Over the weekend, I picked up the box set for Samurai 7. This anime is a steam punk themed remake of the original Seven Samurai film made by Akira Kurosawa. Many other movies including The Magnificent Seven, Battle Beyond the Stars and even Star Wars owe their origins to this great film. The original film is about a poor village that can only offer three meals a day to hire Samurai to protect them from bandits. Unfortunately, no Samurai will work for such a payment. That is until they encounter Kambei, an older Samurai who agrees to help the villagers. The other six Samurai join just for the honor of fighting beside Kambei.
Samurai 7 is a futuristic steam punk retelling of this classic story. So far I have watched the first four episodes, all of which were masterfully done. My wife watched them with me and enjoyed them as much as I did. Each of the classic characters are represented with personalities very much like those of their original character. The story is well told, and even the additional side plots do not detract from the main story. So far, there has been no profanity, nudity, or gore. Bearing in mind that this is a story about warriors, most of whom will die, it is family friendly. I would highly recommend this series to anime fans, Samurai fans, fantasy enthusiasts, and anyone who likes a good story with three-dimensional characters.
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