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Afro Samurai (TV Miniseries)

Afuro Samurai (Afro Samurai)

2007

Fuminori Kizaki

Animation, Voice: Samuel L. Jackson

7.0

3,058

TV Series. Animation. Action. Fantasy. Adventure. Drama. Western After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary path of revenge for his murdered father, he sheds no tears & knows no love. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a lawless technology-speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blade to reach his final ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Dan Iverson IGN	"A technical achievement which wonderfully blends Eastern and Western cultures together to make a series which makes for necessary viewing for anime fans"	POS
United States	Virginia Heffernan The New York Times	"[The atmospherics] are mesmerizing. The palette is limited but superb (...) What’s missing is flesh, faces and mouths that move convincingly"	NEU
Canada	Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"Obscenely entertaining in the best 70s/b-movie style (...) Each episode has moments of quiet contemplation which are surprisingly effective at creating dramatic impact"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Potton The Times	"This stylish mini-series is the meeting point for two schools of cool"	POS

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