Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack
Genre	Action; Adventure; Comedy; Science fantasy; Apocalyptic dystopian;
Created by	Genndy Tartakovsky
Written by	Genndy Tartakovsky; Bryan Andrews; Brian Larsen; Chris Reccardi; Darrick Bachman; Charlie Bean; Paul Rudish; Aaron Springer; Chris Mitchell; Erik Wiese;
Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky; Randy Myers; Robert Alvarez; Rob Renzetti; Chris Savino;
Voices of	Phil LaMarr; Mako (seasons 1–4); Greg Baldwin (season 5);
Theme music composer	Will Adams; George Pajon, Jr.; Tyler Bates (season 5);
Opening theme	"Samurai Jack" (seasons 1–4)
Ending theme	"Samurai Jack"
Composer(s)	James L. Venable (seasons 1–4); Tyler Bates; Joanne Higginbottom; Dieter Hartmann (season 5); Paul Dinletir (additional music, seasons 1–4);
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky; For Cartoon Network (seasons 1–4):; Mike Lazzo; Linda Simensky; For Cartoon Network Studios (season 5):; Brian A. Miller; Jennifer Pelphrey; Rob Sorcher; For Williams Street (season 5):; Keith Crofford; Mike Lazzo;
Producer(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky; Dana Ritchey (associate producer, seasons 1–4); Kelly Crews (supervising producer, season 5);
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios; Cartoon Network Productions (Season 1-4); Williams Street (season 5);
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network (2001–04); Adult Swim (2017);
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (2001–04); 1080i (HDTV) (2017);
Original release	August 10, 2001 –; May 20, 2017
Other websites
	Website

Samurai Jack is an American animated science fiction series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for the Cartoon Network.

Plot summary[change | change source]

An unnamed Japanese prince has been training to free his father from the demon named Aku. After a duel with Aku, he gets sent into the far future, where Aku rules a city.

Setting[change | change source]

The show is set in a dystopian future.

References[change | change source]

↑ Time Warner (June 12, 2002). "Samurai Jack Wins the Award For World's Best anime at International Animated Film Festival". Press release. http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2002/06/12/samurai-jack-wins-the-award-for-world-s-best-tv-series-at. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
↑ Kohn, Eric (March 1, 2017). "'Samurai Jack' Review: Adult Swim Resurrects the Best Samurai of the 21st Century, and It's Already an Action-Packed Masterpiece". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
↑ AnimeRobinson, Tasha (March 10, 2017). "Genndy Tartakovsky on Reviving Samurai Jack: 'I Was out of Shape for Working This Hard Again'". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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[IAFF-1] Time Warner (June 12, 2002). "Samurai Jack Wins the Award For World's Best anime at International Animated Film Festival". Press release. http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2002/06/12/samurai-jack-wins-the-award-for-world-s-best-tv-series-at. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[action-2] Kohn, Eric (March 1, 2017). "'Samurai Jack' Review: Adult Swim Resurrects the Best Samurai of the 21st Century, and It's Already an Action-Packed Masterpiece". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[dystopian-3] AnimeRobinson, Tasha (March 10, 2017). "Genndy Tartakovsky on Reviving Samurai Jack: 'I Was out of Shape for Working This Hard Again'". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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Samurai Jack
Genre	Action Adventure Comedy^[1]^[2] Science fantasy^[3] Apocalyptic dystopian
Created by	Genndy Tartakovsky
Written by	Genndy Tartakovsky Bryan Andrews Brian Larsen Chris Reccardi Darrick Bachman Charlie Bean Paul Rudish Aaron Springer Chris Mitchell Erik Wiese
Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky Randy Myers Robert Alvarez Rob Renzetti Chris Savino
Voices of	Phil LaMarr Mako (seasons 1–4) Greg Baldwin (season 5)
Theme music composer	Will Adams George Pajon, Jr. Tyler Bates (season 5)
Opening theme	"Samurai Jack" (seasons 1–4)
Ending theme	"Samurai Jack"
Composer(s)	James L. Venable (seasons 1–4) Tyler Bates Joanne Higginbottom Dieter Hartmann (season 5) Paul Dinletir (additional music, seasons 1–4)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky For Cartoon Network (seasons 1–4): Mike Lazzo Linda Simensky For Cartoon Network Studios (season 5): Brian A. Miller Jennifer Pelphrey Rob Sorcher For Williams Street (season 5): Keith Crofford Mike Lazzo
Producer(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky Dana Ritchey (associate producer, seasons 1–4) Kelly Crews (supervising producer, season 5)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Productions (Season 1-4) Williams Street (season 5)
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network (2001–04) Adult Swim (2017)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (2001–04) 1080i (HDTV) (2017)
Original release	August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) – May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
Other websites
Website

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