Afro Samurai was written and illustrated by Takashi Okazaki, and if you haven’t seen the manga or series before, there’s a good chance you still know his work, as he was a designer for Batman Ninja, the anime Ninja Kumai and “The Duel” episode of Star Wars Visions. He has a very distinct style that’s, as he’s explained, heavily influenced by soul food and hip-hop.
I’ll admit, the series, which only runs for five episodes, doesn’t break any new ground, but what it does do is take the standard tropes and story beats and present them in a slick package.