In that episode the two have some hilariously awkward moments that are paid off with a passionate smooch. And I was like “dang girl!” She was also great in XCIX as she and Jack battled the alien slime colony creature “Lazarus”. In the episode XCVIII she takes down an entire army single handled and bests her former mentor the High Priestess. Voiced by voice actress extraordinaire Tara Strong (Rugrats, Teen Titans) Ashi was a fun, interesting character and a most capable fighter. After Jack slays her six sisters following a crisis of conscience over killing (pardon the alliteration) he earns her trust and she goes from adversary to ally, and from enemy to love interest. She is a highly trained, deadly assassin with one goal – kill Jack! She seemed to be just another bad guy, or gal, for Jack to defeat but her tale took an unexpected turn. She begins as one of the seven daughters of Aku created by a cult of Aku worshippers. One of the best things about season 5 is in the introduction of the character of Ashi. #3 When Jack met Ashi I am feeling feelings which I have never felt before Tartakovsky definitely outdid himself with the art work in season five. In the next episode the odd flying creatures within the larger creature are breathtaking in their detail. In the episode XCIV, when Jack recuperates in a cave with a wounded wolf, the use of light and shadow and the highlighting of the blood is masterful. There are some landscapes that are jaw dropping gorgeous and look like paintings come to life.
#SAMURAI JACK SCARAMOUCHE SERIES#
The series has always had a vivid, colourful, anime-inspired art style and season five not only continues this trend but improves upon it. #2 Such a pretty wasteland Not the best place for a moonlit stroll Phil LaMarr reprises his role as Jack and again is solid and entertaining.
It added a depth to the character that we had not seen before and it proved to be an interesting watch.
We see Jack at his nadir, angry and bitter, and then return to the hopeful (and less hirsute) samurai we all remembered. The show was on Adult Swim this time allowing Tartakovsky to explore more mature themes and include lots of blood and deaths while never feeling incongruous to the source material. But this is first season we see him go through a deep emotional arc. He is brought to the brink of death, is prepared to commit suicide and kills a human for the first time. In previous seasons Jack was always a cool character who could change from kind and soft spoken to steely eyed and lethal (to robots at least) in an instant. He is haunted by his past and his failures. Our hero has lost all hope and is borderline suicidal. Aku still rules the future and has destroyed the last of the time portals, preventing Jack from returning to the past. He has some wicked facial hair, rides a bike and fires a Gatling gun. He has not aged – time has lost its effect on him – and lost his sword. Here it is in five easy to chew slices: #1 Dang Jack. And the season was not only great, it was awesome! For my review I will be going into spoilers so this is your SPOILER ALERT.
Thankfully the show was brought back this year for a fifth and final 10 episode season this year and we got to go back, back to the past. It was beautifully animated, action packed and funny in a quirky way. When the show ended without completing the story fans were crestfallen. The show, created by Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Star Wars: Clone Wars), was about the stoic eponymous samurai battling the shape shifting demon Aku in post-apocalyptic future filled with deadly robots and odd creatures. For four seasons (2001-2004) fans enjoyed the mash up, steampunk awesomeness that was Samurai Jack on Cartoon Network.
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