Forum SettingsEpisode Information
Forums
New
What did you think of this episode?
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Pages (4) « 1 2 [3] 4 »
Aug 8, 2014 11:28 PM

Offline
Jun 2012
3948
So, thins just got supernatural. .
That's exactly what I was thinking at the end haha, The End?

Sep 16, 2014 2:36 PM

Offline
Sep 2013
73
What the hell did i just watch...
Sep 18, 2014 2:01 AM

Offline
Jul 2011
383
Not that great in my opinion. It's a shame Samurai Champloo has some episodes that feel like filler? o - o I don't believe there is even a manga...so I don't understand why this kind of filler is needed. Oh well.
Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines.
Oct 23, 2014 12:27 AM

Offline
Jun 2010
478
atmmachine11 said:
Not that great in my opinion. It's a shame Samurai Champloo has some episodes that feel like filler? o - o I don't believe there is even a manga...so I don't understand why this kind of filler is needed. Oh well.


It's a little thing Television experts like to call "Stand Alone" episodes, might wanna look into that. As well as check on what filler actually means
Dec 15, 2014 9:54 AM

Offline
Apr 2013
704
DAFUQ!?...

I've no idea what just happened. The whole episode felt it was on drug with the slow realization of the characters regarding the place (I mean Mugen cut off a guy's arm and then came back to give it back to him and the man without any apparent pain or anger took it back, and it was only after the first half Fuu realized there was something wrong with the guy? the hell!!!). And the overall grey tint the episode had.
And the ending... what the hell man??? was that guy Madara's ancestor or something, calling a meteor with his guitar!? and he also caused a atomic explosion-esque cloud!
I'm pretty sure this was a gag episode, though it felt more like a mind screw to me...
Next episode govt vs trio (at least I hope it's something like that.)
Dec 30, 2014 9:11 AM

Offline
Jun 2014
14631
reminded me of the fake priest episode

Jan 16, 2015 11:36 AM

Offline
Dec 2013
3402
Well that was... weird.
Weak after the last great arc.
Feb 11, 2015 4:30 PM

Offline
Oct 2013
221
I kind of liked it, but still...what the hell??
Jul 10, 2015 3:02 PM

Offline
Jul 2009
4805
Worse episode, really, why do a bad thing like this? f
Jul 29, 2015 4:50 PM

Offline
Jun 2013
1763
There were random episodes before but this.. zombies.. seriously? Don't really care if it was a metaphor or reference as this particular episode doesn't add anything new to overall story. Random as hell.
Aug 24, 2015 10:37 PM

Offline
Jul 2015
492
Wh-what did I just watch?
What a strange episode. I kinda liked it though, dunno why.
Also that zombie at the ending sure was unexpected.
♪♪ All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be ♪♪

Sep 2, 2015 3:17 AM
Offline
Jun 2014
7
Impala said:
There were random episodes before but this.. zombies.. seriously? Don't really care if it was a metaphor or reference as this particular episode doesn't add anything new to overall story. Random as hell.


Randomness is the whole point of the damn show omg, y'all fucking lame complaining and crying about crap like "oh it doesn't relate to the story", IT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE FUCKING SHOW, and it works perfectly
Oct 23, 2015 8:24 AM
Offline
May 2012
7011
Zomaha said:
Silverhammer said:


That seems coherent and plausible to me.


I agree ^^


That is probably it.
Dec 8, 2015 12:43 PM

Offline
Apr 2015
279
Whaaaaa...?
Jan 5, 2016 1:49 PM

Offline
Jul 2014
195
I really hope everything turns out to be just a dream in the next episode.
Jan 8, 2016 10:43 AM

Offline
Mar 2014
815
haha, so much hate for this episode, I loved it
Feb 22, 2016 11:00 AM
Offline
Aug 2015
6
The thing about this episode is the idea is good but why the hell you put this episode when we are watching to learn some information abouth why the government was on them?
Mar 22, 2016 12:40 PM

Offline
Feb 2015
237
idontwannapost said:
lol nubs, this is similar to the episode in Cowboy Bebop where spike has to deal with the phantom mold from the fridge XD


Probably explains why I loved this episode!
Mar 30, 2016 1:20 PM

Offline
Jul 2015
1640
Didn't like this episode the whole zombie thing fell too out of place for this anime, only 5 episode left, they need to be serious !
Apr 8, 2016 3:53 PM

Offline
Feb 2015
2825
Defiantly one of the weaker episodes.
Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines.
Apr 18, 2016 11:37 AM

Offline
Sep 2013
1174
Apr 25, 2016 9:42 PM
Offline
Apr 2016
1
The WWII/atomic bomb metaphor definitely works here, but the episode is best explained by the hallucination theory. Although we don't actually see Fuu eat any mushrooms, I think it's safe to assume that she in fact did, considering she is the first to fall through the pit (like falling down the rabbit hole) AND considering her ceaseless obsession with food throughout the anime and how she eats at every opportunity.
May 1, 2016 12:30 PM

Offline
Dec 2013
277
wait... what? Screenwriter oversmoked.
May 21, 2016 8:42 AM

Offline
Dec 2015
15133
They should have just continued ep 21 and not show us this joke
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Jun 14, 2016 7:36 AM

Offline
Feb 2016
1117
Well I'd actually compare this episode to the anime that's been airing right now called mayoiga lol. Hallucinating idiots.
Jul 1, 2016 9:35 AM

Offline
Jul 2014
3117
Eh, I thought it was okay as a "let's fuck around" episode.

3/5
D-ohnutsOct 18, 2016 7:46 AM
Jul 13, 2016 5:18 AM
Offline
Sep 2015
28
they are high on magic mushrooms, this whole episode was a trip.
Jul 19, 2016 11:46 AM

Offline
Jul 2016
45
I didn't like this at all.
The ending song being interrupted to continue this zombie thing sucked too lol.

The only clever thing was the reference to WWII at the end like others have pointed out. But, that's it.
Aug 15, 2016 3:44 PM
Offline
Mar 2015
543
Zombies. This was a thing.

Fuu's screams were great though!
Sep 10, 2016 7:58 AM

Offline
Jun 2016
578
seems i am the only one who liked this episode,not the greatest but not the worst,like someone said before it has a hidden meaning about japan's involvement in WW2,also ogami and diagoro were there.
Oct 27, 2016 2:00 PM

Offline
Jul 2016
20
This episode literally had me quaking in my boots. It was terrifying
Nov 20, 2016 12:03 AM
Offline
Sep 2016
1
nacho99 said:
obviously a hallucination, i mean, the freakin episode was called cosmic hallucinations. oh, and the whole WW2 allegory seems kind of far-fetched to me


Wait what? The episode was called Cosmic Collisions, not hallucinations. Anyways, it was weird but I liked it.
Dec 11, 2016 7:04 PM
Offline
Apr 2014
68
A serious mushroom trip, it was all right for a filler episode.
Dec 22, 2016 1:53 AM
Offline
Dec 2013
22
Hey guys, read this:

http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/characters-episode-22.html

Pay special attention to the commentary section at the end. It might not be what the creator of the episode wanted o convey, but it certainly is an interesting perspective.
Jan 4, 2017 6:03 PM

Offline
Aug 2016
886
JohnBurden said:
Hey guys, read this:

http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/characters-episode-22.html

Pay special attention to the commentary section at the end. It might not be what the creator of the episode wanted o convey, but it certainly is an interesting perspective.
If you don't read into this stuff and see these small details, it just seems like an unsettling homage to zombie movies. So, I'm glad this was here.
Feb 1, 2017 9:49 PM

Offline
Dec 2016
3523
What the hell did I just watch!? XD
“I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy
Feb 24, 2017 6:52 AM

Offline
Nov 2016
2948
Almost fell asleep but it was weird.
Feb 24, 2017 3:30 PM

Offline
Sep 2016
308
fuck this might be my fav episode so far. such a dense creepy atmosphere.
Objectivity doesn't exist. Subjectivity is an excuse. Beautiful world of online discourse.

Feb 25, 2017 1:23 PM
Ceasefire NOW

Offline
Aug 2009
3699
I like how Champloo is indeed a "champuru" of different elements, but kind of off putting to have this episode after Sara's death.
Apr 19, 2017 1:07 AM

Offline
Apr 2014
439
Wow that was really poorly placed in the series. Its episode fucking 22 and this comes directly after a really important seeming part of the series.

I could have done completely without that episode, and it kind of has an impact on how I feel about the show overall - Shinichiro Watanabe likes to be outside the box, but that felt like a slap in the face to the audience more than any sort of creative diversion from the plot.

It wasnt even that interesting by itself, like nothing happened the were just mining and seeing some zombies? Why was this even made? I understand its supposed to be a mushroom trip, but let me tell you, tripping isnt nearly as boring as that was. Shinichiro Watanabe (I just love to say his full name) also had a shrooms moment in Cowboy Bebop - maybe he just wants everyone to know how groovy and hip he is, but nobody gives a shit
Sakagami_TomoyoApr 19, 2017 1:11 AM






Apr 22, 2017 9:08 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
7188
Well.. that was a very weird episode..

Did Gandhi just nuke them?
God damn it Gandhi xD

ED is scary :0
"Signature removed"
Jul 14, 2017 7:23 AM

Offline
Jul 2015
5111
Thriller, thriller night~

Well... pretty terrible episode tbh, it sucks because I'm still doubting between a 6 and a 7 score and with this episode so close to the end it really gives me a hard time to increase the rating.
Sep 18, 2017 2:18 PM

Offline
Jul 2013
2639
What the nuts was that about?

A load of zombies who don't realise they've been dead for 500 years, trying to find treasure :/

Ermmm okay then.

Considering it's so close to the end I expected important episodes to the story, not filler like this that's just random as hell.
Nov 13, 2017 12:53 PM

Offline
Feb 2015
2005
Awful episode even worse than the Graffiti episode. As others have said I could have done without this whole episode tbh. It offered nothing, it wasn't funny or interesting. It's also an odd place in the series especially after such an awesome arc.
Nov 19, 2017 9:30 AM
Offline
Dec 2014
723
That was an original episode
Nov 23, 2017 2:09 PM

Offline
Sep 2012
4013
Were that Ittou and Daigoro at the end? What the fuck.
Dec 10, 2017 7:21 AM

Offline
Mar 2016
400
God damn it! I was shocked at the end of the ending. That was scary.
Dec 11, 2017 9:53 PM
Offline
Dec 2014
1
This episode had no place in the series. Allegories and episodic nature aside by 22 episodes there is a very specific definition as to what is, and is not something to expect in Samurai Champloo. Including this episode was a terrible idea. No clue what they were thinking.
Jan 10, 2018 9:57 AM

Offline
Dec 2011
1811
This was a weird episode. Didn't liked.
Feb 16, 2018 9:56 PM
Offline
Nov 2014
1
Actually. It's believed mushroom spores can withstand the vacuum of space. It's also theorized that a meteor might have brought mushroom spores to earth long ago. So I believe the episode is hinting at the power of the mushroom. In being able to withstand space. To bring creation to earth. To be able to be food/life. To be able to cause hallucinations/visions. And finally to be able to cause death. Whether by eating a poisonous one. Or the mushroom cloud after a nuclear explosion/meteor crash. A weird episode nonetheless. But I think this is the ode to the almighty mushroom.
CacheMakerFeb 16, 2018 10:04 PM
Pages (4) « 1 2 [3] 4 »

More topics from this board

Poll: » Samurai Champloo Episode 17 Discussion ( 1 2 )

Akral - Sep 17, 2007

67 by Buzz-1 »»
Apr 18, 7:23 PM

Poll: » Samurai Champloo Episode 26 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )

Cero - Oct 20, 2008

373 by ZeyadxMoustafa »»
Apr 2, 1:54 PM

Poll: » Samurai Champloo Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )

SunSir - Mar 20, 2008

142 by CyrahOmega »»
Mar 18, 7:35 AM

Poll: » Samurai Champloo Episode 25 Discussion ( 1 2 )

RyanBebop - Feb 22, 2010

55 by GingZ »»
Mar 15, 12:58 AM

Poll: » Samurai Champloo Episode 23 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 )

SunSir - Mar 20, 2008

166 by GingZ »»
Mar 14, 2:37 AM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login