Afro Samurai

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Afro Samurai, Spike TV, in production
Samuel L. Jackson voices Afro, a black samurai warrior who is on a mission in a futuristically feudal Japan to avenge the wrongful death of his father. This Japanese animated series blends a samurai style with hip-hop as Afro discovers challenges, enemies and friends along the way in his quest. Jackson also executive-produces.

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I’m thinking this could be ok, like samurai champloo or samurai jack…or just terrible like…well i can’t think of a bad example.

I can sum it up like this: “Get these muthafuckin’ snakes outta my muthafuckin afro!”

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Nothing with Samurai and Samuel L Jackson could possibly be bad.

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Get That M…no no, I won’t go there…

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Trailer up at afrosamurai.com.

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Samurai Champloo meets The Boondocks?

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Wasn’t there some PS2 Samurai game set in medieval Japan that had a black guy with a huge afro in it? I dunno. Makes as much sense as Tom Cruise wielding a katana to me.

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Way of the Samurai, though it’s set in late 19th century Meiji era, not medieval times.

Unless you’re talking about some other game, of course.

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will he hunt blackulas?

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From the look of the trailer, throw in some Ninja Scroll.

I’m more than a lil excited by this.

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Seriously. Cowboy Bebop meets Blaxploitation. Maybe it makes more sense with dialogue.

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no no no, with these kind of shows, the more they talk, the dumber it gets.

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This looks absolutely terrible.

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I think Samurai Champloo and Samurai Jack are the examples you’re looking for.