Blue-eyed samurai returns for a second season on Netflix. The series debuted on November 3 and was renewed a few weeks later. Netflix announced the second season on Monday with a short video.
The show's renewal comes as no surprise given its popularity. It spent several weeks in Netflix's top 10 and made several best of the year lists, including number two on Polygon's own list. Furthermore, the show's first season ends with a clear intention for another season. But Netflix hasn't announced much more about what we can expect from season 2, other than that it's on its way. So here's everything we know about the next season of Blue-eyed samurai:
(Ed. remark: This story contains spoilers for Blue-eyed samurai season 1.)
Will Blue Eye Samurai get more seasons?
We're sure a second season is on the way, but Netflix's announcement didn't promise anything more than that. While some animated series often get picked up for at least a season or two, it looks like we'll have to wait a while before we find out how long Mizu's journey could last.
When is Blue Eye Samurai season 2 coming out?
There's no good way to say this, but the first season was greenlit in 2020. With pandemic conditions making production more difficult and the general difficulty of getting an animation project up and running, it's likely we won't have to wait a full three years for the next season, but flipping another batch of episodes next year would also be quite daunting . With that in mind, it seems like 2025 is the most likely date for new episodes of the show.
What is Blue Eye Samurai season 2 about?
The show is very clear about this: we know that Mizu is leaving London, ready to fight her way through a foreign country, which will likely involve quite a bit of culture shock, in the hopes of killing her last two targets. . Meanwhile, Akemi heads to the palace to gain as much influence over Japan's future as possible, while Ringo appears to have found a new master.
All of this should make for a much bigger, more expansive second season, but also one that broadens the show in exciting new ways.
Who is in the cast for Blue Eye Samurai season 2?
Along with the main cast from the first season, all of whom will likely return, Netflix has yet to announce any additions for season 2. Although given the talent already involved in the show, it's possible that some pretty big names could be on the way. on board as the show heads to London.
Is there anything similar to Blue Eye Samurai that I can watch while I wait for season 2?
Strangely enough, it is, although we can't yet promise it will be any good. The new series from FX Shogun is about an Australian who travels to Japan and becomes a samurai, and the first trailer looks pretty good. The series debuts in February and will likely scratch a similar itch Black eye.
If even waiting a few months seems too much for you, that is also possible Vinland sagaan anime about a Viking who seeks revenge for his murdered father, until he finds out that revenge is much more complicated than he thought.