Ama-Samurai ama-Afro

Ungene “ezweni laseJapane elibusayo, kodwa elinamandla,” kanye nenkanyezi yomsamu ogama lakhe lingu-Afro ngezinwele zakhe. Indaba ilandela i-Afro njengoba izama ukuphindiselela ukubulawa kukayise. Emhlabeni we-Afro Samurai, kuthiwa lowo oba "Inombolo Yokuqala", uzobusa umhlaba, ephethe amandla afana nonkulunkulu.
Omunye uba inombolo yokuqala ngokubulala iNombolo yokuqala futhi athathe ibhande lakhe lomkhosi. Nokho, okuwukuphela komthetho kulo mhlaba ukuthi kuphela “Inombolo Yesibili” (futhi eqokwe ngebhande lasekhanda elingcwele) evunyelwe ukulwa “NeNombolo Yokuqala.” Ububi balokhu ukuthi noma ubani (futhi ngokuvamile wonke umuntu) angabekela inselele futhi azame ukubulala iNombolo Yesibili, ukuze athole ilungelo lokuqhubekela phambili futhi aphonsa inselelo kuNombolo YokuQala. Uyise ka-Afro Samurai wayenguNombolo wokuqala omdala, kwaze kwaba yilapho ephonselwa inselelo ushayasibhamu, “Ubulungiswa” (owayenguNombolo Wesibili ngaleso sikhathi), owalwa naye emncintiswaneni ukuze abe inombolo yokuqala. Ngaleso sikhathi ushayasibhamu ephonsela uyise inselelo, u-Afro wayeseyingane kuphela. Ushayasibhamu wanquma ikhanda likayise phambi kwensizwa yase-Afro.
Manje usumdala, u-Afro Samurai useyiNombolo Yesibili yamanje kanye ne-swordsman eyinhloko; uhamba umgwaqo efuna ukuziphindiselela kuBulungiswa, iNombolo yokuqala yamanje. Ukubuyela emuva okude kungene phakathi kuyo yonke imininingwane yendaba ukuthi u-Afro wasukuma kanjani esuka kumfana owayethukile ebalekela ukufa kukayise, waba ingcweti kwezikhali, futhi ekugcineni waba "iNombolo Yesibili" yamanje, kuyilapho indaba okwamanje ikhuluma nomuntu omdala wase-Afro owenza indlela isiqongo sentaba sigcina se "Number One" to duel Justice, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo inkolo engaqondakali eyaziwa ngokuthi "I-Empty Seven Clan" ithumela ama-agent ahlukahlukene ukuthi abulale i-Afro futhi athathe ibhande lakhe le-Number Two.