Sci-Fi/TV Special/2007 Titles

Based on a doujinshi written by Takashi Okazaki in the late 90's, Afro Samurai is a creative collaboration between Samuel L. Jackson, Takashi Okazaki and Japanese animation company Gonzo, a division of GDH, with the intentions of creating an anime series for US and Japanese markets. Scheduled to premiere on Spike TV (a US cable station). With the Academy Award-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson already signed on to co-produce and to do the lead character's voice, this is a first in a potentially interesting trend.

Searching for a mysterious time treasure known as the White Tamayura, Lupin and Jigen are beset upon by Zenigata. Fleeing him, the encounter a time traveler named Mamo, who vowing revenge for what Lupin XIII did to him, sends Lupin, Goemon, Jigen, and Zenigata 500 years into the past. There, they must solve the mystery of the White Tamayura time treasure or remain stuck in the past forever.