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"The Elusive Samurai" Season 2 Announced (www.animenewsnetwork.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It's a weird show.

It's not the stereotypical "Hero With 1000 Faces" type of story, and it's very meta that way.

I enjoyed it, and thought it was well done with the art and direction, but it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea.

I think it's also a matter of being "too Japanese" to be popular with all the references to shoguns, shrines, and other concepts in Japanese history that most people aren't familiar with.

It makes a lot more sense if you've even done a shallow dive into feudal Japan, like reading James Clavell's Shogun novel for example. I'm not sure how well the recent TV adaptation explains everything.