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Afro Samurai: Season 1

5 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 2007

Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Revenge

Jan 4, 2007

Afro Samurai is out for revenge. With cold-blooded determination, he sets out on the hunt for Justice, the gunman who killed his father and claimed the Number One Headband.

S1·E2 Core

The Dream Reader

Jan 11, 2007

Afro wakes from dreams of lost youth to find himself in the care of beautiful Okiku. Even as her tender touch soothes the wounded warrior, a violent plan is in motion that will rep

S1·E3 Core

The Empty Seven Clan

Jan 18, 2007

Afro’s climb of Mt. Shumi is blocked by the fanatical Empty Seven. After attacking with every weapon in their immense arsenal, they unleash Afro’s most lethal opponent yet - himsel

S1·E4 Core

Duel

Jan 25, 2007

On Mt. Shumi’s snowy peak, Afro faces the vicious two-sword technique of Kuma, a bizarre enemy keenly aware of the horrors of Afro’s past.

S1·E5 Mytharc

Justice

Feb 1, 2007

Afro Samurai draws his blade on the reclusive gunfighter Justice. One fights for vengeance, the other for supreme power. When the vicious battle ends, Number One will stand above t