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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.
- Mixed Reactions
- A Full-Circle Moment
- The Soundtrack
- A Legendary Pop Culture Icon
Three weeks into the premier, the series continues to draw strongly mixed reactions online from animation fans globally. In her review article written appearing on Kotaku.com, Ash Parrish said For some anime fans, however, the mechasand magic seemed a bit far-fetched. Some critics have even gone as concluding that the Netflix Yasuke was a “mistake”...
The Yasuke Netflix series has been hailed as a “full-circle moment” among Black anime fans. Its significance as a turning point in the depiction of a Black animation hero has further reignited the discourse on the representation and stereotypical characterization of Black characters incinema. At a deeper level, the new animated series has unearthed...
Every once in a while, a soundtrack is produced that goes beyond capturing the spirit of the motion picture to grip its audience. American musician, DJ, filmmaker, electronic and hip-hop producer Flying Lotus’ album Yasukehas been hailed by critics and anime fans as a masterpiece: While speaking toVulture.com on the making of the Yasuke soundtrack,...
Decades before the 2021 Netflix series, the legend of Japan's Black Samurai appeared in Japanese popular culture. In 1971, famed novelist Shusaku Endo published a book about the samurai. But it was Kurosuke, a children's book about Yasuke published in 1968 by children’s author Kurusu Yoshio (来栖良夫), that provided a spark for the 2021 Netflix series....
Apr 27, 2021 · Entertainment. Yasuke creator LeSean Thomas loves Afro Samurai, but his anime has a different mission. The South Bronx-born, Japan-based director talks about bringing Black history to Netflix. by...
Afro Samurai: Created by Takashi Okazaki. With Samuel L. Jackson, Phil LaMarr, Yuri Lowenthal, Greg Eagles. A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.
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- 2007-01-04
- Animation, Action, Adventure
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Apr 10, 2022 · After nearly 20 years, genre-smashing manga Afro Samurai is set to return to active circulation in July 2022, with a never before seen "director cut" volume from Titan Comics.
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After the release of the anime series, Takashi Okazaki remade the original Afro Samurai dōjinshi into a two-volume manga. To be only released in North America, Tor Books and Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the title and published it under their new Tor/Seven Seas imprint.
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May 12, 2021 · Until Netflix premiered an original six-episode adventure fantasy series bearing Yasuke's name, the first Black samurai had been largely absent from animation, leaving the rest of the world unfamiliar with his story.
