The story is Samurai Champloos greatest weakness as the story will follow a vague goal that you won't know much about until the very end with the other episodes being single instances of encounters heading towards the final goal. Although most of the episodes are very enjoyable there are some episodes that just feels like nonsensical filler and could have been left out without much problem.
The characters of Samurai Champloo are well done. Although there's not much room for character development over the series the characters due to the single instance episodes it is still made up for due to their mannerism and character being well explained and defined through their backstories and actions. However what makes the characters shine is their contrast with each-other as it makes for great comedy.
The combat seem to shift between the non-supernatural and the supernatural between episodes, but despite this it is always entertaining and at a decent level albeit lackluster compared to some other anime/manga set in the same area with similar kinds of combat. However due to the skill level of Jin and Mugen there are only a few times during the show where they really have to get serious.
Overall this show is definitely worth a shot at watching due to its comedy more so than it's action. You probably won't regret it
