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Samurai Girl: Season 1
  • Network: ABC Family
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 5, 2008
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Heaven (Jamie Chung) learns the way of the Samurai to avenge an attack on her family.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tanner Stransky
    83
    The winning Samurai has lots of action, and is generously peppered with comedic asides. [5 Sep 2008, p.70]
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    Its newest show, Samurai Girl, is an action-packed, three-night martial arts miniseries that introduces girls to the world of Asian action flicks.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    50
    It needs a lot more moments like the one when the samurai girl bursts through a door to find her chauffeur on the verge of disemboweling himself. "Seriously?" she asks, eyeing the knife in his hands. "Seppuku?"

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. ElaineS.
    10
    I love this show!!! I hope there will be a season two so that I can find out what happens next. I am waiting for Heaven and Jake to meet again and to see what adventure they fall into next.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BarbD.
    10
    I loved this show. i agree it may not be realistic but it's a great drama/romance/action mini-series. i hope they continue to make episodes. the ending only kept me wanting more!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JamesB.
    5
    Honestly, I didn't think this was a very good show. It wasn't anywhere NEAR as bad as "The Secret Life," a really terrible show, but it still wasn't very good. The action was solid, and the story wasn't too awful, but there are a bunch of issues I took notice of- why the hell does a japenese girl speak perfect english, with no accent, even when she's in japan? Why does she even have a wedding in america? Realistically, most people in america don't go to japan to get married, right? Why is the very first action scene of the series so... lame? Everybody dies instantly, and there is no time to even get to know any of the characters that died, so nobody cares if they die. Why is the name so lame? Samurai Girl? Are you for real!?! But, it could be much worse.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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