George R.R. Martin also offered one of the greatest compliments that you can get from a widely respected writer. Not only did he commend “Blue Eye Samurai” on its own terms, but he also compared it to the things that many readers and viewers have come to appreciate about his writing.
“The story is terrific as well. Set in Japan during the Edo period,” Martin explained. “It is violent, visceral, sexy (and more than a little kinky in spots), with amazing action sequences and a cast of well-developed characters, colorful and complex, and real … Flawed heroes, villains who are more than cartoons (though they are cartoons, being drawn, after all). It reminded me of some books I read… what was the title of that series, now? Something about a song.”
Of course, for fans who have seen both shows, it’s pretty easy to see the correlations that Martin is drawing between “Game of Thrones” and “Blue Eye Samurai. However, for those fans of the former show who are thinking of taking the plunge based on the author’s recommendation, we can offer a few examples.
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