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General => Akihabara => Cartoons & Comic Books => Topic started by: Masa on July 23, 2006, 09:15:29 PM
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Afro Samurai is the story of a Black samurai in a futuristic yet feudal Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Afro is a warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends, and challenges beyond imagination.
http://www.afrosamurai.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai
Comic-Con 2006: Afro Samurai
July 22, 2006 - Coming at the end of fall on Spike TV, is Okazaki Takahashi's Afro Samurai. If you have been on the Television site recently you noticed that we have been displaying exclusive character biographies, along with artwork by Okazaki. These characters are just one of the many parts that go into making a television program at the scale that Afro Samurai is being made. The panel at Comic-Con today helped us find out more about what makes this show so great.
To kick start things off, we were shown the trailer for the show. If you are a fan of anime, even in the slightest bit, you should be rabid with anticipation for the uncensored action. Looking similar to Ninja Scroll, Afro's art style looks to be inspired by other animated programs like Trigun and The Boondocks, but believe us when we say that none of these shows have anything on what you see in this trailer. The general flow of the clip went from samurai/old west stand-offs with smoking, to hacking/slashing with blood. I would give away the rest of the trailer, but it has come to my attention that we will be showing the trailer on our site on Monday. So sit and salivate, while meditating on a line uttered by Ninja Ninja (Samuel L. Jackson - who also voices the lead role of Afro Samurai) "G**damn, mother f***er!"
Another major bit of news that was shed, was that Afro Samurai plans on expanding and crossing new lines. Originally starting as a mini-series for Spike TV, Afro will then work its way onto DVD with new uncensored content - we are promised buckets of blood, sex and nudity in the additional 3 minutes to each episode on the DVD home release. When questioned later if he was just going to leave it as a five episode miniseries, Okazaki responded saying that Afro Samurai has a massive timeline, and the current story is only a sliver on that line. But they aren't stopping with television, as next year they are planning on releasing a 300 page graphic novel with art from Okazaki, and a videogame being published by Namco tentatively slated for October of next year for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. In addition to all of this, there are also plans for a live action version of Afro Samurai in the form of a major motion picture, starring the voice of Afro Samurai: Samuel L. Jackson (I wonder who they will have play Ninja Ninja since Jackson voices his character as well?). With all this cross promotion, it seems that Afro is around to stay - they will be around for 1000 years if Okazaki has anything to say about it.
Another major part of the panel was the music for the show. When deciding who would be best for the program, Okazaki decided to go with the artist who helped with such films as Kill Bill and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. Surprisingly articulate, and very versed on the art of music, RZA had the audience eating up everything he said - making you totally forget that Samuel L. Jackson was at another panel on the other side of the convention center. When asked to describe the sound that he was going for with Afro Samurai, RZA explained that soul music was taken over by rock and roll, and rock and roll was taken over by hip hop, and he wanted to get the feel of all three meshing together within the show. If the trailer shown was any indication, the tone and feel of the music is dead-on for the look of Afro. Later on RZA was questioned as to whether he had plans for an Afro Samurai Soundtrack, he responded by saying that there is definitely a recording in the works, to which he would like to get some big names to help out - throwing out Big Daddy Kane as one of the names in the mix.
From the looks of it, this panel, if nothing, showed that Spike TV is dedicated to making the show work. With approximately one million dollars vested per episode, it is clear to see what all the fuss is about. With a strong voice-acting cast, perfect music, a creator who has been dreaming of the world of Afro Samurai for about a decade, and the studios backing them up, Afro is shaping up to be one of the must see shows for any fan of television - anime or not.
http://tv.ign.com/articles/720/720468p1.html
Holy shit! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Afro Samurai is gonna be the coolest thing ever! Seriously it has Samuel L. Jackson playing a samurai and RZA is producing the soundtrack. I can't wait!
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whoa this show seems badass. looking forward to it :yep:
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looks pretty awesome :)
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I wonder if the Boondocks' Bushido Brown character is inspired by something like this?
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trailer on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JdzlRY48w8
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OH MAN!! That was off the chain! It just sent chills up my spine. It was like watching GZA's Liquid Swords album come to life!!
RZA and Sam Jackson, life is good 8)
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Werd....
the fighting scenes looks so sweet, and he kept his cool which make it badass
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That trailer is looking pretty sweet. I'm liking the art style going on. Can't wait. :lol:
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I can definetly see myself getting behind this. It looks too good.
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Damn, trailer looks badass like woah. Looking forward to seeing this.
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They should throw in some samurai shamploo characters as special guests :D
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The first episode is already available for North American peeps:
http://www.spiketv.com/mods/afro/player/index.jhtml
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Omfg that's awesome. Can't wait to see some more of it.
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The first episode is already available for North American peeps:
http://www.spiketv.com/mods/afro/player/index.jhtml
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
Y'all can't view that site in Europe - that's fucked up. WMV ver huh. wonder how you can copy this stream...meh, it's all protected.
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That was very sweet indeed, even if it did have Eddie Murphy previews.
And as for that whole "only for US and Canada" crap, punched in a Canadian proxy and was good to go. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/Guchi_Jnr/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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:bump: :D
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http://www.mediafire.com/?aynmk0zgjuo
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Is it me or does the audio drop out every few seconds?
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Is it me or does the audio drop out every few seconds?
Think it's just you bud, because just checked again, and don't have any drop outs at all. And I kept the original audio (wma) when I encoded it from wmv to avi.
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Hell yeah! Seems like a very good serie and with Samuel L. Jackson as a voice actor it can't be bad :D
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This show looks like shit. Art and music are superb and fitting for the setting and stuff but the idea itself seems like its going too far to try and be unique to the point maybe where the idea itself will be the show's only redeeming factor. I guess that's a bit too harsh, considering that even the most out there idea can be good if executed correctly and I'm still looking forward to what this can become and I haven't seen an episode yet, but I'm honestly not seeing much here except for style.
The trailer just had this guy going on all types of badass moves but what else is there? I'm not a style over substance person which is likely why I abhorred Bebop but whatever. The idea of any anime being on Spike TV though pisses the hell outta me.
We shall see how this turns out...
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Saw the first episode on Spike and didn't bother watching the second.
All style, no substance. And the style isn't to my liking, either. The dubbing is annoying, especially that side-kick that follows him everywhere.
The only thing remotely interesting to me is the backstory - not of the headband - but of the feudal/futuristic world.
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Watched a Sammy interview on spike, and he said they were working on a script for a "live action" version.
Usually I hate all live action animes, with the exception of "Cutie Honey" (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/Guchi_Jnr/smilies/drool.gif) , but with Sammy, you know it's gonna kick ass.
He also said they want the Azumi director to do it.
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Saw the first episode on Spike and didn't bother watching the second.
All style, no substance. And the style isn't to my liking, either. The dubbing is annoying, especially that side-kick that follows him everywhere.
The only thing remotely interesting to me is the backstory - not of the headband - but of the feudal/futuristic world.
There are two episodes out now? I saw it on Spike the other day but they showed what I'm guessing is the first episode twice in a row.:confused:
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There are two episodes out now? I saw it on Spike the other day but they showed what I'm guessing is the first episode twice in a row.:confused:
The program guide had two episodes in a row, so assumed the second one was the second episode - it probably was a rerun.
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Yeah, that was probably it!
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When I saw the name I thought it was a joke :lol:
I'm actually more interested in the soundtrack than the actual show.
The animation I think is too over the top for my tastes anyways.
I have to agree with what someone mentioned above that it's sorta like cowboy bebop. I liked bebop so we'll see how this goes.
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After watching this show...I guess my opinion has changed. I must say I kinda like it!
It's definitely all style and no substance, especially when you take into consideration this thing is only five episodes, hardly enough to make a decent storyline. That's what you have to take it for really otherwise you won't get anything out of it.
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You can get episodes 1~3 here (http://www.tokyotosho.com/index.php?cat=5). (torrent site)
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Love the soundtrack. RZA did a nice job with the score.
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Afro Samurai is back!
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeCCUzf6UXU
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1. Combat (Afro Season II Open Theme) - The RZA & P. Dot
2. You Already Know - Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang
3. Blood Thicker Than Mud Family Affair - Reverend William Burks, Sly Stone & Stone Mecca
4. Whar - Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Tash Mahogany & The RZA
5. Girl Samurai Lullaby - Rah Digga & Stone Mecca
6. Fight For You - Thea Van Seijen
7. Bitch Gonna Get Ya - Rah Digga
8. Bloody Days Bloody Nights - Prodigal Sunn &Thea Van Seijen
9. Kill Kill Kill - Rugged Monk
10. Nappy Afro - Boy Jones
11. Bloody Samurai - Black Knights, Dexter Wiggles & Thea Van Seijen
12. Dead Birds - Killa Priest, Prodigal Sunn & Shavo
13. Arch Nemesis - Ace & Moe Rock
14. Brother's Keeper - Reverend William Burks, The RZA & Infinite
15. Yellow Jackets - Ace & Moe Rock
16. Take The Sword Part III - 60 Second Assassin, Leggezin, Crisis, Christ Bearer, Rugged Monk, Tre Irie, Kinetic, Reverend William Burks & Bobby Digital
17. Number One Samurai (Afro Season II Outro) - The RZA & 9th Prince
DOWNLOAD (http://sharebee.com/9964bcbf)
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BACK LIKE COOKED CRACK!!
Mad props for the OST.
Fucking more guts get soaked up then a SHAM WOW! commercial!
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I think this show is okay... it's not something I would plan my TV time around to watch, though, just watch it if nothing else happens to be on.
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Just watched Resurrection today, Afro slicing 'em all up.
Had to watch the 5 eps from 2 years ago first, since I had only seen bits of them.