Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ Afuro Samurai, stylized as ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI) is an American anime television series based on the manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It debuted on Paramount Network, on January 4, 2007 and ended on February 1, 2007.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Voice Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | ||||
|
Afro Samurai | Samuel L. Jackson | ||
|
Phil LaMarr (teen) | |||
|
Crystal Scales (young) | |||
|
Ninja Ninja | Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| Antagonists | ||||
 
|
Jinnosuke / Kuma | Yuri Lowenthal | ||
|
Okiku / Otsuru | Kelly Hu | ||
|
Tara Strong (young) | |||
|
Dharman | Phil LaMarr (ep. 4; TV edit) | ||
| S. Scott Bullock | ||||
|
Justice | Ron Perlman | ||
| The Empty Seven | ||||
|
Brother 1 | Phil LaMarr | ||
|
Brother 2 | John DiMaggio | ||
|
Brother 3 | Jeff Bennett | ||
|
Brother 4 | Terrence C. Carson | ||
|
Brother 5 | Phil LaMarr | ||
|
Brother 6 | Greg Eagles | ||
| Other Characters | ||||
|
Sword Master | Terrence C. Carson | ||
|
Sasuke | Jason Marsden | ||
|
Jiro | Tara Strong | ||
|
Matasaburo | Dave Wittenberg | ||
|
¿? (young) | |||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Voice Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rokutaro | Greg Eagles | 1 |
|
Ronin | Dwight Schultz | |
|
Oyuki | Grey DeLisle | |
|
Soshun | John Kassir | |
|
Juzo | Fred Tatasciore | |
|
Kihachi | Liam O'Brien | |
|
Kuro | Phil LaMarr | |
|
Punk | Dave Wittenberg | |
|
Giant | John DiMaggio | |
|
Hachiro | Jeff Bennett | 2 |
|
Yashichi | James Arnold Taylor | |
|
Foo | Jeff Bennett | 3 |
|
Ivanov | John DiMaggio | |
|
Shuzo | Fred Tatasciore | 4 |
Additional Voices[]
- Jeff Bennett
- Steve Blum
- Grey DeLisle
- John DiMaggio
- Phil LaMarr
- Liam O'Brien
- Dwight Schultz
- Tara Strong
- Fred Tatasciore
- Dave Wittenberg
Notes[]
- Phil LaMarr is miscredited as Brother 3.
- LaMarr also originally voices Dharman in Episode 4, though is replaced by S. Scott Bullock for the Director's Cut release.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Paramount Network | United States | 
|
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2008 | 
|
The Complete Series* | 1 NTSC |
United States |
|
| 1 Disc | ||||||
|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
*Uncut and Edited Versions
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Afro Samurai at the Internet Movie Database
- Afro Samurai (anime) at the Anime News Network