

This was awesome ride and I was deeply impressed. “Akakiri” is like a Samurai drama and I am amazed that they pulled this of. Great lovable, characters, moral dilemma and emotions. “Lop and Ocho” is again something I want to see more of. “The Elder” shows an adventure that has a meaningful lesson. Good idea, main character and optimistic outlook. I was reminded of Astro Boy and Pinocchio. “T0-B1” This is charming and warms your heart. “The ninth Jedi” has a great story, great characters, surprises and I hope they continue the story as I see great potential here. “The village Bride” is a worldbuilding tale with a good climax. “The Twins” has great action, interesting ideas and 2 likable characters with the twins. I wont spoil anything and just say the episode rocks -).

“Tatooine Rhapsody” is unlike everything I expected and works quite well. Highlight of the show and worth continuing. Well paced, amazing style and impressive characters. I think I give an overview about the episodes: “The Duel” is inspired by “The seven Samurai” and an amazing start. It is about telling compelling stories, use ideas and connect this with the studios. Just as remark for the Show: The episodes are out of continuity or at least hard to pinpoint and hardcore fans should find some errors but this was never the point. There is already an overlap as Samurai and Jedi are similar (Codex, lifelong training, great warriors, can fall to the dark side etc.) Before anyone mentions it: I know that most Jedi are not fighters but those are rarely shown in the movies, series and books (If you don't believe me just look up the agricultural corps, medical corps and diplomatic corps of the Jedi Order). It is as expected a mixture of Japanese culture aka anime, Samurai movies, style, tropes and ideas included into Star Wars. I watched the season in one sitting and say the force is strong here. They got me with the first episode and they put heart and soul into everything. It is as expected a mixture of It is an amazing idea to let Japanese animation studios produce their own Star Wars stories and it works well. It is an amazing idea to let Japanese animation studios produce their own Star Wars stories and it works well.
