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| Good ending. Overrated Watanabe is a master when it comes crating really good endings, too bad his Anime are episodic and rely mostly on aesthetics rather than plot. |
OptigisaMay 23, 2019 10:43 PM
| I thought it would end up as a tragedy, I was wrong. |
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| I think just too see How both Jin and Mugen Survived their Fatal Injuries they have been taken throughout this arc, would be MUCH BETTER than just let it be... HOW IN THE HELL COULD THEY SURVIVED THAT?! but let's say they are alive, and it continues as it is, the scene where they are splitting is actually make sense because they will come back together all the time no matter what, like, *HAVE YOU NOT WATCHED THE SHOW?* They already know they will meet again, so they can just say goodbye and after day or two they will just meet up again. 9/10 beacuse they are alive and they should be dead, at least fuu should be alive |
| Good anime, fun to watch from beginning to end, as far as the end really prepared me for the death of one of the 3, luckily it was not like that ... It leaves me with the emptiness that they did not continue to travel together and the doubt if they could meet again later, I hope yes. |
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| they should make a sequel please ^^ |
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| I said it before, but this series didn't play with the hip hop aesthetic nearly as much as I thought it would, or wanted it too. Wasn't expecting it to be as anachronistic as Afro Samurai or anything, but I did think it'd play with it a bit more. And since it's kind of a mandatory comparison, yeah, not as good as Cowboy Bebop, but I wasn't really expecting it to be. I was hoping it'd give the same sense of attachment to the characters, but it didn't quite get there. I still enjoyed it, even if it wasn't quite as good as I was expecting. |
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| I dont know why but I kept getting teary eyed at different parts in this episode, when fuus dad said his final words, when jin came back, when jin and mugen were laid there and jin said that he had made friends for the first time and at the ending when they went separate ways. I didn't actually cry, but at each of these parts I felt my nose sting, a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I felt kind sad that its over. even if it makes sense that they had to go their separate ways it still is sad. this anime when above and beyond what I thought it was. not every episode was amazing. but fuck, this anime definitely knows how to get you to make a connection with the characters in such a special way.it feels like you went on the journey with them, as a fourth character in the group. I kinda just ranted but I hope yall understand how this has left me feeling and I hope you feel the same TwT |
| Ending did manage to give me the warm fuzzies, series is consistent about the trio always ending up side-by-side, even in the final climactic battle of the whole show when it looks like they're being backed into a corner they end up instead bumping each other's shoulders :'). Some random end-of-show thoughts: The juxtaposition of Fuu's naivety but ability to express her emotions with Jin & Mugen's world-weathered maturity but inability to communicate feelings has to be the strongest aspect of this show. The writing weaves around this theme so well so many different times. Second best thing... the soundtrack. Lots of really cool production choices. Some of the anachronisms, like Mugen's breakdancing style, were really cool. Others, like the baseball episode and the Andy Warhol reference, were just silly and not that interesting. Oh, and I guess Koza's scream at the end of episode 14 is just gonna ring into the aether forever, we got absolutely no resolution for that plotline. And while we're on the weaknesses of the show, too many one-dimensional, pure evil scumbag characters, got to the point where I didn't care who Mugen was beating up because (1) I knew they couldn't touch him, and (2) there would be nothing memorable about the antagonist at all. Gotta resist writing a mini-review here THIS IS NOT THE PLACE heheh.. Good show was good, happy I watched it, glad it exists... still prefer Bebop Show gets a 7.3/10 LORD QUAZ HAS SPOKEN |
LordQuazDec 28, 2019 10:05 PM
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| Man I enjoyed the whole show, I wanted them to travel together I hope they meet again. |
| Very satisfying ending, the sequel is just not needed. The trio found and accomplished everything they wanted and realised what path in life they wanna take. |
| the only bad thing about this anime is that it ends T.T what a bittersweet ending, i wished they'd stayed together :/ |
| Goodbye to the best op of all time |
| I think this is the best anime I watched this year without doubt. I really loved their journey and the bond they created. I will miss this show so much. This just became one of my favourite anime. |
| Loved the series, easy 9/10. |
| Loved the show until the ending ruined everything. How the hell did Mugen and Jin survive? Why the hell would they part ways AND in such a whatever manner? Like the only way this ending makes sense is that the only survivor is Fuu and it was all just her dream/imagination of the perfect ending. |
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| I genuinely thought they were gonna kill off Jin and Mugen but thank god they didn't. That was a rather well wrapped up ending. It also made sense for them to separate as they might be hunted down by the government if they were together.They are wanted after all. This show is an 8.5/10 for me. I LOVE the three characters. The soundtrack done by Nujabes and Fat jon really blended into the series. Who knew that hip-hop in a samurai anime would be such a good combo? |
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| Holy shit, took me quite a while (more than a year) to complete Samurai Champloo in the name of watching it slowly, but it has finally ended. Now, I can never witness anything new from this series anymore, and that just makes me sad af :( |
| Binge watched in 4 days, could have been even less but luckily i have a good day job. It deserved to receive its acclaim and i'm glad it was released with italian dub even if according to the net it still remained somehow into obscurity because not a single television channel ever aired it. Couldn't also stop thinking about Tatewaki Kuno and Rick Sanchez when Mugen was speaking because they all belong to the same great voice actor (someone i managed to briefly meet in person in 2017) Honestly i was prepared for the worst and expected for everyone except Fuu to pass away. Still think it was improbable for both of them to survive all those swords and firearms wounds, but i'm not complaining. Fuu's journey ended as predictable, but it doesn't mean it was bad. And i'm fine with the three main characters parting ways. Totally going to suggest this show to my few friends. |
(save your time and don't try to comfort when i rant on casual discussion or forum games, feel free to ignore me, i won't take it personally) |
| I'm glad they all survived. And I'm also glad they went they're separate ways in the end. Feels like that kinda ending was more meaning and depth to it. 8 |
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| A point that really disappointed me in this ending was that I didn't like the way Fuu and her father's conversation was done, I think they could have had a lot more impact at that time. She didn't even want to wait to see if he said anything. At the moment when Fuu's father was going to be killed, he said some things, which could also have been said at a different time and in a different way, in order to give more impact to the speech and consequently to the viewers. It gave the impression that the main objective (which was for Fuu to talk to her father) was very simple and boring, and that it was a huge waste of time. When Jin came back, I was so relieved. I was also very worried, I thought that Mugen and Jin were going to die in these last battles that took place, but luckily, they both got out alive. One epic moment there was was the battle between Mugen and Jin (in which I also thought they were both going to die) which ended with each of their katanas broken, and both of them smiling, meaning (in my view) that they really consider themselves friends. Towards the end of the episode, each of the three followed a different path, which I found interesting, however, I would like them to time skip and show what happened in the future, or summarize what their lives were like. In short: The ending has good and bad parts, so I classify it as average/nice. One downside is not having a time skip to show what happened to each of the three. Another negative point is the conclusion of the main objective, which was very disappointing, had no impact for me and could have been done in many different ways so that this did not happen. But there were really cool, emotional and impacting moments, like Jin's return, which I was really surprised, I just thought he would appear a few seconds before he appeared, and he still came back different, both in appearance and in his way of be, as if it had gone through some change, which had an even greater impact. Another moment that was also very impacting was the fights that Mugen and Jin had, especially when there is an explosion near Mugen and Jin is stabbed, as it creates a doubt whether they are both okay or not. If someone has become attached to either of the two characters, they must have been quite nervous at the time. |
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| Good anime. Solid ending. I liked almost all of it. Just a couple weaker episodes. Other than that, wow. We just don't get anime like this anymore. I give it the "sit and stare dumbfounded at the end credits" badge. In other words, the seal of approval. It's an anime that makes you go "wow, it's over...." rather than "okay all done on to the next anime!" You kind of just sit there and appreciate it for a little longer. It's been a long time since I felt this kind of bittersweet sadness. The kind of sadness you feel when you know you're never going to see these beloved characters again. Somewhere along the way, I developed a bond with these characters, like they did for each other. Cowboy bebop is still slightly better overall. But my attachment to the characters from Samurai Champloo is stronger. Many of the side characters from each of the stories ended up dying. But I still remember them all. 7/10. An anime that will probably be on my mind for quite some time. |
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| Finally finished it. I have to say futility is a commen theme in watanabe works. I didnt care one bit about last minute "oh they are gone die scare" and them surving. Ofcourse last few episode were better but its just most episode were just that low. Even for last 3 episode, villan were just some random guy popped out of nowwhere and bit inserted into both MCs backstory. In the end water effect are not enough to justify threat of some random episodic villan. It total cringe where ever this show tries to do american mimicry. Best episodes are the some of the arc consisting of 2-3 episode. But in the end obvious flaws can be even in those episode structure and pattern. Overall it was boring and episode to episode inconsistent characterization can be seen (eg - jin was quite ackward type in one episode then in another he was lover boy and in another he was a playboy running into brothels) Animation and sound effect were quite good. But thats not enough to prevent me from having a futile experience. Maybe it would have worked lot better if episode count was lower (at one point for eg ep 22, I felt they ran out of idea and making some shit up to meet up the episode quote). Alteast it ended with 3 of them going seperate ways. That leaves some accomplishment since they were desperately trying to do that for many episode unsuccessfully. Also I noticed old man retainer was just as immortal as jin and mugan. I guess if this is the past then indeed watanabe indeed improved his story telling with Terror in Resonance. But that makes me not want to watch cowboy bebop even more |
AdampkJan 2, 2022 7:42 AM
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| Honestly, this ending was anticlimactic, even for the style of the series. Since we did all the way, let's compare it to Cowboy Bebop. If we change the latter show's ending a tiny bit (you know what I mean), it would still be fantastic. What did we get here? Jin was floored for probably the 10th time in a row, and only won his fight by tanking a sword to his core. And Mugen wasn't better this time around, defeating the guy with the kusurigama with the unlikeliest gambit ever, only to get shot AND survive that with barely any medical help during the Bakumatsu period, just wow. And then everyone goes into a random direction without the slightest hint of what they're planning to do next? E.g. Jin's got to wait probably more than four years until Yatsuha can leave the island, what is he going to do until then? Open a dojo? Open a grilled squid stall? He can't and doesn't want to work for the Shogunate. He could become a bodyguard I guess, but we would never know. A few frames worth of animation would be enough to resolve this in a show where ambiguity isn't helping in any way. 7/10 for the samurai theme and the soundtrack, but it can't go beyond that. The show was too random for its own good - again, compare to Cowboy Bebop where almost every episode was building nature of the cast or the story itself in some way. Compare it to stories with no actual plot like Mushishi and it again falls short, as each of Mushishi's episodes was a moral lesson about the nature of the humans or their world. This show was having fun, which is fine, but even just as a project aiming to mostly push the envelope I don't find it amazing. Just a nice watch. |
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| Impermanence is part of life, am I right? But wow, what an ending. The show saved the most intense fights for last, and it paid off. I found it funny how show kept continually tricking me into thinking Mugen and Jin would both die, so I laughed out loud when I found out they somehow both survived their seemingly impossible situations. I didn't laugh out of incredulity though, but rather genuine appreciation for the show. Samurai Champloo has been constantly shoving destiny and fatalism down our throats through its portrayal of Mugen and Jin, and the fact that they both survived makes everything come together gratifyingly. Was it luck? Nah. T'was destiny. Honestly, they're such a lovable trio, and I felt so attached to them. Seeing them part ways was bittersweet, but I found it acceptable since I suppose they each felt a sense of closure upon completing their journey. Seriously though, I can't help but wish they traveled together forever. But life is life, and in the end, they can't. It's this exact feeling of resigned yet sweet melancholy that best encapsulates the tone of the show as a whole. I just wish there were more scenes of them together in the aftermath of all that chaos conveying how deep their bond was or hammering in how their journey was, in fact, complete. The ending was simply a little too abrupt for me, and left me unsatisfied. I just wanted more closure, you know? Mugen, Jin, and Fuu felt closure - now give me some too! Now I have to fill into my mind what happened between them. Still, it's overall a fitting ending. Could've benefitted from more exposition regarding Fuu's father, but the show gave a passable amount. I still can't believe the show let them Mugen and Jin live, but it made me happy. And lastly, seeing Jin and Mugen acknowledge each other as friends was great. In the end, they're more human then they thought. In the absurd, violent Edo era, it's a miracle that two ostracized swordsmen could find a cause to throw away their lives for... and yet, they found something. I'll say this again - what a lovable trio. Phenomenal OST, such slick fight scenes, and so stylish. Its quality varies per episode, but ultimately Samurai Champloo is a great show. At the time I'm writing this, I would give it a rating of ~8.6/10. What an experience! |
| That was pretty Great Ending for this Anime, not only it Ended well, Our 3 Main Characters seems to just like Each other after all for Once i felt like they care about each other Now, the Final 3 eps were Pretty Good and Done very Well, tho it was Cool to see them Alive after all those Injuries xD, It was Nice to See Fuu finally met her father and knows his Side of the Story Anyway Ciao to the Best Ending Eps ππππ |
| That was pretty Great Ending for this Anime, not only it Ended well, Our 3 Main Characters seems to just like Each other after all for Once i felt like they care about each other Now, the Final 3 eps were Pretty Good and Done very Well, tho it was Cool to see them Alive after all those Injuries xD, It was Nice to See Fuu finally met her father and knows his Side of the Story Anyway Ciao to the Best Ending Eps ππππ |
| Super entertaining action comedy. 10/10 |
| This whole series is an absolute masterpiece, would recommend to anyone, the perfect mix of east and west |
| there's a party in my head, and no one is invited... www.instagram.com/creeborevive/ |
| Really cool ending in the end everyone went their separate ways not as strangers but as friends |
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