Blue Eye Samurai is an old-style ronin revenge story wrapped in a new-style moderm animation while adding a few really great characters and twists to their fates that make this show an absolute joy to watch.
We follow what was considered a 'monster' in Samurai-age Japan - a boy with blue eyes and a shining blue sword - as he plots a lonesome road to revenge on the handful of other 'blue-eyes' gaijin that have thrown him into his heavily discriminated fate. And while life has other plans for our anti-hero than just revenge, we as viewers are treated to incredibly beautiful life-like animation, superb music, perfect pacing, lovely snow-filled Japan and a rare, more adult take on anime.
It's got real sex, quick violence and dark humour, elevating this above many less adult anime shows out there. To me, the pacing and themes where akin to Castlevania, while the animation is closest to Arkane's... although it really is in its own league of originality both in style and substance.
My only niggle is that although I'm highly invested in its excellent characters, I wasn't completely blown away just yet. Yet make no mistake, you'll love this... especially since their is one more trick up its sleeve that ups the ante a thousandfold when it's revealed.
Put it on.
We follow what was considered a 'monster' in Samurai-age Japan - a boy with blue eyes and a shining blue sword - as he plots a lonesome road to revenge on the handful of other 'blue-eyes' gaijin that have thrown him into his heavily discriminated fate. And while life has other plans for our anti-hero than just revenge, we as viewers are treated to incredibly beautiful life-like animation, superb music, perfect pacing, lovely snow-filled Japan and a rare, more adult take on anime.
It's got real sex, quick violence and dark humour, elevating this above many less adult anime shows out there. To me, the pacing and themes where akin to Castlevania, while the animation is closest to Arkane's... although it really is in its own league of originality both in style and substance.
My only niggle is that although I'm highly invested in its excellent characters, I wasn't completely blown away just yet. Yet make no mistake, you'll love this... especially since their is one more trick up its sleeve that ups the ante a thousandfold when it's revealed.
Put it on.