Anyone who follows this blog site knows that Izrael and I are both adamant anime fans. Every now and again I like to do a post about the latest series that's caught my eye. This week's dose of distraction was "Samurai Seven", an animated take on Akira Kurosawa's classic film "Seven Samurai". The Film version was so popular it influenced the nearly direct western translation "Magnificent Seven". The show does a good job of breathing new life into a story with an audience that already knows the innards of the plot. To shake things up a bit, the medieval setting is given steampunk elements. This alteration allows for the "bandits" to be replaced with what can best be described as Mobile suits to fans of Gundam lore. The visuals of magnificent samurai using mere katana blades to take down whole battleships is upgraded to the heroes now shearing through metal frames like tin foil. The addition of a completely mechanized samurai, and an extended plot involving some kind of crazy clone fiasco make this a good watch for fans of the original movie or next generation ronin enthusiasts.
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