• (2001–04) • () (2017) Original release August 10, 2001 – May 20, 2017 External links Samurai Jack is an American action-adventure created by for. It follows 'Jack', an unnamed Japanese who, after nearly defeating the ultimate evil being known as Aku, is sent forward in time by him to a ruled by the tyrannical shape-shifting demon. Jack, who is brought to the future with only a sword, a robe, and sandals, quests to travel back in 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 being just out of his reach. Tartakovsky conceived Samurai Jack after finishing his work on his first Cartoon Network original series,, which premiered in 1996. Samurai Jack was inspired by Tartakovsky's enjoyment of the televised drama starring as well as his fascination with samurai culture.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy. Episodes released until the fifth season, which adds 40 to the number of the Season 4 finale, LII (52). Create a book Download as PDF Printable version.

On August 10, 2001, Samurai Jack premiered with a three-part made-for-TV movie called. It ran for four seasons consisting of thirteen episodes apiece until September 25, 2004, without concluding the story. A was produced twelve years later, resulting in a that provided a conclusion to the overarching story. The fifth season premiered on 's block on March 11, 2017, and the final episode, which served as the series finale, aired on May 20, 2017.

Samurai Jack episodes are directed by Tartakovsky, often in collaboration with others. The series has garnered critical acclaim, and won eight, including, as well as six and an. — Aku, in the original opening title sequence, used in episodes 2 through 52 Samurai Jack tells the story of a young prince (voiced by ) from, whose father ( and ) received a magic used to defeat and imprison the supernatural shape-shifting Aku (). Eight years later, Aku escapes, takes over the land and holds the Emperor hostage, but not before he sends away his son to travel the world and train so he can return and use the magic sword to defeat Aku. On his return, he faces and almost defeats Aku, but before he could land a finishing blow, Aku creates a time portal that sends the prince turned samurai into the distant future, with anticipation that he would be able to deal with the samurai by that time. The samurai prince arrives in a Earth ruled by Aku.

The first people he encounters call him 'Jack' as a form of slang, which he adopts as his name. His is never mentioned. Most episodes depict Jack overcoming various obstacles in his quest to travel back to his own time and defeat Aku, and his quest is prolonged occasionally by moments where either he nearly succeeds in returning to his own time, or conversely, Aku nearly succeeds in defeating Jack, only to be thwarted by the unexpected. Setting [ ] The retro-futuristic world is inhabited by robots, extraterrestrials, talking animals, monsters, magical creatures, and deities. Areas may have advanced technology like flying cars, while others resemble ancient times or industrial conditions. Grafik dezhurstva po klassu shablon. What's more, Aku has brought aliens from other planets to inhabit Earth, while destroying the habitability of the alien planets.