BLUE EYE SAMURAI

what is with episode fives and changing lives? . the thing about being in your queer echo chambers is you sorta forget mainstream media is not entirely that. I genuinely forgot the age old mulan trope of girl disguised as a boy to navigate society cause I expected a canon transmedia. but not all is lost as gender still very much takes the centre stage. you don't gotta tell a telugu girl about aurafarming and killing 100 men at once. I was built to suspend my disbelief and when the protagonist is mizu, don't need to tell me twice. she's hot so irdgaf, pose and throw your zingers mid fight, I will throw my torn up newspaper at the screen like it is my duty. was never one into action but the choreography is stunning, visual are so striking and characters are beloved. a bit heavy handed at times but nothing too bad. the tale of ronin and the bride, you will always be famous. changed my life in unfathomable ways. although there is historical context to the marginalisation of half-white people/foreigners in Japan, im not sure how much that works as your model of discrimination if not given proper care; especially with white creators behind the scenes. other than this one gripe, it is always a watch that affirms my sexuality lol. p.s. did not know this was on letterboxd lol