Last Samurai Standing

The title says it all. "Last Samurai Standing"' plot is generally laid out in its title with some interesting, intriguing twists. The six episode premiere of "Chapter One" effectively lays out the main general plot and introduces the primary characters, along with their motivations effectively.

Fans of FX's 2024 remake of "Shogun" and Takashi Miike's 2010 "13 Assassins" will likely enjoy "Last Samurai Standing". The melodrama in between set action pieces sometimes drops an anchor on momentum, but not so much to derail the story.

Let's hope Netflix generates enough positive interest for Chapter Two and this first season offering abruptly ends -ala iajutsu.

Last Samurai Standing is one of the better action series I've seen this year and I'm not being hyperbolic. It takes place in the late 1800's where 292 samurai warriors get together for a battle royale for 100 billion yen. Every fighter gets a wooden tag and it's their job to get the others tags by any means necessary. The last survivor reaching Tokyo wins. This show was so good that I binged through all 6 episodes in one day. I really hope they make several more seasons of this.

One point per life. During the Meiji era, 292 fighters came together at Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto after sunset, The challenge was clear: take each other's wooden tags and make it all the way to Tokyo. The winner would get the prize ¥100 billion.

The first five episodes offered enough bloody, ambitious set pieces and character development to keep me generally engaged, with the sixth episode (Action-packed climax) features the final showdowns of the tournament, concluding with an intense battle that takes place during fireworks.

Last Samurai Standing is a visual treat and sure to satisfy genre fans. If you're looking for seriously brutal samurai fight sequences and a tension-filled contest, "Last Samurai Standing" is a must-watch.

Imagine taking squid games and Alice in Borderland setting it in old Japan. That's kind of the premise of this. It takes a bit to get going and figure out who the main characters besides the man slayer would be, but once it does, it sucks you in and you can't stop watching. The fight scenes are epic, the pacing good, and the scenery beautiful. I'm not sure how historically accurate they are, but the sets are pretty. There were a couple of characters, I wish I could have seen more of, one or two that I saw too much of, but those are minor issues. I also wish it was more than six episodes. If you're looking for a day to binge a show, try this one. It was great!

It's painfully obvious they cut the season in half and I wish such trend would stop. Was it too much to ask for 10 episodes?

I sincerely recommend putting this series on a waiting list until it's complete. The story is too good to be butchered by netflix's schedule, the cut happens just as we were about to head into the climax. Doesn't make much sense and my day is ruined.