Claudie: "Her hands even look like Caitlyn's hands!" Me: "How do you--" Claudie: "Don't ask me how I know what Caitlyn's hands look like, don't ask." 😂
Just finished bingeing all of your Arcane reaction videos (brilliant btw). I was a little sad there was nothing left to watch, then, BOOM! Blue Eye Samurai. I am happy again.
this is the most interesting show about topics like gender and sex as weapons. The duality of Mizu enclosed all the narrative of their historial context. You gonna have fun!
Towards the end they do something very cool. When Mizu is getting into the spring she lets her hair down, symbolizing her letting her guard down and revealing her true self (along with...other things) to us for the first time. Then we see Akemi being sad about having to blacken her teeth, put her hair up, and become a traditional wife that she doesn't want to be. Then we see Taigen losing his ponytail and being shunned by his dojo, dishonored, and losing the identity that he was so proud of. All three scenes show how radical a shift in identity can be through relatively minor changes in appearances due to how we/society feel about those changes. Also, she's not freezing in the pool at the end because it's a hot spring. Also also, "Mizu" means "water" in Japanese and the blade of her katana (which also happens to be blue) has an ocean wave design along the edge, symbolizing water ("Mizu") cutting the line between life and death.
Agreed, this is such a great scene. Showing how societies perception (and judgement) of a person can change through such a small adjustment in look. Especially love how it depicts three such different characters all having that some moment.
31:05 I absolutely love The Swordmaker's lines "We must leave something of how God made it" and "Yes, yet an impurity in the right place is a quality". Perfect parallel to Mizu's mixed race. This makes me believe that, despite being blind, The Swordmaker senses that Mizu is not "pure", but he accepts her anyway. Beautiful!
What’s notable about this mini-series is the significant effort the production put into recreating Edo-period Japan. From the sets and clothing across social classes to jewelry, weapons, and everyday items-everything is meticulously detailed, and at this level, the series truly deserves praise! The nudity and gore aren’t gratuitous; sword fights were anything but delicate, and brothels played an important social role-all of this contributes to the realism of the depiction. Even though the outcome of action scenes might involve sprays of blood or severed limbs, there’s no gore for the sake of gore. You should gain some confidence because the animation in these scenes is really well done, and looking away out of an unfounded fear will make you miss out on a big part of what makes the series great! Mizu is a strong character and deserves all your attention! Yes, it’s violent, but like the nudity, it’s contained and controlled. This is nothing like the gore in Invincible, for example-far from it…
First thing that flew out of my mouth when I saw her for the first time was exactly "Holy shit, that's Mizu Kiramman". Claudie: "Oky dokie I wasn't expecting that he has his little dangle out okay" just sent me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 girl, I'm still traumatized lol! Peaches now also have another meaning 😅 Happy first episode reaction and let's go! 🍑🍑 Mizu is really really cool and badass, love her! 🌊💙 "Lads it looks like Caitlyn" made me tear up a lil too 🥺🥲
45:28 tbh I thought they were just training weights as well. I just took this scene to imply that she basically defeated the entire dojo with a handicap, and now she's taking off the gloves to face Taigen.
This show has been on my watch list forever, but seeing you this video pop up finally got me to watch it. I binged it all last night, up until 2am. It's so good.
31:15 Love how this scene is true, he's describing damas here ! And actual sword making technique used to make swords that were hard enough to be sharp on the edges but soft enough not to snap. Great detail !
A show animated once again in France, by the French studio Blue Spirit, in Angoulême and Paris. There is a huge animation industry here, and the cost of production is cheaper than in the United States, which is why American producers come to France to make their projects.
Let's gooooo! ✨ I didn't know this animation, I started watching it because I knew you would react :D I'm happy to have watched it, it's very good!!! and I'm also happy to be able to follow your reaction 😊🩵
I love that we have more shows now with strong female lead characters without the focus on the old stereotypes. Love this show in general and Mizu especially !
22:11 it could be interpreted as a potential love interest, but I'm sure it's about how both of them are women trapped in a very rigid patriarchal society. As the season goes on, they sort of provide a foil for the way they find power.
We're in for a hell of a ride. This is such a good show, that scratches an Arcane caused itch. Incredible animation (every frame could be a wallpaper), incredible voice cast (the main people as well as names like George Takei, Kenneth Branagh, Ranald Park, and others who haven't appeared yet), and characters who are interesting and complicated regardless of they're heroes or villains. And then there's Mizu, a character who totally exists outside of the very strict binary of the setting. She's just amazing, heartbreaking, hilarious, and so, so, complex. Totally knew you'd have this reaction to her after you saw Caitlyn in her Noxian sparring gear. I loved this first episode, but the call back gag of "Peaches" at the end made me enamoured with the show.
Claudie totally losing it over her being like Caitlyn… we feel you!! 😂When I watched BES back then, the second I saw her face I paused for a hot minute and was like "welp, Caitlyn 2.0 .... guess I'm gonna obsess over her now" 😂
We’ll be watching this for the first time together! I was going to just not watch these videos because I’ve never seen blue eyed samurai, yet I cannot miss a Claudie video it’s part of my routine now haha
Ah honestly it's brilliant, got great story and some very sweet and funny moments too, it really is wonderful! Do stick around! I've seen up to ep 5 and boy does it get interesting haha
I knew I was going to have fun watching Claudie's reaction!! I barely got home from work and started watching it. First of all, I watched Blue Eye Samurai after watching Arcane S1 in late 2022, hoping to be equally entertained because the wait for season 2 of Arcane would be long (at that point I was already addicted to Arcane). It was a pleasant surprise, especially for someone who loves history and Japanese literature like me. Incredible animation, with amazing visuals and a very well told story. Second, how wonderful to discover such badass women in Arcane and Blue Eyes Samurai!!! Mizu joins Vi, Caitlyn, Jinxs, Sevika, Ambessa, Mel... and Akemi too, equally badass but without using a sword, just her perspicacity and determination. These series bring new airs in terms of gender and sexuality, and above all in how women are written. Third...I understand you well!! Watching Mizu always brings Caitlyn to haunt my thoughts (oh God, why did you make me have a huge crush on a character made of pixels? Why??). And finally... I hope you overcome your squeamishness because the fights are incredible despite being bloody, a true ballet that deserves to be seen!!! But I confess I had a lot of fun watching you squirm in your seat and look away, haha. Keep watching the series, you won't regret it. Blue Eye is a captivating story of revenge, intrigue and the fight for power, and of someone who seeks to find their place in the world.
Mizu’s got Caitlyn’s look but Vi’s voice/behaviour 😏 What more could we want? And no... no... I'm definitely not getting obsessed with another character 😅😂
@@ClaudieTVyou might find some episodes to be a bit too much for your taste though, it really can be bloody and sexual 😅 it’s always so fun to watch your reactions! Also, my favorite and most heart breaking episode is the 5th one. Can’t wait for your reactions on this one.
Thank you for doing this if you can make you self watch the fight scenes they are incredible animation just incredible but the landscapes are also out of this world
I ❤ BES. The artwork is stunning. The characters are engaging. The story is interesting. I would never have recommended it to you because of the nudity and gore. Respecting your sensibilities. But I was joyful that you reached this conclusion because I knew you would like. My "thing" is snow. This feeds me. Our protagonist is EVERYTHING to me. Visually, Cait, but I hear Vi. In the dojo, when she says, "... but you'll die" , not only is it the Voice of the Character, but it sounds like her. I trusted that you would pick up the interaction with Akemi. And then a vibe with Taigan. The beauty of this writing is it's depth. Swordfather, like Dumbledore, always means more than just what you perceive. This show is a masterclass in plilosophy. It's layered.
Claudie, also, in the end...In Japan there's actually a lot of hot springs all over the country so my thought is she's actually sitting in one of the hot springs that's why she's so chill, there's some kind of steam you can see at the background if to try to focus on it right behind her standing there and actually there's steam coming up from her body. Because honestly the otherwise I have no idea what this woman is made of 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Yeah I actually thought that when editing tbh and there's other moments where she's in water in other episodes and shows herself very cold, so it makes more sense now
The earliest I've ever been to a UA-cam video, let's go. This show holds a special place in all of our hearts because it filled the void between S1 and S2 of Arcane. Also wtf I wasn't subscribed? I swear I get your notifications so early in my feed I just assume I was.
I haven’t seen this series and never had heard about it before you mentioned it, I’ll watch an episode and then your reaction to it, so I’ll be in the same expectation 😅 I’ve enjoyed this first episode, my only complain so far could be that I would have liked the series to be spoken in Japanese, it would have felt much more realistic to me… but I’m kinda picky with languages and cultures showed on TV… The animation, beautiful!, stunning swords confrontations, it's funny and cute at the same time that you don't want to look at those parts, I’m anticipating that you’re going to miss a lot of scenes then… I can already imagine how the next episodes will be if they already showed us these brutal scenes in the first episode 😅 Oh and I’m intrigued, that quick exchange of glances between the samurai and the princess in slow motion? interesting 🤔... and suspicious as hell! haha.. it felt kind of that scene when Cait releases Vi from prison in season 1, when they look at each other and the background music softens... That same feeling... The metal pieces on her wrists and ankles… cool detail, so she wasn’t using all her strength and speed at the beginning then. Interesting.. Yeah, the long hair was a symbol of masculinity and power for the samurai, so I was glad when she cut his hair, a huge humiliation for him, better than killing him, well-deserved, moron! 😅 HAHAAH, your face on that last scene! 🤣🤣 and your stamp/logo for censoring the scene also made me laugh a lot, very clever 😆
I discovered this series thanks to a friend who recommended it to me when I was looking for something to fill the Arcane-shaped void in my life (since season 2 hadn't come out yet), and it was completely worth it. When I found out you were going to react to it, it was amazing news! ❤❤❤
You had it correct the first time btw on the weights vs guards. She literally handicapped herself the whole time with the added weights, and once removed easily defeated Taigen
@@ClaudieTV Indeed. Also, the equipment (for lack of a better word) that Mizu wears on her wrists and ankles ARE weights. She took them off to be fast enough to beat Taigen.
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington is one of my favourite buildings because of its architecture!! All the detailing , the gargoyles, just.... 😍😍😍😍😍
Mizu as a kid is absolutely adorable ❤ Since we're drawing parallels with Arcane anyway: I love it when we see our adult main characters as kids; loved it with Vi, Cait and Powder, and loved it here with Mizu as well :)
I had to watch Blue Eye Samurai to be able to enjoy these videos and I'll say I regret neither watching this incredible show nor the entertainment of your reaction. Ty for the recommandation I guess !
I love how they've taken some very old and well trodden samurai stories (a sword made of meteor metals/blind swordmaker/strange swordsman at a tea shop meets local bully and teaches them a lesson etc) and either executed them flawlessly or done more than enough to make them into something else by having Mizu and her unique heritage as the focus. Great stuff
There is a great book called Gender Rebels which details a lot of women throughout history who, for one reason or another, disguised themselves as men. It includes details of female pirates like Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Well that was fun! First time I've tried a new show because someone was going to be reacting to it on UA-cam haha, but I liked it and am excited to continue. Ringo is gonna take some getting used to for me, usually don't enjoy the slightly annoying comic relief sidekicks 😅 Other than that, loved it! Mizu is great, love her voice actress as well given how she has to speak in a quite monotone voice but still manages to put a lot of personality in it. And I'm almost sad the whole Swordfather flashback timeline seems to be resolved in the first episode, I would love to see more of that.
'Ringo is gonna take some getting used to for me, usually don't enjoy the slightly annoying comic relief sidekicks' I'm that way too tbh, but I think, well for me he does, Ringo will grow on you. By end of ep 2, I love him alot. He's very .... useful! Sword Father is in more of it, definitely :)
This is my 2nd favourite show of all time, close behind Arcane. And this is coming from someone who doesn’t like animation in general. Can’t wait for the next episodes!
OMG. It is adorable to see your reaction. It was really fun to watch as usual 😊. I feel a bit sad for you because of the gore of the show. I hope it won't be too much for you and that you'll still feel comfortable with the series.
That entire pilot episode stunning. In many ways show inspired by Mulan, Kill Bill and Akira Kurosawa works. When I first watched Mizu at the end episode I was sPEAChless😂
If you see water falling into a pond in japan, that's a hot spring. Japan is basically a big inland made of volcano remains. It formed at the intersection of 4 tectonic plates. So finding a place like that is trivial. They're quite literally everywhere.
Blue Eye Kiramman!!
Hahaha
Naked Mizu appears
Gay panic ensues
"I don't want to look"
Immediately looks
53:00 "I don’t want to look" … *proceeds to look anyway*... And four times Claudie? FOUR TIMES?!?
Ssssshhhh hahahahha
Correction. 4 times in the edit!
🤣🤣🤣
@@PowerStancing hey hey hey.... that may be correct but there's no need to say it
Claudie: "Her hands even look like Caitlyn's hands!"
Me: "How do you--"
Claudie: "Don't ask me how I know what Caitlyn's hands look like, don't ask."
😂
we all know Claudie did a lot of "research" on the Arcane fantastic scene... a lot of handy work there 😋
Now now haha don't show me up like this lol
sssshhhh not so loud
Oooh we're so in!
“Even her hands look like Caitlyn's hands.” xD
Never change, Claudie :D
ssshhh not so loud hahaha
“…Peaches!” Focus Claudie, focus! I was cracking up 😂 The show is great!
😂 It really is! Gets better and better too!
I love how the glasses you said are for blocking bluelight like how Mizu's are for hiding her blue eyes 💜
"Sorry, I am just going to look at her again"
Literally no one being sorry they have to spend longer watch Miss Claudie fall in love
The way your face flushed the second that hat came off!!
That crush is sealed 😄
"Watch me decend into delution... again"
Thats is EXACTLY why we're watching Miss Claudie 😂
Just finished bingeing all of your Arcane reaction videos (brilliant btw). I was a little sad there was nothing left to watch, then, BOOM! Blue Eye Samurai. I am happy again.
Haha thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed them :)
this is the most interesting show about topics like gender and sex as weapons. The duality of Mizu enclosed all the narrative of their historial context. You gonna have fun!
Towards the end they do something very cool. When Mizu is getting into the spring she lets her hair down, symbolizing her letting her guard down and revealing her true self (along with...other things) to us for the first time. Then we see Akemi being sad about having to blacken her teeth, put her hair up, and become a traditional wife that she doesn't want to be. Then we see Taigen losing his ponytail and being shunned by his dojo, dishonored, and losing the identity that he was so proud of. All three scenes show how radical a shift in identity can be through relatively minor changes in appearances due to how we/society feel about those changes. Also, she's not freezing in the pool at the end because it's a hot spring. Also also, "Mizu" means "water" in Japanese and the blade of her katana (which also happens to be blue) has an ocean wave design along the edge, symbolizing water ("Mizu") cutting the line between life and death.
Agreed, this is such a great scene. Showing how societies perception (and judgement) of a person can change through such a small adjustment in look. Especially love how it depicts three such different characters all having that some moment.
Yup there's so many wonderful details it really is brilliant!
“Man up!” “Well, i am a woman, and i’m not gonna woman up either.” 😂
"I'm looking at her eyes!" - Eyes immediately track downward. The bush lures all.
31:05 I absolutely love The Swordmaker's lines "We must leave something of how God made it" and "Yes, yet an impurity in the right place is a quality". Perfect parallel to Mizu's mixed race. This makes me believe that, despite being blind, The Swordmaker senses that Mizu is not "pure", but he accepts her anyway. Beautiful!
Yes there's lots of little lines like that, I just adore :)
Blue Eye Samurai is one of the best shows ive ever seen and deserves all the fangirling possible
It really is amazing
I laughed so much everytime Caitlyn got mentioned, this is too real 🤣
🤣 she'll never leave my mind
@ girl i get it, i’m still not over them yet. 😩 I also started watching Blue eyed samurai because of Caitlyn.
I had never heard this show until someone on the Arcane subreddit mentioned how much Mizu looked like Caitlyn. I immediately went to check out BES.
@@ClaudieTV Arcane brain rot is real
"I'm sorry, I did just let out a noise"
That would be the universal fangirl call to arms
What’s notable about this mini-series is the significant effort the production put into recreating Edo-period Japan. From the sets and clothing across social classes to jewelry, weapons, and everyday items-everything is meticulously detailed, and at this level, the series truly deserves praise!
The nudity and gore aren’t gratuitous; sword fights were anything but delicate, and brothels played an important social role-all of this contributes to the realism of the depiction.
Even though the outcome of action scenes might involve sprays of blood or severed limbs, there’s no gore for the sake of gore.
You should gain some confidence because the animation in these scenes is really well done, and looking away out of an unfounded fear will make you miss out on a big part of what makes the series great! Mizu is a strong character and deserves all your attention! Yes, it’s violent, but like the nudity, it’s contained and controlled. This is nothing like the gore in Invincible, for example-far from it…
Yes absolutely, everything has its place and it's very tastefully done when needed to be!
If you thought Arcane was adult, lol. Can't wait to see you blush, rewind, blush, rewind, justify a third look, rewind through this whole series.
Oh yeah it gets.... interesting doesn't it haha
One thing that makes Mizu so damn adorable is her little red nose whenever she's in the cold (which is almost all the time)
I like how it's meant to represent her non-asian half too. Like it's a constant reminder she's an outcast here
Yes that is so cute, and show's her Caucasian element too, very clever
@@ClaudieTV So true, because thats exactly what my nose is doing in this frosty weather right now!!!
First thing that flew out of my mouth when I saw her for the first time was exactly "Holy shit, that's Mizu Kiramman". Claudie: "Oky dokie I wasn't expecting that he has his little dangle out okay" just sent me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 girl, I'm still traumatized lol! Peaches now also have another meaning 😅 Happy first episode reaction and let's go! 🍑🍑 Mizu is really really cool and badass, love her! 🌊💙 "Lads it looks like Caitlyn" made me tear up a lil too 🥺🥲
I know she really does doesn't she haha! Yeah it's so great!
This was one of the best first episodes I've ever seen.
It really is, isn't it?
45:28 tbh I thought they were just training weights as well. I just took this scene to imply that she basically defeated the entire dojo with a handicap, and now she's taking off the gloves to face Taigen.
Yeah thats what I thought at first too
This show has been on my watch list forever, but seeing you this video pop up finally got me to watch it. I binged it all last night, up until 2am. It's so good.
Haha awesome! And yes it is!
31:15 Love how this scene is true, he's describing damas here ! And actual sword making technique used to make swords that were hard enough to be sharp on the edges but soft enough not to snap. Great detail !
You are on for another beautiful ride Claudie..buckle up!
Waiting for your upcoming reactions!
Can't wait for you to see them!
Fantastic first episode reaction!!
Thank you for being you Miss Claudie, and I eagerly anticipate ep2!
Coming tomorrow I believe :)
@@ClaudieTV Possibly a euphemism??? 😆
It’s gonna be fun to rewatch the series after over a year now with your reaction. The hype is real 🎉
3:57 "Aww, don't call him stumpy!"
26:26 "What's happened to stumpy at the brothel?"
Didn't take long to catch on 🤣
I didn't know the show, so I started it yesterday and now I'm here to enjoy it with our dear Claudie
A show animated once again in France, by the French studio Blue Spirit, in Angoulême and Paris. There is a huge animation industry here, and the cost of production is cheaper than in the United States, which is why American producers come to France to make their projects.
Ah interesting!
Let's gooooo! ✨
I didn't know this animation, I started watching it because I knew you would react :D
I'm happy to have watched it, it's very good!!! and I'm also happy to be able to follow your reaction 😊🩵
Ah awesome! It's so cool isn't it?
One of the few shows that filled the post-season 1 hole that Arcane left. So excited for this series.
I love that we have more shows now with strong female lead characters without the focus on the old stereotypes. Love this show in general and Mizu especially !
Should start a drinking game where we take a shot every time Caitlyn is mentioned in this series. 😂
Not if you don't want your stomach pumped... no hhahaha
The genuine concern swordfather shows when Mizu wants to start her quest is just adorable. That show of emotion from such a stoic person.....😍
22:11 it could be interpreted as a potential love interest, but I'm sure it's about how both of them are women trapped in a very rigid patriarchal society. As the season goes on, they sort of provide a foil for the way they find power.
Yeah the relationship between them gets super interesting tho as the episodes pass
Wonderful reaction. Love it, eager to see more.
More to come today! :)
I'm halfway through and it's stunning. I just stare at the scenery half the time as zone out even though the storyline is awesome too.
We're in for a hell of a ride. This is such a good show, that scratches an Arcane caused itch. Incredible animation (every frame could be a wallpaper), incredible voice cast (the main people as well as names like George Takei, Kenneth Branagh, Ranald Park, and others who haven't appeared yet), and characters who are interesting and complicated regardless of they're heroes or villains. And then there's Mizu, a character who totally exists outside of the very strict binary of the setting. She's just amazing, heartbreaking, hilarious, and so, so, complex. Totally knew you'd have this reaction to her after you saw Caitlyn in her Noxian sparring gear.
I loved this first episode, but the call back gag of "Peaches" at the end made me enamoured with the show.
yeah it really is wonderful isnt it
Claudie folded to Mizu faster than Caitlyn after Vi called her cupcake. 🤣
I really did didn't I.... can't even deny it
Claudie: "Watch me descend into delusion, again"
Us: "Uh, ya...that's why we're here. Duh." 😁
Claudie totally losing it over her being like Caitlyn… we feel you!! 😂When I watched BES back then, the second I saw her face I paused for a hot minute and was like "welp, Caitlyn 2.0 .... guess I'm gonna obsess over her now" 😂
She really does though even her mannerisms
🎉🎉🎉 THIS GONNA BE EPIC!
We’ll be watching this for the first time together! I was going to just not watch these videos because I’ve never seen blue eyed samurai, yet I cannot miss a Claudie video it’s part of my routine now haha
Ah honestly it's brilliant, got great story and some very sweet and funny moments too, it really is wonderful! Do stick around!
I've seen up to ep 5 and boy does it get interesting haha
Claudie reacting to Blue Eye Samurai, it's a holiday today
"I take that personally".
Whole twonk nation awaits Miss CLaudie's reaction to his comeuppance
😂
Thank you for the video and for your reaction to it. I really liked it! 😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you
Very cool that you're working on a writing project of your own btw :) You have a lot of creative hobbies, I really admire that!
Ah thank you
I knew I was going to have fun watching Claudie's reaction!! I barely got home from work and started watching it.
First of all, I watched Blue Eye Samurai after watching Arcane S1 in late 2022, hoping to be equally entertained because the wait for season 2 of Arcane would be long (at that point I was already addicted to Arcane). It was a pleasant surprise, especially for someone who loves history and Japanese literature like me. Incredible animation, with amazing visuals and a very well told story.
Second, how wonderful to discover such badass women in Arcane and Blue Eyes Samurai!!! Mizu joins Vi, Caitlyn, Jinxs, Sevika, Ambessa, Mel... and Akemi too, equally badass but without using a sword, just her perspicacity and determination. These series bring new airs in terms of gender and sexuality, and above all in how women are written.
Third...I understand you well!! Watching Mizu always brings Caitlyn to haunt my thoughts (oh God, why did you make me have a huge crush on a character made of pixels? Why??).
And finally... I hope you overcome your squeamishness because the fights are incredible despite being bloody, a true ballet that deserves to be seen!!! But I confess I had a lot of fun watching you squirm in your seat and look away, haha.
Keep watching the series, you won't regret it. Blue Eye is a captivating story of revenge, intrigue and the fight for power, and of someone who seeks to find their place in the world.
Yeah it's so awesome! Loving it so far!
The way I can’t deal with British weather while wearing a thousand layers and girl is just chilling naked in the snow ❄️
haha IKR
Was waiting on this 🎉
Mizu’s got Caitlyn’s look but Vi’s voice/behaviour 😏 What more could we want?
And no... no... I'm definitely not getting obsessed with another character 😅😂
Mizu’s got Caitlyn’s look but Vi’s voice/behaviour
I’ve rewatched it since you’ve talked about it, it’s such a great show! Really well done too ❤ it was my favorite if 2023!
It really is wonderful isn't it?
@@ClaudieTVyou might find some episodes to be a bit too much for your taste though, it really can be bloody and sexual 😅 it’s always so fun to watch your reactions!
Also, my favorite and most heart breaking episode is the 5th one. Can’t wait for your reactions on this one.
Thank you for doing this if you can make you self watch the fight scenes they are incredible animation just incredible but the landscapes are also out of this world
I ❤ BES. The artwork is stunning. The characters are engaging. The story is interesting.
I would never have recommended it to you because of the nudity and gore. Respecting your sensibilities. But I was joyful that you reached this conclusion because I knew you would like.
My "thing" is snow. This feeds me.
Our protagonist is EVERYTHING to me. Visually, Cait, but I hear Vi. In the dojo, when she says, "... but you'll die" , not only is it the Voice of the Character, but it sounds like her.
I trusted that you would pick up the interaction with Akemi.
And then a vibe with Taigan.
The beauty of this writing is it's depth. Swordfather, like Dumbledore, always means more than just what you perceive. This show is a masterclass in plilosophy. It's layered.
It really is something, surprised its not more popular tbh
"I cant look at it"
Rewinds 4 times 😂
Claudie, we are the same. I can't wait for your reaction to the whole show!
🤣 Eps 3 and 4 coming tomorrow and Friday 🙌
@ClaudieTV ❤️
Looks like you're getting loads of those scenery shots you're such a big fan of 😉 It's mostly snow but it looks so beautiful!
This show definitely took the edge off the Arcane withdrawals back when I was waiting for season 2. So glad you're watching it too!
Couldn't agree more!
21:43 "I was so focused on the peaches that I didn't even remember" 🤨
😂
Claudie, also, in the end...In Japan there's actually a lot of hot springs all over the country so my thought is she's actually sitting in one of the hot springs that's why she's so chill, there's some kind of steam you can see at the background if to try to focus on it right behind her standing there and actually there's steam coming up from her body. Because honestly the otherwise I have no idea what this woman is made of 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Yeah I actually thought that when editing tbh and there's other moments where she's in water in other episodes and shows herself very cold, so it makes more sense now
The earliest I've ever been to a UA-cam video, let's go. This show holds a special place in all of our hearts because it filled the void between S1 and S2 of Arcane.
Also wtf I wasn't subscribed? I swear I get your notifications so early in my feed I just assume I was.
Yeah haha I can imagine it did
I haven’t seen this series and never had heard about it before you mentioned it, I’ll watch an episode and then your reaction to it, so I’ll be in the same expectation 😅 I’ve enjoyed this first episode, my only complain so far could be that I would have liked the series to be spoken in Japanese, it would have felt much more realistic to me… but I’m kinda picky with languages and cultures showed on TV…
The animation, beautiful!, stunning swords confrontations, it's funny and cute at the same time that you don't want to look at those parts, I’m anticipating that you’re going to miss a lot of scenes then… I can already imagine how the next episodes will be if they already showed us these brutal scenes in the first episode 😅
Oh and I’m intrigued, that quick exchange of glances between the samurai and the princess in slow motion? interesting 🤔... and suspicious as hell! haha.. it felt kind of that scene when Cait releases Vi from prison in season 1, when they look at each other and the background music softens... That same feeling...
The metal pieces on her wrists and ankles… cool detail, so she wasn’t using all her strength and speed at the beginning then. Interesting.. Yeah, the long hair was a symbol of masculinity and power for the samurai, so I was glad when she cut his hair, a huge humiliation for him, better than killing him, well-deserved, moron! 😅
HAHAAH, your face on that last scene! 🤣🤣 and your stamp/logo for censoring the scene also made me laugh a lot, very clever 😆
It is amazing, genuinely awesome!
Octopuses?? What's wrong with cute little octopuses? 😝
Loved your reaction to this fantastic show.
Haha I just don't like the look of em, but one working in a brothel, I feel sorry for it lol
Thank you :)
I discovered this series thanks to a friend who recommended it to me when I was looking for something to fill the Arcane-shaped void in my life (since season 2 hadn't come out yet), and it was completely worth it. When I found out you were going to react to it, it was amazing news! ❤❤❤
Aw that's awesome!
You had it correct the first time btw on the weights vs guards. She literally handicapped herself the whole time with the added weights, and once removed easily defeated Taigen
Ahh, yes! Let's go!!!
Claudie: I like big doors and I cannot lie.
Also, Masi Oka does a great job as "Stumpy".
Ah I love Ringo so much!
@@ClaudieTV Indeed. Also, the equipment (for lack of a better word) that Mizu wears on her wrists and ankles ARE weights. She took them off to be fast enough to beat Taigen.
AAAAAAAAAA ITS HERE SO EXCITED TO WATCH. LFG 🤗🤗🤗
3 mins to fangirl? Thats reserved of you 😆
That reaction to peaches
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In the bath scene,she is sitting in a hot thermal water. Japan has lots of thermal water cuz of the volcanic activity
Yup worked that out when editing haha, wondered why she wasnt cold
Mizu was soaking in a hot spring. Quite a bit warmer than the surroundings.
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington is one of my favourite buildings because of its architecture!!
All the detailing , the gargoyles, just.... 😍😍😍😍😍
Mizu as a kid is absolutely adorable ❤ Since we're drawing parallels with Arcane anyway: I love it when we see our adult main characters as kids; loved it with Vi, Cait and Powder, and loved it here with Mizu as well :)
you finally got introduced to the main character of the show, yes Peaches
Haha yes seems that way doesn't it 😉
@@ClaudieTV @ClaudieTV loved your reaction as always ! on your way to 10k subs! :)
She isn't freezing because it is a volcanic hot spring :)
Gotcha haha, realised that when editing!
“Don’t ask me how I know what Caitlyn’s hands look like.” 😂😂
I had to watch Blue Eye Samurai to be able to enjoy these videos and I'll say I regret neither watching this incredible show nor the entertainment of your reaction. Ty for the recommandation I guess !
Haha that's wonderful to hear!
I love how they've taken some very old and well trodden samurai stories (a sword made of meteor metals/blind swordmaker/strange swordsman at a tea shop meets local bully and teaches them a lesson etc) and either executed them flawlessly or done more than enough to make them into something else by having Mizu and her unique heritage as the focus.
Great stuff
yep agree, it all felt nostalgic and new at the same time can't really explain it!
Thanks for introducing me to this show ,time to catch up.
Have fun! It's awesome!
Cant wait to see the reaction for ep 5, its my favorite.
watched it yesterday, OMG 😦
There is a great book called Gender Rebels which details a lot of women throughout history who, for one reason or another, disguised themselves as men.
It includes details of female pirates like Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Ah thank you I'd love to read that!
@@ClaudieTV Link to YT creator talking about Anne Bonney and Mary Read
ua-cam.com/video/Hnm6yZPh-KQ/v-deo.html
Well that was fun! First time I've tried a new show because someone was going to be reacting to it on UA-cam haha, but I liked it and am excited to continue. Ringo is gonna take some getting used to for me, usually don't enjoy the slightly annoying comic relief sidekicks 😅 Other than that, loved it!
Mizu is great, love her voice actress as well given how she has to speak in a quite monotone voice but still manages to put a lot of personality in it. And I'm almost sad the whole Swordfather flashback timeline seems to be resolved in the first episode, I would love to see more of that.
you will see Swordfather again. don't you worry.
'Ringo is gonna take some getting used to for me, usually don't enjoy the slightly annoying comic relief sidekicks' I'm that way too tbh, but I think, well for me he does, Ringo will grow on you. By end of ep 2, I love him alot. He's very .... useful!
Sword Father is in more of it, definitely :)
I hated when the guy called him stumpy but then also immediately started calling him that 🤣
Don't worry call him RIngo from here on out, just couldnt remember his name haha
She is in a hot spring at the end, thats why she is not cold.
Gotcha :)
27:31 Yeah, I've only seen the first episode so far but I love how the show really takes its time with every scene.
Yeah the pacing is wonderful
“Are they children? They haven’t got the hairlines of children…”
😂
This is my 2nd favourite show of all time, close behind Arcane. And this is coming from someone who doesn’t like animation in general. Can’t wait for the next episodes!
It is just brilliant isn't it! And thank you, I've recorded up to ep 5 at the moment and jeez, it just gets better and better doesnt it
OMG. It is adorable to see your reaction. It was really fun to watch as usual 😊.
I feel a bit sad for you because of the gore of the show. I hope it won't be too much for you and that you'll still feel comfortable with the series.
Nah I kinda love it. I hate looking at it, but still get a kick out of it, cause it is REALLY cool!
That entire pilot episode stunning. In many ways show inspired by Mulan, Kill Bill and Akira Kurosawa works. When I first watched Mizu at the end episode I was sPEAChless😂
If you see water falling into a pond in japan, that's a hot spring.
Japan is basically a big inland made of volcano remains.
It formed at the intersection of 4 tectonic plates.
So finding a place like that is trivial. They're quite literally everywhere.
Gotcha, good to know
Watched blue eyed samurai before arcane. Glad I wasn’t the only one who saw so many similarities to Caitlyn. It’s validating
Ringo!!! Love him SO much
He's so fucking cute I love him!
We’re all on a journey to see if Claudie gets less squeamish as the season goes along. We believe in you Claudie!
* SPOILER *
no... she doesn't 🤣
34:25 I'm waiting for my kiss 😂✋️
😘
Hey, you do you Miss Claudie!!
We love the squealing for being squeamish as much as the squealing for gay panic!!
The stuttering as your brain whirs faster than you can verbalise is just so adorable.
😂