Samurai

Created by Takashi Okazaki, Afro Samurai was initially a doujinshi, or manga series, which was then made into an animated series by Studio Gonzo. In 2007 the animated series debuted on American cable television on the Spike TV channel (Denison, 2010). The series was produced for American viewers which “embodies the trend... comparing hip-hop artists to samurai warriors, an image some rappers claim for themselves (Solomon, 2009). The storyline keeps in tone with the perception of a samurais finding vengeance against someone who has wronged him. Starring the voice of well known American actor Samuel L. Jackson, “Afro is the second-strongest fighter in a futuristic, yet, still feudal Japan and seeks revenge upon the gunman who killed his father” (King 2008). Due to its popularity, Afro Samurai was adopted into a full feature animated film and also became titles on gaming consoles such as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox. Not only has the samurai culture been adopted into animation and video games, it can also be seen in comic books.

Question: Who was the performer behind the animated character first created by Okazaki?
Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

Question: What group of people who produce drawn media adapted a popular comic series from the Land of the Rising Sun that blends an element of Black American culture with traditional warrior elements from the Landf of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Studio Gonzo

Question: What was Afro Samurai featured in  first, an animated series or an animated film?
Answer: animated series

Question: What kind of people in the land formerly known as the New World embraced the phenomenon of combining elements of Black America culture with warrior culture from the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: some rappers

Question: Who was Afro samurai animated for?
Answer: American viewers

Question: What happened because Afro Samurai became popular other then becoming a movie?
Answer: the samurai culture been adopted into animation and video games, it can also be seen in comic books

Question: What archetypal thread that is part of the stereotype of the warrior from the Land of the Rising Sun is one the main themes of the cartoon adaptation of the comic from the Land of the Rising Sun that blended elements of Black American culture with warrior culture from the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: a samurais finding vengeance against someone who has wronged him

Question: Who's murder was the character originally developed by Okazaki trying to avenge?
Answer: his father

Question: Who from the cartoon adaptation of the comic from the Land of the Rising Sun that blended elements of Black American culture with warrior culture from the Land of the Rising Sun was vocally portrayed by one of the stars of Pulp Fiction?
Answer: Afro

Question: What systems could you be Afro Samurai?
Answer: PlayStation 3 and Xbox

Question: What was Takashi's manga series before it was animated?
Answer: a doujinshi

Question: On what venue in the land formerly known as the New World was the cartoon adaptation of the comic from the Land of the Rising Sun that blended elements of Black American culture with warrior culture from the Land of the Rising Sun first aired?
Answer: Spike TV

Question: What fighting style did Afro have?
Answer: Samurai

Question: In addition to TV and film, where else has the character created by Okazaki appeared?
Answer: gaming consoles

Question: Who originally had the idea for the manga series that premiered on Spike TV in 2007?
Answer: Takashi Okazaki