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? Volume 2 of the new
creator-approved "director's cut" edition of the out-of-print cult
classic book features a brand-new foreword by Takashi Okazaki.
Japan has become a land of warriors, warlords and assassins, where
the technology of the future exits alongside the brutal traditions
of the past. This world is ruled by whoever possesses the legendary
No.1 headband, which many believe bestows god-like powers on the
wearer, but to attain this headband, a warrior must first become
No.2, and only then can they challenge for the right to become
No.1. But who can challenge the No.2? Everyone! So to be the
world's second greatest warrior is to be in a constant fight for
survival. When the boy Afro Samurai's father, Rokutaro, is
challenged as No.1 and killed by the No.2, a lethal outlaw known as
Justice, he swears revenge, starting on a bloody path of
retribution that will make him the No.2 warrior and allow him to
challenge Justice. In the first of two volumes, we see 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... Taking his inspiration from US soul and hip-hop cultures,
Okazaki-san originally published Afro Samurai as a serialised,
self-published (doujinshi) manga in Nou Nou Hau magazine from
November 1998 to September 2002. It was picked up by Funimation and
developed as an anime, airing five episodes in 2007, with Afro
voiced by Samuel L Jackson and a soundtrack by RZA of the Wu-Tang
Clan. Okazaki-san then created these two manga volumes for the US
market, which were published in 2008 and 2009. Both original
English language volumes have been out of print since 2013 and
2016, respectively, and are highly sought after by collectors,
selling for $100+. 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.
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