アフロサムライ

Afro Samurai

After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary path of revenge for his murdered father, he sheds no tears & knows no love. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a lawless technology-speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blade to reach his final prey: a man who will not die. But Afro will reach his quarry - even if it means painting a road of blood and brains from here to the bitter inevitable end.

Names

Original	アフロサムライ (japanese)
Romaji	Afro Samurai
English	Afro Samurai

Facts

Format	TV series · 5 ep · 27 min · 2h total
Aired	2007-01-04 → 2007-02-01 (Winter 2007)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	GONZO
Source	Doujinshi
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Adventure
Themes	Revenge Swordplay Gore Samurai Male Protagonist Anti-Hero Travel Assassins Anachronism Primarily Adult Cast Philosophy Battle Royale Achronological Order Primarily Male Cast
Streaming	Hulu · Netflix · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.17 / 10
Bayesian score	7.19 / 10
Composite	55.0
On lists	86,959
Favourited	1,485 (1.7%)
Completion	90.7%
Drop rate	2.5%
In backlog	35.6%
Score spread σ	1.69

Score distribution

12662286359241,10952,62264,91579,43988,47794,564102,420

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Source material	Doujinshi	—	3 of 16
Broadcast season	Winter 2007	B	10 of 41
Studio	GONZO	A	11 of 111
Year	2007	B	45 of 234
Length	Micro-series	C	62 of 210
Era	Late 2000s	B	210 of 1,149
Season (all years)	Winter	B	377 of 1,557
Genre	Adventure	C	450 of 1,534
Genre	Action	C	802 of 2,765
Format	TV series	C	1,020 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	1,762 of 7,157