Samurai Jack

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January 12, 2009

I think that part of the reason some otaku get so fervent about shoving their favorite series on other otaku is because at some level, we want to share our experience of joy and discovery. This is a simple human impulse but it gets somewhat twisted by the enthusiasm (an overabundance of which is a [...]

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Samurai Jack in the end

July 14, 2008

This is a great mashup of the song “In the End” from Linkin Park. Really puts a tragic spin on Jack’s quest: In many ways it is a kind of pessimistic story – after all, Jack routinely fails to return to the past, despite epic heroism. He really does try hard, but in the end [...]

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Samurai Jack meets Wong Fei Hung

July 13, 2008

just awesome.

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Samurai Ranma

April 13, 2008

I just finished the Three Urns arc and had a total blast. Why am i enjoying this? Steven meanwhile is having buyer’s remorse, arguing that there just isn’t enough plot to fill a series of this length. However, i think that the plot staples of hair matches and treasure hunts works well enough. What was [...]

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Jack vs Shinobi

February 25, 2008

Season 4. Unbelievable. I have never seen anything like this in animation before. The battle fetween light and dark, black and white, taken to a literal level instead of merely symbolic.

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Jack and Ikra

February 24, 2008

From season 1. A short clip but captures so much of what made the series so great, stylistically speaking. The music was just superb in this segment. Title of the episode was, “Jack and the Warrior Woman.”

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Jack and Aku

November 4, 2007

I am continuing my synopsis and screenshots of the first episode of Samurai Jack. Follow below the fold… spoilers abound, of course.

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Samurai Jack

November 3, 2007

The story of Samurai Jack is summarized by his nemesis, Aku, in the voiceover that precedes every episode: Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil! But a foolish Samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, [...]

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