already seen samurai blending with hip hop (Samurai Champloo), but with Samuel L. Jackson at the helm I'm sure this will be awesome. They better not make him untalkative though, Samuel is best when he's cussing the fuck out of everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 To be fair, anime has already seen samurai blending with hip hop (Samurai Champloo), but with Samuel L. Jackson at the helm I'm sure this will be awesome. They better not make him untalkative though, Samuel is best when he's cussing the fuck out of everyone. He was on a talk show recently(Conan I think), and they showed a clip from Afro Samurai. They had to bleep out most of what he said, so yeah, that answers that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenji Sumachi Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I might as well check it out on Thurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bento Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I think I'm going to try it out. http://tv.ign.com/articles/752/752802p1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Yeah, my TiVo is set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 meh, pretty bad in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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