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Blue Eye Samurai
Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action television series created and written for Netflix by wife-and-husband team Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, with supervising director and series producer Jane Wu. It was animated and co-produced by French studio Blue Spirit. The first season premiered on November 3, 2023. In December 2023, the series was renewed for a second season with a release set for 2026.
During Japan's Edo period, a half-white half-Japanese onna-musha named Mizu seeks vengeance against four white men, one of whom is her father, who illegally remained in Japan during the closing of its borders by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Dacascos, Gallagher, and series co-creator Amber Noizumi also voice additional minor characters. Other supporting voices are provided by Gedde Watanabe, Eric Bauza, Clyde Kusatsu, Keone Young, Brittany Ishibashi, Holly Chou, Marcus Choi, Matthew Yang King, Jane Wu, West Liang, Alain Uy, Takaaki Hirakawa, Sherry Cola, and Christine Ko.
In October 2020 it was reported that Netflix had greenlit production of the series, with creators Green and Noizumi acting as writers, executive producers and showrunners. The series features 2D/3D-hybrid animation produced by French studio Blue Spirit. They wanted it to "look like a moving painting" with character design drawn from bunraku puppets. Inspiration was taken from the character Zatoichi, the "Man with No Name", and the works of Akira Kurosawa. The creators have stated their aim to make three or four seasons, and possibly a spinoff featuring Ringo. The first seven episodes have an aspect ratio of 16:9, with the eighth episode changing to 2.35:1.
On December 11, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season is set to consist of six episodes and is scheduled to premiere in 2026. Fight choreography will be brought to life by using motion references from live-action stunt performers. Producer Jane Wu stated that the action scenes will be staged much like those in live-action films. John Aoshima is confirmed to direct at least one episode in the second season. The creators have outlined a three-season story arc to finish the series.
The first episode was released as a "sneak peek" on Netflix's YouTube channel on November 1, 2023. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Netflix on November 3, 2023.
Netflix released a special version of the sixth episode on its YouTube channel on November 14, 2023, featuring a largely black-and-white palette and an altered soundtrack.
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% critic rating with an average rating of 8.30 out of 10 based on 29 reviews. The website's critics' consensus says, "Visually dazzling while paying deft attention to character, Blue Eye Samurai is a masterfully rendered animated adventure." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 88 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
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Blue Eye Samurai
Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action television series created and written for Netflix by wife-and-husband team Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, with supervising director and series producer Jane Wu. It was animated and co-produced by French studio Blue Spirit. The first season premiered on November 3, 2023. In December 2023, the series was renewed for a second season with a release set for 2026.
During Japan's Edo period, a half-white half-Japanese onna-musha named Mizu seeks vengeance against four white men, one of whom is her father, who illegally remained in Japan during the closing of its borders by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Dacascos, Gallagher, and series co-creator Amber Noizumi also voice additional minor characters. Other supporting voices are provided by Gedde Watanabe, Eric Bauza, Clyde Kusatsu, Keone Young, Brittany Ishibashi, Holly Chou, Marcus Choi, Matthew Yang King, Jane Wu, West Liang, Alain Uy, Takaaki Hirakawa, Sherry Cola, and Christine Ko.
In October 2020 it was reported that Netflix had greenlit production of the series, with creators Green and Noizumi acting as writers, executive producers and showrunners. The series features 2D/3D-hybrid animation produced by French studio Blue Spirit. They wanted it to "look like a moving painting" with character design drawn from bunraku puppets. Inspiration was taken from the character Zatoichi, the "Man with No Name", and the works of Akira Kurosawa. The creators have stated their aim to make three or four seasons, and possibly a spinoff featuring Ringo. The first seven episodes have an aspect ratio of 16:9, with the eighth episode changing to 2.35:1.
On December 11, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season is set to consist of six episodes and is scheduled to premiere in 2026. Fight choreography will be brought to life by using motion references from live-action stunt performers. Producer Jane Wu stated that the action scenes will be staged much like those in live-action films. John Aoshima is confirmed to direct at least one episode in the second season. The creators have outlined a three-season story arc to finish the series.
The first episode was released as a "sneak peek" on Netflix's YouTube channel on November 1, 2023. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Netflix on November 3, 2023.
Netflix released a special version of the sixth episode on its YouTube channel on November 14, 2023, featuring a largely black-and-white palette and an altered soundtrack.
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% critic rating with an average rating of 8.30 out of 10 based on 29 reviews. The website's critics' consensus says, "Visually dazzling while paying deft attention to character, Blue Eye Samurai is a masterfully rendered animated adventure." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 88 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".