Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his work ...

'' is an American

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created by animator

Genndy Tartakovsky Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...

that aired on

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from August 10, 2001, to September 25, 2004. The series follows a

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ese prince trained to be a

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warrior, who tries to destroy the supernatural evil being Aku to protect his homeland but is teleported into a distant future where Aku rules the world. The young man adopts the name "Jack" after an encounter with the youth of the future, and he embarks on a perpetual quest to return to his own time and undo Aku's tyranny. ''Samurai Jack'' aired for four seasons that span 52 episodes. A fifth season spanning 10 episodes premiered on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

Toonami Toonami ( ) is an American late night television programming block that primarily broadcasts Japanese animation and occasionally American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a divis ...

block on March 11, 2017, and concluded on May 20, 2017. The first four seasons are available on Region 1 DVD. A compilation featuring the first three episodes was released as a stand-alone movie titled ''Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie'' on VHS and DVD on March 19, 2002.

Series overview

Episodes

All episodes are identified in the credits by

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, which correspond to the total number of episodes released until the fifth season, which adds 40 to the number of the Season 4 finale, LII (52), to start the numeration of its episodes at XCII (92) (like there were 39 episodes left out, and it represents 3 more seasons with 13 episodes each) and reflect the long passage of time between Season 4 and Season 5. All episodes from the first four seasons also have an alternate, more descriptive title.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

Season 2 (2002)

Season 3 (2002–03)

Season 4 (2003–04)

Season 5 (2017)

References

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