Takashi Okazaki’s creation, Afro Samurai, struck it big when it made the leap from small time doujinshi to full blown anime in 2007. GONZO headed the animation and created a beautiful five episode series rife with butt-whooping and blood-letting. It aired on Spike TV to rave reviews and had such big names as Samuel Jackson [...]
The voice of Afro Samurai, Samuel L. Jackson would like Andre 3000 to play ‘Afro’ in the Live Action Afro Samurai. From MTV Movies Blog:
“We have a live-action plan,” Jackson revealed, saying that he wants to see Afro’s battle with Number One up on the big screen with flesh-and-blood actors. “Hopefully, that script will come [...]
In looking back, this year has been filled with some awesome anime series. Some series have been subtle, and tell a rich story without overuse of action or visuals. Some anime have been in-your-face action with high-end visuals and sound. Some anime have even managed to combine the two to create something worthy [...]
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