Samurai Jack is an American action-adventure animated television
series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult
Swim. Tartakovsky conceived Samurai Jack after finishing his work on
his first Cartoon Network original series, Dexter's Laboratory, which
premiered in 1996. Samurai Jack was inspired by Tartakovsky's
enjoyment of the Kung Fu televised drama starring David Carradine as
well as his fascination with samurai culture.The titular character,
"Jack", is an unnamed[a 1] Japanese samurai who wields a magic katana
capable of cutting through virtually anything, that he must use to
defeat the ultimate evil being known as Aku. Originally, before Jack
could finish him off, Aku sent the samurai forward in time to a
dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical shape-shifting demon. Jack,
who was brought to the future with only his gi, geta, and sword,
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 ways back to his home ending up just out of his
reach.Premiering on August 10, 2001, with a three-part made-for-TV
movie called The Premiere Movie, the first episode has nine and half
minutes of silence, without dialogueâ€"which was unheard of in
children's animation featured on any American television showâ€"a
hallmark staple of the series in addition to its groundbreaking
animation style that featured character designs without black
outlines. Samurai Jack originally ran for four seasons comprising
thirteen episodes each until September 25, 2004, without concluding
the overarching story. The show was revived twelve years later for a
darker, more mature fifth season that provided a conclusion to Jack's
story; it premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on March
11, 2017, and concluded with its final episode, which serves as the
series finale, on May 20, 2017. Episodes were directed by Tartakovsky,
often in collaboration with others.The series has garnered critical
acclaim, and won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding
Animated Program, as well as six Annie Awards and an OIAF Award.
series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult
Swim. Tartakovsky conceived Samurai Jack after finishing his work on
his first Cartoon Network original series, Dexter's Laboratory, which
premiered in 1996. Samurai Jack was inspired by Tartakovsky's
enjoyment of the Kung Fu televised drama starring David Carradine as
well as his fascination with samurai culture.The titular character,
"Jack", is an unnamed[a 1] Japanese samurai who wields a magic katana
capable of cutting through virtually anything, that he must use to
defeat the ultimate evil being known as Aku. Originally, before Jack
could finish him off, Aku sent the samurai forward in time to a
dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical shape-shifting demon. Jack,
who was brought to the future with only his gi, geta, and sword,
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 ways back to his home ending up just out of his
reach.Premiering on August 10, 2001, with a three-part made-for-TV
movie called The Premiere Movie, the first episode has nine and half
minutes of silence, without dialogueâ€"which was unheard of in
children's animation featured on any American television showâ€"a
hallmark staple of the series in addition to its groundbreaking
animation style that featured character designs without black
outlines. Samurai Jack originally ran for four seasons comprising
thirteen episodes each until September 25, 2004, without concluding
the overarching story. The show was revived twelve years later for a
darker, more mature fifth season that provided a conclusion to Jack's
story; it premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on March
11, 2017, and concluded with its final episode, which serves as the
series finale, on May 20, 2017. Episodes were directed by Tartakovsky,
often in collaboration with others.The series has garnered critical
acclaim, and won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding
Animated Program, as well as six Annie Awards and an OIAF Award.
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