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Mar 20, 2008 11:41 PM
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Cant believe this, another pointless, boring episode... Baseball game with americans, wtf?
I hope last 3 eps are not that bad... :(((
Mar 31, 2008 8:19 AM
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Oh ? As for me, I loved this episode, the sensation not to be taken seriously. I think in any case that it is one of the funniest of the series ! =P The end is great ! ^^
May 21, 2008 5:28 PM
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Mashima said:
Oh ? As for me, I loved this episode, the sensation not to be taken seriously. I think in any case that it is one of the funniest of the series ! =P The end is great ! ^^


agree. way much better than 22 filler.
mugen was hilarious xD
this whole episode was hilarious x3
Jul 17, 2008 3:58 AM
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This episode was completely pointless, yet I loved it! It was so funny, and the whole non-continuity is hilarious. However, I hope the last 3 episodes have plot, since it is the end of the series :(
Jul 17, 2008 10:28 AM
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Pointless - Yeah
Fun to watch - Hell Yeah~

I love those 3. lol
Jul 17, 2008 11:08 AM
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When rewatching Samurai Champloo I always omit episodes 22 and 23. Total filler that takes away from a great series.
Jul 26, 2008 6:36 PM
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Mashima said:
Oh ? As for me, I loved this episode, the sensation not to be taken seriously. I think in any case that it is one of the funniest of the series ! =P The end is great ! ^^


agree. way much better than 22 filler.
mugen was hilarious xD
this whole episode was hilarious x3


i agree with both of you.a hilarious episode
Jul 27, 2008 4:10 AM
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When rewatching Samurai Champloo I always omit episodes 22 and 23. Total filler that takes away from a great series.


Its hard to find non-'filler' in the first place with Champloo. You should just accept every episode really, infact, in a weird way this is more 'canon' if you will, than other episodes, because the whole hook behind Champloo is the melding of modern and historic and you cant get more juxtoposition than Americans playing baseball against Japanese.

Champloo was never about a narrative we're meant to follow, and its almost not even like Bebop with characters driving the show. Champloo is just a random remix of Japan itself; past and present. Watanabe has the sense to end the show with character interactions and conflict but we as viewers shouldnt feel bored when they're not on their flimsy 'mission', we're just observers of a unique representation of Japan really.
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Jul 31, 2008 7:10 PM
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Heh, this is funny. I consider Episode 23 not only one of the best episodes in a masterpiece of a series (Samurai Champloo), I consider it one of the absolute best episodes in anime history. It is an absolutely funny, brilliant gem of an episode. I challenge anyone to name me a single anime episode, from any series, that is funnier than this one.

Hell, have any of you ever seen the classic Shaolin Soccer by Stephen Chow? The 23rd episode of Samurai Champloo is a baseball version of the same, except understandably shorter, but every bit as hilarious.
Aug 3, 2008 2:55 PM
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What's wrong with you fan boys?
This episode almost made me stop watching the show....
Aug 3, 2008 3:00 PM

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This show is all about the filler

If you cannot accept that, then stop watching it.....
Aug 5, 2008 2:08 PM

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This show is all about the filler

If you cannot accept that, then stop watching it.....


Seriously.

Eyn, if you can name something you disliked about that episode, go for it. (And no, "anachronistic comedy" doesn't count, since that's 60 percent of the entire series) Otherwise, shut up.
Aug 11, 2008 11:01 AM

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i thought this episode was hillarious and was especially good compared to 22 =P
Aug 15, 2008 6:36 AM

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Hilarious. Second best episode so far. Better than the rugby Fumoffu episode. 5/5
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Nov 20, 2008 10:31 AM

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Eyn said:
What's wrong with you fan boys?
This episode almost made me stop watching the show....


So if people don't agree with your level of enjoyment of the episode, they're just fanboys who love anything Champloo-related? Grow up.
Nov 30, 2008 10:37 AM

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wow pretty controversial. well i didnt mind there being a filler, and it was quite a gd one cos it was pretty funny, but i guess it was a little unnecessary and didnt fit in with all the other episodes. they should have made 22 and 23 OVAs/extra DVD episodes.
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Dec 14, 2008 11:42 PM

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I felt like this episode would have fit better earlier in the series. It seems a little weird to have it at the end. :/

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Jan 25, 2009 8:54 AM

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LMAO

I laughed throughout the ENTIRE episode.
Lmfao, the way they portray Americans was just BRILLIANT.
The way the American guy spoke Japanese was ****ing hilarious

Oh man, and Jin owned so much LOL

~Abs
Feb 3, 2009 10:00 PM

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Man this was one to remember, those hardcore fanboys whining about "This filler sucked *****" sure don't know entertainment. And lol at the end.
Mar 10, 2009 10:01 AM

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This episode was great!
I've never laughed so much from 1 single episode.
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Mar 19, 2009 4:57 AM

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I was like not another filler, cause of the previous episode which i wasnt too fond of, my its okay.
i LOVED alot of the parts, i;ve never seen jin this spirited about anything xD
Apr 2, 2009 11:19 AM

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I really loved it! Just couldnt stop laughing! :D


Apr 22, 2009 2:02 AM

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Wow, I loved this episode so much that I couldn't believe my eyes when I was reading some of the comments. Well everyone's entitled to their own opinion. This episode has all the great things that SC has all together. The mixture of new Japan with Edo era and all the hilarious moments etc etc. I'm gonna watch this episode again and again and I'm sure that I'll enjoy it every single time!

Jin was awesome and so was Mugen!


Jun 17, 2009 8:51 PM
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Funny episode, much better than ep. 22. Only thing that has bothered me so far in the series is Jin's lack of character development, like I understand Jin prefers to keep to himself but Mugen has been hogging the spotlight in the past few eps. I have a feeling much will be revealed for Jin within these last 3 eps but still... :/ it's been so long.
Aug 7, 2009 12:10 PM

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lol they had Momo-chan play...




Aug 12, 2009 12:16 PM

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Now if only actual baseball games were this entertaining then it might actually be fun to watch them on tv.

Aug 21, 2009 9:42 PM
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funniest episode of samurai champloo for mee..

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LOLZ! ^__ _^
Sep 7, 2009 10:54 PM
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Ep 22- Booooo, only part that was entertaining was when they finally said it "Oh, yeah. It's zombies." But still interesting episode, I would never discard it, just the way it feels is enough to make it stand out.

Ep 23- YEAHHHHH, sure it's filler like ep 22. But goddamn hilarious.
Sep 18, 2009 10:45 PM

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If all filler was this entertaining to watch, I would gladly watch filler 24/7.

One of the most hilarious episodes yet.

5/5

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Jan 5, 2010 3:59 PM
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Funniest episode in all of Samurai Champloo. I loved this episode! I'm a huge fan of baseball, and this episode really made my day. XD
Jan 22, 2010 9:38 PM
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wow pretty controversial. well i didnt mind there being a filler, and it was quite a gd one cos it was pretty funny, but i guess it was a little unnecessary and didnt fit in with all the other episodes. they should have made 22 and 23 OVAs/extra DVD episodes.
I totally agree with you on that point!
Feb 15, 2010 6:37 AM

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Damn... japs really are bigots...
Feb 20, 2010 7:22 PM

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adamantine said:
I felt like this episode would have fit better earlier in the series. It seems a little weird to have it at the end. :/


I agree with this. There was a laugh or two but really probably my least favorite episode. I generally yawn at sports anyway so it was cool to see it turned into a full contact sport lol.
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Mar 18, 2010 10:15 AM

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One of the funniest anime episodes I've ever seen.
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Mar 27, 2010 9:48 PM

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Why did Fuu suddenly stop playing during the game?
Apr 20, 2010 10:02 AM

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fucking class.
Apr 24, 2010 10:04 AM

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I liked the episode, but

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I felt like this episode would have fit better earlier in the series. It seems a little weird to have it at the end. :/


I agree.

It did make me laugh though. XD The way Americans are portrayed in this series...
May 18, 2010 12:13 PM

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Beatnik said:

Its hard to find non-'filler' in the first place with Champloo. You should just accept every episode really, infact, in a weird way this is more 'canon' if you will, than other episodes, because the whole hook behind Champloo is the melding of modern and historic and you cant get more juxtoposition than Americans playing baseball against Japanese.

Champloo was never about a narrative we're meant to follow, and its almost not even like Bebop with characters driving the show. Champloo is just a random remix of Japan itself; past and present. Watanabe has the sense to end the show with character interactions and conflict but we as viewers shouldnt feel bored when they're not on their flimsy 'mission', we're just observers of a unique representation of Japan really.


Quoted for truth. While I will most certainly skip last episode in an eventual rerun of the series, I will not skip this one. Ridiculous and silly? Yes. Pointless? No way. Indeed one of the funniest episodes in Samurai Champloo, but far from the best.
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Bah fu haters of this episode ^_^ This episode was funny as hell xD I still I don't get why people still say that pointless episodes of SC are pointless,. lol anyways "This isn't baseball, this is SPARTAAA!" that's my qoute to this episode hahah xPpPPPpP
Jul 9, 2010 12:45 AM

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One of the best comedy episodes i've ever seen.
Jul 26, 2010 4:04 PM

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This episode was okay. I didn't find as hilarious as everyone else. Nothing tops the episode when Mugen got high off of the opium. xD

Aug 8, 2010 7:57 PM
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Haha : D
cool one.
Sep 24, 2010 3:25 AM

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I don't know if it's my lack of interest in sports which makes me not get the funny part in this episode :P

Anyway Momo-chan was really cute running away ^_^
Sep 28, 2010 5:30 PM
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lol by far the most funny episode of the series so far ;)
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Nov 6, 2010 2:10 AM

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I HATE BASEBALL but this one is an exception
Ninja and Samurai style game haha

Lol I didn't expect Mugen to counter-hit the ball

Funniest episode yet
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Nov 27, 2010 1:01 AM

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So yeah, maybe it was piontless, but I loled so hard. Come on, you people dont have sense of humour. Besides, I would not call it filler, because Samurai Champloo never had actual storyline.
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LMAO

I laughed throughout the ENTIRE episode.
Lmfao, the way they portray Americans was just BRILLIANT.
The way the American guy spoke Japanese was ****ing hilarious

Oh man, and Jin owned so much LOL

~Abs
One of the best comedy episodes i've ever seen.
Heh, this is funny. I consider Episode 23 not only one of the best episodes in a masterpiece of a series (Samurai Champloo), I consider it one of the absolute best episodes in anime history. It is an absolutely funny, brilliant gem of an episode. I challenge anyone to name me a single anime episode, from any series, that is funnier than this one.

Hell, have any of you ever seen the classic Shaolin Soccer by Stephen Chow? The 23rd episode of Samurai Champloo is a baseball version of the same, except understandably shorter, but every bit as hilarious.
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Apr 6, 2011 8:06 AM

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One of the greatest episodes so far. Can't remember when i laughed so hard last time.
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Don't think it was that funny. It had some moments that made me smirk a little but thats all this episode had to offer for me. I just don't have the feeling that this kind of episode fits in Champloo (even though it is a rdiculous anime). I'd rather want episodes that more are connected to the time they are in. They must not be all serious but can be if needed. Just like some episodes we had already.
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Even though it was pretty pointless this episode was miles better than the last one :P
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