Blue eye samurai

[Sacrosanct]

I enjoyed it quite a bit, and I’m not normally a big fan of anime. It was well done.

 

[Jahydin]

Just finished and it was absolutely a 10/10 animation.

It's quite the inspiration on how to run interesting TTRPG sessions as well, especially when it comes to failed combat/skill checks!

 

[Richards]

We finished it last night and it was fantastic. It remains by #1 favorite anime of all time.

Johnathan

 

[briggart]

I'm currently watching it, very strong Lone Wolf and Cub vibes! But I've just finished episode 6 and it's getting too much into John Wick 4 territory for me. Hopefully the rest of the season will be more in line with the previous episodes.

 

[The Soloist]

Overall it was very good and surprising at times. The main character is very much a Mary Sue but considering the quality of the animation, the backstory, political intrigue and the secondary characters, we loved it.

 

[Jahydin]

Overall it was very good and surprising at times. The main character is very much a Mary Sue but considering the quality of the animation, the backstory, political intrigue and the secondary characters, we loved it.

How do you figure?

She gets her teeth kicked in like every episode and is incredibly flawed (think of all the characters she has let down). Not too mention she's hated by just about everyone on the island.

As for her fighting skills, she makes it her singular focus in life and trains ever single day around the greatest swordsmen in Japan.

 

[Jahydin]

Double-post.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

We finished it last night and it was fantastic. It remains by #1 favorite anime of all time.

While one of the creators is Japanese American (emphasis on American), the Chinese American director in an interview I listened to was quick to point out that this was not anime, the setting not withstanding, since the animators are all French, and otherwise the production is entirely American. I will note the interviewer did not dig deeper to get an understanding of what the director would classify as anime.

That said, modern content is all about blurring lines between genres, tropes, themes, etc etc so sometimes if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's probably an AI decoy

 

[Richards]

Then I will appease the director by amending my statement thusly: "Blue Eye Samurai is better than any anime I've ever seen."

That said, my sons and I are going to start watching Arcane this weekend, so we'll see if it can hold its title. (I'm pretty sure it will; steampunk's not really my thing.)

Johnathan

 

[Jahydin]

That said, my sons and I are going to start watching Arcane this weekend, so we'll see if it can hold its title. (I'm pretty sure it will; steampunk's not really my thing.)

Johnathan

You're in for a treat! Enjoy!