Afro Samurai Pilot
Genres
Overview
Original pilot for the "Afro Samurai" TV series, directed and animated by Takeshi Koike before anime studio Gonzo took on the production of the final product four years later.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
4 min
Release Date
2007-10-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.8
Gang Starr
CYNE
7.7
Harmonie
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6.2
Chronus
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5.6
The Star of Cottonland
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7.7
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5.9
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7.2
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8.5
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7.9
Akira
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8.0
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6.0
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6.4
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6.1
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5.9
Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
Researchers unearth a long-lost page of "The Travels of Marco Polo" and discover it's a clue to a lost treasure! Lupin appears to swipe the tablet, but he leaves empty-handed... and as a murder suspect! He shrugs off being framed for the death of an archaeology professor just enough to go treasure-hunting. Tailed by both a weapons dealer and ICPO Inspector Zenigata, Lupin must rely on his gunslinging partner Jigen and the professor's granddaughter Lisa to stay two steps ahead. Meanwhile, the swordsman Goemon rethinks his devotion to the blade and finds romance deep in the mountains. Two tales collide in a worldwide adventure packed with history and laughs!
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5.5
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Set in 2022, technology has advanced to the point where the human nervous system can be seamlessly integrated into external networks thanks to nanomachines. People leave their bodies behind in water tanks while traversing through cyberspace. However, a crisis known as "Early Rapture" occurs where the system becomes overloaded, resulting in thousands of consciousnesses being lost in the network. Remu Mikage's sister Shiki is one of them, and in an attempt to look for her he visits her apartment. He encounters Shiki there, who informs him that the person he is speaking to isn't his sister, and has somehow taken over her body.
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6.9
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7.4
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