The entire series, hinges on a cycle of revenge. It simply reinforces what I stated earlier about the protagonist being shallow and linear. The ending as mentioned by others, IS NOT SATISFYING. A few songs here and there, but overall, I wasn't that impressed. As both a huge Anime and Hip-Hop fan, I love RZA and the entire Wu-Tang collective, but the soundtrack was meh. However, since I've seen the miniseries, that is to be expected at this point, So the awe and wonder had worn off and I was seeking more exploration in terms of Afro and his companion Ninja Ninja (Who is actually a far more interesting character, even though he is Afro essentially). A few of the lines from Shichogoro and the actions of Jinno and Sio in the finale, made me think even less of him. Which means, you guessed it, Afro is very shallow.
Afro, has few (if any) redeeming qualities and the writers made no effort to showcase his growth. Strangely, the most fleshing out of the characters came in the form of our "Villains". Many of the problems that plagued the miniseries (Bland story with a highly linear plot, Afro developed in no way, boring at times, mindless at others,little character development) are still present here. So this sequel, or follow up, felt wholly unnecessary.
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Sure there were a few loose ends, however, they were uninteresting enough that the series could have ended on that note and I would have been relatively satisfied. The original 5 episode miniseries covered just about everything in the series' lore. Stunning animation, everything else however. Fans of the first will probably have a good time as the funky and bloody style are good enough for 90 minutes of brainless fun but take it any more serious and you might be in for a let down. I also had the impression the gore and blood geysers were less this go around. Whereas the first worked so well exactly because of the very simple revenge story - Afro, wearing the Number Two headband, looking for the man who killed his father, all the while having to defend his headband from an assortment of colourful villains, not very different to a video game logic and very enjoyable for that matter - Afro Samurai: Resurrection throws everything and the kitchen sink in the plot and hopes it all makes sense somehow. How easy Afro loses his headband at the beginning of the film left me scratching my head in disbelief but Teddy Bear's change of heart at the end was downright lame. The refreshing and intriguing combination of blaxploitation, samurai culture, anime and hip hop (soundtrack by usual suspect RZA) that made the first one such an infectiously cool hack-and-slash yarn is pretty much of the same standards but this time it's let down by a silly story and disappointing ending that was clearly not very well thought out.
Subpar sequel to the original blaxploitation chambara animeīrooding, laconic badass Afro Samurai and his wisecracking alter ego Ninja Ninja (both voiced by Samuel Jackson) once again return to walk the path of demons as a sultry villainess (voiced by Lucy Liu) steals Afro's Number One headband and plots her revenge that involves resurrecting Afro's dead father.
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