Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...

Blue Eye Samurai was one of the biggest surprises on Netflix in 2023, giving animation fans a heartfelt, bloody affair as a young warrior looked to exact revenge on those who had taken so much from ...

These female samurai in anime excel in combat, be it through perfect technique, exceptional abilities, or sheer force of will ...

Yaiba's first episode is a sleep success thanks to its stunning animation and refreshing and upbeat cast of characters.

Blue Eye Samurai is coming back in 2026 with new episodes, a new setting, and more of Mizu’s action-packed journey for ...

Netflix's multi-award-winning series Blue Eye Samurai is deep into production with a 2026 return expected. We've now learned ...

Blue Eye Samurai is a gripping animated anime set in seventeenth-century Japan. It follows Mizu, a powerful teenage warrior who is determined to get revenge on the men who abandoned her.

In the 10th century samurai guarding the emperor and aristocrats began to wear colorful armor, reflecting the capital's elegance. High-ranking samurai practiced mounted warfare, shooting arrows ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite ... poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power in the 12th century, and their influence grew ...

The samurai bible is an 18th-century book known as The Hagakure (Behind the Leaves). Scholars believe that a samurai-turned-Zen-monk named Yamamoto Tsunetomo dictated its contents to a disciple ...