Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
onimusha
Image via Netflix

The other one of Netflix’s 2 sword-swinging originals to debut within 24 hours of each other decapitates its rival on the Top 10 in 42 nations

There could only ever be one winner.

You wait a lifetime for Netflix to debut an adult-orientated animated original series about a vengeful samurai, only to end up with two of them releasing in the space of 24 hours. You couldn’t make it up, but there could only be one winner in this highly-specific battle, and it’s Onimusha.

Recommended Videos

Backed by maverick filmmaker Takeshi Miike, adapted from the long-running video game franchise of the same name, and boasting a theme song from EuroVision Song Contest winners MĂĄneskin, it’s certainly the more eclectic of the two without a doubt. Unfortunately, whereas the acclaimed Blue Eye Samurai got off to a dreadful start on the viewership charts, Onimusha has easily decapitated its contemporary to emerge as the landslide victor.

Onimusha
Image via Netflix

The former only reached the Top 10 in seven countries following its premiere 24 hours after its unintentional rival, but the latter is faring significantly better having become one of the most-watched TV shows in 42 nations around the globe, per FlixPatrol. That still hasn’t been enough to see it chart as one of the 10-biggest hits globally, but it’s six times better off than Blue Eye Samurai.

Both of them are worth watching, though, having received a rapturous response from critics and the subscribers who actually went out of their way to check them out. Sadly, Onimusha‘s uses of cutting-edge 3D modeling against luscious hand-drawn backgrounds has made the animated adventures of Akio Otsuka’s Miyamoto Musashi a great deal more successful off the bat than those of Maya Erskine’s Mizu.


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell
News, reviews, interviews. To paraphrase Keanu Reeves; Words. Lots of words.