![]() ![]() Samurai Jack has been held in high regard for its outline-free art style, impressively stylized action sequences, and long stretches of animation without any of the characters speaking. Thus, Jack has too many enemies to fight directly, and too many helpless victims to aid while still searching for a way home. ![]() Unfortunately, while Jack has the means to defeat Aku in more or less any one-on-one fight, the world has changed radically under its new overlord, becoming overrun with criminals, refugees, and hostile wildlife from across the universe. Inspired by some jive-talking locals, the displaced samurai adopts the alias of "Jack" and walks the earth once more, this time searching for a way back to his own time so he can defeat Aku for good and prevent this future from ever happening. But, as the opening monologue states, Aku flings him into the distant future, where Aku has conquered the entire world and beyond. Once he comes of age, he returns to his homeland as a full-fledged samurai warrior to defeat Aku, armed with the only weapon that can harm the demon - a magic sword passed down to him by his father. With the help of his mother, the boy escapes and spends his life training rigorously with warriors from around the world. Our story begins long ago, as the young prince of Japan ( Phil LaMarr) witnesses the shapeshifting demon Aku ( Mako) emerge into the world and lay waste to his home. So begins the Title Sequence to Samurai Jack, an animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter's Laboratory). ![]()
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