A samurai, sent through time, fights to return home and save the world.A samurai, sent through time, fights to return home and save the world.A samurai, sent through time, fights to return home and save the world.
- Won 8 Primetime Emmys
- 20 wins & 13 nominations total
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- TriviaCreator Genndy Tartakovsky has acknowledged taking some of his inspiration from the Frank Miller graphic novel "Ronin", including the premise of a masterless samurai warrior thrown into a dystopic future ahead of our present.
- Quotes
Aku: Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape shifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time, and flung him into the future where my evil is law. Now the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Aku.
- Crazy creditsSeason 4 ended with Episode 52, and season 5 starts with Episode 92, leaving a gap of 39 episodes to emphasize how much time has passed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005)
- SoundtracksNever Forget You
Performed by Zara Larsson and MNEK
Featured review
The best cartoon ever made.
Samurai Jack is a masterpiece, through and through. Even if I disagree with some of the show's narrative decisions, especially toward the end, none of that detracts from what this show represents. The feelings that this show produces are unreal; both viscerally and emotionally. One minute it shows you an absurdly well-conceived, well-choreographed fight scene, one that's subtle and refined well above the level of your average cartoon, and the next it will make you experience something deeply felt and immerse you Jack's plight. You just end up wanting so badly to see him finally lay the final blow in the show's outstandingly cruel (and wickedly hilarious) villain Aku and return to his time.
No piece of western animation has, in my eyes, matched Samurai Jack's sheer level of immersion, entertainment, and emotional appeal, putting it just ahead of Bojack Horseman, Daria, and Futurama in my eyes.
No piece of western animation has, in my eyes, matched Samurai Jack's sheer level of immersion, entertainment, and emotional appeal, putting it just ahead of Bojack Horseman, Daria, and Futurama in my eyes.
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- Sep 9, 2020
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- Võ Sĩ Đạo Jack
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- Runtime23 minutes
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