#samurai jack s5

[mzqt]

is this thing on

[wingedwolfgirl]

Did The Scotsman have that many kids just so he'd increase his odds of Jack being part of the family?

Yes 😎

[bushido-jack]

//my favorite thing lately has been scrubbing the internet for decades old samurai jack edits and amvs and watching them. there’s so much love for samurai jack in them, faith that he would be back to finish his tale one day, and it fits perfectly with the time it came out lol. the edits aren’t as great as they would be with technology nowadays and the music is often linkin park but there’s always an open love for Jack and the series in there. and there’s something about seeing people love Jack even when it’s not at it’s most angsty, when it’s just seasons 1-4, without the novelty, without anything else to focus on but what makes Jack Jack.

[samuraisharkie]

to anyone that knows I’m a Samurai Jack rp blog on main, I’d like to let you guys know that for some fucking reason I’m getting inspiration from adventure time. on one hand, sure, weird insane world with a sad past parallels. on the other hand, what the fuck.

[chiimeraangel]

it's coming up on that time of year where I rewatch Samurai Jack in its entirety...

[hibiscusangel15]

idk how to feel knowing I relate a lil too much to Fionna and Cake Simon tbh

[teacupballerina]

The red is not even readable in the tower scenes LOL what happened babydoll????

Aku’s laser vision

In the original classic seasons Aku’s laser vision was yellow, implying how hot and deadly it is, and how high the temperature of Aku’s body is. And it’s his normal and average state of this ability.

No one will survive.

When Aku combines his normal yellow laser vision with fiery breath, it becomes way hotter and more powerful, hence the color is white.

When Aku is either in rage or in joy (for example, the cemetery episode, where he literally played with Jack like a carnivorous animal plays with its food), his laser vision itself becomes white, i.e. hotter and more destructive and powerful.

Interesting detail in “Birth of Evil” episodes. When Aku only was born, he didn’t use any abilities until Emperor’s aggression. After this his first ability was manipulation with the remains of the black lake, out of which he was born, and then he created his first fire with hands.

Then he uses fire vision in the end of the first “Birth of Evil” episode. Not laser vision yet, but the yellow color of flames is already lighter in comparison with the darker fire from hands.

And only in the beginning of the second “Birth of Evil” episode he finally uses laser vision. And it’s white, implying Aku’s rage toward Jack’s father. And in this entire episode Aku’s laser vision will be only white.

Yep, I love the classic seasons for these tiny details.

What we see in 5 season? For some reason Aku’s laser vision suddenly is red… Simply saying, it became much colder and weaker than ever. My question — why? It would make sense, if his laser vision became red, when Aku is wounded, exhausted and weakened, hence his inner fire is colder. But, no, there he is okay.

If you say “Well, maybe he just didn’t want to overwork”, then I’ll show you this. At such a crucial moment of the battle with the worst enemies in the final episode, where he has to kill both Jack and Ashi immediately (well, he should do this in the end of 9 episode actually), he still has a red, cold and weak, laser vision for some reason and lets them to win. What a heck?

The most confusing shot is the one, where Aku restores Scaramouche. Why it looks like a lighter version of his laser vision in 5 season? 

Still looks weird and out of place like everything in 5 season. My other essays about Aku here and here.

[severinewrites]

The Hidden Philosophy of Samurai Jack

🍓 ๋࣭ ⭑ 🌼 A Analysis of Samurai Jack 🍓 ๋࣭ ⭑ 🌼

Ladybug in the Forest (Samurai Jack, Season 5 Episode 2 XCIII)

Samurai Jack, a masterpiece, goes beyond being just a cartoon; it explores deep philosophical ideas that connect audiences of all generations. This series, made by Genndy Tartakovsky, tells the adventure of a samurai warrior sent to the future by the evil Aku. While exploring the dystopian world, Jack thinks about Bushido, the code of honor and morals created by the Japanese samurai. He also thinks about philosophical questions about fate, choice, and morality.

You may wonder why I am analyzing a "kids' show", you might think it's a bit silly for a young adult like me to ever talk about this show even though it's never a kid's show to begin with. By reading the word "cartoon", you may think this is some childish show for children only, but no, it is not. Samurai Jack is a show where you learn so much, much better than what you learned in school or even what adults teach you about wisdom. This series has influenced us in how we think, act, and choose our own decisions in life, better than how schools teach us to be prepared for the future. This tackles topics such as frustration, blood lust, apathy, anger, wisdom, suffering, and acceptance. As we delve into this discussion, I will talk about why we should admire the hidden philosophical meanings of Samurai Jack.

Samurai Jack is a very interesting character. He spent all his time in the future for over 50 years, and he almost gave up on ever going back to the past. When Aku sent him to the future, he was saddened and confused but refused to; he didn't give up and he still has this youthful optimism that he'll always find the way.

"It always seems bad at first, but then you find a way".

- Samurai Jack, S5 Episode 2 XCIII

This quote explains how he'll always find the way, even if it is hard to handle. This also relates to how we handle challenges in our daily lives and try to bounce back from them.

As the story progresses to a mature tone in season 5, they start to feel more suicidal and hopeless, which drives them to commit suicide by performing a ceremonial ritual "Seppuku" is a form of taking one's life that was considered an honor among the feudal Japanese samurai class. Based on Tartakovsky, they explained that they were meant to sacrifice and that they were meant to be tragic. Since all hope is lost for them, they decide to perform a ritual where they can take their own lives to honor their ancestors. This became a turning point for our main character, who has lived many lives. They saw a bad future and couldn't save their family, friends, and the people around them. They became a failure to their people. Luckily, they can get a connection with Ashi, a friend, and their partner. They save Jack from committing suicide, which makes them live to defeat Aku to save everyone around them. Everyone needs someone who can lift them up when feeling down or giving up their own life. Some people try to find a sense of meaning in life.

Seppuku scene (Samurai Jack, Season 5 Episode 6 XCVII)

In episode 3 of Season 5, we saw a backstory of his father slaughtering his enemies. Before he fights them, he asks them this:

Your choices have clearly led you here, as have mine.

I will give you a new choice, Leave now and live or stay and face your destiny!

- Father of Samurai Jack

They gave a chance for his enemies to live, but the enemies decided to kill them, so the father lets out their sword and slaughters them one to one.

Young Jack was confused back then, still innocent, and tried to process why his father did that. The father explained to him, "The decisions you make and the actions that follow are a reflection of who you are. You cannot hide from yourself."

How does this relate to Eastern philosophy? Some of the series' moments feature Jack's beliefs and culture. We can see their childhood before Aku arrived to destroy their world. Even in later seasons, we saw them meditating in Season 5, Episode 7, and meeting a monk to guide them to the "truth" and "overcome" their fear. They seek guidance from the monk to help them with their Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and heal them physically, emotionally, and mentally.

Based on the comment in this clip of the episode:

A comment from the video (Jack confronts his inner demons)

We might misinterpret criticism to bring us down or insult you unintentionally. I have one friend who's a friend they had lost through misinterpretation and it's often why such friendships break because of it. Jack's situation worsens, so the monk tells them the tea is bad. They wanted to tell them his situation was bad, especially being stuck in the future for 50 years. Mistaking kindness and help for criticism may lead to much frustration if you are so focused on anger so much.

This is Sado, or "tea ceremony," is a traditional Japanese art form that embodies the spirit of "wabi-sabi," a philosophy that values refinement, aged appearances, and loneliness. It involves boiling water, making tea, and serving it in a simple tea room. The process, including etiquette, hospitality, and room decorations, is considered art, creating a spiritual beauty that is the essence of Sado. I found comments in the video, the reasons why the monk said "this is terrible" because the tea lacked the most important ingredient — BALANCE.

This episode highlights the important lessons of patience and trust in the process. If you want to find the truth, you should be able to find meaning for yourself. Throughout his journey, Jack learns the importance of patience and mindfulness. He often practices meditation and other forms of spiritual discipline to center himself and gain the truth.

There is also Good vs. Evil in this show. The good is Jack, the symbol of a savior and a warrior to save the people they love while there's Aku, the merciless demon who killed billions of innocents. In Eastern philosophy, there is no ultimate good or evil and only relative good and evil.

The show explores the struggle between good and evil, personified by Jack and Aku, respectively. It raises questions about the nature of morality, the consequences of abuse of power, and the determination of hope in the darkest times. Like the symbol of yin and yang, opposite forces are interconnected and counterbalance each other. The yin-yang symbol, which depicts this concept, is often used to represent the pursuit of balance in life. Without evil, there's no good; without good, there's no evil. Balance is important; regarding Taoism and Buddhism. It places great importance on the idea of balance. Taoism, for example, emphasizes the principle of Yin and Yang, where opposite forces complement each other to create harmony. Both good and evil are needed to create a compelling story. Regarding shows like Samurai Jack explores both sides in a balanced way possible.

Through the end of the series finale, peace is restored, and Ashi and Jack prepare to marry, but on her way to the altar, she suddenly collapses, as slaying Aku invalidates her existence, causing her to fade away. The series ends with a grieving Jack smiling when he watches a ladybug land on his hand and then fly free in a grove of blossoming Sakura trees.

The message the show was trying to convey was that life is about the journey you face, even if it's a bittersweet one. Despite achieving his 50-year goal, Jack still feels empty inside. His true home was in the future, but he realized his true love was in the future. A ladybug, representing truth and a new beginning, lands on Jack's finger, reminding him of this. This may be a tragic ending, yes but it helps us move on in our lives even if it hurts.

To conclude, this show has wonderful philosophies we could all learn in our daily lives. Samurai Jack delves into deeper philosophical themes. It explores the struggle between good and evil, the power of perseverance, the value of patience and mindfulness, and the importance of balance and acceptance. The series' conclusion emphasizes the greater good, the nature of time and fate, the impermanence (the quality of not lasting forever or for a long time) of all things, and the feeling of hope and never giving up.

Thank you for listening!

- Severine

[3nigm4art]

An informal essay/rant on Samurai Jack S5

I love Samurai Jack, for the most part. But my biggest gripe is how season 5 turned out.

Despite the artistic achievement of season 5, the main issue was how rushed it was. With only 10 episodes and still having to deal with the 50-year time skip, many characters feel underdeveloped.

Take Jack as an example. Jack's change was the most drastic yet resolved the quickest. 50 years of a battle with no end in sight is incomprehensible to a normal person, and winning seems impossible at this point for Jack. Understandably, depression, guilt and anxiety have taken over Jack, especially after he lost his magic sword. The voices in his head and the vision of the phantom samurai are evidence of his mental decay. But as a mental health struggler of many years, it feels like Jack's mental struggle should have been way past that stage. Though it should be said that everyone experiences these mental health struggles differently, it just felt less realistic as Jack's descent was not documented well enough. Depending on when his descent started, it could have very different results. Many things could happen in 50 years that would affect a person's outlook in life. It could be total despair: Jack finds no way of continuing and believes that he has completely failed. It could be dutifully depressed: Jack no longer considers himself righteous but still carries on out of habit. It could be blind optimism: despite losing the magic sword, Jack thinks, "Hey, I have fought for 40+ years. I could still do this!" Are these outcomes sound? No! Because there is no development for Jack to prove that they are sound. It also doesn't help that Jack's characterisation is so consistent in the first 4 seasons that jumping from level 1 to 100 in depression for Jack seems improbable and leaves the audience to imagine what happened. After all, depression and anxiety often do not originate from a singular event and build up gradually. Sure, I can buy that Jack is depressed, but I cannot buy that it can be resolved within 7 episodes, with half of that time occupied by Ashi's arc.

Speaking of Ashi's arc, her arc demanded the most time yet is the most unrefined. Her character has simply bitten off more than it could chew for 10 episodes. Within season 5, she went from being a daughter of Aku to an ally of Jack to Jack's lover. Each of these changes can be at least 10 episodes on its own. Especially when she has to undo 20+ years of conditioning, and completely acknowledging that she is on the wrong side of the war is bound to take a toll on her perception of reality. Yet it was resolved as quickly as 6 episodes, thanks to finding out, "Wow, Jack is actually a good guy and helped so many people!" This part of the arc was resolved because of Jack. So naturally, she becomes Jack's ally and then becomes Jack's lover. There is a terrifying idea that lurks in Ashi as one comes to realise that her entire personality revolves around Jack. In other words, if you remove Jack from Ashi's life, she becomes nothing. It is also deeply worrying that Ashi lacks emotional maturity and development as she "falls in love" with a man she has only met for maybe a week (not to say Jack is not also immature here). Her lack of independent development makes her character flimsy and frankly disturbing. She is literally made to become Jack's love interest. There is some irony in one of her final lines in the show; she says, "Without Aku, I would have never existed" when on a meta-fictional level, she would not have existed without Jack.

Character development is crucial in crafting the themes of a story. The above tackled the lack of character development leading to weak characters, but there is one thing that will determine the legacy of the story, the ending. Though it is often commented how Samurai Jack's ending was unfulfilling, it is not true that unfulfilling endings are bad. (Minor spoilers for True Detective season 1) True Detective season 1 did not end in a fulfilling manner, as it did not resolve all of the mysteries it brought up. That wasn't a huge issue as it complied with the genre of strange fiction and the theme of the world being a strange and inexplicable place that evokes more mysteries than it explains. Samurai Jack's ending and, thus, the conclusion to Jack's arc promotes the idea that overcoming one's weakness, sacrificing for the greater good, and bringing justice will not bring you the happiness you deserve... Which does not make sense relative to Jack's character development and characterisation. Jack is often characterised as a selfless hero and a bringer of hope. And the people benefit greatly from his aid. The only person who often does not benefit from this is Jack himself, who often forsakes his opportunity to return to the past in favour of saving the people in need. The show promises that Jack will find peace and happiness when he fulfils his destiny of defeating Aku. And with the classic hero's journey-type story Samurai Jack has, the show rips it apart at the very last moment, with no warning whatsoever. It wasn't a comment on the genre, as it did not deepen its themes. If one wants to turn Samurai Jack into a "we don't always get what we deserve" (please don't) story, then make fate truly cruel and unkind and provide Jack with no divine help in the story. Again, with the irony of Jack's tea being unbalanced, the show is unbalanced, too, as it rewards a suffering protagonist with more sadness and suffering at the end of his story.

Despite what this blog is about (it's art, by the way), art and aesthetics are not everything. Samurai Jack as a whole is beautiful aesthetically, but the rushed story and an unfulfilling legacy feel like a shame. Characters did not have the time to grow in complexity or realism, which made the audience feel disconnected from the characters. I wished I could see Ashi grow and develop into something more than "Jack's love interest". Or they could even develop into something that is not romantic, such as a mentor and apprentice story, which could be as, if not more, interesting. Having more refined characters creates a more refined theme that, if done right, can stir the right emotions in the audience that impact them for a lifetime.

Samurai Jack season 5 had a lot of potential but just couldn't deliver.

[clarancewoo2]

Hi, everyone.

I got an upcoming video review idea for Youtube about the infamous Samurai Jack S5 and its reasons. ( I know, I'm late to the party, but still. )

If you're a fan and have the insights of the whole Jashi drama, let me know in the reply.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[cosmignon]

sometimes i get reminded of ashi from samurai jack s5 and start convulsing frothing at the mouth like im possessed by demons

[fanfic-inator795]

I decided to put on Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie to see if it’s still as bad as I remember or if maybe I’d enjoy it better this time around

aaaaaaand YEP, still bad, just frustrating with just as many flaws ughhhhhh

Really, I still don’t know which was the bigger disappointment- Jungle Movie or Samurai Jack s5 - but both have the same flaws at the end of the day: tonal dissonance, bad writing, a story that doesn’t live up to the hype, heaps of out-of-character moments, and a very shitty ending.

But hey, at least SJ s5 had a strong start and a few decent moments. Jungle Movie is on the brink of being unwatchable with how damn frustrating it is, I really don’t know how it has any fans…

[spikeinthepunch]

i watched the first episode of unicorn warrior eternal and i like it, ill prob keep watching, but idk if i am the only one whos been conflicted about genndy's more recent story driven shows and especially the focus they end up having of romantic relationships that just feel. out of place...? and even issues with female writing at all? i know im not the only person who wasnt thrilled by samurai jack s5's ending (tho at the time when it released i saw little dislike towards the ending and Ashi in general).

actually im still kind of sour that s5 went the way it did, i didnt really like it much at all. i actually remember the episode where they established it (third to last episode, and the two final ones focus on their romance as well) i actually thought it was like, a joke. because it was obviously playing on the blunt tropes which was fine, but i thought it was to like....make fun of it and not follow through, since i saw no reason the romance would have happened and honestly was just surprised the series took that turn because otherwise i was so happy with it.

Primal, in turn, i have less of a gripe with but thats likely more thanks to very serious tone and lack of dialogue to support more obvious relationship building. though im still not a huge fan of how mira is presented and characterized- her status as a slave in a tribe, etc, but i have less i can say on that perspective and id rather see how other (non-white) people perceive her tbh.

obviously UWE is only three episodes in so i cannot judge it (....but i find something weird in Emma looking so much like Ashi lol). genndy's animation and concepts are great but i also think it clouds people's judgement, in that they just don't question his characterization at all, especially of female characters that i honestly cant think of very very few that fell into this category for romance device or weak/helpless/damsel in distress kind of situation- both Ashi and Mira end up being this way. and s5's romance with Ashi is undeniably rushed, and especially jarring when she simply gets cancelled out of existence for the finale.

[weaselbeaselpants]

If you don't like Ashi, Jashi, or Samurai Jack s5 that's fine. S5 is the only season of SJ I've seen in it's completion and it set me up for both Primal and UWE. I will say right now: I do think all the episodes of the original SJ are an overall better show than it's last season, but regardless, s5 was nice for me - a n00b who came into this series with that ending established and being weirded out hearing Uncle Iroh scream about

GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS!!!

Back to my point though, where I totally vibe not liking or hating Jashi, I really wish people would be honest with their dislike of them rather than making excuses for why you didn't like them as a couple.

I'm sorry but Ashi and Jack NEVER had a father/daughter/teacher/student bond. Before even knowing they hooked up they really had the vibe more allies. Then there's the age gap thing....Ashi is a legal adult and Jack can't age and it's not like they met at all w she was a child....?

Where I pull out the Antiship card in me is the moment a relationship is unambiguously a paternal one only for the the writers to realize "they aren't BIOLOGICALLY related" last minute swerve; OR when the legal age gap has some serious power imbalance based on how the older partner clearly acts parentalmentorly to their significant other. If Jashi were more like Lore Olympus or BatmanxBatgirl, believe me, it'd be a different story. I know where the antiJashi people are coming from is the thing because, while I love me some dumbydumby basic romance cuz I'm forever 12 and not interested in having my own partner --- I do think it'd be awesome to see a platonic bond between a non related a man and a woman once in awhile. I think, moreso than it being actually teacher/studenty, people were taken back by Jack and Ashi's platonic bond in that sense and disappointed by them having to hook up because that's what men and woman are guaranteed to do in a 5 foot radius every time according to tv n film writing.

ngl I'm nervous about Zootopia 2. I really like NickxJudy, yes even after the abortion comic. What I don't like is canon NickxJudy. I really really liked their bond that could be just as adorable as toxic besties to weird friends w benefits. I love imagining all possibilities...I really don't want confirmation. Don't ruin my headcanons DIDNEY!

[samuraisharkie]

I want to check out the samurai jack tag. but I am Afraid

[lunasillusionsofthemist]

If the gang had to pick their respective fave [AS] shows, they'd be: Alan - Samurai Jack (although he's critical of S5's ending), Charlie - Futurama (used to be Rick and Morty until a certain infamous episode), Pim - Final Space (he's still salty about it's cancellation) and Glep - ATHF or Off The Air (just because) 🌸🍌- Gary/Jules

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