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- Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士, Okazaki Takashi) (born March 18, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, visual designer and graphic designer, most notable for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai.
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Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士, Okazaki Takashi) (born March 18, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, visual designer and graphic designer, most notable for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai.
Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ, Afuro Samurai, stylized as ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI) is a Japanese seinen dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It was originally serialized irregularly in the avant-garde dōjinshi manga magazine Nou Nou Hau from November 1998 to September 2002.
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Afro Samurai
In a futuristic yet feudal Japan, it is said that the one who wields the Number 1 headband is the fiercest fighter in the world and shall possess godlike powers. The only way to obtain the Number 1 headband is to challenge and defeat him in combat. However, only the Number 2 can challenge the Number 1, while anyone can challenge the Number 2, which causes a constant struggle for the Number 2 headband. Justice, the owner of the No. 2 headband, goes to fight the owner of the No. 1 headband, Rok...
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro refuses to wear the No. 1 headband as the rules require, and spends his days making wooden sculptures of people from his past instead of fighting. One dark and stormy night, Jinno (now mindlessly taking orders) and a mysterious woman named Sio attack Afro. Jinno easily defeats him and takes the No. 1 headband for Seo and then robs his father's grave of his remains. Sio is revealed to be Jinno's sister. Sio tells Afro her plans to resurrect Afro's father, Rokutaro, so she can torture him...
Takashi Okazaki started drawing African-American characters on items like Kleenex boxes when he was a teenager, inspired by his fondness for hip hop and soul music. He also drew ideas from American media and their depiction of Japanese culture. Takashi started combining elements of samurai into his work, eventually developing the design for Afro. T...
Manga
Written and illustrated by Takashi Okazaki, Afro Samurai was originally published in the self-funded Nou Nou Hau dōjinshi magazine. First appearing in issue 0, the dōjinshi version was first published from September 1999 to October 2000. After the release of the anime version, Takashi Okazaki recreated the original dōjinshi. Although the recreation of the original manga was created in Japan, it was first published in the United States by Seven Seas Entertainment and Tor Books in two tankōbon...
Anime
One of Takashi Okazaki's friends decided to make action figures based on the character, which were released in small amounts. After the action figures were created, a producer from the Japanese studio, Gonzo, happened to find them and thought of an animated TV project based on the series. The anime took three years to develop, and in the three years the studio also created a trailer, which happened to fall into the hands of Samuel L. Jackson. It was announced that the project would be a five-...
Films
In an Associated Press interview in 2007, Takashi Okazaki confirmed there would be a sequel to the anime series, and that it would also be shown on Paramount Network. In 2008, the sequel was announced to be a TV movie titled Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and that actors Lucy Liu and Mark Hamill would join the voice acting cast. Hip hop artist RZA also came back to provide the soundtrack for the movie. Afro Samurai: Resurrection debuted on Paramount Network on the night of January 25, 2009. On J...
Afro Samurai
1. Samuel L. Jackson- Afro Samurai, Ninja Ninja 2. Kelly Hu- Otsuro 3. Ron Perlman- Justice 4. Jeff Bennett- Foo, Hachiro 5. Steven Blum- Assassin 6. S. Scott Bullock- Dharman (Director's Cut Version) 7. T.C. Carson- Sword Master, Brother 4 8. Grey DeLisle- Oyuki, Woman 9. John DiMaggio- Brother 2, Giant, Ivanov, Patron #2 10. Greg Eagles- Rokutaro, Brother 6 11. John Kassir- Soshun 12. Phil LaMarr- Brother 1, Brother 3, Brother 5, Dharman (original version), Kuro, Teen Afro Samurai 13. Yuri...
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
1. Samuel L. Jackson- Afro Samurai, Ninja Ninja 2. Lucy Liu- Sio 3. Mark Hamill- Bin, Oden Shop Master 4. Jeff Bennett- Brother 3 5. Steven Blum- Assassins, Man A 6. S. Scott Bullock- Dharman, Kidnapper 7. Grey DeLisle- Tomoe, Ogin 8. Greg Eagles- Rokutaro 9. Zachary Gordon- Kotaro 10. Phil LaMarr- Teen Afro Samurai 11. Yuri Lowenthal- Jinnosuke/Kuma 12. Liam O'Brien- Shichogoro 13. Kevin Michael Richardson- Blacksmith, Takimoto 14. RZA- DJ 15. Ariel Winter- Young Sio 16. Dave Wittenberg- Ado...
Jamie Simone- Casting and Voice DirectorThe Afro Samurai manga series has received generally positive reviews from critics. Scott Green, writer of the Anime AICN segment of Ain't It Cool News said that the manga "is a work of design" and that it "utilizes the medium to which it is applied as a platform rather than as an ends unto itself." Scott notes that Okazaki does not have a "head fo...
Official Afro Samurai: Resurrection website (Japanese)Afro Samurai (manga) at Anime News Network's EncyclopediaAfro Samurai (アフロサムライ, Afuro Samurai, stylized as ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI) is a Japanese seinen dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It was originally serialized irregularly in the avant-garde dōjinshi manga magazine Nou Nou Hau from November 1998 to September 2002.
Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士 Okazaki Takashi?) is a Japanese manga artist, visual designer, and graphic designer most notable for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai.
Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ, Afuro Samurai), also written ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI, is a Japanese seinen dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It was originally serialized irregularly in the avant-garde dōjinshi manga magazine Nou Nou Hau from September 1999 to May 2000.
Jul 23, 2024 · The Afro Samurai manga was written and illustrated by Takashi Okazaki. It ran from Nov. 1998 to Sep 2002. Afro went after Justice to attain the Number One headband. Justice killed Rokutaro and took this, which made him the best warrior in the world.
