Marvel’s “Eyes Of Wakanda” | Disney+ Original Review

August 1, 2025 Roger Palmer

The latest animated project to arrive on Disney+ from Marvel is “Eyes of Wakanda”, which is a four-episode anthology series that follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artefacts from the enemies of Wakanda.

This series acts as a kinda of prequel to the “Black Panther” movies and features a unique story set hundreds and even thousands of years before the films. There are four episodes in this series, each just over twenty minutes long, keeping it in line with the majority of other animated shows.

“Eyes Of Wakanda” has a unique art style compared to other recent Marvel shows, which took me a little time to warm up to. At times, some of the characters appear overly childish, despite a few brutal moments during the violence. At the same time, the background artwork looks stunning and really drew me into the story. There were many moments where I thought I was actually watching the recent “Predator: Killer Of Killer” movie, as the animation styles are very similar.

The first episode in the series, “Into The Lion’s Den,” stands out as the strongest, boasting a clear villain and an intriguing story set thousands of years ago that effectively lays the groundwork for the events of the subsequent episodes. There are some fantastic fight scenes, and it feels like it could have been an opening montage for a film.

The second episode is an adventure set in Greece, based on one of the most famous legends of the Greeks: the story of how they infiltrated the city of Troy with a Trojan Horse. We get a retelling of the story of Achilles, who is befriended by a member of the War Dogs, which was one of the best episodes of the series, but still a little odd.

One of the biggest bait-and-switch aspects of this show is the appearance of the Iron Fist, who only appears in one episode, which is actually set hundreds of years ago, with a completely different version of the character. So anyone hoping to see a continuation of the character after the Netflix show, sadly, will be disappointed. It’s also the episode that frustrated me, as it showcases Wakanda as being much more futuristic than it should be, with massive underground trains and planes, which doesn’t make sense hundreds of years ago. I can’t help but think “Iron Fist” fans are probably going to be disappointed with this one.

The final episode stands out as one of the oddest, incorporating time travel to connect with the previous three episodes and effectively erasing all the multiverse shenanigans involving aliens, which felt out of place compared to the other episodes, but it also does a nice job of setting up the events of the original movie in a strange way.

Much like with the “What If?” animated series, “Eyes Of Wakanda” feels like a show that expands on the idea of the multiverse and delivers something that we would never see done in a live-action format. Being animated allowed the creators to be much more bold, and it all feels much grander than it should be.

However, much like with the “What If?” series, the entire project feels unnecessary and unimportant. It’s built on the Wakanda lore, but it feels like a project greenlit during a time when Marvel was told to churn out content for Disney+ without limits. This project should have been a “Black Panther” show or film instead.

I also don’t think it helps with anthology-style shows, where you don’t really form any meaningful connections with the characters, since you’re unlikely to see them again after this episode, making it feel somewhat disconnected from the larger MCU.

There are some good moments in this series, but it’s entirely skippable, and a Disney+ Original show from Marvel shouldn’t feel like that. In some ways, this could have easily just been a couple of episodes of “What If?. In some ways, it’s very similar to “Predator: Killer Of Killers”, as this could have all been mashed together into one film, as it’s just four separate stories, slightly connected.

In many ways, I feel like I might be a little harsh on my thoughts of “Eyes Of Wakanda”, because I enjoyed watching the show and the animation style grew on me throughout, and there are some fun moments throughout the series. But at the same time, if they took away the Marvel logo and changed the name of “Wakanda” to another country, it could have easily been included in the “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” Disney+ series, which, if you enjoy “Eyes Of Wakanda”, I’d suggest checking out.

Overall: “Eyes Of Wakanda” is an interesting project that delivers some fun adventures that would have likely been a “one-shot” had they been released in a comic book format. For Marvel die-hard fans, this is an easy recommendation, and I thought three of the episodes were well worth taking the time to watch (the final episode just was too jarring for me). But for casual Marvel fans, I think many people are going to be disappointed that the “Black Panther” character isn’t a part of it.

Rating: 3.5 Out Of 5