DVD
  | Afro Samurai (2 Discs) (Anime)Voiced by: Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman & Kelly Hu |
( - 15 minutes of extra footage and unedited dialogue
- Interviews with voice talent and the RZA
- Characters and Prop design slideshows
- 5 exclusive art cards
- Unique reversible DVD covers
- 20 page booklet
Afro Samurai is the coolest, the hippest and the bloodiest anime to come out of Japan in quite some time - and maybe ever. With a fast, action-packed storyline, a dream-like quality to the animation, and the spectacular voices of the uber-cool Samuel L. Jackson, the bone-chillingly evil Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Alien Resurrection), and the ultra-sexy Kelly Hu (X Men 3), Afro has quickly become a major worldwide hit. Add a Hip Hop/Soul/Rock soundtrack especially composed by The RZA (Wu Tan Clan, Kill Bill) and you can see why Afro commanded one of the biggest budgets anime has ever seen. Cutting edge animation, top Hollywood cast, a pumping sound track and a great story - it doesn't get better than this!
Average rating (13 reviews)
amazing....
activ8 | 17/01/2009 | See all activ8's reviews (12) »
I bought this for my godson for xmas - and after i checked it out i bought myself a copy.
Samuel Jackson is 'the man' once again - breathing life into the anigmatic killing machine that is afro samurai.
yes the storyline does have weaknesses, and yes some of the characters are weak and some of the things they do are just plain nuts. but the none of the weaknesses are enough to ruin the story - it holds together well and the fight sequences are amazing. The soundtrack is brilliant too.
Check it out - at the price the 2 disc version makes a good buy.
awesome
LoveHateHope | 25/12/2008 | See all LoveHateHope's reviews (2) »
I got this for christmas and i absolutley love it =]
pretty weak
leingod | 04/07/2008 | See all leingod's reviews (6) »
The story line is very weak and pretty predicatable. I think it was a bit rushed and they crammed to much into a few episodes. Its basically a bunch of OTT sword fighting and alot of blood. Which is pretty cool i have to admit but watching seven episodes of it is hardly ground breaking new anime. Altho visually its great the dubbing lets it down as far as im concerned timing was horrific with a really plain script. Altho samuel l jackson brings his usual style of humor but short of a couple of giggles it doesnt add anything to the story. I will agree the sound track is very nicely put together and adds alot of atmousphere.
So all in all looks great good soundtrack with a weak story and a poor script.
Its fine to kill a few hours but dont expect it to blow you away in 5 episodes.
As for the special edition if your into the art cards and such they are amazing well worth the extra money if you like that sort of thing.
Voiced by: Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman & Kelly Hu | |
18 years and over | |
English | |
2 hours 50 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
