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Afro Samurai 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. Inspired by Okazaki's love of soul and hip hop music and American media, it follows the life of Afro Samurai who witnessed his father, Rokutaro being killed by a male gunslinger named Justice while he was a child. As an adult, Afro sets off to kill Justice and avenge his father.
Original Release
01/04/2007
US Release
01/04/2007
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja / Afro Samurai (voice) / Ninja Ninja (voice) |
| Phil LaMarr | Brother 1 / Brother 3 / Brother 5 / Kuro / Teen Afro Samurai (voice) / Teen Afro Samurai |
| Yuri Lowenthal | Jinno / Kuma / Kuma (voice) / Jinno (voice) |
| Greg Eagles | Rukotaro (voice) / Brother 6 / Brother #6 / Afro's Dad |
| Terrence 'T.C.' Carson | Sword Master (voice) / Sword Master / Swordmaster / Brother #4 |
| John DiMaggio | Brother 2 / Giant / Patron 2 / Brother #2 / Ivanov |
| Ron Perlman | Justice (voice) / Justice |
| S. Scott Bullock | Dharman |
| Fred Tatasciore | Shuzo / Juzo / Patron 5 |
| Dave Wittenberg | Matasaburo / Assassin / Patron 3 / Punk |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number Two | Thursday, 04 January 2007 |
| 2 | Okiku | Thursday, 11 January 2007 |
| 3 | The Empty Seven Clan | Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
| 4 | Kuma | Thursday, 25 January 2007 |
| 5 | Justice | Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
Writers
Derek Draper, Tomohiro Yamashita, Yasuyuki Muto, Christine Yoo, Eric Garcia, Leo Chu
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja / Afro Samurai (voice) / Ninja Ninja (voice) |
| Phil LaMarr | Brother 1 / Brother 3 / Brother 5 / Kuro / Teen Afro Samurai (voice) / Teen Afro Samurai |
| Yuri Lowenthal | Jinno / Kuma / Kuma (voice) / Jinno (voice) |
| Greg Eagles | Rukotaro (voice) / Brother 6 / Brother #6 / Afro's Dad |
| Terrence 'T.C.' Carson | Sword Master (voice) / Sword Master / Swordmaster / Brother #4 |
| John DiMaggio | Brother 2 / Giant / Patron 2 / Brother #2 / Ivanov |
| Ron Perlman | Justice (voice) / Justice |
| S. Scott Bullock | Dharman |
| Fred Tatasciore | Shuzo / Juzo / Patron 5 |
| Dave Wittenberg | Matasaburo / Assassin / Patron 3 / Punk |
| Jeff Bennett | Hachiro / Foo |
| Jason Marsden | Sasuke (voice) / Sasuke |
| Tara Strong | Otsuru (Child) (voice) / Otsuru / Jiro |
| Crystal Scales | Young Afro / Young Afro Samurai |
| Kelly Hu | Otsuru (Adult) (voice) / Okiku |
| Steve Blum | Assassin |
| Grey Griffin | Oyuki / Woman |
| John Kassir | Soshun |
| Liam O'Brien | Kihachi / Patron 4 |
| Dwight Schultz | Assassin 1 / Patron 1 / Ronin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Shinichiro Ishikawa | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Smith | Executive Producer |
| Eric Garcia | Executive Producer |
| Leo Chu | Executive Producer |
| Chihiro Kameyama | Executive Producer |
| Eric S. Calderon | Producer |
| Chris Carlisle | Producer |
| Tommy Blacha | Producer |
| Koji Kajita | Producer |
| Taito Okiura | Producer |
