The Genius of Blue Eye Samurai
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Today we are discussing and reviewing The Genius of Blue Eye Samurai. Netflix's newest animated show ,Blue Eye Samurai, tells the story of a young samurai named Mizu and their blood covered quest for revenge in the brutal Edo era of Japan.
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In this Blue Eye Samurai review we are answering the question Is Blue Eye Samurai Really THAT Good?
0:00 Intro
1:43 The Genius of Blue Eye Samurai
4:39 Edo Era Japan
5:52 Mizu the blue eye samurai
9:02 Blue Eye Samurai Animations
10:54 Samurai Champloo Parallels
12:38 the tale of the Ronin and the Bride
18:31 blue eye samurai review
20:50 Outro
#netflix #blueeyesamurai #review - Zábava
something about Mizu being both the Ronin and the Bride is so amazing. The best episode of any show ive seen
Mikio also represents the ronin somewhat as well; his “vengeance” was reinstating his title. However, upon falling for the bride, he was ready to give it all up. But like how the ronin saw the bride as his enemy, Mikio also saw Mizu as a monster and went to pursue his “vengeance” again
@@davidkimpton6775 oh my gosh ur right! Mikio also works as the bride bc he draws her away from the life of vengeance and ends as the ronin when he betrays her. Theyre like an inverse of each other
I loved it even more because the metaphor was so clear, even when Mizu shifts from the ronin to the bride
The moment he said "favorite episode" I knew it was going to be this one. This episode... just... yeah... if you know, you know because I don't have the words for this one. That was on the level of Arcane Episode 3 for brutal, raw, and utterly heartbreaking.
This episode BROKE me! My heart was shattering throughout cuz I knew she will not get the happiness she deserves 💔 one of the best episodes.
I do NOT understand why more people aren’t screaming about this show, thanks for giving it more exposure!
Because its style over substance it
Has cool elements sure but a lot
Of the story has been done
Before.
I know I'm Genx and this series is the best works of the martial arts Genre I've seen in the last 10 years.
Maybe i missed something but for me the show was ok instead of mindblown.
i like it because i think it’s unlike usual samurai shows. Some parts like (SPOILER) the fire of 1657, actually happened. It adds in some parts from real Japan edo history while also keeping a slight fantasy. I like how it shows not only a woman being a samurai, but also her being half white. If you couldn’t tell, white people werent really yk in Japan at that period. Usual samurai animations are your regular male protagonist on some random adventure. This show is much different. She has story like (another spoiler) how she used to have a husband who she actually trusted, and once that trust was broken, it helps explain her entire background. Compared to the last netflix shows, this one is fantastic.
@@zelinquI agree the way they updated her backstory every time she was on the verge of being killed was awesome. And done very well tbh you know some shows leave you dazed and confused with the merging of flashbacks but this was done really nice.
I don’t think Ringo has a learning disability. He knows the sutras and calligraphy. He’s kind and eventually brave. He’s figured out how to make instruments for his missing hands. Ringo’s problem is he’s been mistreated.
luuuuv that
Though his mindset/mentality is childlike. There’s people who are mistreated and can still behave in an adult form. Ringo’s behavior and mannerisms behaves like one with a disability.
He’s not dumb but unsophisticated, and very straightforward and honest.
This. It wasn't said or implied in the show (to my recollection), so I don't believe that he has a learning disability
I like ringo so much. I thought he will ba an annoying character at the beginning. But he is so well written. He learns to be brave and has so much potential.
There’s something about the fact Mizu switches between the samurai and the wife, ending as a vengeful spirit that’s so telling. The storytelling through scenery is amazing and so beautiful.
And the West is confused as to why Africa desires China and the Eastern countries when the West is the one promoting it
Masterpiece of an episode! Some of the best storytelling and cinematopgraphy I have ever seen!
This show is a prime example on how to express emotion and story through composition, lighting and color. A must watch if you are studying the art.
Another example is in Gwen's universe in Across the Spider Verse. It's literally a watercolour canvas and you can really tell all the emotions with just a look. It's gorgeous
Absolutely goated series and if it doesn’t get a season 2 I will forge a star metal katana to commit hara-kiri with.
So how does one use an acronymed slang as a combination of adjective AND adjective?? “Absolutely greatest of all timed series..” doesn’t sound right
There's probably going to be 4 seasons. Each season targeting each of the white men
@@xaotikoLet's hope Netflix doesn't do what usually do with these shows...
@@braynap8283 I don’t think they can. They can’t pull a Witcher here ;) The original creators are involved here
@@Seabasstard22 words change based on usage, so every way to speak is correct lol
As a woman, I loved this. We see two sides of femininity, at the very least. Women being seen as a disgusting being vs a beautiful wife. In following Mizu and Akemi, we see even more paths open up as they take up their own fate and call the shots.
I'd argue Ringo doesn't have a learning disability alongside his physical disability just because of how happy-go-lucky he is. He's well read as we see later in the show and has street smarts. There's certain things Mizu struggles with in terms of just talking her way out of things, that Ringo succeeds easily in.
If you also want another series to watch while we wait for more Blue Eye Samurai news, I recommend Mononoke.
he's called a "halfwit", so he's supposed to be developmentally disabled. that doesn't mean he can't be well-read, smart, etc. people just assume people with developmental disabilities are stupid
Not being negative or anything but who cares if shes a woman, all that matters is that the show is fire. Bringing up the fact that she's a woman just downplays the fact that she's a woman. We all see it, just let it be. When a good show has a male lead we don't harp on the fact that it's a male. I think female leads need that same level of respect.
@@fazormcghee7936 That doesnt make sense. The whole show is about how despite her identity as a woman and the hardships that being a woman in that era entails, she succeeds regardless. In her own way with the hand shes dealt with unlike akemi. Shes in no way a good person but saying it doesnt matter is just as disrespectful. The show actively shows her trying to hide that fact of herself, what do you mean let it be? Why cant it be mentioned and celebrated? Obviously we dont harp about the male lead being male as much, cuz its been the norm that most stories are about male characters since ancient times until recently. Did we watch the same show?
@@aminahamalek633 because highlighting it makes it seem like it's special that a good show show can have a female lead. It's like you're saying that's something that is unusual. It's disrespectful that every good show with a female lead has to hyper focus on the fact that the lead is a woman. We don't do that for male leads because we expect good shows to have male leads so it's not special enough to mention. Imagine an adult driving. Nothing special right, probably wouldn't even pay attention to it because that's normal. Now imagine a 10 year old driving. That's unusual and you would be very focused on the fact that a child is doing something that children are incapable of doing. That's what you're doing when you hyper focus on the fact that a good show has a female lead. As if that's something women are incapable of doing. When you do that it's like you're saying "oh my God, LOOK!!! a woman is doing something only men are capable of doing, LOOOK!!! Isnt that crazy?"
When I tell people about the show I only mention she's a woman once, while explaining the plot. After that I only mention her gender through pronouns but I don't focus on her gender specifically. Instead I do what I would do if the lead was a male, I just talk about how amazing the show is because to me, that's less sexist.
@@fazormcghee7936 You're right that just solely basing on the merits of the show and good writing on her gender is bad but the fact is, good shows with female leads are rare compared to the plethora of good shows that have male leads. Yes we shouldnt just celebrate a show based on gender cuz that is sexist. but in this case the person above is just indentifying with it as a woman herself and that the show itself talks about the two different paths of two women. Mentioning that itself is not sexist. They WAY its brought up and mentioned can be. But theres nothing sexist in this instance of the OP comments to even harp about sexist hyperfocus of gender.
If anything you getting upset over a woman mentioning something she personally identifies as a woman is coming off as sexist. We can mention it, the way its mentioned is important because that can be disrespectful or respectful.
You're getting upset at a real legitimate thing but in this case, thats not whats happening. and that doesnt have to equal to "Dont ever mention it we dont need to"
Becuase you're just disregarding the context of everything here just in favour to harp about something you're upset about that doesnt even apply to the situation. Be it the show or the above comment
One aspect I really liked in this show was the analogies to sword forging. In metal forging / material science, there’s the idea that you need some impurities in your metal alloy to increase the metal’s strength.
When Mizu first crafts her sword from the meteor, she makes it as pure as possible, paralleling her hatred of her own identity as a woman and as a mixed race individual. However, once the sword breaks, the Swordfather talks about how sword making is not about removing all impurities, but rather incorporating them into the sword. After this point, Mizu ditches her colored glasses for the final battle and admits she needs Ringo’s help. You may be born different from others, but life is about learning to accept these differences as your identity.
he says this several times during her training, but she completely ignores it as she's extremely focused and obsessed with being pure herself. if she can't be pure by their standards, then she'll make something that is
And then she ooyebala far away on her own to London with just Fowler on a leash
Build up for catharsis screwed up, again
This exceptional show appears to be underrated, with fewer reviews and reactors engaging compared to lower-quality content. The discovery of Blue Eye Samurai was a surprise for me, catching the full first episode on CZcams courtesy of Netflix. Praise for the show comes from those who invested the time to watch it. I hope Netflix sees this through to its conclusion instead of prematurely canceling it, a trend they are unfortunately known for.
I'm seriously hoping I was just early to the party on this one and that we'll see more people talking about it in the next couple of weeks.
@@kalicacao What makes it cringe?
@@kalicacaoOh I get it, you’re shtick is to be against things people are hyped about! I have no other explanation as there’s no cringe involved in this series and no likeness to the mess that is the Witcher series. I would guess you didn’t like a certain revelation … yeah I try not to spoil anything for those that haven’t seen the series yet, even if it was rather obvious very early on.
For me that wasn’t a problem at all as this is series for adults and not kids.
@@kalicacao I respect your opinion, but I would clarify that your assumption is misguided because you were burned out on woke-feminist propaganda. Woke, not so much, but feminist, yes. Women still fight for their rights. Even in America, the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, forcing a woman to keep a child when it’s not her doing, is just wrong, period. No show or film is without a suspension of disbelief. John Wick would have died from falling off the building down to the street, but he’s alive and continues the saga. Ethan Hunt should have died a thousand times, or James Bond. They are all fake, infantile, and not very funny, and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning is not even interesting. It put me to sleep. These are not animated, so believability is even more evident.
@@kalicacao It seems highly probable that the latter part of your comment is what truly drives your bias against the series and honestly I don't blame you. Had someone told me what the show was about instead of me accidentally finding it, I would not have given it a chance. Personally, I'm glad I did because they did a really good job on making the main character EARN the status of being a strong individual thus making it more believable. As for the characters being unfunny, humor is usually not a focus in drama series. I really liked the accuracy of the societal infrastructure during that particular time in history, how the characters evolved within it's parameters, and I personally love the strong overtones of stoicism. That's my opinion anyways and I always find it so cool how everyone can view the same media and draw vastly different conclusions from it.
With practically a little to no marketing at all this show shouldn’t have any business to be THIS GOOD🔥🔥
Props to all those whose involved in this
goes to show when something is amazing, it doesn't need much marketing. people will just go towards it
The accuracy of the historical events really strikes me as this is story is rooted in allot of real world truths of our past. Even Fowler’s background story in Ireland under O’Neil is true down to the point they ate nettles (Hugh O’Neil nine years war late 1590s-early 1600s). It makes me wonder if Mizu is going to meet Routely, and the political chaos of the late 1650’s London.
Also I’m a big history nerd and animation nerd, and thissss show was a jackpot. It’s gorgeous and well thought-out.
I hear the shogunate actually had guns at that point although not rampant. Also apparently the timing of her travels to London time up with a second great fire which occurred in London
@@shaokhan4421 yes! It was also the start of the great plague! Who knows what we are really about to get into. England's history is brutal around that time.
@@Collectingillusions I thought the Plague happened earlier than that or am I thinking about another plague?
@@TheHeadNinjainComics I thought the same thing but there was actually a lot of other plagues. Bubonic was really extreme part of history. This one was called the Great Plague.
I’m historian of Irish history and I absolutely loved this detail.
I 100% agree about the accuracy. I’m a blacksmith and the smithing scenes are as close to spot on as I’ve seen in a fiction story…
As someone who worked in animation I am soooooo soooo happy to see this kind of work being made, the medium of animation does add a totally new way to tell a story and is so powerfull. Spreading the word of The Blue Eye Samurai so it get renewed for other seasons 🤞
Ive already rewatched it 3 times this week. Im in love.
I’m on my second stop gettin ahead 😂
dude its like my 4th time its getting autistic in here
I appreciate your breakdown of Episode 5, as I feel that was the best storytelling in a single episode I've seen in a long time and could have been it's own movie, tbh.
I loved how the banraku puppet story SEAMLESSLY and SUBTLY transitioned from Mizu being portrayed as the vengeful samurai in the story, to being the wife-turned-onryo. It was super easy to miss but that level of storytelling to have that juxtaposition flip to her playing both roles in her story based on the contrast with the present Mizu and Flashback Mizu was so well done.
Though, there's another small thing that I want to add that reinforces your point earlier in the video about the studio's care to historical accuracy.
In her flashback of that episode, she spars with her husband and he uses the Naginata, which she comments on. Then, at the end of the flashback when she fully attempts to embrace her role in society as a woman and wife, she puts away her sword. When attacked shortly after and betrayed by her husband, she fights not with the sword, but with the Naginata.
This is a very subtle but well done historical reference, because the Naginata was seen as the "wife's weapon" used to protect the house whenever the husband was away; just as she did in that flashback, dressed as the wife she was trying to be.
She then kept that memory and lesson she learned as a driving factor in her revenge by cutting back to the present, Mizu transforming her sword and weights into a, you guessed it, Naginata. As she is "protecting the house" (brothel) from a group of attackers, as paralleled in her flashback.
This small detail was so well done and I was stunned at how so much respect and storytelling was put into just the weapon's significance, but **not thrown in the audience's face**. True subtlety that exudes "art".
The show is a masterpiece, particularly episode 5. Season 2 NEEDS to be greenlit.
did you spot the eyebrows's actions. the male puppet does it when he's attracted to the beauty of the bride.. and they did it in the flashbacks too like the puppets. there's many hidden meanings in the episode, like the puppet child, the phoenix, the horse... watching it again and you realise there's more things you didn't saw last time..... Best episode. Oh! And the facts the entire theater show was just akemi watching one.
This is definitely an example alongside Vi from Arcane for how to portray a female protagonist in an action series correctly. Mizu goes through hell and back in this season alone but that just endeared me to her because she gets hurt and has self doubt but never truly gives up.
Her marriage really added depth to her character and made it so much better seeing her feminine nature …adding that vulnerability ..this story is actually better simply because mizu is a woman..very rare for the genre…
@@luechmillionz Usually it detracts from it but this series knew that they had to abide by how women were treated at that point in Japan. It shows how far they've come now.
The only thing putting off is that while the story is great, the script doesn't match the smartness of the story..
It feels stupid to see mizu not being smart...and constantly getting hurt and getting up...and fighting with endless endurance.
Most of the time when mizu gets hurt it feels like they put that in there abruptly to garner emotions.
Mizu kills 10 guys and then gets stabbed by an ordinary dude with an ordinary feint.
Kills a bunch of tough dudes while gets manhandled by one dude who lived his whole life doing business and living in a room.
The script was sometimes just plot moving.
They can improve so much in s2..
But the Ronin and the bride and the last episode were great..
@@bu11ymaguire I agree they made her a lil too op …like when she took that blade threw the foot in reality she woulda never walked the same again let alone finished the mission and the part where her and Taigen fell off the side of the keep and she carried his unconscious body with ONE HAND on a sword while scaling the wall ..completely unrealistic..but the white man wasn’t just any ordinary white man he was a war veteran and spent many years mastering dif arts in his time in Japan ..and by the time mizu got to him she was tired weak and severely injured which is why he easily neutralized her …
@@luechmillionz she was tired, weak even when she started the mission..she almost couldn't walk when she fought the big dude.. yet somehow did all those acrobatics.. hell she was barely able to walk she was throwing dudes into the traps on the second floor.
And I don't think that abijah dude was doing much training for the last 15 years..yet he's somehow extremely good at guns, swords and hand to hand combat..
Climbing with taigen was much more believable than all of that..
Ofcourse it's fiction and nothing is believable if you compare it to real life..
But the first rule in filmmaking for fight progression is to insinuate something inhuman about the fighter before he starts doing something inhuman..
Like showing her toppling big stones.. to prove she has crazy strength.
Insinuating that she has crazy endurance. Insinuating she's a genetic anomaly.. like I wouldn't say anything when thor destroys a planet.. because his powers have been insinuated. Hes a god.. or iron man stops a plane, or Achilles fights an army.
They should have gone smart through the fight scenes. It looks like the fight script has been written by a 10 year old.
I was immersed in the story but plot advance sometimes threw me off.
And why would she act all lovey dovey with taigen after everything? She saved him. Good.
But why lovey dovey?
My favorite part of this show is that Mizu is the protagonist AND antagonist. A force of hate and vengeance that exists outside of morality and redemption.
I liked the villain Fowler too, he’s like an adult version of a classic Disney villain.
I hear ya man. It's an absolute classic. I couldn't believe how damn good this was… I was smiling during every episode. They nailed it.
Just finished this 1st season, love everything about this show! Hope they bring it back for multiple seasons, Mizu had unfinished business
They need to have at least 2 more seasons for the other two men
Westerns starring Clint Eastwood were also a big reference used for how mizu is presented, look at the stance and silhouette and how she is framed in each shot.
When the artists were creating her design they asked the producers what they were looking for and they simply said “think Clint Eastwood” lol
It's beyond anime, it's a piece of art. I don't like the genre normally, however, I got stuck into the piece immediately! I learned more history from this series than I did in college. This is a MUST SEE! Simple as that!
tf u mean it was horrible
It's not historically or culturally accurate.
@@BrotakuDonhow is it not historically accurate? The style, the clothes, the cultural problems, the opium, the flesh trading. It's what happened in history. They even hired historians and anthropologist to ensure the show was historically accurate all the way down to how Japanese people walk.
@valissatate8496 Well, there weren't any Irishman in Japan yet. The sword she carries is also restricted to only be carried by the samurai caste, and then they carried the daisho style swords...so she should have a shorter blade as well. There's certainly errors that I've seen so far and I've not finished it.
@@BrotakuDon I mean honestly speaking, I don’t even care. If it doesnt disrupt the story telling, or come down as cultural insenstive, tiny mistakes like these aren’t really that important in my opinion. Like this is literally fiction, you’re telling me there was actually a wasian women who pretended to be a man in feudal Japan who was on a mission to kill their biological fathed? Like I don’t think anyone is asking those questions.
This series was a delightful surprise. I was bored and put the first episode on only to binge the entire series in a day. The complex characters complemented the beautiful visuals to take a relatively standard story and elevated it to something special. I found myself smiling when the characters felt happy and sorrow when characters had their hearts broken which is something I haven't felt in a long time. I look forward to a season 2 with the hopes that it can maintain if not surpass the quality of season 1.
Blue eye samurai is interesting. It has a serious tone that DOES NOT HOLD PUNCHES. I loved it! I can't wait for season 2.
The first episode moved me to tears in the first 15 minutes, just beacause of the famtastic sounds design and scenery
Sounds like you should be on medication.
the show has been like and unexpected goldmine - a pure triumph of animation,story ,setting , characters, writing - truly a masterclass of how it should be done and is very underrated. Ronin and the bride is actually amazing
I can only hope no one takes this masterclass, the writing is godawful, 90% of the characters are 2-dimensional props and everything is over-the-top to make sure simple minds don't miss a beat.
@@AeusDeif mate have you actually seen the show cause if you have you clearly dont understand it
The show isn't historically, or culturally, accurate. This is made by a Western company and this is more accurately cultural appropriation than the things they always complain are cultural appropriation. @@epochhp8899
The dual purpose of the training weights she ties to her limbs was a nice twist.
As bad ass as Mizu was, she is given lots of growth as she has flaws and learns from mistakes or simply has to learn to endure in spite of how cruel the world is to her. It shows her learning and growing in skill. She gets absolutely brutalized in several fights in spite of her skill. She only hides her gender so as to avoid the sexual discrimination of the period, not because she's delusional about being a man. She embraced her feminine qualities for a time until she was betrayed and fell back into hatred and bloodlust. She is NOT a "Mary Sue". She's a strong character who happens to be female, not a strong character because she's female. That something a lot of writers can't seem to wrap their heads around these days, particularly at Disney it seems. You could keep the script from the Disney Star Wars movies exactly the same and replace the actress who played Rey with a male actor and you would not tell any difference with the character IMO. Rey has virtually no feminine qualities and little to no growth as a character as she's made to be great at, well, everything. Men love strong female characters done right. Sara from Terminator or Ripley from the Alien movies. The female characters in shows like Firefly or The Expanse are also great examples of female characters done right.
I also liked how grey her moral compass was at times. Mizu doesn't always do the noble thing. She's no saint and doesn't pretend otherwise. If anything, she fully embraces her quest for vengeance knowing full well how immoral and unethical it is.
Agreed, mizu is not at all a Mary sue. She’s not invincible or untouchable, she’s gotten beaten and stabbed and lost a lot of battles before. And shes not some sort of hero either, she’s murdered a lot of people, some of whom deserve it and some of whom just got in her way. She’s just a really morally grey character
Must disagree that Mizu actually grew as a character...she discarded things as quickly as she started feeling them peeling under her skin, which is to some extent is relatable, but depicted very clumsily and over the top
Japan's animators and writers have already been given strong female protagonist examples...they just prefer NOT to use them...
Ghost in The Shell: Standalone Complex(strong female boss)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(strong new mother)
Neon Genesis Evangelion(strong grieving orphaned female)
Gunbuster(strong female cadet)
Wings of Honneamise(devout female Christian/starving prostitute)
FLCL(strong female antagonists/antiheroines)
Also: check Hideaki Anno's FEMALE-centric LiveAction filmography!
Nausicaa And The Valley of The Wind(female chieftain)
Kiki's Delivery Service(female apprentice)
Patlabor 2(strong female skilled coworkers)
By the same Directors, no less!
@@ynraider interesting. Thanks for the suggestions.
God, this was a modern classic. Seriously, I loved it from start to finish.
This show is on a league of its own. I found it to be a combination of 80s hyper violent anime like Ninja Scroll, captivating story and characters from Samurai Champloo and political intrigue from Shogun coupled with ground breaking animation. This is a rare gift indeed! I love it so much..!!!
Episode 6 is also a brutally exciting dungeon crawl!
It's literally dark souls. There's even a segment where she stops at a "bonfire" and is brought back to said bonfire
Brutally awful. Worst episode of the show, bad music, bad writing, plot holes, so many WTF? moments.
I wish you would’ve talked about the ending of this episode two, where the play turns out to be in the future and we learn Akari’s fate.
Was not expecting such a bleak reveal, but man was it powerful.
i’ve been bingeing all the blue eye samurai related videos i could get my hands on, but i especially liked this one. your other videos look interesting as well! looking forward to more of your content.
Binged this as soon as it came out. I saw its brilliance right from the get go. It needs more hype. I'm re-watching it. Love all the characters, especially Ringo.
Another parallel to champloo that I thought of was how mizu’s design looks somewhat like jigen’s ( blue robes, tinted glasses, even the hat) I don’t know if that is a parallel, but I thought it was interesting.
That is my OnE beef with this show.. no hip hop like champloo or kill bill
Actually, when i first saw this series without finishing it, I thought she's a man. Kenji oja of battle realms and kabuto yakushi of naruto came to my mind😂. But seriously, she's beautiful.
Fantastic video. Your synopsis and presentation is great.
emmm... Ringo doesn't have a learning disability? apart from that i totally agree with your video. Amazing show.
yes! i think Ringo is really intelligent, it shown when he one step ahead and poisioned the "giant", kick him off the cliff. Ringo is just not exposed to the outside enough to know more than what he's already know
Just finished this last night. It's so beautiful and compelling and tragic. I love the strong female characters especially Madame Kaji. My favorite was the puppet show interwoven with the story line. Just gorgeous
THIS is how to do strong female protagonist right. I hope future productions take inspiration from this for badass women main characters
Japan's animators and writers have already been given strong female protagonist examples...they just prefer NOT to use them...
Ghost in The Shell: Standalone Complex(strong female boss)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(strong new mother)
Neon Genesis Evangelion(strong grieving orphaned female)
Gunbuster(strong female cadet)
Wings of Honneamise(devout female Christian/starving prostitute)
FLCL(strong female antagonists/antiheroines)
Also: check Hideaki Anno's FEMALE-centric LiveAction filmography!
Nausicaa And The Valley of The Wind(female chieftain)
Kiki's Delivery Service(female apprentice)
Patlabor 2(strong female skilled coworkers)
By the same Directors, no less!
Hey man this is the first video of yours I’ve watched. Love the deep dive, the fact that you referenced the pre Edo- Sengoku period. One of the most interesting and chaotic civil wars times I’ve studied. Ya got a new subscriber keep up the good work. ^_^
I tend to be sceptical when Netflix put up anime series. However, I fell in love immediately when I saw Blue eye Samurai feed. Pretty good and brutal indeed
i really loved the small details sprinkled out throughout the show. i loved how they got the process of sword making right where other media often gets grossly wrong. the only thing they missed was showing during the tempering process how the blade first curves forward and then curves back, which when you see it for the first time almost looks like black magic. that would have been a very small detail that would look very cool in the show, almost mystical. another detail that most people would miss was when that samurai comes under false pretenses to have a sword made and it breaks. mizu is about to tell on herself for being a woman here as she believed this be her fault, but the sword-father interrupts. women were not allowed anywhere near a forge during the entire process. this was believed because one of the patron goddesses of swordsmiths (inari okami, i believe) was a jealous deity and would abandon the forge and the bladesmith if she ever saw another woman nearby, causing the swords to fail. also i think the sword-father knew all along mizu was a woman but never showed it. he's blind, not stupid.
This show NEEDS more exposure.
I was hoping I'd clear my confusion on episode 5 and I'm glad I watched your video
We don’t know the whereabouts of mizus biological mother. In the last episode abijah told mizu that the mother we see in the show is actually a maid who took mizu in as an infant.
When the money ran low, the maid snitched on mizu and the bounty hunters came to kill mizu
The only hallucination / dream scene is the one where mizu is on the bridge asking for help and her mother (the maid) turns around
@@vi-ys1ul oooooh omg thank you this clears so much up, I forgot abijah said that
@@gelatoo0394 your welcome, and I made a mistake actually - Fowler did confirm that her biological mother was killed by either scaffington or routely (the two men she’s trying to kill alongside abijah/her potential fathers)
Ronin - Onrio - Mizu story is one of the very best scenes in history of film making. The story telling, animation was spot on, but the highlight is the background music in these scenes.. Amazing!!!! A great show indeed.
Oh this show is so so good. For all of the reasons you talked about here and what i expect to see from the other video. The cast, the design just everything is amazingly put together
In absolute honesty, I thought the flashback scene from the ronin episode was a crazy dream/hallucination that Mizu was having during her battle. Like her flashing back and fourth between it. Did not even register it was an actual scene of the past because it all felt like a dream sequence to me.
And that's one of the biggest if not the main problem of this show...that problematic episode 5 and whether it was a fever dream of not
This explanation made and the break down of this show opened my eyes and made me enjoy the show even more! Thank you
I can't believe how few people are talking about this series
First time seeing your channel. Loved your summary but you got the 👍🏼 as soon as you mentioned Champloo 😍 that took me baaaack
Can’t wait to watch Blue Eye Samurai 🙏🏼
Just finished it. Amazing 🤩
I truly thought that the blue-eyed Samurai video series was amazing. The best part for me was that it was made in english. It allowed me to get immersed in the moment. It allowed me to understand their emotions at that particular time. I truly wish I could let Netflix know how much I thought this video series was amazing. Can't wait till next season. That other video series that you talked about. That you stated that it was to you the best. I would totally agree!
I watched every episode last night.
My brother passed 1.5yrs ago. He would have loved this. I wish we could've seen it together.
Sorry for your lost
Bless you and you’re family! I’m so sorry for your loss 😢
I would LOVE to see you cover the other characters too! I can't get enough of it.
Great breakdown (new sub). This was hands-down the best streaming TV series (of any genre) I’ve seen in 2023. An absolute masterpiece…
they need more characters to expand the universe. it could easily be the next “GOT” . so far im loving how Mizu Taigen Ringo and Akemi are l having their own arcs. i wish the second born prince will be a pov character too. i havent been got hooked to a series since GOT. this is kinda reminiscent of GOT but with their own flavor. Mizu is Arya like. Akemi is like Dany. Taigen got a little jaime going on. and Ringo reminds me of Samwell.
i want to know what those creatures under the castle are. are the zombies???
im not a big fan of the possibility that next season will be set in London though 😂. so far im loving the japanese cultural aspects
The creatures under the castle were zombies born of Mizu's drug trip due to the flowers. After the fight, when she limps out of the dungeon with Taigen, you can see that they were just regular people. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd been given drugs too, to make them attack her... or they were just trying to flee, Mizu in their drug-addled mind thought they were attacking, and cut them all down. This show takes no prisoners^^°
*Peaches*
Your intro was phenomenal!
This is an excellent show. I enjoyed hearing your take and look forward to hearing more. Thanks.
The show has set a new standard for an animated series. While there are and have been more detailed animation, it's how the animation tells the story by expressing emotion which is so different. That, and the action sequences, very original, and don't hold back. The show pulls you in by creating characters you actually care about, even the bad guys.
The beautiful perfection of this show is the many ways you can interpret it. And in almost all those ways the fine details of almost all aspects of it lend so damn well to your interpretation.
Top notch, and deserves all of its praise
i love that you mentioned samurai champloo. it's also my all-time favourite
I absolute loved the show. The first chapter popped on my feed on TouTube, one day before the release and I was beyond excited. Of course I love Mizu, But Akemi really got me, specially during the brothel part. Her end really shows character development.
I've been recommending it to everyone I know, but some of them don't watch animated series. 😐😐
Your review was awesome! I agree with everything! ❤❤
Just started watching it earlier this morning and I’m taking it in slowly, enjoying each scene. This is my type of show.
This show was absolutely gorgeous. I loved every minute and even got my Dad in on it even though he hates animated projects that are not Pixar or Avatar
Blue Eye Samurai and Arcane are animated in Paris, France.
I haven't watched a show this compelling in a LONG time. It manages to use well established tropes without being cringe or cheesy about it, and at the same time explores its own uncharted writing without coming off as trying too hard to be different and special. When it is predictable, the predictability is gratifying. When it isn't predictable, it still makes sense for the characters growth and plot. I haven't heard enough people screaming about this honestly
Yeah, the plot armor is indestructable but still lovable. Reminded me of Berserk
It is not a story of revenge, but a story of self-hate.
THANK YOU! Mizu doesnt even know who to take revenge on yet...she knows nothing about her real story (that is probably very different than what she expects it to be).
Thank you!!! This show is beyond perfection, it is art at its finest
They outdid themselves with this one. The hook from the start is what gets it done!
I watched this show last year and was blown away. I didn’t want to do anything until I completed the story. It’s an amazing show. One of Netflix’s best.
This show is literally tempting me to make my own channel because i just have to talk about this!
Great take on the story. The show is exceptional and you did it justice.
BES knocked my socks off. What a Beast of a show. And thanks for the value and not just going beat by beat.❤
Very good breakdown. I love love love blue eye samurai!
Blue Eye Samurai is the best show of the decade! Finally, being heard and represented as a woman with mixed heritage. Paid Netflix deluxe package just for Mizu, everyone in this house is watching this show now and for the first time, without any fast forward when watching TV. True genius team behind Blue Eye Samurai!
Mizu connecting her weights to her sword to make that naginata was some of the most bad ass shit ive ever seen.
Thanks for this great analysis
"Arcane has got nothing on this"
The most underrated statement in this whole video indeed
This show should be everywhere its masterpiece. I would love to eat 10 seasons of it
Getting ready to watch again its great story and so beautifully done.
10/10, hope their is a season 2
You absolutely miss the point of ep. 5. She is the bride ofc, but she is also the ronin, and that's why she is unique, and that's why she is NOT an onryo.
Comparing it to Champloo? I thought so, too. Mugen and Mizu are both highly skilled, self-taught outcasts. He grew up on Okinawa (a penal colony at the time) and her dad was one of four European dudes back when the country was mostly closed off. However, where Mugen is brash, reckless, and driven by a strong desire for his own freedom, Mizu is cold, calculating, with nothing but revenge in her heart and mind. I just got a new idea for Death Battle
Mizu is closer to Jin
It's nothing like Champloo total different vibes the only thing they have in common is the samurai troupe
i was just abt to go in the comments to tell you abt samurai champloo and you started talking abt it haha
Love the series. This one has it all! Bring on Season Two.
Been a while since we had a character who could hold a candle to Zuko.
I love this show. Foolishly made the mistake to look for reviews. The reviews are all positive, but the comment sections always have those weirdos. w0men beating MEN NOT REALIIISTIIKKK. My brothers in christ, no action flick is realistic. Mizu being a woman just lets people tell a different kind of story. and a beautiful one at that.
The problem is women
Characters dont get hurt
Or lose in fights, its annoying
Because male characters
Suffer beatdowns but come
Up on top & it feels genuienely
Earned.
@@elongatedmanforever1252 Mizu gets hurt many times during this series.. even in her fight with Taigen she gets smashed at first. I think she can be a tad overpowered at times but saying she doesn't get hurt or lose fights is a lie.
@@pppppppp4024 that was hilarious many of her strategy she saw end up in dead then still keep weights intact it would be better if she act like Zatoichi vs Genosuke or use her weights as a shield to beat him lol
@@pppppppp4024 And Ringo is there to pull her out of the fire and stitch her up each time. Mizu might be the main character, but Ringo is the MVP.
@@elongatedmanforever1252without punctuation it reads as if you’re saying something misogynistic
best show this year
Phenomenal series, my new favorite animation, maybe overall. It just keeps getting better and better, and when you think it will hold back, it doesn't.
not gonna lie i saw the first one on youtube and was hooked enough to bing it the next day and well i did like it and im glad other ppl have liked it too
I was thinking the same thing about the corellation with Samurai Champloo in the resturant scene. They are both great shows!
Superb review
the wait for season 2 is gonna be brutal
I was telling my brother about ot and got fucking goosebumps! I've never gotten goosebumps over a darn show before.
Best binged for the series on Netflix so natural and a great unique story of fictional take in old history….Just dang. So many twist and plot developments
This series captured my attention and fascination. Nothing but respect and admiration.
Am I the only one that knew she was she in the first second she spoke?
I suspected it, but wasn't sure since women have voiced male characters before. (looking at you, Goku and Kenshin). It was interesting to find that my suspicions proved to be correct.
Same her
I knew the voice actor was a girl but I kind of just assumed Mizu was a boy with a female voice actor. Happens a lot in anime. Naruto's va is a girl.
@@TheHeadNinjainComics #goku. You to me original dragon ball was the best.
i knew the moment i saw her jawline...
The character development of Akemi has to be by far the greatest arcs ever written in history of storyboarding.....
Good lord... From a spoilt brat to one of the most powerful people in the shogunate.... And that too very convincingly...
I'm fairly new to anime. My kids convinced me to watch this on one of my sick days and there are so many gut punch emotional lines and it just ....is perfection. I'm not done watching it yet and I promised my husband I wouldn't watch it without him...but I'm absolutely obsessed
I wanna know who mizu’s
REAL MOM is? I bet Mizu is royalty.
Fowler did mention a maid. Who said maid was working for is anyone’s guess.