The action is excellent, the story is extremely generic. As a fan of Japanese cinema it was also a bit confusing because it doesn't seem to understand how Japanese society works (as in the relationship between Emperor/Shogun/Daimyo/Samurai). I didn't realise Akemi's status until the last two episodes for instance. Overall it's very much an american show with an american approach that really draws as much, if not more influence from Chinese action films than Japanese.
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