AmazingEyeDrop

Dear Amber Noizumi,

I am writing to you from Hiroshima, Japan, as a viewer of Blue Eye Samurai. I want to begin by recognizing the passion and craft evident in the series. The attention to detail in kimono movement, cultural aesthetics, and the choice of Asian American voice actors is clear and admirable. I also greatly appreciated the strong feminist characters you created. Mizu, Akemi, and others are independent, intelligent, and nuanced women who seize agency in a hostile world. This is a rare and welcome achievement in a story set in Edo-period Japan.

However, as a Japanese viewer and as a fellow hafu, I must express my deep concern about the cultural foundation of your narrative. What