{"id":8271,"date":"2026-08-21T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-london-netflix-anyc-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:35:00","slug":"blue-eye-samurai-season-2-london-netflix-anyc-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-london-netflix-anyc-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Eye Samurai Season 2: Mizu Takes Her Revenge to London \u2014 Netflix Confirms Return at Anime NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mizu is heading west. Netflix confirmed <em>Blue Eye Samurai<\/em> Season 2 at its Anime NYC 2026 mega-panel on 20 August, with the Emmy Award-winning animated series taking its samurai revenge story from feudal Japan to the streets and underground fight pits of London.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-eye-samurai-s2-mizu.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mizu in Blue Eye Samurai Season 2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>London Calls<\/h2>\n<p>Season 2 picks up exactly where Season 1 ended: Mizu sailing for England, Abijah Fowler \u2014 played by Kenneth Branagh \u2014 held captive aboard as her reluctant guide. The season centres on London&#8217;s underground fight pits, where Mizu faces what Netflix describes as \u201cnew friends, old foes, and her own demons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director Jermaine Turner explained the transition at Annecy 2026: \u201cSeason 1 ended with Mizu and her prisoner Fowler, who was the big bad, on a ship bound for London, the next stop on her quest for bloody revenge.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/news\/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-annecy-2026-reveal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s on Netflix<\/a>.) The series carries its graphic violence, moral ambiguity, and emotional complexity into the new season.<\/p>\n<h2>The Japan Storyline<\/h2>\n<p>Not all the action shifts west. Akemi and Taigen remain in Japan, navigating the treacherous politics of Edo Castle under a dangerous new Shogun, while Ringo searches for his own direction. The creative team has also hinted at returning characters, teasing that \u201cthere are going to be maybe some people you thought died\u2026 who maybe are still alive\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/news\/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-annecy-2026-reveal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s on Netflix<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Trailer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UtDhBayY4I\" title=\"Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 - Official Announcement Trailer\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-eye-samurai-s2-promo.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 promotional art\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Season Details<\/h2>\n<p>Season 2 comprises six episodes, animated by Blue Spirit. Jermaine Turner directs alongside John Aoshima; creators Michael Green and Amber Noizumi return, with Jane Wu producing.<\/p>\n<p>Season 1 scored 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and won the Emmy Award for Best Animated Series. Season 2 is confirmed for a 2027 release on Netflix; a specific premiere date has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<h2>For Singapore Fans<\/h2>\n<p>Netflix is available in Singapore and no regional exclusion for <em>Blue Eye Samurai<\/em> has been announced. SG fans who haven\u2019t watched Season 1 have time to catch up before the 2027 premiere.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mizu is heading west. Netflix confirmed Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 at its Anime NYC 2026 mega-panel on 20 August, with the Emmy Award-winning animated series taking its samurai revenge story from feudal Japan to the streets and underground fight pits of London. Image courtesy of Netflix London Calls Season 2 picks up exactly where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":8268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,264,336,237,472],"class_list":["post-8271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-2026","tag-anime-announcement","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-anime"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-eye-samurai-s2-london.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-29p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3630,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/baki-dou-invincible-samurai-part-2-netflix-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":8271,"position":0},"title":"BAKI-DOU: Invincible Samurai Part 2 Drops on Netflix June 18","date":"June 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 hits Netflix on 18 June 2026 \u2014 all 12 new episodes dropping at once for Singapore fans, picking up the brutal Musashi arc.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baki-dou-part2-key-visual.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4418,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-cast-fall-2026-netflix\/","url_meta":{"origin":8271,"position":1},"title":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 \u2014 Full Cast Revealed, Coming Fall 2026 on Netflix","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Studio TRIGGER and Netflix reveal all four main characters for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 \u2014 a new 10-episode story arriving on Netflix this autumn, with the first full trailer dropping tomorrow at Anime Expo 2026.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cyberpunk-edgerunners2-official-poster-fall2026.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3367,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/summer-2026-anime-singapore-streaming-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":8271,"position":2},"title":"Summer 2026 Anime: Your Singapore Streaming Guide","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost in the Shell, Sekiro: No Defeat, Bleach's grand finale and more \u2014 your complete guide to streaming summer 2026 anime in Singapore.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sekiro-no-defeat-anime.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5597,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/blue-box-manga-ends-chapter-250-final\/","url_meta":{"origin":8271,"position":3},"title":"Blue Box Manga Ends After Five Years \u2014 Chapter 250 Is the Final Chapter","date":"July 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Blue Box manga concludes with Chapter 250 in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 13, after five years and 10 million copies in circulation. 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