Jan 8, 2008
While not the best wandering samurai show, it certainly takes a decent stab at the genre.
Story - Non-existent, if you're looking for one, try any harem series. Although if it's action you're looking for, this maybe for you.
Art - Gritty animation gave Afro Samurai it's own style, highlight of the series.
Sound - Samuel Jackson's performance as Ninja Ninja, the apparent comical side-kick didn't work for me. His chit-chatter of Afro Samurai's foreseeable demise is a common irritation throughout.
While the voice acting was mediocre, RZA can be commended for his polished musical score for the series.
Character - Being 5 episodes long, there was no chance
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of any character development whatsoever, you either loved the protagonist from the start or loathed him, which would explain why sympathy was used as the initial attention puller. For me, it failed, I've seen this too many times, done better.
Enjoyment - No story=snore. There is a stiffy moment in there for you H fans, though. *raises hand*
Overall - The series caused more sparks than lighting anything imaginative. Was AS a big disappointment? It has to be said, initially I felt AS would not interest me at all and it didn't fail in that department.
Watch this series once then put it with the rest of the pretenders.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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