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Dec 11, 2010 2:56 AM

#51

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It's fine~
But what's I love the most are the fight scenes~
Woot~ Ninja Ninja is way too good~ xD

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Jan 17, 2011 4:37 PM

#52

VARIAchan

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The movie was quite alright. Lucy Liu hell yeah. <3

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Feb 23, 2011 4:57 PM

#53

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I think that while SLJ is undeniably awesome, I thought Liam O'Brien as Shichiguro and Lucy Liu as Sio completely rocked the joint as well.

Agreed!

Feb 25, 2011 2:48 PM

#54

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CRAZEH247 said:
To be honest i'm kind of disappointed by this, most of the music was pretty bad, the story wasn't interesting enough and the ending of the film was just too..... wierd. The ending could've been better.

But i love the opening of the film and all the fight scenes. The animation was brilliant (720p Director's Cut), voice acting was also excellent, some good humour here and there with Afro's Ninja buddy. The little cliffhanger teasing for another film (or series whichever it may be) was a nice thing, i guess Justice is coming back, although i thought he was gonna be in this film, and there was a person with the broken samurai mask who had more than half his body missing talking O_o, okay wierd. The story doesn't explain what happened since the end of the series, but we are given clues like Jinno lost to Afro, AGAIN and the Dr had to repair him, AGAIN. The little defibrillator moment was quite cheesy (electric current acting as CPR), HD making the kills and the blood look even more beautiful. I think they should've kept Afro's hobo look, i didn't like it when he went back to his old shaven face and clothes. The antagonists of this film were pretty annoying seeing as they didn't even care over the fact why Afro had to do what he did, and understanding that he only killed those who most probably had come for his headband, that kind of pissed me off. In the end every kill that was made boils down to vengeance, or greed.

After that, i can say that this film could've been much better. I'll give it a 8/10, would've been a 6 but the good things push it up. The series i say is 9/10. There's probably some more that i could go on about this film but, i'll leave it be for now.

you think the music in afro as bad?! lol you have poor taste in music

Apr 25, 2011 5:26 PM

#55

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In my opinion, this was way better than the tv series: eventhough it wasn't a short movie they managed to fit the story perfectly unlike the tv series where the plot needed more episodes to develop.The plot had much more drama than the first one and I really appreciated the more fluid fights not to mention that the songs sounded better with the flow of the scenes and the characters were well defined, especially Shio and Gino.

Nov 7, 2011 7:09 PM

#56

Veethorn

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What a great addition to the Afro Samurai's universe. The "new" characters are insane and the conclusion was surprisingly dramatic and thoughtful!

The action in this one provides some of the most visually stunning and daring fights I've ever seen. This type of animated fighting is already a different style in its one, a la Afro Samurai style!

Dec 25, 2011 1:56 PM

#57

Mormegil

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Mar 2009

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Whatever. Chick was hot.

Jan 29, 2012 6:15 AM

#58

Tiago97

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The soundtrack is so bad it's good.

This was better than the TV series, IMO. Still leaves space for a sequel, I'll be waiting.
6/10, 3/5.

Oct 12, 2012 7:04 PM

#59

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Good movie.
Awesome fights.
Good story yet kinda preditable at the end.
Villan girl looks cute.
8/10 5/5

Oct 25, 2012 11:02 AM

#60

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Oosran said:
Short version, as the white-haired dude would say;
Oh man, that shiet was crazy!
And that kind of sums up my thoughts on this one : D
Overall a good movie, though it was somewhat.. Slow somewhere like 1/3 in.

(the white-haired dude is Ninja Ninja)

My thoughs exactly.

Dec 25, 2012 6:28 AM

#61

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That wasn't so great but it was good..Only the ending seemed so epic..I'll give it a 8 :D

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Sep 8, 2013 5:04 PM

#62

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Is it me or did the animation significantly improve?

Hmm, some thoughts on the movie:
I think the action in the beginning is pretty nice with the visuals and movements. I think I'm referring to the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0yOW6FpEM

Seems like Afro is more energetic in this movie. "Let's parttttttttttttty" LOL. Uh, overall rating this 7/10. This was actually a good movie imo.

Dec 23, 2013 7:36 AM

#63

Omina

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I liked this movie. Damn, Sio is an evil b*tch - reviving Afro's father just to torture him? That's nasty. Quite a character though.

Story was rather adventourus and thus predictable. The party scenes were funny, especially those random two-to-five second windows of people getting done in the rear, that cracked me up. Jino's breathing brought me to think that there's some sort of Star Wars jibe going on here. Get it? Jino = Darth Vader, Sio = The Emperor? Especially at the end, which was slightly OP but fun nonetheless, when Jino watches Afro's cloned father kill him, then he turns on the father and right before he and Sio die he gives a jolt of electricity to Afro so he can defeat him. Kind of meh for me, but I liked it nonetheless.

Soundtrack was boss. Ending theme sounded solid. Definitely one of the best OST's I've heard in an anime.

The movie seemed to have more story to it than the actual series, which should be watched only with popcorn in mind. Definitely better than SAO.

9/10

Jul 13, 2014 7:23 PM

#64

robertomelchor

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It was ok, much better than the series though.

Jul 26, 2014 6:26 PM

#65

LeonDeon

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I liked this not as much as the original but overall it was a great way to kill some time.

Sep 27, 2014 12:38 PM

#66

Siendo

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The Jinno/Sio scene was sad and beautiful at the same time.Also, fight for you (The RZA) fits perfect. It's amazing how Jinno forgave Afro, "Brothers till the end." Jinno is truly a great character.

R.I.P. Jinno.

At least he died happy.

SiendoSep 27, 2014 1:21 PM

Mar 18, 2015 1:02 PM

#67

Hirax

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Not bad...

Apr 12, 2015 10:37 AM

#68

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I think I liked the movie better than the series. It was more flashy.

This time Jinno dies for good, in the hands of his sister. That was a nice scene.

Now that kid will start the same path as Afro. With a big trauma, thirst for revenge, a stupid haircut ... all he need is an imaginary friend and some experience.

And Justice is appearing in the final seconds. I hope there will be a new movie but I kinda doubt that.

Apr 18, 2015 4:34 PM

#69

PrOxAnto

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Jan 2013

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Damn what a film, I actually liked it a bit more than the series.
As soon as I saw the "father" of the kid was going to fight Afro I had a feeling the kid was going to be on the same path Afro did, revenge.

The animation / art was just superb really.
Ninja Ninja still funny as hell :)

8/10

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Oct 27, 2017 11:11 PM

#70

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The plot was mediocre as hell but it doesn't bother me at all... I wasn't expecting some story with an awesome development... This is just what it is, "popcorn material" with good fights and the ost was really enjoyable as well.

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Dec 30, 2017 10:17 PM

#71

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BlindFighter said:
I liked it I am sure they will do another movie.

You was so wrong :d , they haven't made another one, and I think they won't.

Apr 6, 2018 5:24 PM

#72

ShadowkillZ

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The quality of this movie is just as good as the original Afro Samurai but I personally like how the story is set up in this movie more than the original.
So the cycle of blood continues...

Oct 16, 2018 3:40 PM

#73

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That was good, but I expected his fight with his dad would've longer and epic but it ended suddenly. I liked how Jinno tried to defend him in the end and the sister followed suit, too bad they died in the end.

As for Afro, I guess the headband thing continues again. I liked also how he handed Kotaro the number 2 headband to come at him whenever he's ready, what a cold ass Bastard.

7/10.

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Dec 29, 2018 1:02 PM

#74

A_At

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May 2017

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sh*t this anime is very good, Is Justice a vampire?? where is the fuking sequel??

Jan 16, 2019 12:14 AM

#75

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Jul 2018

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Pretty decent continuation. Same as the first series, good action, top notch animation, very violent, rule of cool. A solid 6/10.

Mar 5, 2019 3:53 PM

#76

Raizel

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Everything was good except the fact they tried to milk the series, I mean what was that plot weird as shit, we still didn't know why Sio was so mad for revenge, I mean Afro didn't do that to her family cause he won't kill unless someone is in his way. 6/10

Apr 11, 2019 2:54 AM

#77

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The movie really lived up to its namesake because nearly everyone who supposedly died are suddenly alive again for little to no reason. It must be the work of those accursed headbands. The action's a pleasure to the eyes as usual but the variation between Afro's opponents were less varied this time and Ninja Ninja's more annoying than he could've ever been in the first movie for some reason. He might just be a part of Afro's imagination but it's better off that he continued to kick the bucket instead.

Sio's potential as a powerful femme fatale villain was kind of wasted since she doesn't have that much power when she's by herself after all. It's sad that she realized that it's not up to her to carry out revenge on the behalf of other people after she saw Jinno throw his own life away to protect Afro only when it's too late. She was really seductive though and Lucy Liu's performance was very sultry. I secretly wish that there would be another raunchy scene with her instead of just the strip club scene~

He had to kill Kotaro's dad for the Number 2 Headband and he pretty much reached the end of the whole cycle of hatred once he took back the Number 1 Headband only to reach the beginning with a different cast this time. His troubles certainly aren't going to get any better from that point on and Justice coming back for no reason proves it.

Dec 1, 2019 2:17 PM

#78

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I enjoyed the movie more than the 5 episode series

May 28, 2020 4:29 PM

#79

Mroujeee

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Felt like sequel to game where you get nerfed and have to re-do everything again.

7/10 little worse than the original series

Dec 22, 2020 10:53 AM

#80

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Totally loved the movie, great soundtracks like in the anime and the visuals were outstanding!

Aug 28, 2021 11:02 AM

#81

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I have mixed feelings about the ending. It was just too convenient for me that the electricity from Jinno's short-circuiting body revived Afro. But other than that, the other parts of the movie were okay. I liked the TV series more. The story was more fleshed out in my opinion. I felt like the ending for the movie was rushed.

Dec 12, 2021 6:14 AM

#82

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I thought that in this movie they would explain that end that the anime had, but it turned out they didn't explain anything and left a lot open. I also didn't understand that post-credit scene that the movie had.

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Dec 23, 2021 11:29 PM

#83

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Dude, I won't bother watching this one(I will skim).
The voice-acting is so cringe, the story is so predictable and mediocre.
The characters have very little depth to them, and can be extremely naive.
I enjoyed the 5 episodes enough to find enjoyment in them, while excusing faults.
This movie though...big pass to preserve my respect for Afro Samurai.

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May 9, 2022 11:52 AM

#84

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It's a rule of cool action shows. The animation is so fluid. Damn. If what you wanted was good writing, you watched the wrong thing.

Jun 12, 2023 10:33 AM

#85

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Wish we can get a full conclussion to this one day, in the manga it did but not here strangely.

Oct 18, 2023 8:15 PM

#86

AkaiWaZ

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Afro is one helluva character, bro is ruthless and doesn't give a fk who's in front of him.

But man... this show had so much potential. If they made into a 12-ep series it would definitely bang, has all the tools needed to be a great anime.

Joe, Joe Forever....

Aug 9, 2024 6:43 AM

#87

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Who’s the boy and ugly guy at the end?

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Feb 23, 6:17 PM

#88

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I wasn't super big on the original series, but I had hopes for this one based on hearing about it being more about the theme of the consequences of the cycle of violence. It really didn't work for me.

Afro had the headband stolen? How does that factor into the challenge, and also, like, really? At that point, why can't he just take it back, since the thief didn't follow the code? This was not a great start.
Afro's anti-killing persona was interesting, and then it just gets abandoned, seemingly to make a convenient hook for another sequel. Really terrible and didn't really fit his character IMO. This made me really dislike him, and I already didn't like anybody else.
The story feels very similar to the series, though it introduces (or re-introduces) some new characters that don't feel that interesting. Lady Sio had a tragic backstory of sorts, but she's mostly just an evil bad guy, for example. What was even really her beef? A lot of stuff just feels sort of... contrived?
Ninja Ninja seemed way more annoying here.
Afro himself is super one-dimensional to where basically everything is about his relation to his dad.
Does anyone truly die in this universe?

On the plus side, the fights were way more interesting this time, and the musick continued to be good (except for some of the ending songs). The last fight was actually kind of stupid, though, also.

What a bummer...

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Mar 13, 3:29 PM

#89

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Overall, this movie was an enjoyable experience.

I liked the general setup for the story, as well as the characters and dialogue. My only gripe is that Sio wasn't given the right to be more badass; this world has so many fantastical and over-the-top elements, but a competent female adversary would've been too much? It was a little cringe, at the end, to watch her be thrown around like a rag doll with Jinno.

The underlining of the theme of vengeance and the cyclical nature of it was, like in the series, a nice touch.

As for the visuals, they were superb! The animation and directing were both on point. I especially loved the party scene and the fight against the three goons.

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