
Samurai Jack
Death is failure.
Created by Genndy Tartakovsky
On Cartoon Network, Adult Swim
A visually stunning action-adventure animated series that balances a bleak, surreal future world with moments of levity and spiritual introspection, following a displaced warrior's quest for redemption.
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
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Is Samurai Jack violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is Samurai Jack scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Samurai Jack sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Samurai Jack easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Samurai Jack leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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