For an anime named Afro Samurai it really is what the name tells it to be. It's a flashy sword fight extravaganza with some not that well developed characters and, to put it bluntly, a bland cliche story.
The story follows a very cookiecutter shounen storyline with the main theme being that of redemption. The best part of the anime hands down is the animation. Fight scenes make it feel like the swords really have weight to them but at the same time they look to be as light as paper to the characters wielding them. The movement of the characters is fluid and well
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