From Jonathan Klotz
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In 2023, Netflix shocked Anime fans with the publication of Blue Eye Samurai, A beautiful series that is technically not an anime because she has a foot from Blue Spirit, a French studio, but in two worlds is perfect for the story it tells. Mizu, the half Japanese samurai in the center of history, has hidden most of her life that she was a girl is in a search that leads her through Japan to take revenge. It is a classic story of honor and revenge, but it has never looked so good.
Blue Eye Samurai is a killing bill from the 16th century
Blue Eye Samurai technically cannot be one Netflix Original anime, but it is easy to recognize the use of countless tropics from the medium that are mixed with some American action influences. Killto individual scenes that are reproduced. Mizu himself is shown as a cold killing machine that makes a few terrible decisions in their pursuit of revenge against the Shonen standard. In the EDO period of the Japan from the 16th century, during the āclosed doorā policy, in which foreigners were not allowed in the country, Mizus is emphasized ādifferenceā, and her reaction to the Muree as an outcast is understandable.
In accordance with electricity Anime Tradition on the streamer, Blue Eye Samurai has a voice that deserves a live action-netflix series, with Pen15s Maya Erskine seems absolutely like Mizu. Brenda Song is a princess Akemi, the annoying rich girl who longs for her personal freedom. George Takei As her tutor, Heroesā Breakout star Masi Oka as Ringo, Mizus, an optimistic friend and ally, and surprisingly Kenneth Branagh as a malignant fowler, an Irish smuggler.
The episode with the Emmy Award
Although the historical environment and the perspective of half a Japanese/half -white (no spoilers here, who Mizuās father is) sets sets Blue Eye Samurai Apart from the typical Shonen it is right up there Avatar: The last airbender And The legend of Korra Perfect for anime fans under cartoons. It is also not a traditional hand -drawn series that instead relies on CGI, but similar to the other award -winning series from Netflix. ArcaneThe CG is breathtaking. Both shows also received Netflix Multiple Emmy Awards samurai Increasing the outstanding animation program for episode 5, āThe Tale of the Ronin and the Brideā.
The episode is under the short season of eight episodes by being a bottle of episode, which is mainly told as a flashback. It reveals part of Mizuās past with a mixture of the usual animation and the segments, as if it were a puppet theater that gives the modern series classic stories. It is also the best episode of Blue Eye Samurai And one of the best anime episodes on Netflix.
Although it is hardly a year old at this point Blue Eye Samurai Is already considered one of the best anime that are available on Netflix and for some as candidates for one of the best of all time. In order to really earn this title, it remains to be seen whether the coming season that comes in 2026 can correspond to the promise through the end of episode 8. If he keeps the excellent animation level and the Blue Spirit team decides to have fun with the new attitude of the coming season, season 2 could easily exceed the 2 Emmy excellent season.
Blue Eye Samurai is only available on Netflix.
