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Samurai Jack: Season 1 [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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Samurai Jack - the next cartoon hero
Review date: 2004-11-01 Rating: 10 out of 10

Samurai Jack is THE next (actually the current, but he's not hit mainstream yet) big thing. It's a cartoon about a Samurai (called Jack) sent into a future by Aku, the "shapeshifting master of Darkness". In this warped future, the world is ruled by Aku's evil. Jack's quest is to return home to win the fight that caused him to be sent into the future thus preventing Aku from achieving his Evil dominance.

Enough about the plot - it really doesn't matter (although it provides a nice backdrop). What matters is the way this piece of art (it really is) is put together. The drawing is crisp, clean and there is almost no outline on any character. The fighting (there's one "action" piece in most episodes) has little or no blood, and contains a lot of still shots with a fair bit of camera movement. Speech is secondary to the action - with the exception of The Scotsman, who is arguably the 3rd best character in it (behind Jack and Aku).It's hugely watchable by all ages.

Humour, Samurai ethics, Action, Morality - it all comes together in a piece of art that everyone should watch at least once. My ex-flatmates in Aberdeen didn't get it; I laughed through just about every episode. It might be like Marmite - but it's definitly worth trying.

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Actor(s):
Jennifer Martin
Danny Mann
Mako
Phil LaMarr
Jeff Bennett

Creators:
Phil LaMarr (Primary Contributor)
Mako (Primary Contributor)
Genndy Tartakovsky (Writer)
Amy Rogers (Writer)
Bryan Andrews (Writer)
Chris Reccardi (Writer)
Erik Wiese (Writer)
Paul Rudish (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 9780790786391
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0790786397
Number of items: 2
Format: Animated, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2004-05-04
Universal product code (UPC): 053939674125
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 298 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2001-08-10
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: French (Dubbed)

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