Season 1 of the Netflix adult animated action Blue Eye Samurai was picked up for a eight-episode season order in October 2020. It premiered on November 3, 2023.
Synopsis[]
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
In 17th-century Japan, when borders are closed to the outside world, citizens would never see a face that was not Japanese, except in rare cases of illegal trade. Our hero, Mizu, 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 is 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.
Cast[]
- Maya Erskine as Mizu
- Masi Oka as Ringo
- Brenda Song as Akemi
- Darren Barnet as Taigen
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as The Swordmaker
- TBA as Daichi
- George Takei as Seki
- TBA as Shinjin Ono
- Ming-Na Wen as Madame Kaji
- Randall Park as TBA
- Stephanie Hsu as Ise
- Harry Shum Jr. as Takayoshi
- Mark Dacascos as Chiaki
- Kenneth Branagh as Abijah Fowler
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Release Date | |||
| 1 | "Hammerscale" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Jane Wu | November 3, 2023 | |||
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Lone-wolf warrior Mizu gets stuck with an unexpected travel companion, while Princess Akemi grasps for a way to control her future. | ||||||
| 2 | "An Unexpected Element" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Ryan O'Loughlin | November 3, 2023 | |||
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With a squad of deadly assassins on her trail, Mizu forges ahead — but hits a hiccup when she and Ringo arrive in town on a festival day. | ||||||
| 3 | "A Fixed Number of Paths" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Earl A. Hibbert, Alan Wan | November 3, 2023 | |||
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Taigen proposes a deal, and Mizu receives an invitation to tea. Life on the road turns out to be more challenging than Akemi imagined. | ||||||
| 4 | "Peculiarities" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Ryan O'Loughlin | November 3, 2023 | |||
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Akemi embarks on a new career and Mizu searches for a way to reach Fowler, bringing them both to Madame Kaji's rather unusual establishment. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" | Amber Noizumi | Michael Green | November 3, 2023 | |||
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During a desperate battle, Mizu remembers another life — and a lesson she learned the hard way. | ||||||
| 6 | "All Evil Dreams and Angry Words" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Earl A. Hibbert, Sunny Sun | November 3, 2023 | |||
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Determined to see Fowler dead, Mizu scrapes up all the wits, grit and strength she has left to make her way through his castle's defenses. | ||||||
| 7 | "Nothing Broken" | Yana Bille-Chung | Alan Taylor | November 3, 2023 | |||
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Fowler, bound for Edo, reveals the terrifying scope of his plans. Akemi braces herself for her upcoming wedding. Mizu and Taigen return home. | ||||||
| 8 | "The Great Fire of 1657" | Amber Noizumi, Michael Green | Jane Wu | November 3, 2023 | |||
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As an army approaches, Akemi must choose her path. While Taigen risks his life for the royal family, Mizu remains hell-bent on her mission. | ||||||
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