COLLECTION · Series · 2007

Afro Samurai

Name: Afro Samurai
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.3

In a post-apocalyptic world where only the strongest survive, two legendary warrior belts exist, with the number 1 belt reserved for the greatest of all. Afro's father once possessed this belt, but he was defeated by "Justice", a gunslinger who wielded the number 2 belt, making him the second strongest. Years later, Afro inherits the number 2 belt and seeks revenge for his father, accompanied by Ninja Ninja. However, a mysterious third group, a sect of monks, appears to be after both belts.

Source: TMDB

* 7.3 (328)ActionAdventureAnimationDramaFantasyScience FictionUnited States · Japan

Directors

Fuminori Kizaki

Creators

Takashi Okazaki

Countries

United States · Japan

Studios

Spike · GONZO · Fuji Television Network

Runtime

25 min/ep

Age rating

TV-MA

Extreme ViolenceExplicit SexStrong LanguageDrug Use

Release

04/01/2007

Score

7.3 / 10 (328)

Where to watch

Streaming

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Buy

Fandango At Home

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

5 episodes · 2007

Episode 1. Revenge

2007-01-04 · 25 min

Afro Samurai is out for revenge. With cold-blooded determination, he sets out on the hunt for Justice, the gunman who killed his father and claimed the Number One Headband.

Episode 2. The Dream Reader

2007-01-11 · 25 min

Afro wakes from dreams of lost youth to find himself in the care of beautiful Okiku. Even as her tender touch soothes the wounded warrior, a violent plan is in motion that will replace pleasure with pain.

Episode 3. The Empty Seven Clan

2007-01-18 · 25 min

Afro’s climb of Mt. Shumi is blocked by the fanatical Empty Seven. After attacking with every weapon in their immense arsenal, they unleash Afro’s most lethal opponent yet - himself.

Episode 4. Duel

2007-01-25 · 25 min

On Mt. Shumi’s snowy peak, Afro faces the vicious two-sword technique of Kuma, a bizarre enemy keenly aware of the horrors of Afro’s past.

Episode 5. Justice

2007-02-01 · 25 min

Afro Samurai draws his blade on the reclusive gunfighter Justice. One fights for vengeance, the other for supreme power. When the vicious battle ends, Number One will stand above the dead.

Cast by season

Samuel L. Jackson

Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)

Phil LaMarr

Brother 1 / Brother 3 / Brother 5 / Kuro / Teen Afro Samurai (voice)

Yuri Lowenthal

Kuma / Jinno (voice)

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