As mentioned in the Hellsing review, Animerated is conducting a series of anime reviews. Today, I review the first episode of the Afro Samurai OAV. First, a little background. Afro Samurai is based on the manga series by Takashi Okazai, which first appeared in Nou Nou Hau magazine in September 1999. Studio Gonzo produced the five-episode OAV under the direction of Fuminori Kizaki, who previously helmed the Blue Gender series and movie. The anime made its US television debut on January 4th... Related posts:Second trailer for The Dream of the Last SamuraiHellsing episode 1Guin Saga episode 11 and 12 review
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Wherein the Afro Samurai kills everyone. Yes, EVERYONE!
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Title:  Afro Samurai Vol 1 Author:  Takashi Okazaki Publisher: Seven Seas/Tor ISBN:  9780765321238 May Contain Spoilers Though I have managed to somehow avoid watching the Afro Samurai anime, I was intrigued when I received this ARC.  I had no real prior knowledge of the plot, and about the only thing I knew [...]
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Welcome to 2007! To greet the new year, I thought I’d give a quick review of SpikeTV’s Afro Samurai! You can view the first episode here! Afro Samurai tells the story of two ancient headbands - number one and number two. The wearer of headband number one has the powers of ‘a god’ - or [...]
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Welcome to 2007! To greet the new year, I thought I’d give a quick review of SpikeTV’s Afro Samurai! Afro Samurai tells the story of two ancient headbands - number one and number two. The wearer of headband number one has the powers of ‘a god’ - or something. They can only be defeated by [...]
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