Anime Expo 2016: Here’s What We Can Expect From The Return Of ‘Samurai Jack’

In case you were on your own time traveling journey over the last few months, Samurai Jack is returning to Toonami in 2016 with a brand new season! Aside from a pre-release image shown last month, no new details have been revealed regarding the next chapter in Jack’s adventure. During the Toonami panel at Anime Expo however, Genndy Tartakovsky and his team decided to open their doors and give us a peak at what we can expect later this year.

This behind the scenes look, (which can be watched in the trailer below), shows how much of a passion project this has been for the team. Ranging from the creators, to the animators, to the voice actors, the enthusiasm is easy to see. Emphasizing a new, darker Jack, the years since we last saw the time traveling samurai have not been kind to him. Sporting long hair and a beard, the fifth season is promising to be a much darker, more violent story than we were used to years ago. Other obstacles, like the death of Aku’s voice actor, Mako Iwamatsu, are discussed in depth in the seven minute video, that has been uploaded to Adult Swim’s YouTube page after its debut at their panel.

What were your biggest takeaways from the video? What are you hoping to see when Jack returns later this year? Sound off below, and be sure to check back for all your Anime Expo news.