Afro Samurai

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Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ) is a manga series created by Takashi Okazaki, originally shown in the NOU NOU HAU dōjin magazine. Made into a 5 episode mini-series Produced by Gonzo and directed by Fuminori Kizaki.

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Plot

A samurai seeks revenge for his father and to reclaim his father's #1 headband from his killer, while also fighting through swarms of others who wish to claim the #2 headband that is in his posession so that they can fight the owner of the #1.

Characters

  • Afro Samurai
  • Ninja Ninja
  • Rokutaro (Afro's Father)
  • Otsuru/"Okiku"
  • Sword Master
  • Sasuke
  • The Empty Seven
  • Dharman
  • Afro Droid
  • Jinnosuke/"Kuma"
  • Justice

Music

The soundtrack was done by RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) also including Big Daddy Kane, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, and GZA.

Movie

Afro Samurai: Resurrection, was released on DvD on February 3rd, 2009.

plot

Just as Afro was getting tired of all the killing an old face returns to kill him.

Video Game

Follows the same storyline arc of the anime. Some events were changed from the anime.

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