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| This is my 3rd time watching Samurai Champloo. I didn't recall this episode before this rewatch, maybe I was scared, but this is definitely one of those "you get something new every time you rewatch." That's how classics stand the test of time. Many cultural references have been pointed out above, including Kotsure Oogami and the nuclear bomb to Nagazaki, another one I wish to add is the Chinese fable "The Peach Blossoming Spring". The fable describes a utopia where the residents have zero knowledge of outside world or the political regime/ dynasty change, because their ancestors moved in here 500 years ago (coincidence?) to avoid civil wars. Glad I insisted not to skip the opening and ending. Checked the normal ending visuals to make sure those Shige scenes are exclusive to this episode. Fun and intense episode to see Watanabe's mix of 1-episode story between utopia, dystopia, treasure hunt and zombie, constantly swinging between humour and error. Not an appealing episode for most of us (including myself) but definitely not a forgettable one as you gain more experiences. |
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| Good Episode,it showed their bad trip I suppose. |
| I had no idea what the hell was going on in this episode (odds are, it was filler or something) but it was overall ok. I've been having a blast watching Samurai Champloo lately |
| i appreciate the unapologetic ending lol Manwagy2020 said: filler episode, nonetheless was quite interesting and gave it this eerie feel this entire series is """"""filler"""""" lol what |
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| I don't usually participate in episode discussions - especially ones for older anime - but... what in the hell happened here? Things just got weirder and weirder the more I kept watching, and the whole time I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. This wasn't like Cowboy Bebop's acid trip episode - that one was actually really funny. This one felt like a pointless waste of time. Definitely the worst episode of the series by far. I hope the next one is better - to be honest, my expectations are low after this. |
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| This show is actually beginning to grow on me. Last two episodes were great and this one is my favourite up till now. It was so bizarre and interesting. I really like those kinds of episodes. It reminded me of the fridge alien episode in Cowboy Bebop. |
| what in the heck was that? well its fine ep but yeah a filler one |
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| I like how they cut the ED for Shige in the end lmao |
| This episode was weird but it's so good and probably one of my favourite eps so far. I mean, meteors AND zombies!?Shige was making his workers work for 500 fucking years and it was all for nothing lol.I LOVED the eerie atmosphere, takes the show down a whole new turn! And the ED stopping near the end for Shige to say To be continued was scary and hilarious XD.Can't wait to see more of this trippy stuff! |
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YoungVagabond said: Agreed. That mushroom cloud scene especially hinted a WW2 reference.Maybe this was just me, but I was pretty sure that the entire episode was an allegory for Japan's involvement in World War 2. A crazed ruler from a long-dead, long-obsolete generation battling for hopeless ideals? His oblivious supporters, who gladly KILL THEMSELVES for him? His empty promises? A goddamn MUSHROOM CLOUD, identified as such? Ogami Itto and Daigoro standing and watching it, shaking their heads? It wasn't a great episode, but it had a deeper meaning than simply being a zombie parody. |
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Tarkovski said: Ya lol. There's a reason it's called SAMURAI CHAMPLOO. It's mixed bag of pop culture references and genres and thus ep has lived up to that by its randomnessImpala 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 |
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| Why'd they add a filler episode in this? Zombies lol wtf |
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| Honestly, I didn't understand practically anything that happened in that episode. Was it all a dream or a hallucination, or did it really happen? |
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| ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Lame episode. Zoned out not even halfway through. Skip this one, you're not missing out on anything. |
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| I am also of the opinion that this show wanted to have an episode like "Toys in the Attic" from Cowboy Bebop, but the reason why this one falls flatter is that it doesn't have any deeper meaning behind it. In CB there was still the lesson that you can't fridge your past forever as it will eventually come back to haunt you, that comes back at the end of the show. |
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| Thsi episode didn't made much sense but I enjoyed it. |
| Not only is this a below average episode, but it also doesn't fit the rest of the show or reveal anything about the greater story. |
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| This episode reminds me of that mold fridge monster episode from Cowboy Bebop lol, both are unique, weird, and odly terrifying and make me thank god the show is episodic. The use of coloring and directing are surreal and flat which provokes an indescribable feeling, Shinichiro Watanabe sure likes to mess up things |
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| It is a somewhat out of place chapter due to its tone, Watabe has the need to include themes and references in his series but they do not always contribute something to the plot due to the episodic format. If the mushrooms were a reference to what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki I don't know how it ties in with the "Treasure" of the guy's "family". I would just say that the episode doesn't add anything and is out of place. |
| the only good ep even though the ending made little to no f-ing sense. |
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| im pissed.. why did they not continue the storyline from last ep?? |
三 刀 流 炎 无 |
| STRANGE. WEIRD. AWESOME. TOO GOOD EPISODE. tho most of the fans considered this to be the worst episode of SC, I found it very interesting |
| Huh?? Was that a Lone Wolf & Cub reference towards the end there? Also lol @ the suprise at the ending credits. This episode is clearly from a bygone era. Zombies just don't have that cultural precense anymore. |
 "A name... Toru Rikiishi" |
| This is the weirdest episode so far, but I loved it. I think it was all a hallucination. |
| Putting filler in an original series is a feat in & of itself. This was the first episode I couldn't remember at all & for good reason. I would have been down for an insane, acid trip zombie apocalypse. This was just insanely boring. |
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