Cartoons Samurai Jack

[Guel Jeturk]

American animated action-adventure dystopian series by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Took inspiration from Kung Fu 1972 televised drama starring David Carradine, as well as Tartakovsky's fascination with samurai culture and the Frank Miller comic series Ronin.

An unnamed Japanese Samurai Prince who wields a mystic katana capable of cutting through virtually anything.

He sets out to free his kingdom after it is taken over by an evil, shapeshifting demon lord known as Aku.

The two engage in a fierce battle, but just as the prince is about to deal the final strike, Aku sends him forward in time to a dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical demon.

Adopting the name "Jack" after being addressed as such by beings in this time period, he quests to travel back to his own time and defeat Aku before he can take over the world. Jack's search for a way back to his own time period transcends Aku's control, but Jack's efforts are largely in vain due to the way back to his home ending up just out of his reach.

Dark Fantasy, Hand - Drawn Animation, One - Person Army, Time Travel, Action, Drama, Adventure

62 Episodes 5 seasons

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Never watched it, but I remember it looking cool as hell.

 

[DunkeyKong]

One of my favorite shows, Jack is the GOAT!

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

I remember watching it in the early 2000's but I didn't finish watching it.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

The haunted house episode was amazing, genuinely scary, I should rewatch it right now!
I wanna know how it was made!

 

[dropsmegamega]

I recall watching a few episodes of this when I was younger. It was very interesting, but never finished it. Not even sure if it was finished, at least back then. Maybe I should add it to my list...

 

[Nidoking's iconNidoking]

I could never get into it, even though I wanted to. I grew up seeing it every once in a while and sometimes enjoyed some of it, but I just never clicked.