I couldn’t be more excited to report that the animated series, BLUE SAMURAI, has been renewed for a season 2 on Netflix.
Came across news of the initial season through FirstShowing.net and didn’t know what to make of the trailer. It definitely looked cool, just didn’t know what to make of it. But after watching it, I was definitely hooked.
The story, action, animated, all of it, was just so engaging. Honestly the scope of the season I could definitely see it as a live action series. I don’t know if it was initially pitched as such. But that large scope was definitely there. But it ended up as an animated series, just the scope and animation style gave it something memorable.
But don’t know what BLUE SAMURAI is about? Here’s a quick rundown:
In 17th-century Japan, when borders are closed to the outside world, citizens would never see a face that was not Japanese, except in rare cases of illegal trade. Our hero, Mizu (Erskine), knows there were only four white men in Japan at the time of her birth and sets off to kill these men, one of whom might be her father, who made her a “creature of shame.” But revenge is not an option for women, so Mizu must forge her revenge quest while hiding her gender as well as her blue eyes.
Mizu is joined on her journey by Ringo (Masi Oka), an overeager soba maker who dreams of greatness; Taigen (Darren Barnet), a pompous samurai whose rivalry leads to an uneasy truce; and Princess Akemi (Brenda Song), Taigen’s betrothed, whose gilded life seems a foil to Mizu’s. Her revenge quest leads us across Edo-era Japan in a provocative series that immerses the viewer in vivid adult animation with a live-action edge.
Here’s the trailer for the first season…
No word yet as when work on season 2 will start, let alone when it’ll hit Netflix. But as soon the news drops, definitely will share!
Season 1 of BLUE SAMURAI is currently streaming on Netflix.