Blue Eyed Samurai

Frode Falch said:
It takes a special kind of nerd to think that sex scenes belong in a cartoon..
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I like that grown up cartoons are no holds barred with the content.

Really enjoyed this movie growing up. Made me realize that cartoon medium doesn't have to be for kids with Disney content.

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Doesn't mean I'm jerking off to this shit.
 
Wife and I started watching last night. I'm no Japanese or samurai historian but I have read Musashi several times, it's arguably my favourite book. And clearly the creators of this show have read it too. There are some interesting similarities between the two, and they cannot be coincidental at all.
 
I finished it yesterday, and was ecstatic in the end. Best series I watched in a long time and it took Arcane's place as the jewel in Netflix's animation crown.
 
GearSolidMetal said:
Although the show isn't specifically anime this is an annoying trope from anime, where Mary/Gary Sues are prominent protagonists.
In my view, that weakens the narrative.

And knowing Mizu ate her wheaties and did 1000 pushups a day would help the narrative in regards to her confidence and knowing how to beat so many in combat so easily.

It doesn't necessarily convince me she's good, it makes me question those she's fighting isn't shit.

I will say this is a flaw that can be remedied in future seasons with flashbacks, but it wasn't even questioned by other characters in the 1st season how/why she's as good as she is.
After she destroyed everyone in the samurai dojo in the 1st episode, no one asked 'How are we so weak that a lone person could come in and defeat us all?'
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It's a recurrent trope in animation that protagonists and main villains have wildly superior power levels in relation to red shirts. It's not only Mizu that is overpowered.
Almost every main character, including Ringo and Akemi kill guys with relative ease. Abijah Fowler is a psycho hedonistic smuggler, not a samurai, and still beats the shit out of Mizu and Taigen and almost kills them both while barely breaking a sweat. It's just part of the style of this type of series, not some mystery or inconsistence.

On top of that, Mizu may or may not have become something other than human, as she was consumed by hate, thirst for vengeance and broken love. This dubiously supernatural aspect of the story reminds me of Punisher: Born, where the protagonist becomes almost like Death itself after a deal with devil (Frank Castle) or becoming a living onryo (Mizu).
 
herpd807 said:
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New show from Netflix. I really enjoyed this! The animation was solid, the characters were great, the story was entertaining. I'm a sucker for most 3D animated shows that are meant for adults. Sex, Gore, Violence. Think Kill Bill but animated and set in the past.

Anyways, I hope they make more seasons!
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Is it in the same universe as Afro samurai?
 
GearSolidMetal said:
Okay... thank you for clarifying... but I wish this was expressed within the show.

I have alot of respect for the Samurai-era Japan, but there's alot of details about that time are unknown by the vast majority of everyone.




This is like saying 'Star Wars is about space wizards with lazer swords so everything is possible.'

Although the show isn't specifically anime this is an annoying trope from anime, where Mary/Gary Sues are prominent protagonists.
In my view, that weakens the narrative.

And knowing Mizu ate her wheaties and did 1000 pushups a day would help the narrative in regards to her confidence and knowing how to beat so many in combat so easily.

It doesn't necessarily convince me she's good, it makes me question those she's fighting isn't shit.

I will say this is a flaw that can be remedied in future seasons with flashbacks, but it wasn't even questioned by other characters in the 1st season how/why she's as good as she is.
After she destroyed everyone in the samurai dojo in the 1st episode, no one asked 'How are we so weak that a lone person could come in and defeat us all?'
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I think I appreciated her badassery as coming from hatred and revenge. She's not really a full human being, she's more a vessel, containing pure hatred and revenge. That's why she's so much tougher than everyone else. They're slowed down by their humanity. She's just 100% vengeance.

Fowler being even tougher doesn't really vibe with this though. And, that did sort of bug me. I felt like the last two episodes were kinda stupid. Episode 6 was awesome, it should have ended there. It's like they made 6 episodes, realized they had something quite good on their hands, and then stapled another 2 episodes on to transition into a second season.
 
Season 2. She goes to the UK and all the British dudes swoon for her. Racism is cured.
 
@GearSolidMetal just wanna say that while i disagree with a few of your points here i can really appreciate the way you convey your points. you argue rather fairly. nice
 
herpd807 said:
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New show from Netflix. I really enjoyed this! The animation was solid, the characters were great, the story was entertaining. I'm a sucker for most 3D animated shows that are meant for adults. Sex, Gore, Violence. Think Kill Bill but animated and set in the past.

Anyways, I hope they make more seasons!
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It's done freaking well. Reminded me of Ninja Scroll movie & Vampire Hunter D.
 
GhostZ06 said:
Cheap, wooden. with very little life.


its good anime but im sick of the cheap CGI
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As a 20 year animator in video games and television...I can with my expert opinion, tell you that I have no idea what the hell you are talking about.
 
BlankaPresident said:
It's a recurrent trope in animation that protagonists and main villains have wildly superior power levels in relation to red shirts. It's not only Mizu that is overpowered.
Almost every main character, including Ringo and Akemi kill guys with relative ease. Abijah Fowler is a psycho hedonistic smuggler, not a samurai, and still beats the shit out of Mizu and Taigen and almost kills them both while barely breaking a sweat. It's just part of the style of this type of series, not some mystery or inconsistence.

On top of that, Mizu may or may not have become something other than human, as she was consumed by hate, thirst for vengeance and broken love. This dubiously supernatural aspect of the story reminds me of Punisher: Born, where the protagonist becomes almost like Death itself after a deal with devil (Frank Castle) or becoming a living onryo (Mizu).
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In your spoiler I think that might be more of nod to Lone Wolf and Cub. He always talks about walking the path to hell in the series
 
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