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Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 20, 2004 to Mar 19, 2005
Producers: Manglobe, Fuji TV
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.491 (scored by 15294 users)
Ranked: #522
Popularity: #16
Members: 21,805
Favorites: 1,199
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Popular Tags

action adventure comedy samurai

Synopsis

Mugen`s a buck wild warrior - violent, thoughtless and womanizing. Jin is a vagrant ronin - mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong as well. These two fiercely independent warriors can`t be any more different from one another, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditzy waitress, saves them from being executed when they are arrested after a violent swordfight. Fuu convinces the two vagrant young men to help her find a mysterious samurai "who smells of sunflowers." And their journey begins. This is a story about love, friendship and courage... NOT!

(synopsis taken from AniDB)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Samurai Champloo

Characters & Voice Actors

Mugen
Mugen
Main
Nakai, Kazuya
Japanese
Nakai, Kazuya
Blum, Steven
English
Blum, Steven
...
Jin
Jin
Main
Sato, Ginpei
Japanese
Sato, Ginpei
Thornton, Kirk
English
Thornton, Kirk
...
Kasumi, Fuu
Kasumi, Fuu
Main
Kawasumi, Ayako
Japanese
Kawasumi, Ayako
Wahlgren, Kari
English
Wahlgren, Kari
...
Oniwakamaru
Oniwakamaru
Supporting
Price, Jamieson
English
Price, Jamieson
Sasaki, Seiji
Japanese
Sasaki, Seiji

Staff

Watanabe, Shinichiro
Director
Okamura, Tensai
Storyboard
Sato, Dai
Script
Yuasa, Masaaki
Key Animation

Recommendations

here are 2 good what i call 'old', 'classic' animes. cool stories and cool characters a must watch for any anime lover
reportRecommended by soul4soul
If you like detailed action sequences, intense swordplay, an alternate setting of feudal Japan and hip hop samurai, definitely give this one a try. Afro Samurai is shorter, more graphic, and may have darker tones than Samurai Champloo, both are very entertaining if you like less historically-inclined samurai anime.
reportRecommended by tehnominator

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Overall 10
Story 8
Animation 10
Sound 10
Character 10
Enjoyment 10
Sep 10, 200826 of 26 episodes seen
The premise is simple, three complete strangers drawn together by fate to embark on a long, very parlous journey across unfamiliar territory. However, it's not the plot which makes Samurai Champloo note worthy, but rather the characters themselves. There is a very strong relate-ability present in the main characters Jin, Mugen and Fuu; no matter who the viewer happens to be it's a more than safe bet they will instantly find common ground with at least one if not all three. This element within it... read more
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Overall 9
Story 8
Animation 9
Sound 10
Character 9
Enjoyment 10
Dec 16, 200626 episodes
Samurai Champloo is the latest work from Writer/Director Shinichiro Watanabe, who is most recognized for his work on Cowboy Bebop. One of the very few things Champloo and Bebop have in common is their great scores. Champloo mixes two subjects which would never be put in one sentence together, western hip-hop and eastern samurai swordplay. Yet the mixture comes out with a brilliant result. The fights scenes are hyped up with the speed and flow from the music and come out magnificent. But... read more
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Overall 9
Story 9
Animation 9
Sound 10
Character 9
Enjoyment 10
Apr 3, 200826 of 26 episodes seen
Story:
The story has a main central plot. Two samurai (although I think Mugen shouldn't really be considered a traditional samurai) and a teahouse waitress meet and the swordsmen end up accompanying her on a journey to seek out the samurai who smells of sunflowers. However, each episode, or occasionally every two episodes, really has its own story, but still falls into the main storyline perfectly because these episode stories are really the stories of their travels.
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Opening Theme

"Battlecry" by Nujabes feat. SHINGO2 (eps 1-25)

Ending Theme

#1: "Shiki No Uta" by MINMI
#2: "Who's Theme" by Minmi (ep 12)
#3: "YOU" by kazami (ep 17)
#4: "FLY [SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS]" by Tsutchie & fat jon (ep 23)
#5: "San Francisco" by Midicronica (ep 26)

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