Shogun Episode 1 Breakdown | "Anjin" Recap & Review 

I was away when Shogun started but I'm hoping to get caught up as soon as possible. It looks great so far. Let me know what you think.

Fun fact, the falcon is named Shogun and was born and trained specifically for this show. It was 2 months old when they started filming.

One of my favorite parts is when the Englishman stands on deck and sees Osaka. The barbarian, cultureless people, somehow built a metropolis. Such a humbling experience.

This show is phenomenal. Glad you’re covering it. Your breakdowns are the best!

Mariko is one stunning lady…..

Yessss! I’m glad you’re covering this! Shogun is amazing!

Very happy to hear you throwing your heart in the mix. Looking forward to the rest of the season.

I was hoping you were going to do this show. Thank you Pete!

Thank you for covering this show, looking forward to your discussions👍

I’m so happy you’re covering Shogun!

Thank you for covering this show! ❤

So glad you're doing this show

Fantastic breakdown. You rarely miss a beat!

might be one of the best shows i’ve seen in a minute

Thank you for doing this show! Interested to see how it shakes out.

So glad you’re covering this! I haven’t been impressed with the other breakdown channels re: this show.

Love your content Pete, was hoping you might cover this one!

Oh my God thank you so much for these breakdowns. I am loving this series, but there is so much that has happened and it’s a little confusing but you’re videos are making it much more easy to understand and enjoy the series even more.

I was waiting for you to hop in this!!

Thank you for covering the show!

There you are! I was waiting on this.

Dope! I was hoping you'd jump on this show and do your thing! 🤙 Loving this show so far. Great cast, great setting, great story so far.

Amazing video! Please catch up to the last episode until fifth one comes.

Show is really really good so far! Hope they keep it quality!

I was waiting for this...Thanx!

Thank you for doing this one Ive loved Shogu since the 1980's version

Excellent show. The adapt or die theme has me pulled me in. I especially enjoy the lack of blind twists; When something critical happens it's always foreshadowed.

Great explanation!

i just now started to watch the show, good to see theres a breakdown for the episodes

11:12 Meaning behind the bow was to give props bc *_the man just fell off a cliff and CLIMBED BACK UP UNDER HIS OWN POWER._*

Thanks!

Very helpfull!!

Look forward to your breakdowns for this show!

Thanks for covering this! So far, it's very immersive. The costumes and sets are beautiful (especially considering it isn't even filmed in japan)

Love this show! Just started watching it and can’t wait until the next episode.

Thank you for an amazing description and highlight and breakdowns. Shogun is beyond what we see here in the United States as far as a series that has been built on quality and long detailed history whether fiction or not, Shogun is far above the rest in captivating its audience and keeping us loyal. I also have the book I was raised in a Japanese community, a one-of-a-kind Japanese dominant community here in Southern California. I woke up. To Shogun accessories and placements in my neighbor's homes. I woke up to flags of koi and kids day and dolls. I often went to my friend's home down the street only to find that a Kindle sword what's the pricing League come out of nowhere and hit us in the back or on the leg by a father who was the gardener in by that time he was also the highest ranking Kindle master in California. He had been part of a 8th generation family in Japan of the samurai. Reading the book and watching the remix of the original book and other expressions like these strangers the strange lands are always fascinating but then can be let downs. this particular production goes far into detail and into truth. We have bills characters with so much depth. Thank you and arigato.

yey! Pete is doing Shogun!

Thank You

Glad to see you covering Shogun. It has been good so far. I remember the original mini-series from the 80s. I recently re-watched it on blu-ray

I had to pause at 13:28 to make sure I didn't forget to like. Excellent recap.

I thought they were calling English Portuguese the whole time cuz the Japanese didnt know the other countries existed?

Damn. I accidentally came across you again. Wish I had refound you sooner. Loved you Expanse reviews.

Big love, Pete! Miss the height of Saul culture with you. I gotta get into some new shows,I guess!

Best show in a very long time!

Great show! As a fan of the novel & OG miniseries, I am quite enjoying this adaptation.

I cannot wait to visit Japan this year

You always watch the good shows!!

Glad you decided to cover Shogun & Fallout. I'm hoping if Three Body Problem on Netflix is good you'll cover that as well. We have a great year of Television ahead of us. House Of The Dragon S2 & The Bear S3, and The Boys S4 in the summer followed by Rings Of Power S2, Squid Game S2 late summer. The Penguin, Sandman S2 & Silo S2 are targeting Q3 (Fall) and concluding the Q4 (Winter) with Dune Prophecy, Stranger Things S5, 1923 S2, and You S5. Despite the strikes we might still eat pretty good this year in terms of TV programming.

Best show Ive seen since The Expanse

big fan of the original book and mini series ... just took in pilot episode and looks great !

So glad you are cover this show @PetePeppers1 You are one of the best reviewers/creators out there!

11:25 again its a matter of honor.The Anjin saw Yabu's decision to kill himself as a sign of honor to the dying sailor because he failed to save him.Thats why the Anjin bows to Yabu for he held such high reguard for the sailors life,A great deal more then what the Anjin would have ever anticipated as another sailor.

Great acting shootout to the baby crying and smacking his mama on que when Mariko convinces her to let him die and not end herself. Rah PAINFUL. Great show 10 more prequel seasons please!

you good

It's probably because of the FX touch or the Tom Hardy / Cosmo similarities, but that show reminds me a lot of Taboo.

any chance your planing on doing Constellation at all Pete?

So are we not gonna talk about Yabu perving out with Kiku and lil dude?

9:05 As I have several Japanese friends named Mariko, the pronunciation of her name may be 'Ma - riko'

This is the best show in years.

I also read the book in my teens and again in my thirties really eenJoyed it

Loving this show so far aswell as constellation. If you enjoy shogun i would definitely recommend Tom Hardys series Taboo from a few years ago.

I love this actor playing the Anjin. He’s exactly how I pictured the character when I first read the book as an eleven year old. He seems realistic for his situation, clever and physically tough but not some roided up model

I was going to tweet you late last week and ask if you were going to watch/cover this! Excited that you are, I see your follow-up-comment now and that makes sense. Looking forward to the ride.

This show is sweet.

I just sawed this show. OH MY FUCKING GOD IT IS AMAZING GOOD

I like it as well, this is how remake should be done.

Cover constellation too?

The show is epic 🔥🔥🔥

I am a big fan😢

I will NOT spoil anything. But the 4th episode blew me away. Especially the ending. I felt like there was something lacking up until episode 3. Now I'm all in!

I want to know how often seppuku happened and the specific reason. Is an outburst really a good reason to end your bloodline? Is there no other remedy for perceived dishonorable actions? You can’t do anything to restore it like finding the Avatar?

I watched the original Mini series from the 1980s and it was awesome and I even have AD. VD copy of the whole series and I have bench. Watch it a couple of times

Please who directed this movie?

"Avoiding subtitles" lol ahah

Does anyone know how many chapters of the book are in episode 1 of the tv show? I'm trying to read ahead of each episode and didn't know how far in I need to read before I watch episode 1 and 2. Would someone who has read the book please share? Thank you!

is the pilot working for the dutch or the english ?

13:40 what’s the name of book?

Please cover more episodes.

I was so tickled that the pilot episode was anjin, which means pilot

Japanese & WEstern Prosperous ReVival 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The way the women hover is cool!

The villager getting beheaded for praying infront of blackthorn made me rewatch it 2 times cus how messed up it was.

No one’s talking about how, when reaching Osaka suddenly John blackthorne’s were tied from the front in the confrontation scene with Rodriguez and at the back in the next frame 😂😂😂

just finished the 1st ep and watched this video, why does Toranaga have the heir's mother hostage?

So are the finish sailors speaking finish or English?

Marco Polo is another good "Stranger in a Strange Land" series with 2 seasons on Netflix.

Thank God youtube let's us speed up the play speed. 1.5x is perfect. Otherwise I'd lose patience

I haven't seen this breakdown I'm an avid reader of the book(s). So many things changed (I get some of them) but what was disappointing was the way Rodriguez was rescued by Yabu. It was so much better in the book and there was zero reason to change it. Same as the scene with Kiriko and the gay youth scene. You don't have to sacrifice authenticity for time. I guess so far I'm enjoying the show. I'll give it a solid 8. Sorry for commenting on a video I didn't watch but as I said, I very much enjoyed the books and the series previously done.

🤔Isn't half a century 50 ?? (Referring to years) I wasn't the guy whom would ace Maths or History during schooling days but I'm pretty sure 1st white guy in Japan went further back

Just now covering this?

Pete you late to the party; we already know

👍🏾⭕️👌🏾

How does this version compare to the 1980s version. I loved that version and own it.

Only Sumurai had names, everyone else like farmers was called farmers etc

Richard Alpert’s finally starting to age 👴

Holy moly this is insanely complicated to keep straight. These names are all jumbled up… You know it’s confusing when even the “explanation” is complicated too

So many ads bruh

The Portuguese/ English thing seems weird to me. If they're going to have subtitles for 70% of the dialogue already why not have the characters actually speaking Portugese? They are clearly dedicated to authenticity

6:43 you lack the understanding of honor.

Please explain that weird scene where the female samurai sexually assaults the bad guy's son.