I heard bunch of things about Afro Samurai before watching and also RZA factor was the major reason to found A.S. interesting. The story was so superficial that it looks like they suddenly found an idea and started drawing without thinking about the plot.Headband didn't amaze me from the first episode to the end(and also in the Resurrection). They couldn't reflect the power of headbands to us. And I learned that you can cut a man's head off with your gun.Music part is the best part of Afro. I know RZA is creative dude but I didn't expect this much. Soundtracks are really tight.Images are also good. They really visualized well but music and drawings aren't enough to save Afro.I was really bored and wasn't impressed but I cant tell it's a regret. I advise you to watch Afro Samurai. Maybe I expected more because I imagined differently.

This is not going to be a plot review as many people have written proper and better ones than I could. Instead, this will just be a deposit of loose thoughts from a cinefile who wanted to put something down for others who might be interested in giving this title a go.I originally dismissed this title due to its actual title and thought it was a bit trite in its "Blaxploitation" of afros and samurai. In the anime genre and world, mecha, teen heroes, and samurai have been beaten to death... resurrected and then beaten to death. While a fan of Samuel L. Jackson and of the era of feudal Japan and its samurai I decided to look it up at bluray.highdefdigest.com. I try to make it a point to watch as many different titles as I can and from each style so that I can try to be well-rounded. After seeing such high praises from some interesting sources (aintitcoolnews.com and highdefdigest) I decided to give it a try on blu-ray.The story, while simple, is solid with above par voice overs from a Hollywood cast. The production values look superb and in blu-ray the feature was beautiful. The pace was pleasing and the story-telling was worthy of the best reviews listed on this site. The characters were interesting and the character development was fantastic. Great tie-ins and a recurring theme were refreshing and a delight to watch. There are no heroes here, just characters with their own agendas who all relate to one another. The character comments from the co-producer in the extras are well worth watching as he can explain things from the director and his perspective that really pull things together after you watch the series. While initially having reservations about this title, I can say that I was impressed across the board with it and would highly recommend it to anyone who is open minded or is a dedicated anime fan. Several parts of the story reminded me of borrowed themes from other famed stories or movies; however as a whole the title was genuine and funky as it was fresh... while remaining classic in the anime world. It gets a nine out of ten for me with style. Let me know what you think.

Afro Samurai is a TV mini series that is as cliché as it can possibly get when it comes to a tale about revenge. The main character himself is a bit shallow for the first 2 chapters and his side kick sounded like a typical loud mouth Samuel L Jackson (you either love that about SLJ or you don't). But I had to take a break from the story for a day. When i picked it back up in Chapter 3 the story finally reveals more about his life and others around him. I couldn't stop watching it from that point on.The animation itself is mediocre (some occasions that you can tell they put some effort into fluid of motion) but it's style of caricatures, color, special effects are top notch.If you're a hard core cartoon fan its worth a watch and perhaps worth throwing into your library like i have.

looking at the cover and synopsis of this, i thought I'd be in for a treat. i was greatly disappointed however. watching this made me realize just how much advanced Samurai Jack is, in every aspect. this has its fair share of blood and gore, but the silent macho persona of the main character is becoming a very tired medium to watch, the voice overs are so poor to the extent that i preferred to switch the sound off to mute, and the animation, even though it looked dark and pretty in some cases, for the most part it looked like a dated '80's cartoon. and if i wanted to watch a relatively average '80's style animated series, i have a good fair share to pick from. i really wanted to like this. i was excited even that i found something like this from a local rental store. but now I'm eager to take it back..kids will probably dig it though, no doubt. i don't think i was this critical with my cartoons back in the day.