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{{quote|''Nothing personal, it's just revenge.''}}
Set in a [[Schizo-Tech]] version of something that may or may not be feudal Japan, the story revolves around the titular character's (played by [[Samuel L. Jackson]]) quest to defeat the strongest warrior in the world. The idea goes that whoever wears the "Number One Headband" is the unquestioned biggest [[Badass]] on Earth, but he (or she) can [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You|only be challenged by]] the person with the Number ''Two''
The first movie was shown as a five-episode-long series that ended February 1, 2007, and the second movie, titled "''Afro Samurai: Resurrection''", premiered on January 25, 2009. Tired of all the killing, Afro has retreated away from the world. Unfortunately, Kuma and his sister, Sio, find him and take the Number One Headband. Sio plans to resurrect Afro's father, and force Afro to fight him to atone for all the lives he's ended. Afro must once again find the Number Two Headband, to earn the right to challenge her before she's able to do so.
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There's also a manga version, currently in its second volume. It uses elements, characters, and events from both movies, while changing many things. [[Word of God|According to the creator]], it's the closest to the original doujinshi the series is based on.
A video game adaptation of the first season was released in February of 2009.
Not to be confused with flash game developer Afro Ninja.
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== General ==
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{{quote|'''Justice''' (To Young Afro): "It's unfortunate you had to see this, boy. This moment'll always haunt you. You will be consumed by hatred for me. Challenge me...when you're ready to duel a god! * cue [[Evil Laugh]]* , YEE-HAW!!"}}
* [[Blood From the Mouth]] - Frequent, but most often used when someone's about to die.
* [[Broad Strokes]] - All three versions of the story have a few differences, but the general plot is the
* [[Clean Cut]]
* [[Cycle of Revenge]] - In his quest to kill Justice, who killed his father, Afro kills The Swordmaster to get the #2 headband. This causes Jinno to attempt to kill Afro.
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* [[Funny Afro]] - Take a wild guess.
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]] - ''"Oishii!"'' , ''"Hachimaki kudasai"''
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: So many people are motivated by revenge (Especially in ''Resurrection'') that no ones actions could be considered pure good or pure evil. Even ''Justice'' had a good reason for killing Afro's father to take the Number
* [[Greek Chorus]] - Ninja Ninja to Afro
* [[Hachimaki]] - The series' plot revolves around attempting to get one of these.
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** Tomoe is [[Grey DeLisle]]
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]] - Ninja Ninja is loud-mouthed and ridiculously visible (although he's somewhat stealthy in the second episode of Season One, hiding in the rafters of a house), especially considering that he's hanging out with a samurai who kills everyone he meets. {{spoiler|But then, he's a hallucination anyways.}} The manga version hints that he may be something more, as there is a similar character who only Ninja Ninja can see or be seen by.
* [[Human Shield]] - In the manga, the boy and his sister in the [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]
* [[Inner Monologue]] - Ninja Ninja functions as this, as he says whatever Afro is thinking, but no one else pays attention to him. {{spoiler|Or indeed, can hear him at all.}}
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* [[Two Guys and a Girl]] - Afro, Jinno, and Otsuru, especially in the manga, though Jinno mentions that even if Otsuru asked to marry him, he'd turn her down.
* [[Unwanted Revival]] - The creator commentary mentions that Jinno would have rather died than come back as a cyborg.
* [[Villain Protagonist]] - Afro falls somewhere between this and [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Walking the Earth]] - The series actually comes at the end of this, when Afro is about to end his journey.
** ''Resurrection'' has Afro doing this all over, with a [[Lampshade Hanging]] by Ninja Ninja.
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* [[Robot Me]] - The Afro Droid. See [[Evil Knockoff]].
* [[Rocket Punch]] - Guess who?
* [[Sex Face Turn]] - [[Good People Have Good Sex|Okiku/Otsuru has sex with Afro]]. Conflicted, she finally decides ''not'' to kill him while they're in the act. Afterwards, she even goes on to kill one of the random [[Mook|Mooks]]
* [[She's All Grown Up]] - Otsuru/"Okiku"
* [[Throw It In]] - Ninja Ninja's [[Informal Eulogy]] was impromptu on [[Samuel L. Jackson]]'s part.
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[[Evil Is Sexy]] - Sio is acknowledged as such in-universe. Ninja Ninja actually describes her as a "crazy, sexy, bitch"
* [[The Faceless]] - Tomoe - Her real, pre-cyborg face is never seen - In all the flashbacks and the Sio's photograph, it's always either hidden by her hat or a glare on the screen.
** ''Almost''. We do get an unobstructed view of her face when Afro has his series of still-image flashbacks {{spoiler|before taking her and the rest of Sio's [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] on at the ruins of the swordsmen's school}}
* [[A Friend in Need]]-Twice. Once when Afro cuts down a kidnapper on a bridge (though, the guy pointed a gun at him first,) later when {{spoiler|Jinno}} protects {{spoiler|his "[[True Companions|brother]]," Afro}}
* [[Good Costume Switch]] - Kuma. During the fight {{spoiler|between Afro and his father,}} half his teddy bear mask is knocked off, and he begins struggling with his conscience. When he decides {{spoiler|to protect Afro,}} he tears the other half off.
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