Summary of "2-Disc Director's Cut - Go Afro!": Afro Samurai was a fun way to spend a couple of hours. Samuel Jackson was great as Afro, and I enjoyed the behind-the-scenes material that featured him talking about the show, and his love of samurai movies. Speaking of the extras, the names of the featurettes were misleading - they didn't reflect the content at all. I expected the first featurette to be ALL about the voice cast, but it was a "Making of Afro Samurai," while I expected a tour of RZA's recording studio for the second featurette, which should have been called "The Music of Afro Samurai." I liked both featurettes, I just thought they should have given them appropriate names. (read entire review)
Blu-ray Disc Box Art Shows Up, Adds 'Season 1' Wording to the Title
A few weeks ago we reported on Funimation's official announcement for the Blu-ray Disc release of Afro Samurai, coming out on August 26th. The package art for this disc has shown up since then, and we've... (read entire news item)
5/26/2008
Blu-ray Release Confirmed for Director's Cut of Samuel L. Jackson's Animated Mini-Series
At the beginning of this month we had the scoop that Samuel L. Jackson's animated mini-series would come to Blu-ray Disc on August 26th with the Afro Samurai - Director's Cut release. That info has now... (read entire news item)
5/02/2008
Samuel L. Jackson's Animated Mini-Series to get a Blu-ray Release
It's been almost a year since Funimation released the DVD versions of Samuel L. Jackson's animated mini-series, Afro Samurai. Now we have word that the Director's Cut version of this release is coming... (read entire news item)
4/21/2007
Samuel L. Jackson's Animated Series Coming in Unedited Director's Cut
Do you remember the press release over a year ago which announced that in 2007 Funimation would release the DVD for Samuel L. Jackson's animated 2006 mini-series, Afro Samurai? The time is almost at... (read entire news item)
3/05/2006
Press Release: FUNimation To Produce DVD For Samuel L. Jackson's Upcoming Animated Mini-Series
Navarre's FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Rights to Afro Samurai
Unique, dramatic mini-series to premiere on Spike TV
in 2006 with DVD expected in early 2007
Fort Worth, TX - February 27, 2006... (read entire news item)
