Eyes of Wakanda

Aaron Halls started his review by saying, “Watching Marvel Studios Animation’s Eyes of Wakanda feels like receiving thoughtful, hand-crafted, post cards from a friend who has recently visited a location you admire.” Despite not the long visit to the land of Wakanda that the “Black Panther” films gave, this four-episode, half-hour mini-series gives a beautiful and amazing set of animated short stories. They are great snapshots that satisfy the wanting to revisit the familiar. The series, from showrunner Todd Harris, is an anthology that takes an unexpected approach to the story, which may surprise audiences but is nevertheless satisfying.

Instead of returning to familiar characters like T’Challa or Shuri, each episode of “Eyes of Wakanda,” released on Disney+ in August, follows members of the Hatut Zaraze, or the War Dogs, throughout the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The War Dogs are secret and elite agents of Wakanda, with a mission of retrieving artifacts of their nation that have been displaced around the world and beyond its borders. The first episode takes place in 1260 BC and follows Noni, voiced by Winnie Harlow, in Crete. Another is about B’Kai (Larry Herron) fighting in the Trojan War alongside Achilles (Adam Gold). The third follows Basha, voiced by Jacques Colimon, in 1400 AD China where his mission has unexpected consequences as he comes back to Wakanda. The final episode follows Tafar (Zeke Alton) and Kuda (Steve Toussaint) in 1896 AD where an apparently easy mission to get an object turns into one of great stakes.

Halls said, “There are multiple benefits to having relatively standalone episodes set throughout such a grand timeline. On one hand, it doesn’t rely on prior knowledge of the MCU to work – a rarity these days. If you’re someone who just wants to see the cool, afrofuturist technology of the Hatut Zaraze beautifully rendered with a painted style animation from Axis Animation, you’ll get that. At the same time, if you’re an MCU die hard, this is a show that has exciting pieces of information that expands the world of Wakanda and the overall universe. From costuming that looks tangible to stories that touch on real world issues – you can feel the same authenticity here that has been present in the entirety of the Black Panther series, so far. That should come as no real surprise though, as the series is produced by Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media.”

When you put all four episodes of “Eyes of Wakanda” together, they really do feel like a type of beautiful art pieces that you put in the foreground of the “Black Panther” realm you know and love. Halls said, “Far from just a filler until the third movie, this is a series with depth, fantastic animation, and fun stories that add incredibly cool elements to the entire MCU mythos.” If you’re a fan of Wakanda, this is a series you won’t want to miss.

For a series that only has four episodes, this should be an easy watch for any MCU fan, especially if you binge watch it. The animation is great, the stories are engaging, the action is intense, you will love it a lot. I recommend this show for everyone, especially the MCU fans. This is not one to miss, so check it out and enjoy.

Tomorrow I will be looking at a surprising sequel that I wasn’t expecting and was released this past summer in “Disney Month 2025.”