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4 January 2007 (USA) morePlot:
A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan. full summaryNewsDesk:
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Evangelion 1.11 Us DVD and Blu-ray in Spring 2010! (From Affenheimtheater. 4 July 2009, 7:37 AM, PDT)
‘Proof’ Optioned As Animated Series — Samuel L. Jackson Attached?
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Samurai champ-wha? moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 14)| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Afro Samurai / ... (5 episodes, 2007) | |
| Phil LaMarr | ... | Brother 1 / ... (5 episodes, 2007) | |
| Yuri Lowenthal | ... | Kuma / ... (5 episodes, 2007) | |
| Terrence 'T.C.' Carson | ... | Sword Master / ... (3 episodes, 2007) | |
| John Di Maggio | ... | Brother #2 / ... (3 episodes, 2007) | |
| Greg Eagles | ... | Brother #6 / ... (3 episodes, 2007) |
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So, I was on the phone channel surfing last night and I almost missed the premiere of this show I've been waiting on for months! I told the person I was talking to that I had to go and I strapped in for the most exciting, action-packed and engrossing anime since Ninja Scroll. A few years ago, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO officially set the bar for innovative feudal-era anime in America. Well, after watching this, AFRO SAMURAI will have you saying "Samurai champ-wha?" The setup is straight out of an Albert Pyun flick: Young boy sees father slain by big baddie. Young boy then grows into badass man and proceeds to challenge big baddie. But the things that GONZO adds to the anime make it more than just your average chop and dice. The mish-mash of ancient Japan and present day also add an interesting visual style to it, kind of like Yûji Shimomura's DEATH TRANCE. In addition, Spike TV did not skimp out on the violence. There's decapitations, impalements, limbs being chopped off, blood spirts like out of KILL BILL; and this was supposed to be the edited-for-TV version!! And let's not forget Samuel L. Jackson, who voices Afro and his sidekick Ninja Ninja. He manages to do both voices completely different (cool, calm and few words with Afro; energetic banter by Ninja Ninja), and of course it's SAMUEL-FRICKING-L. JACKSON!!! The man is just too cool for description! He was the absolutely perfect choice for this project!! I can't wait until the next episode, and please believe I will be copping this bad boy when it debuts on DVD. Until then, Spike TV bitches!!!!