This show takes up an episodic style with our three main characters going from area to area in search for the samurai who smells of sunflowers. There are plenty of great episodes, but the problem is there are two or three episodes that simply are just bad or out of place. Additionally, the main plot line, the aforementioned samurai who smells of sunflowers, is weak and only surfaces to give our characters are reason to move on to the next stop on their journey.
Now as for characters Mugen carries the other two leads on his back. Neither Jin or Fuu are bad characters, but Mugen is given so much more background and development throughout the series that the other two just fail in comparison. Hell, even his appearance in the first episode overshadows the other two.
The soundtrack is comprised of mainly funk songs and the intro is a slow stylized rap, while the ending is smooth jazzy and calming. This really adds to the atmosphere that Champloo goes for.
Basic Idea: Our three heroes, and a squirrel...rat....thing (mandatory cute animal friend of our female lead), are on a journey to find the samurai who smells of sunflowers. Throughout their journey they run into problems and resolve them. More is relieved about our two sword wielding friends throughout the series and we start to understand their ideologies and behavior.
