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First of all let me just say this right now, this is not some kind of deep meaning kind of show. This is more like turn off your brain and enjoy the extremely good visuals and fight scenes.

When i first heard about Afro Samurai i thought it was a joke, a show made to mock. But when i found some clips and i saw how funny it could be, and how gorgeous the visuals were i was sold.

Story: 5. This is easily the weak point of the show. Afro Samurai ( the main character) Wants the #1 headband to avenge the death of ... his father who had the #1 headband when Afro was a kid. At the start of the show he has the #2 headband.

Its said that the #1 gives you immense power and so on. Nothing really too interesting, just a revenge story. The conclusion isn't satisfying either.

Art: 10. This is easily the best point of the show. It looks absolutely amazing and the animation is outstanding. Creative and beautiful designs on the characters and the scenery.

Sound: 9. Having Samuel L. Jackson as the voice actor for the main character couldn't been a better choice. It fits him so well, the serious Samuel ( think Pulp Fiction etc) and the not so serious Samuel is present in Afro and Ninja Ninja.

The music is mostly rap music, but it fits the situations and the flow. Even though i'm not a fan of rap it works so well with the world and the environment it doesn't bother me.

Character: 6. Other then Afro, Ninja Ninja and the bad guy, there's not many characters that you will care about. And i find it hard to even care about them, they fulfill their roles just fine. But that is about it, there is close to no character development. Ninja Ninja is easily the best character in my opinion though.

Enjoyment and Overall: 9 and 8. It is really enjoyable as long as you don't want it to be deep or have some kind of meaning. It is basically just one bad ass samurai killing a lot of people. With some good jokes and stuff from Ninja Ninja. If you have a night off where you just want to see really well animated awesomeness this is highly recommended. Just don't expect it to make you think or have a good story.