Adult Swim is continuing to slowly work its plans when it comes to airing anime as they’re going to be adding Samurai 7 to their list this month. Revealed in the latest Toonami Podcast, the channel will start showing the 2004 series from Gonzo on August 19th at 12:30 in the morning, which will be taking over the slot held by Deadman Wonderland which comes to a close the week before. While it’s expected that we’ll see repeat runs here and there, it’s welcome that they’re not going into instantly rerunning it right away.
While this will be the first time for Samurai 7 on the Cartoon Network, it previously aired in the IFC Channel way back in 2006 after FUNimation acquired and released it. FUNimation released a priced down collection DVDin 2011 and the Blu-ray edition in 2009.
Plot Concept: Set in a futuristic world that has just witnessed the end of a massive war, scores of villages are terrorized by Nobuseri bandits. But the Nobuseri are no normal bandits. They were once Samurai, who during the war integrated their living cells with machines to become dangerous weapons now appearing more machine than man. Absolute power corrupts, and their reign of terror is increasing its hold on the countryside.
But one group of villagers has had enough, deciding to hire samurai to protect their village. Kirara is a young priestess who travels to the city seeking out protection. One by one, she encounters brave samurai that the war has left behind. These men of skill and valor are each unique and not without their quirks. But can they come together as one to defend the helpless village?
[Source: ANN]
