Samuel L. Jackson has starred in films by Quentin Tarantino, the MCU, and Star Wars, but his best role might be in the anime Afro Samurai.

In a unique samurai manga turned anime, Afro Samurai follows the No. 2 ranked Afro, a Black ronin, on his quest for revenge against Justice, the gun-wielding man who killed his father and donned ...

Although, Afro Samurai (starring none other than Samuel L. Jackson), Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Samurai 7, and Welcome to the N.H.K. also rank among their best. Gonzo ...

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Afro Samurai was one such project as Gonzo adapted the 2007 anime from a manga by Takashi Okazaki. From Romeo x Juliet to Hellsing and Full Metal Panic, Gonzo has overseen a number of impeccable ...

N Lite animation studio has unveiled a new partnership with Emmy-winning Japanese anime studio Gonzo K.K. (“Afro Samurai”) and Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director ...

However, Afro began losing his soul in this war — the very thing Rokutaro didn't want him to do. Interestingly, the manga was tweaked after the initial anime to create Afro Samurai: Resurrection.

Afro Samurai tells the story of Afro, a warrior on a relentless quest for revenge. Holding the Number 2 headband, he battles countless foes to challenge the holder of Number 1.

The Elusive Samurai anime also announced a web radio show titled The Young Master of Radio. The series will be hosted by Yuikawa and Yano, who will be in character as Hojo and Shizuku, respectively.

It was adapted into an anime miniseries in 2007 with a sequel Afro Samurai: Resurrection in 2009, both of which starred Samuel L. Jackson in the lead.

With “ Afro Samurai,” we wanted to see a Black hero in one of our favorite genres: animé. When Samuel L. Jackson signed on, he told us that as a Black actor he had never had a love interest ...