Samurai Rabbit Usagi Yojimbo Chronicles a Cultural MESS!? - Gaijin Goombah

The new Usagi Yojimbo show, Samurai Rabbit the Usagi Chronicles, is... kind of a mess. Not just technically but somewhat culturally as well. But despite this, is there anything within the show that positively capitalizes Japan's folklore like Usagi Yojimbo did? And what can it teach about Japan?
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[@overlordjames6644]

"For kids" is not and will never be an excuse for a bad show. There are plenty of shows for children that have good stories and world building. You can't say "show is really bad but it's for kids so it's okay". That is insinuating that children inherently are expected to and deserve less quality in work involving them, which is NOT okay.

[@monkeyking9863]

"its for kids" is never an excuse for a show to be written poorly. children are smarter then what people give them credit for

[@TharzZzDunN]

Hard disagree, this is just a sloppy product beginning to end. More vomit cycled into flavor of the month by marketing departments, I would rather have kept my fond memories than see this offense against entertainment.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

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[@hunterblackforesthy5980]

ok the for kids argument is stupid look at some of the shows we grew up avatar xmen etcetera being for kids doesnt mean that they shouldn't put some effort in

[@MattCaliber]

I liked how they don't portray the yokai as purely evil. Most of them are more mischievous than anything else.

[@XionEternum]

When a show "made for kids" is also insulting their intelligence and capacity to learn, it's no longer a show made for kids. It's an insult to both its audience and its source material.

[@astrowolvez]

You’d think after decades of children shows, even targeted at young kids, being treated like any other shows, with amazing writing and fun action scenes networks would actually put effort into cartoons.

[@satin8683]

We truly need more Usagi Yojimbo In our lives outside of the Ninja Turtles!

[@xblade149]

They should've made a pg 13 version instead of a rated G version seriously. But I'm not surprised it's Netflix bullcrap.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

"It's for kids" should not be an excuse for low effort, cutting corners, or lesser quality. There are plenty of shows for children that are clearly made with care and respect for their audience. Heck, it doesn't even have to be a deep show like Teen Titans, Samurai Jack, or Avatar the Last Airbender. Even shows for small children like Bluey clearly have a lot of love and effort put into making it the best it can be.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

It’s 2022 and we still have Americans still

[@asalways1504]

It would’ve been more fitting if they had Kogane dictate his orders from his home via hologram/ communicator a la Dr.Klaw to give a modern twist on the Shogun. And instead of worrying about reelection, I would have him paranoid of being overthrown/replaced with an heir.

[@the6ofdiamonds]

"You're youkai, you're monsters"

[@user-zm4ro7yh4e]

As I kid they taught me about Shoguns in History class, when giving examples of feudalism across the world, I don't believe it would be such a foreign concept to children 🧐

[@adventurejedi2490]

Great video! Here's some suggestions:

[@IaconDawnshire]

Never underestimate Netflix to screw things up

[@angellara7040]

You know most kids can understand how a king works. They can understand a shogun

[@dylanlewis5113]

I'd love to see a traditional 2D animated Usagi show. Saki's art would look amazing in motion.

[@yungdanny5923]

Probably a way to get the kids eased into Usagi yojimbo and dive in later on. Like wearing floaties in the shallow end while learning to swim. Unrelated, will you ever do a cultural analysis of Xiaolin showdown? Not chronicles though.