Afro Samurai Vol. 2
(W) Takashi Okazaki (A/CA) Takashi Okazaki
In Shops: Jan 18, 2023
SRP: $19.99
Volume 2 of the new director’s cut edition of the out-of-print cult classic book!
Features a specially commissioned cover and a brand new foreward by Takashi Okazaki!
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No. 1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance!
Afro Samurai Vol. 1
(W) Takashi Okazaki (A/CA) Takashi Okazaki
In Shops: Dec 21, 2022
SRP: $19.99
NEW DIRECTOR’S CUT EDITION OF THE OUT-OF-PRINT CULT CLASSIC BOOK!
FEATURES A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COVER AND A BRAND-NEW FOREWORD BY TAKASHI OKAZAKI!
IN A FEUDAL, FUTURISTIC JAPAN, SAMURAI BATTLE TO BECOME NO.1 AND RULE THE WORLD, BUT WHEN HIS FATHER, WHO HOLDS THE COVETED POSITION, IS CHALLENGED AND KILLED, THE YOUNG AFRO SAMURAI VOWS VENGEANCE.
Titan Comics has revealed a special foiled limited edition for the upcoming, hotly-anticipated Afro Samurai Vol. 1 – on sale September 14, 2022.
Afro Samurai Vol. 1 Co-Pic Foil Logo Edition features an exclusive Co-Pic variant cover by Takashi Okazaki with foil logo. It is limited to 1000 copies and only available at comic book shops.
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
You can get a copy of the limited edition US here and the UK and Europe here.
Titan Manga has revealed Takashi Okazaki’s specially commissioned new cover for Afro Samurai Vol. 2 “director’s cut” edition – in stores October 2022. This long out-of-print cult classic also features a brand-new foreword by Takashi Okazaki, and celebrates the 15th anniversary of Afro Samurai anime, starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Taking his inspiration from US soul and hip-hop cultures, Okazaki-san originally published Afro Samurai as a serialized, self-published (doujinshi) manga in Nou Nou Hau magazine from November 1998 to September 2002. It was picked up by Funimation and developed as an anime, airing five episodes in 2007, with Afro voiced by Samuel L Jackson and a soundtrack by RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. Okazaki-san then created these two manga volumes for the US market, which were published in 2008 and 2009.
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
In Afro Samurai Vol. 1 & 2, we witness the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
Afro Samurai’s lasting impact can be seen in today’s appetite for all things manga and anime, as it was one of the first cross-cultural collaborations that celebrated Asian pop culture and US hip hop, to create an entirely new hybridised visual and musical language.
Afro Samurai Vol. 1 hits stores in August 2022 followed by Vol. 2 in October 2022.
Titan Comics has announced a new “director’s cut” edition of Afro Samurai Vol.1 by superstar manga creator Takashi Okazaki – due in stores July 26, 2022. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Afro Samurai anime starring Samuel L. Jackson, this remastered, fully authorized edition features a specially commissioned new cover and foreword by Takashi Okazaki.
Inspired by Okazaki-san’s love of hip hop music and American pop culture, the story, set in a feudal futuristic Japan, follows the young Afro Samurai who witnesses his father, the holder of the No.1 headband, being challenged and killed by the No.2 – a lethal gunslinger named Justice. Swearing revenge, he starts off on a bloody path of retribution that will eventually make him the No.2 warrior and lead to a final dramatic face-off with his father’s killer.
In this first of two volumes, we see the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
Described by Okazaki as “out of all my work it is my best project”, Afro Samurai “director’s cut” edition published by Titan Manga (the new imprint from Titan Comics), will present the original manga in Okazaki-san’s preferred larger graphic novel format in two volumes, giving old and new fans alike the chance to experience his seminal cult masterpiece as its creator originally intended it.
