[HN Gopher] The Visual World of 'Samurai Jack'
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       The Visual World of 'Samurai Jack'
        
       Author : ani_obsessive
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2025-06-01 21:57 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | photonthug wrote:
       | Always loved these aesthetics. No mention of primal here, which
       | is well worth checking out and pretty remarkable for being almost
       | completely free of dialog and more oriented towards adults.
        
       | franczesko wrote:
       | Genndy Tartakovsky is a truly unique creator. Samurai Jack was so
       | good, that I had to watch how it ends years later since watching
       | the show on cartoon network
        
       | duxup wrote:
       | Samurai Jack is so beautiful and being able to portray things /
       | have the confidence in the art really seems to cut back on
       | unnecessary / clumsy dialogue that so many shows have today.
        
       | AtlasBarfed wrote:
       | The star wars clone wars shorts are just amazing animation. The
       | way he caught the essence of the characters in animation that was
       | superior to the human portrayals was a testament to his talent.
       | 
       | It made the cgi clone wars look so amateurish.
       | 
       | The best sam jack imo is the light vs dark. My jaw dropped at
       | that.
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       | He's definitely one of the few creators where I can feel him
       | tickling my mind, overwhelming me with creativity.
        
       | Marazan wrote:
       | A truly breathtakingly daring show booth visually and sonically.
       | 
       | I adored if at the time and it still looks and feels unique to
       | this day
        
         | dfxm12 wrote:
         | The article only touches on the visual world and even quotes
         | Genndy Tartakovsky as saying _we've almost forgotten what
         | animation was about -- movement and visuals_ , but I agree with
         | you about the sounds. The background music sets the scene as
         | much as any background visual.
        
       | throw_a_grenade wrote:
       | Tangential: does anyone know if there is a site that collects
       | backgrounds from cartoons? Those would be gorgeous wallpapers.
        
       | lelandfe wrote:
       | For a lot of great behind the scenes artwork:
       | https://characterdesignreferences.com/art-of-animation-8/art...
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       | I used to have an artist roommate obsessed with the art style of
       | the show. If anyone hasn't yet watched the rebooted season from
       | 2017, I highly recommend it.
        
       | TuringTourist wrote:
       | I never watched Samurai Jack when it was coming out as a child. I
       | have begun watching it recently and it is absolutely a
       | breathtaking piece of work.
        
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