Netflix has unleashed the primary trailer for one of many streamer’s greatest motion reveals…and it guarantees that there shall be blood. Making its debut again in 2023, the anime motion collection Blue Eye Samurai is all set to return for Season 2, and whereas we don’t but have a launch date, the footage that has now been revealed could have followers extra excited than ever to see the persevering with saga of the titular warrior.
Set in Seventeenth-century Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Maya Erskine as Mizu, a feminine mixed-race blue-eyed bushi. Pushed by a dream of revenge in opposition to those that made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a younger warrior cuts a bloody path towards her future.
Maya Erskine (PEN15, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) leads a solid that features George Takei (Star Trek), Masi Oka (Heroes), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat), Brenda Tune (Dollface), Darren Barnet (By no means Have I Ever), Randall Park (WandaVision), and Kenneth Branagh (Oppenheimer), in addition to Stephanie Hsu (The whole lot All over the place All at As soon as), Ming-Na Wen (Mulan), Harry Shum Jr. (Loopy Wealthy Asians) and Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), amongst others.
The trailer, which you’ll be able to take a look at beneath, teases the continuation of Mizu’s quest for revenge, with a caption alongside the footage studying, “Mizu’s quest for revenge will proceed. Season 2 of the award profitable collection, Blue Eye Samurai is now in manufacturing. Here’s a sneak peek with creators & govt producers, Amber Noizumi & Michael Inexperienced in addition to govt producer, Jane Wu.”
‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Boasts a Close to-Good 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
The response to the primary season of Blue Eye Samurai was overwhelmingly optimistic, with the anime collection now sitting at a near-perfect ranking of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. On the time, MovieWeb’s personal Adam Symchuk declared it “the revenge story you must be watching.”
“Distinguishing itself with a singular visible type and a flair for combining conventional storytelling with fashionable cultural reflections, Blue Eye Samurai presents a deep and fascinating tackle the samurai style. Gaining reputation on the Netflix platform, reaching as excessive because the fifth spot in prime TV reveals thus far, many have already clued into simply how phenomenal the collection is. Nevertheless, some have but to dig in and notice that Blue Eye Samurai is the revenge story you must be watching.”
Whereas extra particular plot particulars for Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 stay underneath wraps at current, Season 1 concluded with Mizu headed to Europe – London, to be extra exact – with author Amber Noizumi excited to throw Mizu and her specific set of abilities into a brand new continent. “It might be an attention-grabbing a part of Mizu’s private journey to see how Europeans react to her,” stated Noizumi whereas talking with Netflix Tudum. “What would she consider Western tradition when she’s all of a sudden immersed in it? Are all of them the monsters she thinks they’re?”
Blue Eye Samurai
- Launch Date
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November 3, 2023
- Administrators
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Jane Wu
