Afro Samurai Vol 1

Tor/Seven Seas, September 2008
Grade Range: 11 and up, Age Range: 16 and up
ISBN: 978-0-7653-2123-7, ISBN10: 0-7653-2123-8,
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, 176 pages,

Watch: Interview with Takashi Okazaki, author of Afro Samurai

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PRAISE FOR THE AFRO SAMURAI ANIME:

"Creator and manga artist Takashi Okazaki has some serious chops." —Newsarama.com

"Hip and very cool animation, in the most Quentin Tarantino of ways, highlights a story of revenge set in futuristic feudal Japan."—Washington Times

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About the Author(s)

Takashi Okazaki

Takashi Okazaki lives in Tokyo, Japan. Afro Samurai is his first work published in the US.

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Interview with Takashi Okazaki, author of Afro Samurai

It's All About Revenge - Nothing Personal. In the bleak world of the swordsman, it is said that he who becomes the Number 1 samurai shall rule the world. And only Number 2 is allowed to challenge Number 1. Afro Samurai has assumed the mantle of Number 2, seeking vengeance against Number1, a gunman who killed his father years ago. But assassins lurk at every corner, seeking to rob Afro Samurai of the title of Number 2. Can Afro survive long enough to exact his revenge?

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