OK so I kinda have to make this out of a since to acknowledge a few goofs I did. This is why you proofread your script more than twice lol. But thanks to those who pointed out legit oversights I had. 1. Japan had their own gun manufacturing, its pointed out in the first ep. I guess it would have been more accurate to say despite them having their own firearms they still used bows and arrows (as evident by one of the episodes) so its possible they were not everywhere like how they were in most of Europe 2. The Mother and Daughter did not in fact die, I honestly had no idea how I missed this, I watched this series twice lol. But you see them breathing still. 3. Akemi is a daughter of a Daimyo not a Shogun, there is only one Shogun. Oops on this, this was kinda a typo in the script and I did not correct nor notice it until it was pointed out in the comments. 4. Fowler’s Backstory. OK now I think I need to have some clarification regarding this. Yes I am aware he talks about his past in an episode regarding his sister, and talks about what it took for him to survive. (Another Goof in the script) I meant to say rather it would have been neet to see flashbacks regarding Fowler’s background, show some resentment he had towards the English, (Great Britain Aka The UK was not really a thing at this time oddly enough, + he regards himself a British at a point was confused even me TBH) The Idea was that it would have been neat to see the reason he wanted to conquer Japan was so he could in turn attack and then conquer England and make that country suffer the way he and the Irish did around that time. But I guess that was not well translated when it came to the final product, which is an oops on my part TBH. Regardless of all that I still appreciate the people who watched and liked the video regardless off all the issues. I promise I usually proofread and rewrite my scripts more often than this lol.
The thing about Fowler's nationality is the one part that caught me off guard too. At first I thought he sounded like a north Englander with some northern Irish tints. Then he talks about Ireland .. then acts as an English colonial and identifies as British (which historically is correct for an Irish but frankly not probable due to his backstory) and references London... Lost me a bit.
Also, GUN POWDER had been invented in China and so I am sure made its way to Japan WAY BEFORE the west decided it is better to use it as a WMD. Perhaps it is the equivalent to nuclear power as a source of clean energy but perverted into a tool for killing as many people as possible?
It's a testament to the kind of following the series has generated that you are getting these kind of critiques. I suspect that following will only grow given the paucity of good stuff available just now, and if the promised season 2 lives up to what season 1 has done, that will be great.
Just a quick point of clarification: Japan had been manufacturing their own firearms for quite a while by the time this series takes place. If you recall the very first episode, Mizu makes a point of mentioning to the flesh trader that the gun he was pointing at her wasn't Japanese and was probably European, indicating that she was familiar with firearms.
The quality of the firearms that Japan was manufacturing were no where near that of the European ones though. That's why the trade was so profitable, and dangerous.
@@Wheres_the_money_lebowski, yeah Japan wouldn't really develop a firearms industry on par with their Western counterparts until the late 19th Century.
(Spoilers) @4:45 Small correction. The mother and daughter were not dead in that shot. You can see the puffs of breath coming from them to show they are alive. Mizu dropped the golden comb in front of them after cutting it from Taigen's hair. A golden comb such as that is worth a small fortune in that time. Essentially, she saved/helped those people without this ever being explicitly pointed out. She is not as cold hearted as she pretends to be. 😉
The mother and her child are also the SAME people who refused to help Mizu on the bridge when she was injured, right before she found her „mother“ again. This could explain her initial hesitation in helping them, cause she recognized them
I believe this detail in the show might point to the choice of the show name: The Blue Eye SAMURAI. Mizu believes all she wants in life is blind vengeance at all costs, but deep down, in her heart of hearts, I think she wants to fulfill the samurai ideal. And we can see this in her being shamed by Ringo into saving Taigen instead of taking her chance against Fowler; her choosing to help Akemi eventually; being shamed by Taigen for her lack of honor regarding the fate of the Shogunate; the whole Sutra inscribing ritual and re-smelting her broken sword; her act of attrition by denying herself a NEW sword, etc.
It did mention a bit of with Ireland and England As a child, Fowler was orphaned during the Tudor conquest of Ireland, when the O'Neill Clan's supporters had their lands pillaged and burned by the English. He and his younger sister were forced to live off rats during the famine; Fowler kept her alive for two weeks by feeding her his own blood, but she ultimately perished. After her death, to stay alive, Fowler cut out and ate her kidneys before burying her; he bitterly refers to this as "the last thing I ever did, because I had to." Since that moment, Fowler is determined to control every aspect of his fate
I'm probably misunderstanding a lot of complexity, but I found it interesting that he identified himself as 'British.' 'British,' in every context I've seen, just lumps Scotland, Wales, England, and Ireland all together as one place. I'd have assumed Ireland being lumped together with England as one big place would be absolutely unthinkable to him.
This one is tricky; Britain as a place (British Isles) existed (1474 according to wiki) but Britain as a state or country would not exist until the act of Union with Scotland (1707).
@@jachyra9 oh, sure, I suspect so, it's just in this case they might have been correct by accident :) alternatively we are doing writers a disservice. I'll be really impressed if Mizu arrives in either England as Republic or early Charles II, assuming this is 20 or so years post 1633.
@@richardd5645 - I'd be really impressed if the showrunners successfully navigate the minefield of clichés regarding an Asian/samurai walking around pre-modern London/Europe( see also: Mifune in Red Sun ).
Another quick point of clarification: Mizu is technically not ronin, because she was never samurai. Mizu has no status, in addition to being a half-breed female.
@@Hohum37 - That's a legitimate perspective. I just look at it as another anachronism that has been a staple of Japanese historical films for decades: the "samurai" is almost always conflated with "warrior" and is either a character we should root for( the protagonist ) or one that we should hiss at. So maybe Mizu is just as much a samurai as Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai is, for example: neither have that status in society, but both fit the fictitious mold, so to speak.
If my memory serves me correctly, before the Tokugawa rule that united all of Japan, peasants who can claim lineage to a Warrior/Samurai in their family background(whether true or made up) can work up towards Samurai status through employment as Ashigaru or irregular Infantry foot soldiers in the past, where a single act of heroism in battle could earn them a reward of Samurai status granted by the local Daimyo or even the Shogun himself. And that does not include the merchant class who basically buy their samurai status by financially supporting a Daimyo in his wars and conquests.
To go off what some others have said, Fowler survived the Nine Years' War in which Tudor English armies destroyed and pillaged parts of Ireland creating a famine which killed tens of thousands of Irish. Now, with Mizu and Fowler going to London, things could get more interesting than that, at face. Ireland was hit even harder by, at the time of the series, the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, which ended in 1653, only four years before the last episode of BES. There are some historians that call it the Modern Era's first genocide. So Fowler will likely be looked down upon by the English while Mizu would be seen more of a curiosity in a similar sense Pocahontas was viewed when she came to England nearly a century before. Mizu will probably be confused, as to her, the English and the Irish would be a similar/kindred people, but it can be argued that the peoples of the British Isles don't view each other like that, especially at that time. Also, by the time they get to merry ol' England, Western Europe is in turmoil (again) as England and France were at War with Spain; and Oliver Cromwell was ailing from age and illness which would kill him in 1658, which caused a crisis for the Republicans and Puritans who could not really prevent the restoration of the Crown under Charles II Stuart. Lots of juicy things going on then to spice up the narrative.
This show is a masterclass in character development and storytelling, and beautiful in all senses IMHO episode 5 is the apex: 3 interlaced flows perfectly executed... Akemi's arc is amazing
They gave Akemi's story more relevance than Mizu's in my eyes even though they are barely related. Also Ringo had no place in this show. I think it would have been much better if they had focused more on Mizu's story and decreased Akemi's and removed Ringo. Also the villain is as generic as a villain can be
i think this show is titled Samurai, not for what Mizu is (which is not even a ronin at this point, as someone else has pointed out), but what she will be. Mizu definitely toes the line between villain, anti hero and so on, but I do think her arc might be headed towards something more.. compassionate. We see her go back for Akemi, on the behalf of Ringo. She's changed since the beginning of the show, she's softer in ways, harder in others. There are moments of kindness, again as someone else has pointed out, (notably her gifting of the golden comb to that mother and child you thought died) that tell me even without Ringo, there is some sense of moral compass. Her goal is revenge, but i believe the people she meets on her path towards it are changing her into something more noble. Worthy of the name Samurai and the honor coming with it. Mizu might even come to embrace the name and maybe, even finding a purpose that is kind. "To be love is to be changed" and all that, right? Maybe not though, shot in the dark with the tropes i appreciate haha. even if her character arc doesnt go there and she just goes on a murder spree, girlie is justified and i support my queen
I think that's probably where Mizu's story is going too. But considering how she's (likely) going to end up in London next season, who the hell knows what's gonna happen.
Seeing how Mizu was still relatively weak compared to her male counterparts, and had to finesse them or out speed them, was refreshing. I didn't like her character at first but she won me over. She is simply a very skilled person in her world; not a walking deus ex machina. And of course how can you not sympathize with that kind of backstory? Also? Bath scene gave me the hots for her. The writers are evil but the content is entertaining.
@@zelinqu In my head I think of how I would try to talk to her. I imagine she would say "You don't want me. I am a filthy person drenched in blood. A demon." And it would be a whole trial getting her to not only trust someone else but find interest in them.
@@abominationdesolation8322 - hopefully, by the end of the series her story arch will get her there. After all, she has already started deviating from pure vengeance, what with her accepting Ringo's request to help Akemi and, finally, delaying Fowler's demise in order to chase the missing "men".
I suspect the Irish-ness of the villain will play out more in London. Where both of them are heading towards at the end. I suspect we will see how the Irish too are outsiders and seen as less than. Just like so many in this series. That would feed into your yearning for digging more into that. All the fight scenes here are classic anime. I enjoyed it. Yes, Piratebay 😊 They were hijacked ironically from the original owners. Robed. Do you know that? So sadly both PB and N are problematic Thanks for this!
Nice opening montage! I think we see Mizu referred to as a Samurai because that is what everyone assume she is at first. She's not playing by the samurai rules as all, but people don't understand her motivations and try to fit it into a context they can understand. Normally someone of her skill would be a samurai, so that's what they assume and that's what they call her. Also, the series creators based it off of their nickname for their mixed-race child who had blue eyes. 🙂 I also don't really see Ringo as comic relief. He does have some comedic moments, but to me he was more like a symbol of hope, friendship and the potential for good in humans. He's perpetually kind and optimistic and you can't help but love him for it. He sees the good in the world around him, to the point he can see the potential for goodness in Mizu even as she is threatening to kill him. Mizu is twisted to a living onryo by her experiences of the worst humans have to offer, while Ringo is more like an angel in human form. Even the bell he wears reminds me of positive things. He sounds like a cat with a bell collar. You love them but you don't want to step on them when they come up to brush against you so you need to hear where they are! 😀
On Fowler's backstory: he's from Northern Ireland. Ken Branagh is from NI and he is doing a slowed down (for comprehensibility) Ulster accent. It sounds like from outside Belfast, somewhere in Down to my ears. Fowler directly references the O'Neils who were the traditional Gaelic overlords in Ulster. As to him referring himself as one point as British, well, that's Northern Ireland for you, a lot of people have overlapping senses of identity and you will find people who will talk about "the English" as a separate group one moment as opposed to themselves as Irish and then they will refer to themselves as British. Fowler is an English/Scottish surname, which is another clue he has a mixed identity (it may also be why he did not need a chapel, he may not be Catholic).
Very good review. Thanks. But (only a small one): to characterize the Samurai's distinguishing trait as being "honorable" (4:34) serves to perpetuate the myth with which these most often extremely class-conscious brutal henchmen of their dictatorial feudal lords liked to cloak their main objective function - preserving the exploitation and subsequently bloody oppression of all the lower classes. Even if they achieved to live by some form of the famous, or infamous, bushido code, in reality they still served their daimyo as cruel tormenters, inventive torturers, unflinching punishers or executioners. For many years they were allowed to kill thousands upon thousands of peasants just to test their weapons, and throughout their reign they had the right to strike - including with their weapons - any lower class person who they thought had somehow dishonored them. And so on, I hope, I've made my point that the Samurai and their morals - keep your lord in power and you'll have power, and amenities, too - should not be romanticised. Sorry, this got longer than I intended.
@@jachyra9 No need to call you a romantic, you obviously know more about the historical subject at hand than I do. I still think though, that actions and social structures count for more than idea(l)s when it comes to choosing a frame of reference for analyzing social relations - in history or concerning the present. But that's a question of political-philosophical , let's say, standpoints, so quite a big debate. I also btw thought among other things of Seven Samurai albeit deciding to disregard it as a work of fiction. That rather simplistic decision, of course, fell short of a lot of important questions, also not least of Kurosawa's intent. Anyhow, it's late here in Germany. Thanks for your serious reply.
This!!! Reminds me of what I learned about European knights, and how most did not live up to their code of honor, like we were made to believe. They were more like glorified gangsters.
@@habibamusse Yes, they definitely were. The worse ones were even called robber knights (`Raubritter´ in German) but they all based their "social standing" on violence and extortion.
Love this series and I love this breakdown. So succinctly gets the power and drive of its storytelling. And I surprisingly enjoyed the insight into the actors portraying the characters. Thanks! I’m going to subscribe.
Japan is still a pretty xenophobic culture. It is my understanding that Amber Noizumi, one of the two creators of the show, is of mixed heritage and was raised in Japan. It may be the reason why watching B.E.S. I thought that "something feel awfully...personal in this". Then again, it might be projection. - I, too, would gladly land an H bomb on top of my hometown.
I think we’ll see another side of Fowler in season 2 once he and Mizu arrive in London. I can imagine her getting to see him receive a similar public disdain to the one thrown at her in Japan.
I just hope they don't try to sympathize him too much. Or make him and mizu a "team" of any kind. The man is vile and should be treated as such. They would lose me a bit if they do that
The points you made about Fowler and how he shouldve been a lot more Irish were actually really interesting and I agree Also Akemi's voice actor would be fantastic for a Dark Souls NPC lol
One little fact the show gets wrong is Britain wasn't a thing until 1707, while the show is set in the 1650s. So it's a bit strange to hear Fowler say "British".
Your comment got me curious and it seems like "British" as an idea has existed into medieval times and might have begun its modern use after the union of crowns in 1603. Maybe not commonly used but still plausible.
Great series! Wonderfully animated and choreographed, for the most part. Love the intersection of 2D and 3D, hope to see more of it. I do have some gripes with the finale, though: I get that they wanted to showcase the big advantage of these new guns, but it would have been cool if Fowler, who was hyped up as this evil genius, had a thought-out approach to it, rather than the plot-armor-fest we got. So Fowler makes his guys all march in out in the open. And the shogun's archers manage to kill... one or two of the sitting ducks. Then these elite marksmen all get sniped from cover. None of them thought to wait for Fowler's men to reload? Looking at the quality of the other episodes, I assume they ran into time constraints in the production. Wouldn't be unheard of with Netflix. Here's hoping they get more time to properly cook season 2's finale.
A small correction: Akemi isn't Taigen's secret lover. Her father knew him and they were set to marry. Her father changed his mind because Taigen lost his honor and any chances of moving upward in life.
Okay correction Akemi's father is a lord not the shogun but technically she is cause as her father in law is the shogun cause she married off to the Shogun's son at the end of the show.
I've binged this series three times within a 2 week span that's how much I enjoyed it. Netflix better renew this show or I might have to consider canceling my subscription. I'm not being dramatic Netflix has a history of prematurely canceling really good shows if they don't hit a certain number of views within a months span.
I suspect by the end of the series (if they get renewed and can reach a true END), while still not being technically "samurai", Mizu will fulfill the honor part of that and live up to the name... I think that's the big multi-season (3 sessons would be great!) character arc.
They definitely have more planned for Fowler. His backstory, his pathological desire to become a king of a foreign nation he doesn't even like, and the ending are evidence. Also, the title sounds cool, but is also very relevant to the story. Mizu protects the weak and feeble, but the honorable reasons she would have done these things have been cut out of her. There's a major turning point where everyone in the series realizes that what they thought were Rogue Samurai traits turn out to be selfish desires.
1:50 …Akemi, who is a daughter of a shogun… My interpretation: Daughter of a daimyo, a feudal lord who is subordinate to the shogun. (And we did meet the shogun in the later episodes.) The show doesn't make any effort to clarify this, though. It never used the word daimyo. I noticed the show works hard to avoid using native Japanese words for anything, maybe because they thought it would scare away ignorant Americans. It might be one of Netflix's notorious production rules. Another example is how characters referred to Europeans a few times as "white" which makes sense to viewers today but wouldn't even have been comprehensible in Edo period Japan. It's funny to me how the show works so hard to present authentic visual style, architecture, clothing, culture, details of everyday life, but almost nothing in native Japanese words or phrases. I can't remember even picking out words other than: samurai, shogun, onryō, naginata.
Nice video thanks, I'm just curious- do you add the copywrited music because you have few subs and therefore are ok with the video being claimed? Or how does it work? Not trying to be rude I'm just curious how having that kinda music in your video affects anything :)
@@TheLoneWonderer163 Totally. But just to be clear- so, this video was claimed? I'm just trying to figure out how it works because every so often I see really high tier music in a video and wonder if that video got claimed, you know? But I think that's exactly what happens, right?
What’s with the nitpicking! Loved the series and glad to see a review. It needs love so we can see the next season. This looks like a very expensive production, so needs a good return on investment. I’m thinking anyone who loves “RRR” will feel the same about this. Don’t expect reality, just go with it. The characters are true! Thank you!
(Spoilers) My ONLY gripe from the whole show is when Mizu ties Akime up and instructs Ringo to watch her. Akime asks if he has to stare and when Ringo looks away his bell rings. The bell thats on his foot. His foot didn't move in the shot, but his neck did.
This is at least the third youtube critique where Akemi is reduced to "Taigen's lover/fiancée." People usually overlook the importance of Akemi's character. She is the one who tells Taigen to go after Mizu. She goes through one of the greatest character developments in the whole show. Since Mizu is considered a man, Akemi is the one through whom we can see how this society treats women.
Anybody else finds odd that everybody is able to read in B.E.S. ? Even Ringo. In that same age, most of Europe lower classes were not able to read a simple phonetic alphabet (a hundred characters with upper low case, punctuation and diacritics), whereas Mizu and Ringo have no trouble reading and writing Japanese, Kanji included (min. 1800+ chars).
It's an anachronistic element, just one among many that any work of fiction utilizing an historical backdrop would possess. Fowler uses the term "British." The bokuto in the Shindo-ryu dojo are obviously modern. The hakama that some of the characters wear outdoors cover their ankles, indicating a modern affectation as well. I wasn't bothered by any of these things any more than I was by the chemistry textbook being used by the students in Dead Poets Society is the exact same one I used in high school, published the same year I took that course( 1987 ).
For Ringo in particular he says he wants to be useful and knows not only how to make medicine but how to "talk shop" about noodle supplies at the gate scene. I think he learned to read and write in his efforts to become great at something. That being said, yeah, having many of the commoners know how to read the poster for the duel is a little odd. There's a smattering of other inaccuracies around with my personal annoyance being how fast/easy travel is portrayed in winter.
I would go further regarding the series title and call it "Blue Eye Warrior" instead. However, such a title can be set anywhere and anytime. The show is about a particular period in Japan; therefore, naming it "Blue Samurai Eye" makes more sense. This choice aligns with the narrative, which revolves around Mizu's unique journey. Unlike a traditional samurai or ronin, Mizu lacks a formal master. Instead, she hones her skills through interactions with clients of her blind Sword Father and her own trials and experiences. Similar to a self-taught artist, Mizu emerges as a formidable warrior in her own right. Despite the absence of a conventional master-student relationship, the title "Blue Eye Samurai" still holds significance. Sword Father, her sword-making mentor, is a guiding influence, bridging the gap and acknowledging Mizu's mastery, even if not through traditional rituals. This choice reflects the complexity of Mizu's journey and highlights the unique dynamics of her apprenticeship in the world of swordsmanship.
The animation vey good the story not a bad at all. but some big fault with the main character as how she leads how to fight, very unrealistic would most like lead to her death in the first episode
You could level that same accusation at many protagonists in fiction. For example, Luke Skywalker had never even seen an X-Wing fighter prior to miraculously piloting one and more than holding his own against trained combat pilots. It's fantasy. Realism doesn't even visit, let alone live here.
I absolutely LOVE this show....between this and Scavenger Reign, I CAN'T decide which one is my favorite of this year, man this year actually have a ton of contenders for BEST ANIMATED SHOW of the year, between, Blue Eyes Samurai, Pluto, Scavenger Reign, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Fiona and Cake, this year for the most part have been a solid year, and man this show was NOT what I assume when I saw the trailer, I saw the trailer and because is a NETFLIX production, despite I love so much so many Netflix show, they are a very SJW company and I was sure this was just going to be, fake @$$ femme empowerment, white man bad propaganda like Disney does, I watch the first episode expecting to hate the show..........and when I finish the first episode my JAW was literally in the floor, it blow any expectation I have out of the window, I ended watching the first 3 episodes late in night and FORCE myself to go and sleep to work the next day.....that how good this show was, hook me on just in the first 5 minutes, the animation, the characters the story, all well done, nothing is force, it makes sense, the period is portrait accurate, and all characters are so memorable, the show is also super graphic, I was not expecting to be this gory and explicit, sex, nudity, blood you name it, is there, Mizu is an amazing lead protagonist and a great CHARACTER, with flaws and weakness, not some boring bland mary sue, she bleed and get beat down and even when win is never a clean W, she remind me so much to VI from Arcane in that way.....also this show kinda remind me of Arcane, seriously I hardly can't wait for season 2, and I love that most people weren't expecting nothing from this show and majority ended loving the show after finish it, a genuine sleeping HIT for Netflix.
I will probably be wrong, but I think Taigen is being set up here to kill Mizu in the end of this story, if they have the good sense to END it properly without money grubbing it to death. I would much prefer the first tragedy to the second, to many times great pieces like this get ruined by trying to pretend that it can go on forever like a cheap sitcom.
If you think this is a mary sue, you're probably a Critical Drinker fan and should probably get off the internet for a bit. Go outside, get some coffee with a girl. Oh, and you're an idiot.
Mizu’s character is the only good thing about the show (apart from the animation, which looks good). The rest is bad voice acting with lazy storytelling…
But this show is bad represention of histrorical japan. japanese are known for brutal combat but not arrogance both men and wommen were smart ,elegent , wise , humble.
On the off chance you are not a troll but just bafflingly naive, Japanese people are... people. They're human. They're not magically immune to arrogance any more than anyone else. Finnish culture values humility and wisdom, too, but we still get dumb kids speeding because each one believes they're the cool kid who will evade all fines and accidents, instead of the accident report in the margins of tomorrow's newspaper.
@@-mokerly-5984 just do research or even now live there 2023 before you talk too me old Japanese culture values the most politeness, humility,humbleness and rules that how they are raised and that how there social structure was made.
@@hahaa-dq6bo - I lived in Japan. I also associate with a few Japanese historians. The previous contributor was correct: Japanese people are human beings just like everyone else.
If you think this is a mary sue, you're probably a Critical Drinker fan and should probably get off the internet for a bit. Go outside, get some coffee with a girl. Oh, and you're an idiot.
how is she a mary sue? She trains for her talents, she makes morally questionable decisions, even downright evil actions, she learns from men and absolutely gets her ass kicked sometimes.
OK so I kinda have to make this out of a since to acknowledge a few goofs I did.
This is why you proofread your script more than twice lol.
But thanks to those who pointed out legit oversights I had.
1. Japan had their own gun manufacturing, its pointed out in the first ep. I guess it would have been more accurate to say despite them having their own firearms they still used bows and arrows (as evident by one of the episodes) so its possible they were not everywhere like how they were in most of Europe
2. The Mother and Daughter did not in fact die, I honestly had no idea how I missed this, I watched this series twice lol. But you see them breathing still.
3. Akemi is a daughter of a Daimyo not a Shogun, there is only one Shogun. Oops on this, this was kinda a typo in the script and I did not correct nor notice it until it was pointed out in the comments.
4. Fowler’s Backstory. OK now I think I need to have some clarification regarding this. Yes I am aware he talks about his past in an episode regarding his sister, and talks about what it took for him to survive.
(Another Goof in the script) I meant to say rather it would have been neet to see flashbacks regarding Fowler’s background, show some resentment he had towards the English, (Great Britain Aka The UK was not really a thing at this time oddly enough, + he regards himself a British at a point was confused even me TBH)
The Idea was that it would have been neat to see the reason he wanted to conquer Japan was so he could in turn attack and then conquer England and make that country suffer the way he and the Irish did around that time.
But I guess that was not well translated when it came to the final product, which is an oops on my part TBH.
Regardless of all that I still appreciate the people who watched and liked the video regardless off all the issues.
I promise I usually proofread and rewrite my scripts more often than this lol.
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The thing about Fowler's nationality is the one part that caught me off guard too. At first I thought he sounded like a north Englander with some northern Irish tints. Then he talks about Ireland .. then acts as an English colonial and identifies as British (which historically is correct for an Irish but frankly not probable due to his backstory) and references London... Lost me a bit.
Also, GUN POWDER had been invented in China and so I am sure made its way to Japan WAY BEFORE the west decided it is better to use it as a WMD. Perhaps it is the equivalent to nuclear power as a source of clean energy but perverted into a tool for killing as many people as possible?
It's a testament to the kind of following the series has generated that you are getting these kind of critiques. I suspect that following will only grow given the paucity of good stuff available just now, and if the promised season 2 lives up to what season 1 has done, that will be great.
I think it would have been to early for flashbacks in this furst season. And he does resent Britain and the rest of Europe pretty heavily.
Just a quick point of clarification: Japan had been manufacturing their own firearms for quite a while by the time this series takes place. If you recall the very first episode, Mizu makes a point of mentioning to the flesh trader that the gun he was pointing at her wasn't Japanese and was probably European, indicating that she was familiar with firearms.
She could have became familiar with fire arms when she killed one of the 4 white man that fowler named “violet”
@@imi_212she specifies japanese pistols
The quality of the firearms that Japan was manufacturing were no where near that of the European ones though.
That's why the trade was so profitable, and dangerous.
@@Wheres_the_money_lebowski, yeah Japan wouldn't really develop a firearms industry on par with their Western counterparts until the late 19th Century.
(Spoilers) @4:45 Small correction. The mother and daughter were not dead in that shot. You can see the puffs of breath coming from them to show they are alive. Mizu dropped the golden comb in front of them after cutting it from Taigen's hair. A golden comb such as that is worth a small fortune in that time. Essentially, she saved/helped those people without this ever being explicitly pointed out. She is not as cold hearted as she pretends to be. 😉
That's another oops on my part TBH, good catch
Nice catch!
The mother and her child are also the SAME people who refused to help Mizu on the bridge when she was injured, right before she found her „mother“ again. This could explain her initial hesitation in helping them, cause she recognized them
@@shepardcommander5174oh shit!
I believe this detail in the show might point to the choice of the show name: The Blue Eye SAMURAI. Mizu believes all she wants in life is blind vengeance at all costs, but deep down, in her heart of hearts, I think she wants to fulfill the samurai ideal. And we can see this in her being shamed by Ringo into saving Taigen instead of taking her chance against Fowler; her choosing to help Akemi eventually; being shamed by Taigen for her lack of honor regarding the fate of the Shogunate; the whole Sutra inscribing ritual and re-smelting her broken sword; her act of attrition by denying herself a NEW sword, etc.
Mizu is morally grey done right. It only makes sense because she is dead set on revenge.
I DO regret watching Blue Eye Samurai because now I NEED at least 3 more seasons immediately!!!
It did mention a bit of with Ireland and England As a child, Fowler was orphaned during the Tudor conquest of Ireland, when the O'Neill Clan's supporters had their lands pillaged and burned by the English. He and his younger sister were forced to live off rats during the famine; Fowler kept her alive for two weeks by feeding her his own blood, but she ultimately perished. After her death, to stay alive, Fowler cut out and ate her kidneys before burying her; he bitterly refers to this as "the last thing I ever did, because I had to." Since that moment, Fowler is determined to control every aspect of his fate
I'm probably misunderstanding a lot of complexity, but I found it interesting that he identified himself as 'British.' 'British,' in every context I've seen, just lumps Scotland, Wales, England, and Ireland all together as one place. I'd have assumed Ireland being lumped together with England as one big place would be absolutely unthinkable to him.
This one is tricky; Britain as a place (British Isles) existed (1474 according to wiki) but Britain as a state or country would not exist until the act of Union with Scotland (1707).
@@richardd5645 - I view it as just another traditional anachronistic trope of Japanese historical films. Kind of like referring to Mizu as "samurai."
@@jachyra9 oh, sure, I suspect so, it's just in this case they might have been correct by accident :) alternatively we are doing writers a disservice. I'll be really impressed if Mizu arrives in either England as Republic or early Charles II, assuming this is 20 or so years post 1633.
@@richardd5645 - I'd be really impressed if the showrunners successfully navigate the minefield of clichés regarding an Asian/samurai walking around pre-modern London/Europe( see also: Mifune in Red Sun ).
Another quick point of clarification: Mizu is technically not ronin, because she was never samurai. Mizu has no status, in addition to being a half-breed female.
Eh true, but still sounds cooler
@@TheLoneWonderer163 - You're right. They gotta call her something! :)
My take on the naming of the show is that others refer to her as Samurai, albeit unknowingly incorrectly.
@@Hohum37 - That's a legitimate perspective. I just look at it as another anachronism that has been a staple of Japanese historical films for decades: the "samurai" is almost always conflated with "warrior" and is either a character we should root for( the protagonist ) or one that we should hiss at. So maybe Mizu is just as much a samurai as Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai is, for example: neither have that status in society, but both fit the fictitious mold, so to speak.
If my memory serves me correctly, before the Tokugawa rule that united all of Japan, peasants who can claim lineage to a Warrior/Samurai in their family background(whether true or made up) can work up towards Samurai status through employment as Ashigaru or irregular Infantry foot soldiers in the past, where a single act of heroism in battle could earn them a reward of Samurai status granted by the local Daimyo or even the Shogun himself. And that does not include the merchant class who basically buy their samurai status by financially supporting a Daimyo in his wars and conquests.
To go off what some others have said, Fowler survived the Nine Years' War in which Tudor English armies destroyed and pillaged parts of Ireland creating a famine which killed tens of thousands of Irish. Now, with Mizu and Fowler going to London, things could get more interesting than that, at face.
Ireland was hit even harder by, at the time of the series, the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, which ended in 1653, only four years before the last episode of BES. There are some historians that call it the Modern Era's first genocide. So Fowler will likely be looked down upon by the English while Mizu would be seen more of a curiosity in a similar sense Pocahontas was viewed when she came to England nearly a century before. Mizu will probably be confused, as to her, the English and the Irish would be a similar/kindred people, but it can be argued that the peoples of the British Isles don't view each other like that, especially at that time.
Also, by the time they get to merry ol' England, Western Europe is in turmoil (again) as England and France were at War with Spain; and Oliver Cromwell was ailing from age and illness which would kill him in 1658, which caused a crisis for the Republicans and Puritans who could not really prevent the restoration of the Crown under Charles II Stuart.
Lots of juicy things going on then to spice up the narrative.
This show is a masterclass in character development and storytelling, and beautiful in all senses
IMHO episode 5 is the apex: 3 interlaced flows perfectly executed...
Akemi's arc is amazing
They gave Akemi's story more relevance than Mizu's in my eyes even though they are barely related. Also Ringo had no place in this show. I think it would have been much better if they had focused more on Mizu's story and decreased Akemi's and removed Ringo. Also the villain is as generic as a villain can be
i think this show is titled Samurai, not for what Mizu is (which is not even a ronin at this point, as someone else has pointed out), but what she will be. Mizu definitely toes the line between villain, anti hero and so on, but I do think her arc might be headed towards something more.. compassionate. We see her go back for Akemi, on the behalf of Ringo. She's changed since the beginning of the show, she's softer in ways, harder in others. There are moments of kindness, again as someone else has pointed out, (notably her gifting of the golden comb to that mother and child you thought died) that tell me even without Ringo, there is some sense of moral compass. Her goal is revenge, but i believe the people she meets on her path towards it are changing her into something more noble. Worthy of the name Samurai and the honor coming with it. Mizu might even come to embrace the name and maybe, even finding a purpose that is kind. "To be love is to be changed" and all that, right?
Maybe not though, shot in the dark with the tropes i appreciate haha. even if her character arc doesnt go there and she just goes on a murder spree, girlie is justified and i support my queen
I think that's probably where Mizu's story is going too. But considering how she's (likely) going to end up in London next season, who the hell knows what's gonna happen.
This was the best animated series that I have seen in the last 10 years.
Seeing how Mizu was still relatively weak compared to her male counterparts, and had to finesse them or out speed them, was refreshing. I didn't like her character at first but she won me over. She is simply a very skilled person in her world; not a walking deus ex machina. And of course how can you not sympathize with that kind of backstory? Also? Bath scene gave me the hots for her. The writers are evil but the content is entertaining.
i have a crush on mizu 😞😞😞
@@zelinqu In my head I think of how I would try to talk to her. I imagine she would say "You don't want me. I am a filthy person drenched in blood. A demon." And it would be a whole trial getting her to not only trust someone else but find interest in them.
@@abominationdesolation8322 - hopefully, by the end of the series her story arch will get her there.
After all, she has already started deviating from pure vengeance, what with her accepting Ringo's request to help Akemi and, finally, delaying Fowler's demise in order to chase the missing "men".
@@abominationdesolation8322 i would make out with her
I loved Ringo, and Taigen eventually. I think metaphorically, Ringo is her heart and Taigen is her honor.
I suspect the Irish-ness of the villain will play out more in London. Where both of them are heading towards at the end. I suspect we will see how the Irish too are outsiders and seen as less than. Just like so many in this series. That would feed into your yearning for digging more into that.
All the fight scenes here are classic anime.
I enjoyed it.
Yes, Piratebay 😊 They were hijacked ironically from the original owners. Robed. Do you know that? So sadly both PB and N are problematic
Thanks for this!
Nice opening montage! I think we see Mizu referred to as a Samurai because that is what everyone assume she is at first. She's not playing by the samurai rules as all, but people don't understand her motivations and try to fit it into a context they can understand. Normally someone of her skill would be a samurai, so that's what they assume and that's what they call her. Also, the series creators based it off of their nickname for their mixed-race child who had blue eyes. 🙂 I also don't really see Ringo as comic relief. He does have some comedic moments, but to me he was more like a symbol of hope, friendship and the potential for good in humans. He's perpetually kind and optimistic and you can't help but love him for it. He sees the good in the world around him, to the point he can see the potential for goodness in Mizu even as she is threatening to kill him. Mizu is twisted to a living onryo by her experiences of the worst humans have to offer, while Ringo is more like an angel in human form. Even the bell he wears reminds me of positive things. He sounds like a cat with a bell collar. You love them but you don't want to step on them when they come up to brush against you so you need to hear where they are! 😀
the series was beautiful, fantastic and mesmerizing. the story captivating, and the characters were believable with character growth.
On Fowler's backstory: he's from Northern Ireland. Ken Branagh is from NI and he is doing a slowed down (for comprehensibility) Ulster accent. It sounds like from outside Belfast, somewhere in Down to my ears. Fowler directly references the O'Neils who were the traditional Gaelic overlords in Ulster. As to him referring himself as one point as British, well, that's Northern Ireland for you, a lot of people have overlapping senses of identity and you will find people who will talk about "the English" as a separate group one moment as opposed to themselves as Irish and then they will refer to themselves as British. Fowler is an English/Scottish surname, which is another clue he has a mixed identity (it may also be why he did not need a chapel, he may not be Catholic).
I might like this more than arcane, and arcane is one of the best animated shows ever made.
Very good review. Thanks.
But (only a small one): to characterize the Samurai's distinguishing trait as being "honorable" (4:34) serves to perpetuate the myth with which these most often extremely class-conscious brutal henchmen of their dictatorial feudal lords liked to cloak their main objective function - preserving the exploitation and subsequently bloody oppression of all the lower classes.
Even if they achieved to live by some form of the famous, or infamous, bushido code, in reality they still served their daimyo as cruel tormenters, inventive torturers, unflinching punishers or executioners. For many years they were allowed to kill thousands upon thousands of peasants just to test their weapons, and throughout their reign they had the right to strike - including with their weapons - any lower class person who they thought had somehow dishonored them. And so on, I hope, I've made my point that the Samurai and their morals - keep your lord in power and you'll have power, and amenities, too - should not be romanticised.
Sorry, this got longer than I intended.
@@jachyra9 No need to call you a romantic, you obviously know more about the historical subject at hand than I do. I still think though, that actions and social structures count for more than idea(l)s when it comes to choosing a frame of reference for analyzing social relations - in history or concerning the present. But that's a question of political-philosophical , let's say, standpoints, so quite a big debate.
I also btw thought among other things of Seven Samurai albeit deciding to disregard it as a work of fiction. That rather simplistic decision, of course, fell short of a lot of important questions, also not least of Kurosawa's intent.
Anyhow, it's late here in Germany. Thanks for your serious reply.
This!!! Reminds me of what I learned about European knights, and how most did not live up to their code of honor, like we were made to believe. They were more like glorified gangsters.
@@habibamusse Yes, they definitely were. The worse ones were even called robber knights (`Raubritter´ in German) but they all based their "social standing" on violence and extortion.
I've heard nothing but goods about that series, I will give it a watch.
Akemi is the daughter of a daimyo, not a shogun.
There’s only one Shogun.
My script had more issues than I thought lol
Thanks for pointing that out
Love this series and I love this breakdown. So succinctly gets the power and drive of its storytelling. And I surprisingly enjoyed the insight into the actors portraying the characters. Thanks! I’m going to subscribe.
The thing that you were wanting to be acknowledged about the Irish is probably going to be handled in the next season that has been announced 🖖😎👍
I randomly saw it because the icon looked cool and remember my brother saying it was cool and holy shit, was I pleasantly surprised. What a show!
Just subscribed and wanted to let you know this came up on my homepage! Good work!
Japan is still a pretty xenophobic culture. It is my understanding that Amber Noizumi, one of the two creators of the show, is of mixed heritage and was raised in Japan.
It may be the reason why watching B.E.S. I thought that "something feel awfully...personal in this".
Then again, it might be projection.
- I, too, would gladly land an H bomb on top of my hometown.
I think we’ll see another side of Fowler in season 2 once he and Mizu arrive in London. I can imagine her getting to see him receive a similar public disdain to the one thrown at her in Japan.
I just hope they don't try to sympathize him too much. Or make him and mizu a "team" of any kind. The man is vile and should be treated as such. They would lose me a bit if they do that
The points you made about Fowler and how he shouldve been a lot more Irish were actually really interesting and I agree
Also Akemi's voice actor would be fantastic for a Dark Souls NPC lol
One little fact the show gets wrong is Britain wasn't a thing until 1707, while the show is set in the 1650s. So it's a bit strange to hear Fowler say "British".
Your comment got me curious and it seems like "British" as an idea has existed into medieval times and might have begun its modern use after the union of crowns in 1603. Maybe not commonly used but still plausible.
Thanks for talking about this series ❤
Great series! Wonderfully animated and choreographed, for the most part. Love the intersection of 2D and 3D, hope to see more of it. I do have some gripes with the finale, though:
I get that they wanted to showcase the big advantage of these new guns, but it would have been cool if Fowler, who was hyped up as this evil genius, had a thought-out approach to it, rather than the plot-armor-fest we got.
So Fowler makes his guys all march in out in the open. And the shogun's archers manage to kill... one or two of the sitting ducks. Then these elite marksmen all get sniped from cover. None of them thought to wait for Fowler's men to reload?
Looking at the quality of the other episodes, I assume they ran into time constraints in the production. Wouldn't be unheard of with Netflix. Here's hoping they get more time to properly cook season 2's finale.
A small correction: Akemi isn't Taigen's secret lover. Her father knew him and they were set to marry. Her father changed his mind because Taigen lost his honor and any chances of moving upward in life.
Okay correction Akemi's father is a lord not the shogun but technically she is cause as her father in law is the shogun cause she married off to the Shogun's son at the end of the show.
Is it a coincidence this dropped after I watched the Ninja Scroll film the night before?
Nah, it can't be.
Both parents have to have a blue eyed ancestor to pass the genetic variant on.
Maybe the name of the show is what Mizu will become, not what she is now
I've binged this series three times within a 2 week span that's how much I enjoyed it. Netflix better renew this show or I might have to consider canceling my subscription. I'm not being dramatic Netflix has a history of prematurely canceling really good shows if they don't hit a certain number of views within a months span.
I enjoyed it. More please.
Excellent animation, storyline, and characters
A ronin is a samurai without a purpose. But Mizu has purpose: REVENGE.
No. A ronin is a samurai without a master. Mizu could only be ronin if she had lost her status as samurai, and she was never samurai.
@@jachyra9 just critic the creator of this video. Not saying Mizu was a samurai
blue eye samurai rhymes as well, so i think it simply fits better than blue eye ronin.
The tile is probably because the producers have a daughter that was born with blue eyes and they called her their little blue eyed samurai.
Did they freeze to death? Mizu ends up dropping money at the huddled mother & daughter, as she leaves the village.
No if you looked closely you can see them breathing
This show was also a pleasing surprise to me... a lot better than I went in first expecting.
I suspect by the end of the series (if they get renewed and can reach a true END), while still not being technically "samurai", Mizu will fulfill the honor part of that and live up to the name... I think that's the big multi-season (3 sessons would be great!) character arc.
They did have a scene about that with fowler, where he mentioned his sister
10:58 I think we will get more of his story in season 2
They definitely have more planned for Fowler. His backstory, his pathological desire to become a king of a foreign nation he doesn't even like, and the ending are evidence. Also, the title sounds cool, but is also very relevant to the story. Mizu protects the weak and feeble, but the honorable reasons she would have done these things have been cut out of her. There's a major turning point where everyone in the series realizes that what they thought were Rogue Samurai traits turn out to be selfish desires.
I think that she will eventually becine a Samurai
Name of the show may reflect on where she will end up.
Best thing I’ve seen in a while
1:50 …Akemi, who is a daughter of a shogun…
My interpretation: Daughter of a daimyo, a feudal lord who is subordinate to the shogun. (And we did meet the shogun in the later episodes.) The show doesn't make any effort to clarify this, though. It never used the word daimyo. I noticed the show works hard to avoid using native Japanese words for anything, maybe because they thought it would scare away ignorant Americans. It might be one of Netflix's notorious production rules.
Another example is how characters referred to Europeans a few times as "white" which makes sense to viewers today but wouldn't even have been comprehensible in Edo period Japan. It's funny to me how the show works so hard to present authentic visual style, architecture, clothing, culture, details of everyday life, but almost nothing in native Japanese words or phrases. I can't remember even picking out words other than: samurai, shogun, onryō, naginata.
yes, I got that wrong
slip up.
you are the 100th person to say this
lol
but thanks for watching regardless
Nice video thanks, I'm just curious- do you add the copywrited music because you have few subs and therefore are ok with the video being claimed? Or how does it work? Not trying to be rude I'm just curious how having that kinda music in your video affects anything :)
The first one.
Low sub count + I don't plan on monetizing this channel at all.
@@TheLoneWonderer163 Totally. But just to be clear- so, this video was claimed? I'm just trying to figure out how it works because every so often I see really high tier music in a video and wonder if that video got claimed, you know? But I think that's exactly what happens, right?
@@nuggyfresh6430 yeah, it got claimed meaning I can't monetize it. I can't profit off it.
nah they didnt freeze to death. They were breathing when we saw them last. and mizu gave them the gold comb
What’s with the nitpicking! Loved the series and glad to see a review. It needs love so we can see the next season. This looks like a very expensive production, so needs a good return on investment. I’m thinking anyone who loves “RRR” will feel the same about this. Don’t expect reality, just go with it. The characters are true!
Thank you!
Gonna check if any physicals are coming out, it looks fucking badass
Glad to see that Kenneth Branaugh probably had little input in to the production of the series otherwise it would have been unwatchable garbage
Gods, I hope Netflix doesn’t off this one, too. That Fall Out Boy track would be a great theme song
thx love this show tooooo!!!!!!
Hey, your mis character mizu the mother and daughter were alive and mizu dropped a valuable piece of gold at the feet
Blue Eyed Samurai is very good
(Spoilers) My ONLY gripe from the whole show is when Mizu ties Akime up and instructs Ringo to watch her. Akime asks if he has to stare and when Ringo looks away his bell rings. The bell thats on his foot. His foot didn't move in the shot, but his neck did.
WE GOT A SEASON 2
This SHOWWWW
This is at least the third youtube critique where Akemi is reduced to "Taigen's lover/fiancée." People usually overlook the importance of Akemi's character. She is the one who tells Taigen to go after Mizu. She goes through one of the greatest character developments in the whole show. Since Mizu is considered a man, Akemi is the one through whom we can see how this society treats women.
Anybody else finds odd that everybody is able to read in B.E.S. ? Even Ringo.
In that same age, most of Europe lower classes were not able to read a simple phonetic alphabet (a hundred characters with upper low case, punctuation and diacritics), whereas Mizu and Ringo have no trouble reading and writing Japanese, Kanji included (min. 1800+ chars).
It's an anachronistic element, just one among many that any work of fiction utilizing an historical backdrop would possess. Fowler uses the term "British." The bokuto in the Shindo-ryu dojo are obviously modern. The hakama that some of the characters wear outdoors cover their ankles, indicating a modern affectation as well. I wasn't bothered by any of these things any more than I was by the chemistry textbook being used by the students in Dead Poets Society is the exact same one I used in high school, published the same year I took that course( 1987 ).
For Ringo in particular he says he wants to be useful and knows not only how to make medicine but how to "talk shop" about noodle supplies at the gate scene.
I think he learned to read and write in his efforts to become great at something. That being said, yeah, having many of the commoners know how to read the poster for the duel is a little odd. There's a smattering of other inaccuracies around with my personal annoyance being how fast/easy travel is portrayed in winter.
@@inuendo6365 - 🙄
I would go further regarding the series title and call it "Blue Eye Warrior" instead. However, such a title can be set anywhere and anytime. The show is about a particular period in Japan; therefore, naming it "Blue Samurai Eye" makes more sense. This choice aligns with the narrative, which revolves around Mizu's unique journey. Unlike a traditional samurai or ronin, Mizu lacks a formal master. Instead, she hones her skills through interactions with clients of her blind Sword Father and her own trials and experiences. Similar to a self-taught artist, Mizu emerges as a formidable warrior in her own right. Despite the absence of a conventional master-student relationship, the title "Blue Eye Samurai" still holds significance. Sword Father, her sword-making mentor, is a guiding influence, bridging the gap and acknowledging Mizu's mastery, even if not through traditional rituals. This choice reflects the complexity of Mizu's journey and highlights the unique dynamics of her apprenticeship in the world of swordsmanship.
Thought it was OK. The powerscaling was a little too unrealistic imo and there were a lot of deus ex machina moments. Still solid anime
If you want realism, turn off your computer/phone and look out the window. How joyless and dreary.
The animation vey good the story not a bad at all. but some big fault with the main character as how she leads how to fight, very unrealistic would most like lead to her death in the first episode
You could level that same accusation at many protagonists in fiction. For example, Luke Skywalker had never even seen an X-Wing fighter prior to miraculously piloting one and more than holding his own against trained combat pilots. It's fantasy. Realism doesn't even visit, let alone live here.
Arcane vibes
I absolutely LOVE this show....between this and Scavenger Reign, I CAN'T decide which one is my favorite of this year, man this year actually have a ton of contenders for BEST ANIMATED SHOW of the year, between, Blue Eyes Samurai, Pluto, Scavenger Reign, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Fiona and Cake, this year for the most part have been a solid year, and man this show was NOT what I assume when I saw the trailer, I saw the trailer and because is a NETFLIX production, despite I love so much so many Netflix show, they are a very SJW company and I was sure this was just going to be, fake @$$ femme empowerment, white man bad propaganda like Disney does, I watch the first episode expecting to hate the show..........and when I finish the first episode my JAW was literally in the floor, it blow any expectation I have out of the window, I ended watching the first 3 episodes late in night and FORCE myself to go and sleep to work the next day.....that how good this show was, hook me on just in the first 5 minutes, the animation, the characters the story, all well done, nothing is force, it makes sense, the period is portrait accurate, and all characters are so memorable, the show is also super graphic, I was not expecting to be this gory and explicit, sex, nudity, blood you name it, is there, Mizu is an amazing lead protagonist and a great CHARACTER, with flaws and weakness, not some boring bland mary sue, she bleed and get beat down and even when win is never a clean W, she remind me so much to VI from Arcane in that way.....also this show kinda remind me of Arcane, seriously I hardly can't wait for season 2, and I love that most people weren't expecting nothing from this show and majority ended loving the show after finish it, a genuine sleeping HIT for Netflix.
I can't get over the genetics. Mizu can't have blue eyes with a normal Japanese mother. There has to be another birth secret here.
I will probably be wrong, but I think Taigen is being set up here to kill Mizu in the end of this story, if they have the good sense to END it properly without money grubbing it to death.
I would much prefer the first tragedy to the second, to many times great pieces like this get ruined by trying to pretend that it can go on forever like a cheap sitcom.
"A Woman"
The first 5 episodes were great. 6,7, and 8 were just dumb. Ruined the whole show for me.
Mary Sue SHOW!
If you think this is a mary sue, you're probably a Critical Drinker fan and should probably get off the internet for a bit. Go outside, get some coffee with a girl. Oh, and you're an idiot.
Mizu’s character is the only good thing about the show (apart from the animation, which looks good). The rest is bad voice acting with lazy storytelling…
But this show is bad represention of histrorical japan. japanese are known for brutal combat but not arrogance both men and wommen were smart ,elegent , wise , humble.
They were far from those things.
@@Of_infinite_Faith ya far better lol
On the off chance you are not a troll but just bafflingly naive, Japanese people are... people. They're human. They're not magically immune to arrogance any more than anyone else.
Finnish culture values humility and wisdom, too, but we still get dumb kids speeding because each one believes they're the cool kid who will evade all fines and accidents, instead of the accident report in the margins of tomorrow's newspaper.
@@-mokerly-5984 just do research or even now live there 2023 before you talk too me old Japanese culture values the most politeness, humility,humbleness and rules that how they are raised and that how there social structure was made.
@@hahaa-dq6bo - I lived in Japan. I also associate with a few Japanese historians. The previous contributor was correct: Japanese people are human beings just like everyone else.
The show is mid. About a mary sue.
If you think this is a mary sue, you're probably a Critical Drinker fan and should probably get off the internet for a bit. Go outside, get some coffee with a girl. Oh, and you're an idiot.
how is she a mary sue? She trains for her talents, she makes morally questionable decisions, even downright evil actions, she learns from men and absolutely gets her ass kicked sometimes.