The first moment you see the fuzzy-headed titular character in this charming animated short, you are struck by his overwhelming cuteness. Well, that and the fact that his fluffy little head is on the chopping block.
But, of course, that is a fine a place as any to start a hero’s tale. Before long, the little samurai, the brainchild of Santa Monica animation collective Three Legged Legs, is off and running to complete a seemingly impossible challenge and save his own neck.
Samurai is my favourite of all the films I profiled at 3D World in my tenure as Showreel authour, and somehow fitting that it is, sadly, the last film I’ll be profiling at the magazine. They’ve hired an in-house authour to do the job from now on. *snif*
It’s been really fun writing these articles, and I’ll miss it very much. It’s been quite a ride. On the other hand, I guess I’ll have more time to work on my novel…
