Ninja Boy!
Thousand Master
good news for fans of the orginal Afro Samurai....well basically a sequel is in the works, and has been announced at the Comicon event.
check out Animenewsnetworks article on the panel:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convent ... surrection
also here is what seems to be the press release from Funimation announcing the ditribution of the product.
and most importantly....here is the trailer. [edit - i changed the embeded video from youtube to dailymotion because, youtube version was loading really slowly.)
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check out Animenewsnetworks article on the panel:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convent ... surrection
also here is what seems to be the press release from Funimation announcing the ditribution of the product.
FLOWER MOUND, TX, July 24, 2008 – FUNimation® Entertainment has acquired the home video, master toy and merchandising rights to AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION from GDH K.K., the second installment to the animated series Afro Samurai which aired on Spike TV in 2006 and was the best-selling anime DVD release of 2007.
Academy Award® -nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson returns as the voice of Afro and his sidekick Ninja Ninja as well as executive-producer of this stylish series.
Based on the graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki and set in a unique world that is part ancient Japan and part futuristic fantasy, the five-episode first season of AFRO SAMURAI followed the solitary samurai's journey to avenge the murder of his father. In this second season, Afro Samurai picks up his sword once again to wreak bloody vengeance against an army of deadly foes.
Joining the cast is Lucy Liu (Dirty Sexy Money, Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill) as Sio, a seductive and sadistic mastermind plotting to destroy Afro. Also newly cast is Mark Hamill (Star Wars) as Bin, Sio's servant and protector.
Returning to the cast is Yuri Lowenthal (Naruto) as Kuma, the teddy-bear headed warrior and once childhood friend of Afro.
Renowned rap artist RZA again provides a funktastic score, fueling the show's intense drama and fusing American hip-hop culture with the world of the classical samurai.
FUNimation Entertainment will bring AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION to DVD in February 2009. The first season will be available on Blu-Ray disk August 26.
and most importantly....here is the trailer. [edit - i changed the embeded video from youtube to dailymotion because, youtube version was loading really slowly.)
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