How did Namco Bandai acquire Afro Samurai license?
A producer at Namco Bandai brought in a teaser trailer of the Afro Samurai anime well before it was in full production. It was an impressive montage of a fresh new character performing incredible samurai feats. Many of us that saw it immediately said, “This would make a great game.” Talks between Namco Bandai and Gonzo soon followed. The anime series was a story about revenge. What is the story like in the video game and how does it expand on the manga/anime? We stayed true to Afro’s character and to his determination in finding his father’s killer. Okazaki allowed our script writer and the team in general to be creative in our own retelling of the story. People will notice that the manga, the anime and the game all have different versions of Afro’s story. Due to the game’s length, however, one can argue, that the games goes deeper into the story and into the personalities of the many characters than Afro Samurai’s other inceptions. Are any characters from Afro Samurai: Resurrection go
