BLUE EYE SAMURAI Ending Explained!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- In this video we take a deep dive, review, recap, and breakdown the ending to Netflix's feudal Japan anime BLUE EYE SAMURAI with theories on Season 2.
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I... Did not like Blue Eyed Samurai. Most of here opponent weren't that good, armor was borderline useless, the MC's combat skills and attitude didn't match her backstory. Strictly speaking, she wasn't even a samurai. Her mother, not to be rude, was some hooker who had the bad luck to be sent to service a foreign dignitary. While the base premise is good, the execution wasn't.
Hearing you say, "give yer balls a tug!" at the end of an episode would be hilarious
It was a hidden gem for me. i’m excited for a season two.🔥🔥💯
Series is sadly nothing but intersectional feminism in a pretty package. Pure garbage.
This came out of nowhere. The action, art, acting all are incredibly amazing. Season 2 is a must.
LITERALLY
I am optimistic they will. As soon as Mizu said, there were 4 foreigners that she was hunting, I knew that this season was going to be just one foreigner. Since she already killed the first one, I’m sure there’s going to be at least 3 seasons, so two more seasons to go at the very least.
@@ray.b.75hopefully it doesn’t take too long😭
Ending pissed me off because of the cliffhanger and how she just left without telling anyone anything. Also, it's like the white dude didn't even want to kill her or the samurai
Don’t worry they will show all the episodes until at the end when she died.
My idea for a potential plot twist. Maybe after she kills all of her potential fathers she realizes it was never her father who was the Westener, but her mother.
Nice to see someone else theorizing the same thing
It's unlikely because, as the show has shown, women are still properties to be bartered in this time period. Before Japan closed its borders, only tradesmen, explorers, and missionaries came into Japan. None of those professions were held by women. It would've been very rare for a foreign woman to have stepped into Japan.
@@khher1979 Right, but what is known about these four men is that they were involved in human trafficking. And maybe the mother was brought to a Japanese nobleman as an „exotic gift“. Or maybe another reason, like a forbidden romance. It could also be that one of the traders brought his wife with him, who had an affair with a Japanese nobleman. Both would explain why Mizu‘s family could afford to have a nursemaid. Maybe the mother and daughter were kept hidden until the palace was raided.
@@ChipitaDraws you know what? You got something here. It sounds pretty reasonable.
@@khher1979 And to go even further than that. The trader could‘ve found out about his wife‘s affair. And as an act of revenge, he orchestrated the raid of Mizu‘s home. It would all come full circle. Mizu‘s whole life would be the product of revenge itself.
To my surprise Akemi actually ended up my favorite by the end of it all, she’s easily the smartest character in this show 😭🙌 the way she constantly talked her way through all the men in this show was SO WELL WRITTEN, if Mizu taught her how to throw hands she’d be unstoppable 🤣
I think Akemi's mind is her strength and is designed to a show abother type of strength different from Mizu. But it would be nice to see Akemi to learn how to fight.
@@iamtoxic4663 yeah well said, one of the strengths of the series is that while Akemi isn’t a fighter shes EASILY one of the most capable individuals in the show just given the way she talks circles around other people. She’s super well written and I found it SUPER easy to root for her haha, I was worried at first they were gonna make her kinda bitchy but they made her super warm which was a nice choice.
It also helps the fact her husband does not seem to be the monster he's painted as. Quite the contrary... someone who is easily manipulated by his mother, can be manipulated by a wife too. Although Akemi had tons of gold... on her own, with no fighting skills.. how far could she go? She made the only logical choice that could lead her down to her path of Greatness. Hasta la vista Taigen lmao
@@mgnathGood point. It’s something I’ve noticed as well. Probably it’s a rumour instructed by his mother to make them fear the shogunate
Every character I liked... even the villains.
I absolutely LOVED this show! I was so happy that you covered it because no one is talking about it.
Indeed 10/10
Corrrrrecttt nothing online! It’s an exquisite series
Exactly, it boggles my mind that not many content creators aren't covering this. It's so good. I think I'm going to re binge it this coming weekend.
It's way too much woke he he he him him him female subliminal messages. How is that not cringy to you?
@@WeAreLegion-The MC Mizu is a woman, but she goes by HE because she has to disguise herself as a man to do what she wants (like Mulan, Mulan went by He and no one batted an eye)
Her husband was such a crazy twist. My heart hurt for her so bad seeing her actually be happy. And of course.. That didn't last.
I saw episode 5 last night and what happened was stuck in my head the entire night right into the next morning I was so sad for her and heartbroken that was like damn it she didn't deserve that
Even more heartbreaking is that her step mother didn't betray her. She quit her addiction but Mizu doesn't have medical knowledge so she will never know it wasn't her.
@@karolinakuc4783 How do we know who betrayed her? I thought that Fowler said that she protected mizu while she was being paid, implicating that she betrayed mizu when there wasn't money anymore.
her husband was a plot device
To justify her bad choices
i feel no sympathy for mizu.
@@karolinakuc4783
I doubt she cares, mizu is
a self indulgent monster
She only cares about
Herself & her being wronged.
So glad that you covered this! I honestly love the dynamic between Mizu and Taigen. I think they mirror each other in a fire and ice sense. They complement each other. Where one is lacking the other makes up for it and vice versa. They both even have goals/aspirations that they take too far (revenge vs honor). I really hope season two builds upon this and includes more interactions between the two. I feel as though it might be the case that they make each other better people. Taigen becomes more down to earth and Mizu learns that love can be a strength not a weakness. It could build up to her learning to love and be loved by others (although it may be a long road to reach that conclusion).
Da stimme ich allem zu !!
In Deutschland ist es in Netflix auf Platz 10 da muß noch mehr gehen.
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"He's not a good man. He could be a great one"
I hope they don't make them a couple I fking despise it lol
Yeah couldn't have said it better 💯
@@amukhb8608 god I really hope they don't. i just wanna see a show where an opposite-sex pair of friends are badass ass-kickers, also, there was a little moment where taigen basically got a hard-on for her. but I've been thinking, doesn't that make him gay---or at least bi? because then, he didn't know that mizu was a woman yet, and pretty much got hard for a guy.
Thank god you're talking about it, I want this show to get more seasons and can't STAND it not being talked about. I know it's very new, but GOD IT'S SO GOOD!
I hope a lot of well known reviewers review this one... at least its #3 most searched anime and 5th top ten in USA netflix
Saw this series 2 days ago and was blown away by the animation, fight sequences, voice acting, storytelling, and overall production quality. Def up there with Invincible and Arcane as my faves. I still can't decide if I love that ending tho, but I can understand the narrative direction the showrunners took.
They're staying close to the real story and events that unfolded in real life. These people ACTUALLY lived!!! 😮💪✌️
I'll take your word for it since I don't know anything about the Edo period in Japanese history. 😉🤓
Totally agree with you!!!! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Aww, thanks@@Rosebuddz_Revenge. Cheers!
The show was a 10/10 tbh, But i didn't really like the voice acting.
I loved this show so much! Mizu's character is such a refreshing female bad ass. She's not your typical annoying girl who's so full of herself. I love her deep confidence and the simplicity of how she dresses. Mizu feels like the female spirit striped of all embellishments and raw emotion and drive has consumed her.
i absolutely love how they represented women in this story. I enjoyed the refreshing take of not shoving down modern feminism down our throats but instead approaching these topics from a historical context and understanding the difficulties that the characters went through and how the prevailing societal situations influenced how they interacted with their environment and society and also the decisions they made to be able to live and survive in that world.
@@mercynamikoye9084but they do shove modern feminism down our throats in this 😆. “Men bad, women badass” is the story
@discorabbit Riiight, that's why there's so many good honorable men in the show. Tiegen, sword father, mizu's apprentice whatever his name was (the literal epitome of goodness in the show), akemi's male servant who raised her, akemi's husband who turns out to be good but controlled by an evil women. Yup completely one dimensional show where all men are bad and all women are good/badasses instead of all characters being unique individuals with their own motivations and moral compass regardless of gender - you have brain rot
your choice of words is mad interesting like "typical annoying girl who's so full of herself"... misogynistic if you ask me. really weird. distasteful.
Loved everything. Binge watched the whole stuff in 2 days
The two archetypal portrayals of feminine strength from Akemi and Mizu are so beautiful to see unfolding. Not that you always agree with exactly how Mizu uses her strength, but she is undoubtedly powerful as hell, more so than all these men (except maybe the spiritual strength of her Sword master). It conveys how women can be strong in sexual feminine ways, or by embodying their more masculine energies. Sometimes these warrior-female shows dont do justice to the power of the soft feminine strength, too. I love that Akemi fought as a prostitute and through her sensuality and softness. And then Mizu fought with her masculine qualities. They are like a yin yang of each other, and though not always in agreement, sort of needed each other. Mizu's character is also such a butch hottie. Ngl when I first saw ep 1 that was def a bonus😛
Akemi is the absolute worse.
Am I the only one seeing how much taigen reminds me of Zuko. Not only the voice but also his personality and goals in life.
Yup! The guy trying to get back his honor
True, but zuko seeks to restore his honor so that his banishment will be lifted and to get to return home, while taigen seeks to regain honor for his messed up hair. In my opinion taigens reason to kill Mizu is really poor. Please tell me if you agree but the fact that Taigen even after Mizu saved his life and spared him in their first dual still wants to kill her after everything they have been through, makes him a really bad and selfish person. Do u agree with that or do you have a different perspective?
Absolutely awesome especially episode 5 or 6 where they had that fight where they had the camera non-stop continuously trained on Mizu was gorgeous I really hope they pick it up for a second season and see where this leads
Great show.
My only complaint is that, in the last episode, Mizu did not pick up a sword when going after a very formidable Fowler.
Which seemed really unrealistic, and almost got her killed a couple of times.
she didn't take the sword because she had grown as a warrior and realised she did not need it
@@dantaylor5951 it was a cool sword tho
@@dantaylor5951 but you would need a sword in a battle
The last episode has the most weakness in terms of rationale of antagonist and protagonist. But giving them some artistic license, this show was still excellent.
The whole show is not realistic anyway. That detail does not really matter to me.
This show is astonishing. Will become a classic. The only misstep in self-assured storytelling is the decision to end with Mizou heading to London with her mortal enemy. Not killing Fowler went against Mizou's core motivator that "revenge does not wait". It takes her away from her "found family" in Ringo, Teagin and Akemei, characters we are already invested in. I was viscerally disappointed that we didn't get a payoff on Mizou's revenge arc or a satisfying conclusion by seeing her go back to Swordfather for her new sword, the sword she earned.
It might be somewhat interesting for S2 setting in London convulsed in the English Revolution, but the third character of this series is 17th c Japan, the culture, the topography, the music. It's not a given that we'll get a S2, given the series' slow start. Just puzzling. Still, this is one of the best new series--it's right up there with Arcane.
i agree, there was so much i wanted to see at the end that i was disappointed about - Mizu leaving her new friends and sword-father and going off to London. it opened up interesting possibilities of more mysteries to uncover in upcoming seasons, but it didn't feel satisfying the way I wanted it to be. the only thing I like about her going off to London is hopefully by meeting more white people she will learn to accept who she is and realize white people are humans just like the Japanese and maybe she'll stop being so racist :D I really really hope Taigen somehow joins her again on her adventure, i loved their friendship and thought they had such a fun dynamic.
Maybe the ship never reached london.got wrecked before it went far from Japan yada yada yada..... just saying
How can our thoughts on this series be so similar. 😅
I’m not a native English speaker so I find it tough to put it down in words like you did. Your comment really sums up every possible critique I could think of watching this show. I also agree that the viewers weren’t treated with a proper ending. Maybe that’s what the writers want, to keep us viewers guessing with what happens next. Guess we will have to wait to fund out. The fight scene between Mizou and Fowler at the end also felt a tad bit short in terms of cinematography if I’m honest. But all in all, a great series.
@@ppoank2768 Thank you. I mean, I guess it'll be interesting to see how Mizou navigates pre-Restoration London, but interrogating European racism has already been exhaustively done, and it'll be hard to top Castlevania for a critique of religious bigotry. My hope is that the S2 starts back in Japan with Mizou telling us her adventures in London as flashbacks.
my take on why these shows are niche is because most of us apply western ideals of story telling to cultures that do no think that way. Japanese culture has no room for sentimentality long term. Motivations change and adaptations happen very fast. Akemi, taigen, mizu and Ringo are not friends they are a group of individuals with different motivators that may seem like friendship but are more of honor bound. Which is why this story would be a bit hard to work if set in a different cultural context. Its why I was stunned on the commentary in the episode where the young deaf girl was killed instead of being rescued. People online did not view that situation in the context of the culture the characters were living in. So in that view we may not get they same kind of emotional payoff in the conventional sense of what mainstream western media gives us.
As a special needs mom to 2 young bi-racial children (autism & down syndrome) this series really inspired me. They depicted individuals with disabilities, especially Ringo, in such a respectful and positive way. I hope that they continue this in a second season. For me personally, the weight of my 3rd year in law school has recently been weighing me down and this series really lifted me up emotionally. It's inspired me to continue striving "to be great" at wielding the law in service to others.
The swordfather artist dialogue was so good, especially it hit me hard as an actual artist.
I hope you can be great at law
Thank you for your review. Watched season 1 during the weekend and was completely amazed by it. Strong story and beautiful animation. Can't wait for season 2
They better get a season 2
It was an excellent show, well done by all involved. Mizu is not a character I rooted for, don't get it wrong, I like her very much. I sat back and watched in awe as she did her thing like a hurricane or a tornado.
And now with her going to london she see that the world is a lot bigger than just japan.
London about to get real. She better get on her gun skills.
2:29 This is one thing that mildly irked me from a historical perspective. The Japanese DID have firearms, even during this time period. They would've been a few decades old by this point, but arquebus style tanegashima would have been something the Japanese would have known about and possessed for years. And gunsmiths and gun storehouses would have still dotted the country even at this point.
Now to be fair, at the very, very, very beginning of the show they clarify that its western imported firearms that are outlawed, but then at the finale they act as if the western guns are some magical game changer that the shogun soldiers were awed by and had no tactics to fight against, even though entire field manuals from the warring states period were written on how to both use and fight against firearms of this type.
Its a clown show
Mizu straight up said "not a japanese pistol" in the first ep, implying there are japanese designed firearms.
But then edo were protected by... archers. And clueless commanders.
A very minor issues, but while it's fine to make up alt history. It's less fine to contradict what the world buildng already established beforehand.
It's a mystical idea of Japan. Not only guns were comon but samurai embraced their use by that time just like western knights did.
It’s one of the greatest shows ever. The animation, the cinematography, the script and the storyline, the uniqueness. 10/10 for me. It will be one of those shows that you will be rewatching later in life.
Not really.. the script is her trying to find her dad to kill. 😂
@@kingboji958 You're hella stupid if thats all you got from the show
@@kingboji958 Found the reductionist!
@@kingboji958 thats the plot bro
I disagree i thought it was bad.
I think there will be a twist that Mizu’s biological mother is the European and her father was an important Japanese noble- maybe even the shogun.
That's a pretty darn good theory.
There has to be something. I question why it was so important not only to disguise her as a boy, but also why such a high bounty was on her.
@@burneden Exactly. I’m thinking the shogun fathered her and his wife is behind wanting baby Mizu murdered to save face and as a denial to Western influences within the shogunate.
@@burnedenbecause Women had really no path in life in that time period other than to be married off or sold to a brothel. She was also told to be a boy because they knew the half breed was a girl.
@@ani-ma-tion5326 That still doesn't explain it. Were all girls disguised? no? so why her? They know shes a half breed because of her eyes not her gender. Unless of course the 4 want to eliminate their bastards. But why? People have bastards all the time. Unless unless the writers didn't really go that deep which is a bit of a let down then.
I really enjoyed the series and I really hope that a second season will be announced. So much potential and ideas. I wonder what happened to Taigen? Maybe, as you suggested, he went after Mizu? They had good chemistry and tension, it would be a pity if we dont see any development furthermore. Akemi is awesome at the end, can't wait to see her becoming great!
Agreed. It’d be bummer if they didn’t have any scenes together in season 2
Taigen better have snuck onto that ship. I would be much more open to london if Mizu and Taigen would end up there together. Or alternatively, Taigen attempts to get to london after her and eventually gets there? I want them to have a lot of scenes together because their dynamic is so entertaining!
I hope he snuck in too 😂 Yeah they have great chemistry and I immensely enjoyed their scenes together. I can see her going back to Japan because she feels so out of place after dealing with her dad and them just randomly encountering one another lol@@realityisascam
@@realityisascam No way he's on the ship, he's staying by Akemi's side no matter what.
@@ruedizzle317 ?? how is he gonna stay by akemi's side when she's married to the shogun's brother?
The writing and cast, let alone the artwork is purely phenomenal. There is so much talent to be seen I felt like I had to pause this at times just to appreciate the artwork and admire the talent of those that made it.
Fowler's got some mad cunning manipulation skills - he talks Rizu into helping him. Helping him get safely out of Japan (and on the road back to London). I imagine leaving Japan would have been more dangerous and deadly for him with her help. It's the everyday people who would be most likely to try to kill him or not help him.
fowler is also a master manipulator... keeping himself alive by saying those things to mizu... i hope mizu at least cut off one of his arms or something...
Fr tho, for all we know the other two guys are dead and Fowler is just leading her to an ambush 😅
I loved the first season. A little sad she is leaving japan. I will miss all the great characters there.
I don’t think we leaving them just yet
oh you can't possibly expect that girl-boss indoctrination from Netflix sticks to an original culture. But it has to be(come) British or American if it is foreign and worth something. You can't possibly expect for Japanese story to remain Japanese if it becomes popular!
@@cetterusWhat are you on about😂
@@ani-ma-tion5326 oh cmon. It is not that difficult to read. Is it?
@@cetterus Not difficult to read, but makes little sense. The rest of the characters are still in japan, this is a split pov show. She has every reason to go to London, it'd make sense for the men to leave Japan.
i can see why this show was stated to be 4 seasons long... first season is all character intro... 2nd season is about miz in london... she prob wont get to those mentioned other two white guys until the end of the season.. 3rd season could see her back in japn... we will also be able to see how akemi deals w being someone in charge and using her father etc
I think it is a great show in 2023 to me. I feel like I watch live action and animation together. The cutscenes, the characters and many things in this animation remind me of dreams, painful memories, nightmares and hope. Not to mention that many people call Mizu demon but that doesn’t make a few people that remen in her life called her that but cheers her, protect her and heal her. I hope season 2 I will see more of her heart open up to those people. I just really really love this show that I could cry!
I really hope more people start covering this show, it’s honestly one of the best shows I’ve seen in so long 10/10, the action sequence at the end of episode 5 literally had me screaming at my tv us was so epic 😭🙌
So when you say ENDING EXPLAINED, all you decides to do was to recap the season and throw in few “perhaps” and “maybe” before you ask everyone what they think. So misleading.
This is now one of my all-time favorite shows. It was so well done from the animation, the writing, the storyline everything was absolutely beautiful and artistically creative.
I am so excited for season 2
#BlueEyeSamurai
#BlueEyeSamuraiSeason2
this show deserves so much more attention
Nah im good.
One of the best shows this year,can't wait for season 2!
Amazing series, honestly. Episode 5 is a masterpiece. Also, how could you miss the opportunity to show Mizu's dads when you said "daddy loves you very much"?
I just randomly decided to put it on for background noise and it was captivating. I actually stopped doing what I was doing and was hooked immediately. I’m really hoping there is a season 2 and more to come!
The Story is beautifully told in the quiet moments and less words. Wonderful.
Good story, compelling as well as gorgeous. Overloaded with seemingly (i'm no expert) historical details on 17th century Japan, city life as well as the natural surroundings, there is so much to enjoy. Of course, the action is brutal, but bears also mythological features: the tribulations of Mizu, the main character, are more than any human could possibly endure. Her skills are more than legendary. Of course you know she never dies: that would have meant end of story, you know this, but the beautiful film-like rendering and the psychology of the characters makes it believable. The plot is extremely simple, of course, but the many side stories of the epic journey of this character, make the series rather human and very, very enjoyable. In some way, this reminds me of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Even the antagonist Fowler character gets some human profile, as he tells us in the last episode what he had to endure as a child in Ireland in those days. It explains some of the evil he shows as a character.
Dialogues are mostly intelligent and give profile to the cast of characters. There are no flat characters in this series, and, judging by how many there are, i think this is a huge accomplishment. I binged it in two evenings, was ablazed at the ending, and look already forward to the next series.
This show is dope. Best thing I've seen since Arcane.
Arcane is better & actually
Has compelling female
Characters, not this
Show though.
@@elongatedmanforever1252 Oh yeah Arcane is better than everything tho.
I’ve been spoiled 😂😂 cant believe I got to watch Onimusha, Blue Eye Samurai and Invincible all in the same week. Incredible shows 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 10/10
Absulutely loved this show, evrything fits perfectly and i am totally hyped for season two. Again i ask myself, how does Netflix do this trick, bringing out a series of such quality right out of nowhere ? mentioning Mizus list (her tattoo) and the fact that she now has names and the last scene reminded me of Aria Stark in Game of Thrones, where she is on a ship too, sailing to a new horizon
Yes, but unlike Game of Thrones, many of the people in Blue Eyed Demon, actually lived. There are old stories about them all.😮✌️
Netflix has done a good job of not sensoring its shows too much and being open minded, such as this, the Dragon Prince, and others. They also spend a ton of money on distribution, so they're bound to get some hits.
@@pagliaccisghost269 im totally with you. I was more reffering to the visual approach in BES, mizu standing at the reling looking for more adventure to come
Well for every BES, you got a couple of Euphoria clones and a trashy reality show, give or take.
Small fire had no chance of burning the whole Edo, Japan had fire force (that what they were called) to deal with it.
It is said that the big fire was caused by Meritor shower that set fire to many places and overwhelmed the Fire Force.
Also Japan did have foreigner during that Era. A LOT of foreigners but they were restricted to Edo and the Southern region.
Guns were controlled but were common, however western firearm and most important western gun powder (which was way better than Japanese gun powder) were not and they were NOT CHEAP nor easy to made. Highly unlikely that Fowler can access to huge amount of western gun powder.
I read they were dealing with hurricane type winds that season which helped the fire spread faster.
We know foreigners weren't allowed in japan during this time, the show tells us at the very beginning.
Fowler had been saving money for 20 years by secretly trading with the shogun. He could probably afford whatever type of gunpowder he wanted.
absolutely gorgeous show with a great plot and good twists. I was going into it thinking "oh fuck, not another CGI anime" but boy was I wrong
This show was fantastic. So well written and visually stunning. Thank you for the breakdown. Really looking forward to the next season
I watched it all in one go and was so damn good. Vibes and the style and all the twists..damn 🔥
Honestly, every main character was great. The last two episodes took it from a 7 to a 9 for me. I can’t wait to see what happens.
thats funy i thought it was great all the way up till the last episode which was a bit of a letdown
I loved this series. My only gripe is her magic sunglasses that keep coming back to her despite getting tossed.
*great recap video*
Can't have enough praise for this show and the people behind the show. I don't understand how big companies like Marvel and Disney, with all their resources and money, can't produce shows to this level of excellence. This show is pure love of storytelling without any hidden agendas. *Masterpiece* gets thrown around a lot, but this series, from all the short clips and behind-the-scene videos I have seen, is truly a masterpiece in storytelling. It shows rather than tells, letting us feel and figure out rather than just being spoon fed. It treats us as individuals with the capacity to see and hear the nuances of what is shown and let us deduce the why and the what and the how. It has a great balance of drama and action.
I'm *THIS CLOSE* to paying for a subscription to NETFLIX just for this series. Maybe when season 2 comes along, it'll push me over the edge to pay for it.
you have a new subber in me. 👍
everything is great except the ending
8:38 Nah you cant just leave out the part where she got the mother and her girl a gold comb
I watched episode 1 on RUclips and it was off to the races.....watched the entire series and can't wait for season 2.
This was a top Quality series. I am super excited for season 2. I don' t blame Mizu for having such a heart. Life has been unfair to her so she is a product of her environment. I wouldn't say her heart has hate, as she was hated for being a mixed breed. Very similar to racism in America. Overall the series was perfect.
I respect your take on who turned her in, but after watching several times I really believe it was Mikio. Her ‘mother’ had been without opium for months by the time she was turned in, but Mizu had just FRESHLY humiliated her husband in the one thing he thought he was still great at. He also got rid of her horse. Mizu also rubbed salt in the wound with her comment to him “did you lose your backbone when you lost your title?” But for me it’s when he sees her surrounded by the guards. On his land. Hunting his wife. Watch his face, he isn’t shocked or curious. He’s remorseful. And then he comes back most likely not expecting her to be alive, and has to pin the blame on someone. And when the mother says otherwise? He kills her. Very guilty to me, especially when the woman was selling herself to feed her addiction for a long time before Mizu it makes sense she could easily pick it up again without turning her in. She would also lose her nice house in the woods so what does she gain from the bounty besides TEMPORARY comfort? Let alone not turning Mizu in all those years while she was STILL addicted when Mizu was a child. Whereas Mikio, imo upon giving the lord the perfect creature he is STILL hopeful to do something to get his station back. If anyone noticed anything else please share! It’s a great little mystery to the show that I’m sure will never be settled in canon 😅
The epsiode where they showed her past with her husband was a real tear jerker.
this series is a perfect example how a great animated series suppose to be 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤
Perfect combination of Suspense, thrill, and action. Amazing series
This was a great series. I binged it over the last couple days.
I kinda wanna know how she killed her first target of revenge that was violet and the journey that took her to him.
In ending Taigen the only charcater whose path is unclear. He wanted to run with akemi but she denied. Akemi will now somewhat rule through shogun. He will probably consider mizu dead. Will in 2nd season there will be character development of Taigen? In season 1 there is negligible character development in Taigen. I don't know what would happen with his character in 2nd season.
This show was amazing! One of the best things (maybe the best!) I watched this year. The stunning beauty and incredibly well-told story with every character deeply portrayed. I can’t wait for more. Thank you for discussing this!
I just binge watched the whole first season. I can’t wait for season 2!
Hope Mizu and her Husband in episode 5 was a permanent sort of thing. It was a beautiful relationship. It broke my heart when she has to kill him. I still cannot get over the episode 5 and why her husband snapped suddenly and later realised his folly. Further, was her mother really alive? was that husband real? or were those just hallucinations for Mizu?
I believe it was a scenario caused due to mizu constantly being on the edge of dying, like when people who were about to die but didn’t tell about „hallucinations“ they experienced while unconscious.
I believe it was the creators answer to „What would have happened had Mizu‘s mother survived?“ or in general: „What would‘ve happened if Mizu had lived a completely normal life?“
Spoilers for the end of episode 5:
As we can see from the pitiful end of Mizu‘s parallel life as a normal wife with a normal husband, it did not end well for her. The transition from that idle domestic life to the absolute slaughter of everyone by Mizu‘s hands was definitely saying, that even if Mizu had end up in a different place with different circumstances, destruction follows her everywhere. You could say her path was always meant to be one of death. No matter how she ends up, where or with whom, her destructive nature will never allow her to live a normal life. Even if it was never her intention to destroy. We can actually see that during the scene where she play fights (by her standards) with her husband. He suddenly begins to waver and we can see how in his mind he hesitates trying to counter Mizu‘s strikes.
In the end, she dooms everyone. Even her own mother, who we aren’t even sure of is her mother.
It all plays out like in a hysterical, almost ironic theater play. Except it is, it is a theater play. A „What if?“ question.
@@camtungo4003 Got it mate! Thanks!
@@camtungo4003 Honestly, I'm pretty sure the episode was not a what-if scenario but something that happened to her. Seems like a brief period after she left Master Eiji and prior to killing the first foreigner man. She gets hurt and finds her "mother" once again; and so, she decides to live peacefully. She is then tragically betrayed by both her husband and "mother" in the end, of course. This exemplifies her being unable to be welcomed or have any sort of peace; and as you said, really showing that destruction follows her. Therefore, she becomes the cold-hearted onryo and aims to once again go on a path of vengeance, to kill the one responsible for causing her a life of misfortune. All in all, really great episode and the parallel to the puppet show was mwah - chef's kiss.
@yo_yo_master99 It wasnt a hallucination, It happened before she killed the first white guy before the series. She found her mother and stopped her revenge quest, but then it all fell apart.
@yo_yo_master99 wasn’t a hallucination
if we dont get a season two I'm gonna be so sad
Disney should take notes on how to write a badass female character
I have a feeling that Mizu is not only gonna have a thing with Taigen, but also, with Akemi. That would satisfy me very much.
The creators did mention in an interview they wanted a love triangle after the interviewer mentioned wanting to see a kiss between Mizu and Akemi. So we’ll see how that goes down. If not Akemi, maybe Mizu will meet another woman in London. She could use a female ally.
“That’s my scarf” Taigan says when Mizu saves him 😂 and “no one gets to kill you but me” I absolutely loved Mizu and Taigan’s dynamic!
I loved this show!! I really really hope it gets a season 2!!!
I really hope the show itsef is aware that, in order for Mizu to be born with blue eyes, BOTH of her parents would likely have had to carry the recessive blue eye gene. The characters wouldn't know that, surely, but this little detail sounds important. Especially after Fowler's whole "how little do you know" speech
This show was amazing and unexpected since I don’t usually watch animated shows. The scene where she fights the giant while drugged was mesmerizing.
Honestly my favorite part was the puppet show storytelling interwoven with the real story. Clever and beautiful.
Mizu's mother had to be someone of a higher status, since a maid was paid to keep her safe and hidden.Also, her mother could still be alive. Alternatively, a possible plot twist could be that one of the 4 white men could, in fact, be a woman- Mizu's mother. I can't wait for season 2, they have to renew it
Loved every minute of this show
I started watching this show mainly because I was curious. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was.
We need a black version of this. The blue eye slave or the Redbone slave.
I assume the future seasons will handle different themes for Mizu. The first season is all about revenge and the results of it.
I think maybe she will go to London and find her real father, and maybe when she does, she finds he is not the monster she thought he was. Maybe she learns the truth about her parents, and maybe her father regrets working with Faler and abandoning his child, and she reflects on herself after the fire she helped cause.The season would set for the themes of regret.
This ... now this is a show......🤩
Really cool show. I actually think Mizu is more attractive than Akemi. In all the ways that implies.
BTW, the Edo fire is in 1657. The Great Fire of London was in 1666.
Absolutely loved this series. Maybe just me, it I can’t but help think that Fowler, in both the look and voice is inspired by Marlon Brando’s bounty hunter character in The Missouri Breaks (1976)
I want someone to explain how Mizu managed to get Fowler (someone much bigger and stronger than her) down to the docks and into a boat (that also apparently magically appeared from nowhere).
More precise question will be '"who's paying?"
We need MORE!!!! When?! Best show yet! The fight is out of this world! Her rage and determination to get revenge 🤯she’s unstoppable ✊🏻
Tagan and Mizu need to end up together, they’re meant to be and Akemi needs to restore the mess left behind and tule all those suckers 😂
I was hooked from episode 1. I wish more franchises had compelling protagonists like this.
Strong female badass awesome relatable protagonist
What was relatable about
Mizu??
Loved it can't wait for season 2
this show was amazing. I cannot wait for the next season!
this and Captain laserhawk were the best series of this year. Truly a masterpiece, I can't wait for the second season!
(will you also consider review Captain laserhawk? it's really really good,)
And both are animated in France.
lazer hawak its ubisoft multiverse of madness .
This was such a good series. I hope they have a season two it truly was well created well acted well directed. I just everything about. It was really good. I I enjoyed this series. Hope they have a Season 2
I think one cool thing that the show could explore if that one of the 4 white people turns out to be a genuinely decent guy and see how mizu deals with that.
Finished this yesterday, that fight scene where she assembles the naginata is the best!
Blue eye samurai was awesome. I can't wait for season two.
I like how the mentor said that there are "the soul has two chairs - one for good and one for evil" he leaves an ominous warning that "IF you are not whole the demon will take both" basically means that all your choices reflect on what kind of person you will be or become. Actions have consequences which is tattooed on your soul - though even if you tried to make amends there's still a lingering hold of what you've done exists and you either live with it and accept it or justify it and remain in this never-ending cycle of grief where it consumes you so much that your body, mind, and soul become gravity weighing tenfold. Heroes, Villains, Anti-heroes, Renegades, Vigilantes all forget they are human beings too that they too have the power to either rise and fall in or from their respective roles in society - it's a double-edged sword.
Blue eye samurai was fucking sick
I hope we learn where Mizu learned to fight. At the beginning of her quest she cannot defeat two peasants with a kitchen knife. But somehow later she can defeat swordsmen and assassins
Mizu's mother may actually be one of the 4 whom Mizu sworn her revenge on.
i think the final plot twist will be her mother is the one who actually white.
This animated series is INCREDIBLE! a must-watch.
Incredible a great series! Beautiful to watch! Beautiful story! I can't wait for the rest of the story.
Need a season 2. London is wild.
Anime is like music, it's an art form that has people with good and bad taste. Frankly, I want to see more anime like this show instead of mainstream-generic shounen trash that gives anime a bad name. Thank you Think Story for bringing attention to a hidden gem.
So many problem with anime boils down to how fast they have to churn out episodes for the schedule. And how cheap it must be to turn a profit.
I read vinland saga and the first 4 eps please me so much, it's worth seeing even if you already read the manga multiple time due to how sublime the directing was. But at ep5 onward, cinematic qualities took a nose dive outside the action scenes. We come back to usual anime boring dialog shots reverse shot, mouth flapping and exposition dump instead of cinematic visual storytelling.
I'm sure if the staff were given more time and money to cook, the quality would have been as consistent as this series. Alas they were not.
Honestly I don't know why some good anime or animation like this always not from Japan animation studio. I think it's about "time". If they got more time, we will get good qualities in terms of story, characters, animation, music and cinematography. Japan always rushing like when they started the project, they need to finish and airing the anime on that time. That's why I kinda miss the old anime because the animation is more fluid and has great story with good cinematographer. Sometimes, we got good qualities on all of these terms from japan animation studio if the story or show was from Western like Cyberpunk Edgerunner and Star Wars: Vision season 1 because Western publisher will give more time to them than Japan animation studio did. That's why, most of animators now love to work with Chinese animation studio since they got more time and high paid.
so the interesting thing is that Mizu is basically travelling alone, which make me ask " will the other character be relevant in season 2 or will season 2 give us a completely new group of side characters ?"
Love the show, love the animation, the fight scenes and the story
And if there will be a second season o hope i will see Oliver Cromwell
More people need to talk about this show. I love it so much