Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Afro Samurai, a new print edition of the out-of-print classic is coming. The manga was selfi-published in Nou Nou Hau Magazine from November 1998 to September 2022. Funimation turned it into an anime, featuring Samuel L. Jackson.
Here’s the synopsis:
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
In Afro Samurai Vol. 1 & 2, we witness the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
Afro Samurai’s lasting impact can be seen in today’s appetite for all things manga and anime, as it was one of the first cross-cultural collaborations that celebrated Asian pop culture and US hip hop, to create an entirely new hybridised visual and musical language.
Afro Samurai Volume 1 comes to store August 2022, and Volume 2 in October 2022.
