Английская Википедия:Blue Eye Samurai

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox television Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action streaming television series created and written by wife and husband team Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, with supervising director and series producer Jane Wu, co-produced and animated by the French studio Шаблон:Ill. On December 11, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

During Japan's Edo period (17th century), half-white half-Japanese Onna-musha Mizu quests for vengeance against four white men, one of whom is her father, who illegally remained in Japan during the closing of its borders by the Tokugawa shogunate.

Voice cast

Main

• Maya Erskine as Mizu, a female mixed-race blue-eyed bushi. Her experiences of discrimination as a mixed-race Japanese woman have left her cold, bitter and vengeful. She disguises herself as a man to pursue her path of revenge more freely.
• Masi Oka as Ringo, an optimistic, handless male cook who idolizes Mizu. Despite Mizu initially not wanting a companion, she later tolerates Ringo. In spite of his disability, Ringo proves surprisingly helpful and loyal to Mizu.
• Darren Barnet as Taigen, a promising but arrogant male swordsman of humble origins. He is in love with Princess Akemi and harbors a strong resentment towards Mizu, which has lasted since their childhoods, and later seeks revenge after being humiliated in a duel which cuts off his engagement with Akemi.
• Brenda Song as Princess Akemi, the pampered but strong-willed daughter of a nouveau riche lord. She is in love with Taigen and resents her father's control over her and seeks a life of independence.
• George Takei as Seki, Princess Akemi's male tutor. He sympathizes with Akemi's situation and later takes steps to ensure her freedom.
• Randall Park as Heiji Shindo, Fowler's nominal jailor and his accomplice.
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Master Eiji, a blind swordsmith who raised Mizu. He was the first person to show Mizu kindness, partially because he cannot see her; as a result, Mizu holds deep respect for him, referring to him as "Swordfather".
• Kenneth Branagh as Abijah Fowler, an Irish smuggler who is allied with the Shogun, in secret defiance of Japan's Sakoku closed-door policies. He plans to overthrow the current Shogun and replace him with a leader who will open Japan to outside influence.

Recurring

• Stephanie Hsu as Ise, a prostitute.
• Ming-Na Wen as Madame Kaji, a cunning and savvy madam.
• Harry Shum Jr. as Takayoshi, the Shogun's second son.
• Mark Dacascos as Bloodsoaked Chiaki, an assassin and the leader of the Four Fangs gang.
• Orli Mariko Green as Young Mizu
• Judah Green as Young Taigen
• Patrick Gallagher as Lord Daichi, Akemi's father.
• Ann Harada as Mama, Mizu's unnamed adoptive mother. Although Mizu initially believed she was her biological mother, it's later revealed she was merely her maid who was paid to care for her.
• Byron Mann as Mikio, a disgraced samurai in Mizu's fever dream.

Supporting voices are provided by Gedde Watanabe, Patrick Gallagher, Eric Bauza, Clyde Kusatsu, Keone Young, Brittany Ishibashi, Holly Chou, Marcus Choi, Amber Noizumi, Mark Dacascos, Matthew Yang King, Jane Wu, West Liang, Alain Uy, Takaaki Hirakawa, Sherry Cola, and Christine Ko.

Production

Шаблон:Expand section In October 2020 it was reported that Netflix had greenlit production of the series, with creators Green and Noizumi acting as writers, executive producers and showrunners, with 2D/3D-hybrid animation by French studio Blue Spirit. They wanted it to "look like a moving painting" with character design drawn from bunraku puppets. Inspiration was taken from the character Zatoichi, the "Man with No Name", and the works of Akira Kurosawa. The creators have stated they aim to make three or four seasons, and a possible spinoff.

On December 11, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.

Release

The first episode was released on November 1, 2023 on Netflix's YouTube channel. The entire series was released on November 3 on Netflix, consisting of 8 episodes.

A special version of episode 6 was released on November 15, 2023 on the Netflix YouTube channel. It features a largely black-and-white palette and an altered soundtrack.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% critic rating with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 based on 24 reviews. The website's critics' consensus says: "Visually dazzling while paying deft attention to character, Blue Eye Samurai is a masterfully rendered animated adventure." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 88 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Center	American Cinema Editors Awards	Best Edited Animated Series	Yuka Shirasuna Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Pending
	Annie Awards	Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production	"Hammerscale"	Шаблон:Pending
		Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Thomas Decaens, Karl Burtin, and Laurent Bretonniere Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Pending
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Alex Bard	Шаблон:Pending
		Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Yuka Shirasuna Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Pending
		Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Jason Scheier Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Pending
		Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Amber Noizumi Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Pending

External links

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