Well, let me tell ya ’bout this Blue Eye Samurai thing, it’s a real head-scratcher, but in a good way, ya know? It ain’t like them cartoons my grandkids watch, all flashy and silly. This one’s got grit, like a dusty old road after a long dry spell.
This Mizu gal, she’s the main deal, and boy, does she have it rough. They keep callin’ her “less than human” and “impure” just ’cause her mama wasn’t like the others. Imagine that! Folks always judgin’ others, ain’t they? She’s gotta hide who she really is, pretendin’ to be a man just to get by. It’s like tryin’ to fit a square peg in a round hole, makes ya wanna sigh, don’t it?
This whole show, it’s set way back in old Japan, Edo period they call it. Samurai and all that. But it ain’t just swords and fightin’, though there’s plenty of that, mind you. It’s about this gal tryin’ to figure out who she is and where she belongs. And let me tell ya, that’s somethin’ we all can relate to, whether you’re swingin’ a sword or just tryin’ to make a decent pot of stew.
- It’s got this fancy animation, they call it 2D/3D hybrid. Don’t ask me what that means, but it looks real purdy, even if it’s showin’ some pretty rough stuff. Lots of fightin’ and blood, so maybe not for the faint of heart.
- They say it took ’em six years to make this thing. Six years! That’s longer than it takes to grow a good crop of corn, I tell ya. But I guess it takes time to make somethin’ this special.
- And the story, oh boy, the story! It’s about revenge, sure, but it’s also about more than that. It’s about how folks treat each other, how we judge folks who are different, and how we hurt each other, sometimes without even meanin’ to. It makes ya think, it does.
Some folks are sayin’ this Mizu character, she might be, you know, queer. Now, I ain’t one for fancy labels, but it seems like she don’t quite fit in with the boys or the girls. She’s just…Mizu. And that’s alright by me. Reminds me of that old cat we had on the farm, never quite fit in with the other cats, but it was a good mouser, nonetheless.
There’s this one episode, they call it “The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride,” and it’s a real humdinger. It’s like a story within a story, and it’s got everything: love, loss, betrayal…the whole shebang. It’ll make ya cry, it will. Or maybe that’s just me gettin’ old and sentimental.
And it ain’t just the fightin’ and the story, the folks who made this show, they really did their homework. Even them Japanese folks are sayin’ it’s good, and they know their samurai stuff, I reckon. It’s like they took a real close look at how things were back then, and they didn’t shy away from the ugly parts.
Blue Eye Samurai, it ain’t just another cartoon. It’s somethin’ special. It’s got action, it’s got heart, and it’s got a whole lot of soul. It makes ya think about who we are, where we come from, and where we’re goin’. And ain’t that what a good story is supposed to do? So, if you’re lookin’ for somethin’ different, somethin’ with a bit of bite, give this Blue Eye Samurai a try. You might just be surprised.
I heard folks are talkin’ about it all over, sharin’ pictures and talkin’ ’bout their favorite parts. Seems like this Mizu and her story have struck a chord with a lot of people. And I can see why. It’s a story about fightin’ for what you believe in, even when the odds are stacked against ya. And that’s somethin’ we can all understand, whether we’re samurais or just plain folk tryin’ to make our way in the world.
This show is deep, like a well that never runs dry. You think you’re just watchin’ a cartoon about a samurai, but it’s about so much more. It’s about bein’ different, bein’ strong, and bein’ true to yourself, even when the whole world is tryin’ to tell you to be somethin’ else. And that’s a message worth hearin’, no matter who you are or where you come from.
Tags: [Blue Eye Samurai, Queer, Edo Period, Animation, Netflix, Mizu, Samurai, Japanese, LGBTQ, Review]
