Any idea what’s going on with the website design? OK, I get the camelia, but what’s with this ocean motif?

That’s indeed a good question. Maybe Sanjuro’s a rodwy pirate in this one.

Then again, I’m (once again) also dissatisfied by the way this website looks like. But I’ve made myself work on some content first before I try to tackle the design again. It’s funny how with most of my other sites the designs settle down after a few tries, but I think AKNI is now on its fourth or fifth design, and I’m still not happy at all.

Yeah, um well… OK… It almost looks like a shot for shot remake…and yes Oda is definitely trying to channel Mifune and failing miserably.
I doubt this will get distribution outside of Japan.

I doubt this will get distribution outside of Japan.

Never underestimate the power of the word “remake” in Hollywood!

The great thing about Mifune is although he would often be a bit over-the-top with his acting and expression, they seemed competently natural and befitting on his character, never a distraction they only added more to already detailed character.

Granted its a very short clip but Oda clearly is making exaggerated facial expressions only because Mifune did it. They seem really forced, timed and distracting. This alone can really take away the connection Mifune was able to give us with Sanjuro.

To me it would of been wiser of Oda to make Sanjuro his own, rather then to copy Mifune’s Sanjuro.

Like Ben mentioned is really look like shot by shot remake, perhaps Oda wasnt allowed to put himself in Sanjuro, and instead told to copy Mifune, which of course its a near impossible task.

Well that was a lot of to take out of such a tiny clip, but in short that trailer was very disappointing, although briefly it was nice to see the sharp colors.