The animation and art direction hit so hard that the mediocre revenge plot doesn't matter, this is pure style weaponized into visual storytelling. Samuel L. Jackson's narration doesn't just frame the story, it becomes part of the rhythm, turning what should be a generic revenge tale into something that moves like jazz played in blood. Watch it for the sequences, not the narrative, the show knows the difference and never pretends otherwise.

As a boy, Afro watched his father fall in a duel to a man known only as Justice, who then took the Number One headband and its godlike power. Years later Afro wears the Number Two headband, the only one that grants the right to challenge Number One. Anyone may challenge Number Two, though, so a steady stream of powerful enemies comes after him. Through a lawless dystopia dotted with technology, he dodges bullets and blades on a lonely, loveless road of revenge. Five episodes of bloody action and adventure follow him toward a foe who seemingly cannot die.