First Teaser Trailer for ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Animation Series from Netflix

First Teaser Trailer for ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Animation Series from Netflix

by Alex Billington
September 28, 2023
Source: YouTube

“This doesn’t end, until you die!” Netflix has revealed a teaser for a bloody animated series called Blue Eye Samurai, from co-creators Amber Noizumi & Michael Green (writer of Logan & Blade Runner 2049). It’s described as “unapologetically adults-only… from tragic to poetic to barbaric and occasionally erotic.” Set in 1633 Japan during the Edo period, the series stars Maya Erskine as Mizu, a hardened fighter. She 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, a soba maker who dreams of greatness, and Taigen, a pompous samurai whose rivalry leads to an uneasy truce. The voice cast includes George Takei, Masi Oka, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Song, Darren Barnet, Randall Park, and Kenneth Branagh; with special guests Stephanie Hsu, Ming-Na Wen, and Harry Shum Jr. Uh yeah this looks awesome!! What a badass teaser – I’m hooked, they got me.

Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Netflix’s series Blue Eye Samurai, direct from YouTube:

“From a brutal time that fears and hates her, a warrior will rise.” This provocative & visually stunning cinematic series immerses the viewer in a world of vivid adult animation with a live-action edge. Set in Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking the deliverance of revenge. Blue Eye Samurai is a series created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green (Oscar-nominated writer of Logan, Blade Runner 2049, Murder on the Orient Express, The Call of the Wild, Jungle Cruise, A Haunting in Venice, “American Gods”), who are also executive producers and writers. Jane Wu is supervising director and producer. Also produced by Haven Alexander and Nick Read. Blue Eye Samurai is made by Blue Spirit animation studio. It’s executive produced by Noizumi, Green, and Erwin Stoff. Netflix will debut the Blue Eye Samurai series streaming on Netflix worldwide starting November 3rd, 2023 coming up this fall. First impression? Who’s up for this?

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