Kaptan

I likened it to an American series. I think it's "The Hunger Games." I likened it to this. It's a survival game adapted for the Meji Period. They've turned it into a Samurai-Police conflict. They pit the Samurai against each other. The police kill the rest. The goal seems to be to become a Police State. It's preparation for that. It demonstrates that conflict. However, the Samurai can somehow adapt to the whole situation, and there's no need for such things. Some people believe this. They support it. But those who want to return to a police state are undermining it. They're killing these people too.

The series is well-made. I really liked the action scenes. However you fight so hard, you make so many moves to kill, the guy is lying on the ground, about to die in one hit, but you don't kill him.There are so many scenes like that. I don't understand if this is the Samurai style or what. Then, the guy kills you or chases you to kill you. Either it's the lack of scenes, or it's a style. I don't understand.In some scenes, he stabs the guy, but there's not a single blood stain on the sword. The sword gleams. There are some scenes that were overlooked. You might have missed them. Like the sword fight against guns. If the man shot, he would kill, but he doesn't shoot; he shoots when he gets close.There are scenes like that.

These can be glossed over. But I characterized the plot as a rip-off and found it stale. The story is also very flat. It's bland.
I liked the actors. They portrayed them well. They worked hard for their roles. I especially liked the female actors. Their introduction to the action was good. The young girl's protection by the samurai and their portrayal of this was admirable. The way they portrayed samurai culture was also quite good. I really liked it. My original rating was an 8. However, seeing the mistakes and the cheating, or finding it odd, I gave it a 7.5. I'm eagerly awaiting the second season.