Afro Samurai (2007)
6/10
So much potential, but was sold short
1 March 2007
i have to say i didn't enjoy this at all. The best thing was the animation it was slick and sharp (though Afro looks 30 when he's supposed to be in his teens)and is why i gave it a 6.

The story is basically his father is killed by a man called "Justice", this leads him on a journey of vengeance. Yes quite a cliché story, but i had hope, i honestly thought it was going to be like a better "Samurai Jack" marvelous in its simplicity. NO WRONG!! This series is just violent, not in a good way just violent. People being dismembered, blood everywhere but no real entertainment. Every episode is him confronting someone and killing them in a gruesome way, there are no major twists in this series only a blatantly obvious one which you will be able to guess when you see it.

The character of Ninja Ninja (Afro's sidekick) has been classed as annoying i personally found him refreshing it was change to a flash of blood. I didn't see the point of Samuel Jackson, his character hardly talks at all waste of money.

If bloody violence makes your day then go ahead, but if your expecting a classy futuristic, thriller with style this isn't what it is. Instead a graphic, animated bloodfest.
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