Aku is the fortyeighth episode in the fourth season of samurai jack. The original 4 episodes are some of my favorite tv period. After almost 16 years, samurai jack has finally come to an end. Samurai jack ending credits 2017season five maxim atanasov. When jack is banished to the bleak future, his physical discipline and stoic nature make him a timeless hero to citizens of all worlds.
Genndy tartakovsky made the final series to wrap up jacks quest, and while he has said another series could maybe cover the fifty year period between season 4 and 5, he wont be involved. They needed at least one more episode to show us jacks town reconstruction and his grieving. It is noted for its highly detailed, outlinefree, maskingbased animation, as well as for its cinematic style and pacing. Samurai jack creator explains jacks tragic ending, addresses finale. As we know, samurai jacks final season concluded a while ago. Samurai jack is a great cartoon, and its finally back to finish the story that never had a proper ending to. Samurai jack is an american animated television series created by animator genndy tartakovsky. Samurai jack, season 4 2003 samurai jack, season 1 2001 samurai jack, season 2 2002 samurai jack, seasons 1 5 2018 samurai jack, season 3 2002 samurai jack, season 5 2017.
Samurai jack is an american animated television series created by animator genndy tartakovsky that aired on cartoon network from 2001 to 2004. When aku is reborn to set forth his reign of terror, the emperors son is sent off to learn the ways of the samurai. Episode xi jack and the scotsman when jack and a scotsman meet on a never ending bridge, they end up shackled together and on the run from bounty hunters. With help from ashi and all his friends, samurai jack has at last arrived back in his own time to confront the evil that is aku. Samurai jacks final season has been an emotional roller coaster and one of the shows most mature and emotional yet, setting the stage for the final battle between the hero and his enemy. In the finale, after many supporting players are killed, jack finally succeeds in defeating aku. I realized i was lacking the volume 4 so i got it from a 3rd party seller. One of the most beloved cartoon network original series is samurai jack, created by awardwinning animator genndy tartakovsky. Over the course of samurai jack s final season, jack managed to find love and acceptance in the arms of ashi, the.
And ashi dressing up as tiana from walt disneys princess and the frog because ashi is a princess and heroines on samurai jack season 6 or samurai jack movie on theatres with a walt disney cinderella ending. Samurai jack season 5 episode 10 final ending youtube. When a deal was finally reached for season 5 he also intended it to a definitive ending. And thats okay, it is the truth that theres no such thing as earning happiness. Everyone who ever reads this, agrees with my opinion and accepts it, forward it to people who watched samurai jack. Buy the season to get new episodes delivered to you as they become available. For this is, for me, and should be, for everyone, the real ending for the. Sad ending scene of jack all samurai jack footage belongs to cartoon network, adult swim, william street and genndy tartakovsky. Jack makes a great temporary parent, finding food, shelter, dealing with diapers. Samurai jack season 5 alternative ending fanon version. It was the first cartoon network original series aside from those who comprised the cartoon cartoons lineup at the time.
Seeking to end their struggle, aku proposes a oneonone duel between. The comic book series follows up on season 4 of samurai jack, which tells of an unnamed, timedisplaced feudal japanese samurai prince, who takes the name jack, in his singular quest to find a method of travelling back in time. Originally running from 2001 to 2004, a fifth and final season aired through cartoon networks more matureoriented programming block adult swim in 2017. Over the course of samurai jacks final season, jack managed to find love and acceptance in the arms of ashi, the daughter of his greatest. In summer, jack is traveling through the desert and is set upon by strange creatures formed of sandstorms. Genndy tartakovsky took more than 15 years to bring samurai jack to a satisfying conclusion, but the bittersweet season 5 finale left fans.
Since youth, jack trained in many different areas under numerous teachers in a variety of skills to defeat the demon aku. And while this new season was great, and the finale was satisfying in so many ways, the ending has left many fans divided. Season 4 ended without definitively closing the series, a conscious decision on tartakovskys part. Samurai jack finally comes to an end, but underwhelms. But he spent years pondering a final season of samurai jack, which would finally resolve. The original ending of the show is still beautiful and meaningful. The first 3 episodes were absolutely spectacular, but everything after, including the ending just left me feeling flat for the most part. Samurai jack continued on in season 4 as if the creators didnt know the series was going to end, and thats kind of true, but not the whole story. The following contains spoilers for samurai jack s fifth season. On november 24, 2003, the series went on hiatus for almost a year until the last four episodes of the season were released on september 25, 2004. It retired after taking a shine to sweet thing lulu, but aku forces it. All are subject to emotional highs and lows that comes with being alive. As production of the fourth season was ending, with four seasons of episodes each or 52 episodes of samurai jack in total, tartakovsky and the crew moved on to other projects. A tale told in flashback concerning the childhood training of samurai jack in africa, but, even as part the nubian tribe, the young prince is not safe from akus minions.
While peacefully enjoying a snack of peaches, jack hears a baby cry and races to find out whats the matter. Why the series finale to samurai jack was the worst. Samurai jack alternative ending storyboard youtube. Samurai jack season 5 brought the title characters long quest to a close. The series aired on cartoon network from august 10, 2001 to september 25, 2004, for four seasons that span 52 episodes. The main episodes used were every episode of season 5 except for. The samurai jack comics was a monthly american comic book series chronicling the travels of samurai jack, the protagonist of the eponymous series on cartoon network. This episode features aku challenging jack to a fair, oneonone combat inorder to settle things once and for all. Dont get me wrong guys xd i loved the original ending and i cried a lot after seeing it. Samurai jack 50 years later half naked season 5 samurai jack 50 years later discarded creature armor episode xcv samurai jack 50 years later civilian disguise episode xcvi. Jack also known as samurai jack or simply the samurai is the alias taken by a japanese warrior with an unknown birth name who acts as the titular protagonist of the cartoon samurai jack. Imho the ending was not that bad the whole that future never existed thing really bugs me. Okay, to begin i will illustrate for you why the series finale to samurai jack is the worst possible ending it could have been given using three different perspectives.
Samurai jack ending credits 2017season five youtube. Hilarious as it may be, its 30th of may 2019 and ive just watched the ending of samurai jack. An experimental xseries robot was given emotions as an experiment and therefore was the only one of its kind to survive intact. The series follows jack, an unnamed samurai sent through time to adystopian future ruled by the tyrannical shapeshifting demon aku. Samurai jack is an american actionadventureanimated television series created by genndy tartakovsky for cartoon network. Adult swim releases every samurai jack episode online, for. While its certainly a little disappointing that samurai jack will only be coming back for one more season, most fans are probably happy that the show is not only finally getting a proper ending but that its finally embracing the more violent nature that the original show merely hinted at. Keep loving samurai jack guys, and who knows, maybe someone will continue jacks adventures in the future.
In this season 4 summary of samurai jack we follow the samurai in his adventures in the future and fighting aku the shape shifting master of. In my own opinion, the ending wasnt anything spectacular but it was cool to see so many of jacks allies as well as seeing him finally beat aku and return to the past after so long. Jack is approached by a cool samuraipunk who wants to battle with jack in order to prove that he is the best. After an evil wizard named aku conquers his land, jack is sent away as a young boy to train as a samurai and save his people. The following contains spoilers for samurai jacks fifth season. While samurai jack season 5 ends with jack still alive, there likely wont be another season. For those who are samurai jack fans there is not much to say outside the fact after all these years samurai jack will finally get a proper ending. Heres how the final season provided a perfect ending to the cult series. While the fifth season episodes are untitled, this episode can be unofficially titled the final battle or the end. Samurai jack ending credits 2001season one duration. A fifth season spanning 10 episodes premiered on adult swims toonami block on march 11, 2017 the first four seasons are available on region 1 dvd. Throughout the series, he is voiced by phil lamarr. However, i wish to one day be a part of such an amazing. Jack quests to travel back in time and defeat aku before he can take over the world.
The series premiered on august 10, 2001, with a tv. Jack definitely deserved a happy ending, but that just isnt how life works, both in real life and in samurai jack s world. I wanted to write this to target the most audience possible. Samurai jack is an american animated television series created by animator genndy. Took a while to get it but i am glad to have completed my 4 volumes collection. Between samurai jack season 4 and 5, genndy tartakovsky became busy with projects such as the hotel transylvania franchise, but he always intended to revisit the character. Samurai jack cartoon cartoons wiki fandom powered by wikia. Now a final season is back but the creators have moved to adult swim and is now rated tv14. He rescues baby from a crew of hungry babyeating monsters. Samurai jack ending credits 2001 season one duration. As a whole, the series was solid in my opinion and, most importantly, the fact that we got a conclusion to the. Season 5 did not live up to the ending that the show deserved, and it flat out dropped a bunch of threads from the og series.
The most memorable ending of an occidental cartoon ive ever seen. When aku raises the bounty on jack, the best bounty. Samurai jack originally aired on cartoon network back in 2001 and was cancelled in 2004, this lasted for four seasons. Jack definitely deserved a happy ending, but that just isnt how life works, both in real life and in samurai jacks world. This apparently includes jack finally tackling with taking a human life after years of battling. The episode opens with aku in his castle and humorously picking up a phone and making an order for what sounds like a large pizza, but is revealed to be a huge giant bounty hunter. Samurai jack s final season has been an emotional roller coaster and one of the shows most mature and emotional yet, setting the stage for the final battle between the hero and his enemy. Samurai jack finds a rare honorable ending before a weekend marathon of the animated. When aku catches a cold and sneezes on jack, jack becomes infected with akus badness which begins to take over his entire body. The show ended with the airing of the four final episodes as a marathon on september 25, 2004. Four separate stories following jack through the four seasons. The fourth season of the popular anime samurai jack started off with a bang, as jack had to face one of his most formidable oppontents yet. Episode ci is the tenth and final episode of season 5, and the sixtysecond and final episode of the samurai jack series.
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