Afro Samurai wins an Emmy

**LenMiyata** · Aug 28, 2009, 02:07 PM

Grumble Grumble Grumble

It's not often that you hear of a Japanese Anime production winning a significant US media award, but it has just been announced...

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Art director Shigemi Ikeda has received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on Spike TV and Gonzo's Afro Samurai: Resurrection television film, according to a Monday announcement by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. A jury determines the award recipients in the "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation" category without a nomination process.

Afro Samurai: Resurrection's Shigemi Ikeda Wins Emmy (Updated) - Anime News Network

Personally, I thought that 'Afro Samurai' was a series that was so horribly bad that it became a inadvertent comedy series... But putting personal opinions aside, I do admit that the series is 'artistic'...

*Spike'sRose* · Aug 28, 2009, 02:57 PM

Wow that is pretty interesting. I wasn't really expecting that at all! LOL!

I didn't like Afro Samurai either, myself... But I guess in some ways they deserve the award. ^.^ It looks amazing, for one... The animation is very very well done.

beast · Aug 28, 2009, 06:16 PM

Fans of anime everywhere should be very happy. I know I am. As just stated it doesn't happen to often.

Artistic Anarchy · Aug 29, 2009, 05:44 AM

Afro Samurai is an awesome anime and wouldn't have been given an Emmy if it wasn't. The story was good, the soundtrack was awesome. I mean c'mon who doesn't like the RZA?

Hoods · Sep 01, 2009, 12:23 AM

I only saw one episode. Was ok. I'm black and I can't even get behind the premise of a black samurai. good sex scene in the 1 episode i did watch

lapislazuli · Sep 01, 2009, 09:36 AM

The overall style in Afro Samurai sure is awesome, so I do think that the Emmy award is well deserved.

Congratulations, Afro!

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Artistic Anarchy Otaku Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: An Assault Posts: 258 Thanks: 11 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Afro Samurai wins an Emmy Afro Samurai is an awesome anime and wouldn't have been given an Emmy if it wasn't. The story was good, the soundtrack was awesome. I mean c'mon who doesn't like the RZA? __________________
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Hoods Otaku Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jersey City,NJ Posts: 240 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Afro Samurai wins an Emmy I only saw one episode. Was ok. I'm black and I can't even get behind the premise of a black samurai. good sex scene in the 1 episode i did watch __________________ I make black history everyday. I don't need a month
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Sep 01, 2009, 09:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
lapislazuli Otaku Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 48° 07' – 48° 19' N 16° 11' – 16° 34' E or short: behind you. Posts: 363 Thanks: 23 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Afro Samurai wins an Emmy The overall style in Afro Samurai sure is awesome, so I do think that the Emmy award is well deserved. Congratulations, Afro! __________________ You are now breathing manually. :P E&OE;
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