Samurai Jack
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| Created by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
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| Opening theme | "Samurai Jack" |
| Ending theme | "Samurai Jack" |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Producer(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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Cartoon Network Studios Williams Street (season 5) |
| Distributor | Cartoon Network Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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480i (4:3 SDTV) (Seasons 1–4) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (Season 5) |
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Original series:
March 11, 2017 –
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Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Jack, a time-displaced samurai, in his singular quest to travel back in time and defeat the tyrannical demon Aku. The series premiered on August 10, 2001, with a TV movie called The Premiere Movie. The series ended on September 25, 2004, after airing 52 episodes. Samurai Jack has since garnered high critical acclaim. It won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 6 Annie Awards and 1 OIAF Award, as well as eight additional nominations. All four seasons have been released on DVD by Warner Home Video. The show will air its fifth and final season starting March 11, 2017 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, with Tartakovsky returning as executive producer.
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!
Samurai Jack tells the story of a young prince (voiced by Phil LaMarr) from feudal Japan, whose father acquired a magical katana that he used to defeat and seal the shape-shifting demon named Aku (Mako Iwamatsu). Having foreseen that Aku would eventually break free, the Emperor sent his son to travel the world and train his mind and body before returning years later to Japan as an adult. After taking his father's katana, the prince challenges Aku to a duel and defeats him. But Aku creates a time portal before the prince can deal the final blow, sending his opponent into the distant future with anticipation that he would be able to amass sufficient power to deal with the samurai by that time.
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