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Critically-Acclaimed Series First Anime Ever To Be Nominated

The critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime movie "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" has been honored with a 2009 juried Primetime Emmy® Award win for Art Director Shigemi Ikeda in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation.

"Afro Samurai: Resurrection" was also nominated in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (for programming of one hour or more) earning Spike TV its first-ever Primetime Emmy nomination from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The nomination also marks the first time in Emmy history that an anime series has been nominated in any category.

"Afro Samurai: Resurrection" stars Academy Award®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson opposite Emmy Award®-nominated actress Lucy Liu and featuring Mark Hamill and Yuri Lowenthal. Jackson also served as executive producer of the stylish series and the original score was provided by renowned rap artist and producer The RZA.

"Afro Samurai: Resurrection" is the sequel to the network's 2006 series “Afro Samurai" and best-selling anime DVD release of 2007. The series is based on the original art and story of manga artist Takashi Okazaki, about a black samurai's quest for revenge and justice for his murdered father. Samuel L. Jackson starred as the uncompromising hero, Afro and his motor-mouthed sidekick Ninja Ninja. When his father’s body is stolen from its grave, Afro is forced to pick up his sword again and wreak bloody vengeance against an army of deadly foes lead by a sadistic mastermind.

"Afro Samurai: Resurrection" was produced for Spike TV by Japanese studio GONZO in association/partnership with GONZO K.K. and FUNimation Entertainment.