Afro Samurai (TV)
Alternative title:
Afrosamuraj (Polish)
Афросамурай (Russian)
アフロサムライ (Japanese)
아프로 사무라이 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Intense
Copyright notice:
©2006 TAKASHI OKAZAKI, GONZO / SAMURAI PROJECT
Plot Summary:
On the dark path of swordsmanship in a "futuristic" yet feudal Japan, it is said that the one who becomes the No. 1 warrior will rule the world with powers akin to a god. Only the No. 2 warrior is allowed to challenge the No. 1, but anyone can challenge the No. 2. The current No. 2, the Afro Samurai, travels the road looking for revenge on Justice, the man who murdered his father (who was then the No. 1) in front of him when he was just a boy, a skilled gunman who became the current No. 1 after defeating Afro's father.
User Ratings:
2444 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
5
Episode titles: We have 5
Production cost:
¥119,580,000 ( $1,000,000)
Vintage:
2007-01-04 to 2007-02-01 (Canada & USA - Spike TV)
2007-05-03 (Japan)
2007-06-14 (France)
2007-11-17 (MTV Brasil)
Opening Theme:
"Afro Theme" by RZA
Ending Theme:
"Afro Outro" by RZA
Official website:
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 2
Reviews:
Afro Samurai 2: Kuma's Revenge (Sep 22, 2015)
Afro Samurai Blu-Ray (Nov 4, 2008)
Afro Samurai (Aug 13, 2007)
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
Afro Samurai - Season 1: Director's Cut [Uncut] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2008-08-26 (from $12.59) |
Afro Samurai - The Complete Murder Sessions [Uncut] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2010-06-22 (from $81.99) |
Afro Samurai - Season 1: Director's Cut [Uncut] [Walmart Exclusive] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2024-10-15 |
Afro Samurai - The Complete Series + Resurrection Movie [SteelBook] [Uncut] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2024-11-12 (from $27.99) |
DVD (Region 1) |
Afro Samurai - Director's Cut [Uncut] (Dub.DVD) delayed/cancelled |
Afro Samurai - [Edited] (Dub.DVD) delayed/cancelled |
Afro Samurai - Director's Cut [Uncut] (Dub.DVD) 2007-05-22 (from $5.49) |
Afro Samurai - [Edited] (Dub.DVD) 2007-05-22 (from $3.06) |
Afro Samurai - The Complete Murder Sessions [Edited] (Dub.DVD) 2009-11-03 (from $13.34) |
Afro Samurai - The Complete Murder Sessions [Uncut] (Dub.DVD) 2009-11-03 (from $249.99) |
Soundtrack |
Afro Samurai - CD Soundtrack (Explicit Lyrics) (OST) 2007-01-30 (from $12.99) |
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Script: Tomohiro Yamashita
Screenplay: Yasuyuki Mutō
Storyboard:
Chris Prynoski (OP) Fuminori Kizaki (ep 5) Ken Ōtsuka (eps 1-3) Takeshi Koike (Pilot) Yukio Nishimoto (ep 4)
Original Manga: Takashi Okazaki
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Executive producer: Chihiro Kameyama
Animation Check: Kumiko Ōta
Animation producer: Hisataka Kasama
Assistant Animation Director: Gosei Oda (ep 3)
Background Art:
Azusa Kakoi (Atelier Musa) Chiharu Kono (Atelier Musa) Eiko Shinozaki (Atelier Musa) Fumiaki Kaneko (Atelier Musa) Mai Hamako (Atelier Musa) Masaki Katō (Atelier Musa) Masami Ohta (Atelier Musa) Minori Omori (Atelier Musa) Shigemi Ikeda Shin Yamazaki (Atelier Musa) Shūichi Ōkubo Takae Iijima Yoshimi Mineda (Atelier Musa) Yuko Doi (Atelier Musa)
Background Design: Shepard Fairey
CG Design: Mitsuharu Okita
CG Producer: Norikazu Kanbayashi
Color Check: Takae Iijima
Color setting: Takae Iijima
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
In-Between Animation:
Ai Mochida Aya Kubota Jun Shirai Kanae Matsunaga Rena Okuyama Tomoyo Masuda Yuko Nakajima
Key Animation:
Akihiro Yamamoto Chie Nishizawa Gosei Oda (eps 4-5) Hideki Kakita Hiroyuki Kanbe Hisashi Mori (eps 4-5) Itsuko Takeda Jiro Honda Katsuya Kikuchi Kazuhiro Miwa Keisuke Watabe (Studio Hercules) Kōichi Hashimoto Manabu Tanzawa Masahiro Sekino Michinori Chiba (Studio Hercules; ep 1) Mitsuru Obunai (Studio Hercules) Naoki Kitajo Nobuhiko Genma Noriko Takahashi Sachie Sako Satoru Iida Seiichi Nakatani Tadashi Abiru Takahiro Takamizawa Takayoshi Hashimoto Takeshi Koike (Pilot) Taro Ikegami (eps 1-3) Tomohiro Hirata Tomoko Tanaka Yousuke Kabashima Yu Maruyama
Setting: Takeshi Koike (Pilot)
Sound Design: Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Production Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama
Special Effects: Shigenobu Kaihoko
Title Design: Masashi Ichifuru
VFX Director: Kenji Fujita
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Animation Production: GONZO
Background Art:
Atelier Musa BIC Studio (ep 4) GK Entertainment (eps 2-3) Ogura Kobo (eps 3-4) Studio Daiyo (ep 4)
CG Production: Trilogy Future Studio
In-Between Animation:
drop (ep 4) Frontline (eps 3-5) GK Entertainment (eps 1-4) Märchen-Sha (ep 1) Phoenix Animation Uni Animation (eps 1-4)
Paint:
drop (ep 4) Frontline (eps 3-5) GK Entertainment (eps 1-4) Phoenix Animation Studio Targe (eps 2-3, 5) Uni Animation (eps 1-4) Wish (ep 1)
Production:
Dentsu Inc. Fuji Television Network GONZO Paramount Network Pony Canyon Samurai Project Spike TV Tornado Film Victor Entertainment
Recording Studio: Studio 2001
Sound Design: Digital Circus
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
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Music: RZA
Consulting Producer: Tommy Blacha
Editing: Bruce W. Cathcart
Music Editing: Mike Baiardi
Post-Production Supervision: AJ Ullman
Production Coordination: Lindsey Myers
Re-Recording Mixing: Steve Romero Jr.
Talent Coordination: Laura Lopez
Voice Direction: Jamie Simone
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Adaptation: Titmouse Inc.
ADR Production: STUDIOPOLIS, Inc.
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) Manga Entertainment (Great Britain & Ireland)
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand) FUNimation Entertainment Hulu Tubi TV YouTube
Opening Animation: Titmouse Inc.
Post Production: illuminate
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Distributor: Mirage Entertainment (Blu-Ray) |
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ADR Director: Luq Hamet
Executive producer: Carlo Levy
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Broadcaster: Animax Germany
Dubbing: Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand
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Broadcaster: 2*2
Distributor: MC Entertainment
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Broadcaster: Hyper |
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Broadcaster: MTV Brasil (TV version subtitled) |
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