Hammerscale

The first episode of "Blue Eye Samurai" sets the stage with stunning animation and a gripping storyline. We meet the protagonist, a skilled warrior on a quest for vengeance and self-discovery. The episode expertly introduces the unique world, filled with vibrant visuals and rich cultural details. Key moments of action are balanced with emotional depth, showcasing the character's struggles and motivations. The dialogue is sharp, and the character development is impressive, making viewers empathize with their journey. Overall, it's an engaging start that hooks you in with its blend of action, intrigue, and beautiful artistry, leaving you eager for more.

Im really surprised on how solid this first episode was and how invested i became by the end, to the point that I just wanna watch the next right away!

I love how dedicated the creators are to Japanese culture doing this time period and spending time to explain to us how life was back then!

I am really sold on the character of Mizu as her story is very unique and compelling and this episode gives you a pretty good idea on who she is! At this point I am rooting for her! While it is obvious that we dont know everything about her yet, the balance of information and mystery around her is great!

The other characters are great as well and I am excited to see where things are going from here!

The animation and visuals are gorgeous! Every scene is something of beauty and the fights are very well done!

This feels like something special and I am glad I descided to watch it!

I'm really struggling to find enough to watch on Netflix to justify a subscription and I'm letting it lapse but before that happens, I'm watching the whole season of this series, which is an amazing throwback to the days when Netflix produced gems like Bojack Horseman.

I'm usually not into the whole samurai thing, watching stylized and bloody battles. But wow, the animation is just gorgeous. The story is the standard sort of revenge quest, with the twist that the lead character is "mixed breed" and female. The historical setting also makes it different.

The voice cast is packed with stellar talent: George Takei, Masi Oka, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Randall Park, Kenneth Branagh.

You could quibble about the details. Genetically speaking, a person with a full Japanese mother should have brown eyes, assuming she isn't the carrier of a random blue-eyed gene mutation, which could result in a full Japanese person having blue eyes, which isn't really in the spirit of the thing.

Why would all four of the white men who could be her father still be in xenophobic Japan? How exactly does this slender young woman kick the butts of every guy she meets, even when fighting multiple highly trained attackers? Being half-white does not give her superpowers!

But since it's animation, we can use fairy-tale logic to skirt over all those issues. This is a terrific show, off to a great start.