Imaginary Worlds — Making Blue Eye Samurai
Let me tell you about this Netflix gem, Blue Eye Samurai. It blew Imaginary Worlds’ host Eric Molinsky away, and he’s not the only one—100% on Rotten Tomatoes, baby! But what really knocked him out was learning about Jane Wu, the supervising director and producer. Turns out, Jane started off as an animation storyboard artist.
Jane took a live-action approach to planning those animated sequences in Blue Eye Samurai, and man, did it pay off! She wanted to represent Japanese culture like it’s never been done in Western animation before.
Jane’s background in martial arts and her own personal history? Well, that’s what helped her truly understand our main character, Mizu. She’s a woman with dual identities on a quest for revenge in 17th-century Japan.
Trust me, folks, this series is something else. It’s got heart, it’s got soul, and it’s got a whole lot of kick-ass action!
