After witnessing his father's death in a duel against an invincible villain known only as “Justice,” young Afro dedicates his life to mastering the sword and seeking vengeance. Afro Samurai is a tale of bloody hardship and pain. On his solitary quest for revenge, he sheds no tears and knows no love. Pursued by powerful enemies through a lawless, technology‑filled dystopia, he evades bullets and blades to confront his ultimate target: a man who will not die. Afro will reach his quarry, no matter how many roads of blood and brains he must lay between himself and the inevitable end.