Analysis of the ending, and the movie in general

My interpretation is that the whole movie deals with afro trying to shake of all responsibility for his actions ever since he decided to avenge his father.
But in the very end of the movie realises that it is impossible.

Consider how Afro disregarded his loyalty to his sword school,master and friends ,instead focusing only on revenge. In a sense this led to Gino's tragic fate.

Consider how Afro killed what i would call a good man, the nr 2 guy. And disregarding that he throws his son to the same fate that happened to Afro in the beginning of the series.

I also remember Siou saying something about how the consequences of Afro's actions led to the destruction of the village/town in which the final fight took place, but now it lied in ruins.

Remember that in the beginning of the movie, Afro seemed to live a calm life where he had put his sword down. The rasta blacksmith and his dull blade sort of hinted that,also did the fact that he did not fight Gino when he came in his motorcycle and they took his headband. He was trying to avoid taking responsibility for his previous actions, which means he had to avoid the responsibilities of being nr 1 and in extension refused to fight.

And the whole movie deals with people confronting him for his actions.
From the gang in the stripper town, to Siou and Gino and also the little kid. Particularly the little kid is something he cannot ever avoid being accountable for, which he also realises in the end.

Consider how the hot robot chick explains that men started to kill just for the joy of killing instead of for the headbands, that lead to her husbands death.This is also a result of Afro refusing to take the responsibilities it means to be nr 1.

But in the end he realises that he cannot hide from being confronted for his actions , which in extension means that he cannot hide from being nr 1.



The imagenary friend I think represents Afros desire to shake of his responsibilities. He is always saying things in the line of "Lets get out of here","RUN","We should go home" etc. And we also find out that he was absent during Afro's time when he had put down his sword, which would make sense seeing how his desire to not take responsibility for his actions at that time was fullfilled, seeing how he refused to be nr 1.

His imaginary friend even says so in the end:
-Will it ever end?...I guess not
-You knew it dont ever end ,once it starts.
Suggesting that Afro had come to that realisation

-I knew Afro Samurai
Suggesting that he always knew but was in denial.

-But i wont say nothing, not anymore
Suggesting that after everything that Afro had gone through in the movie, seeing the consequences of his actions, he no longer can pretend that he is not accountable for them. And so the imagenary friend which represents this desire simply ceases to exist.

Considering this I think that the movie is really good and is a good addition to the series, giving depth to the character.

Now im sure there are some inconsistensies in my reasoning and i hope it wasnt to painful to read. But hopefully it adds depth to the interested reader