Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo

2004
Samurai Champloo
Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo

8.6 | TV-MA | en | Animation

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Evanescent Encounter (3)
Mar. 19,2005
Evanescent Encounter (3)

Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.

EP25  Evanescent Encounter (2)
Mar. 12,2005
Evanescent Encounter (2)

Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu from the clutches of a sadistic madman bent on bloodshed.

EP24  Evanescent Encounter (1)
Mar. 05,2005
Evanescent Encounter (1)

As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.

EP23  Baseball Blues
Feb. 26,2005
Baseball Blues

Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with leading the town's baseball team to a victory over the arrogant and unwelcome Americans.

EP22  Cosmic Collisions
Feb. 19,2005
Cosmic Collisions

Jin, Mugen, and Fuu fall into the clutches of a hoard of rotting zombie treasure hunters. Next, they get blown to oblivion by an asteroid. Or maybe they just ate some bad mushrooms.

EP21  Elegy of Entrapment (2)
Feb. 12,2005
Elegy of Entrapment (2)

Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is this seductive assassin, and why is she targeting the Champloo crew?

EP20  Elegy of Entrapment (1)
Feb. 05,2005
Elegy of Entrapment (1)

Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.

EP19  Unholy Union
Jan. 22,2005
Unholy Union

Fuu harbors a female fugitive who's on the run from a bogus, gun-slinging missionary. The new girl is trouble, no doubt about it, but she may hold the finding the samurai who smells like sunflowers.

EP18  War of the Words
Jan. 22,2005
War of the Words

Mugen learns his letters from a sake-guzzling maniac, Jin makes good on a promise from many years ago, and Fuu sparks a jealous showdown between two bickering graffiti artists.

EP17  Lullabies of the Lost (2)
Sep. 23,2004
Lullabies of the Lost (2)

Jin and Fuu reunite, only to be attacked by a vengeance-driven samurai from Jin's old life. Meanwhile, Mugen takes aim at an arrow-slinging madman who's at the top of everyone's most wanted list.

EP16  Lullabies of the Lost (1)
Sep. 16,2004
Lullabies of the Lost (1)

Tempers flare, harsh words are exchanged, and the gang splinters, each member marching off in a different direction. Mugen and Jin wander into some swordplay, and Fuu ends up at the bottom of a river.

EP15  Bogus Booty
Sep. 09,2004
Bogus Booty

Mugen goes under the covers with an undercover investigator who's out to put the smack down on a murderous ring of counterfeiters. Will he finally get the booty he's after?

EP14  Misguided Miscreants (2)
Sep. 02,2004
Misguided Miscreants (2)

Mugen - double-crossed and headed for the bottom of the ocean - flashes back to his life before he died for the first time. Back on land, a pretty young thing convinces Jin to brandish his blades in the name of vengeance.

EP13  Misguided Miscreants (1)
Aug. 26,2004
Misguided Miscreants (1)

When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in stolen gold. Unfortunately for him, some old friends aren't to be trusted.

EP12  The Disorder Diaries
Aug. 12,2004
The Disorder Diaries

When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest misadventures.

EP11  Gamblers and Gallantry
Aug. 05,2004
Gamblers and Gallantry

Jin falls in love with a suicidal beauty whose husband sold her into slavery, and Mugen tries to make his fortune in the cutthroat world of beetle sumo wrestling.

EP10  Lethal Lunacy
Jul. 29,2004
Lethal Lunacy

Mugen takes his training to the next level in preparation for a full moon death match with a killer who uses a deadly armor-piercing attack to soak the streets in the blood of his victims.

EP9  Beatbox Bandits
Jul. 22,2004
Beatbox Bandits

The crew is headed for the gallows after getting caught flashing fake travel permits, but Mugen can win back their freedom by out hustling a deranged gang of warrior priests.

EP8  The Art of Altercation
Jul. 15,2004
The Art of Altercation

A cocky sword-slinger with a crush on Fuu dishes the dirt on Jin's disgraceful past. If the renegade ronin wants to restore his good name, he'll need to get his glasses out of hock and make ready for a throw down!

EP7  A Risky Racket
Jul. 08,2004
A Risky Racket

Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-fingered friend slips his hands into the wrong pocket, he could be headed for a beat down.

EP6  Stranger Searching
Jul. 01,2004
Stranger Searching

Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is by posing as tour guides for a mysterious European with a penchant for man love!

EP5  Artistic Anarchy
Jun. 24,2004
Artistic Anarchy

An unknown artist hires Fuu for a private modeling session, but his passion for painting turns out to be a front for a human trafficking ring. Will Mugen crack the case in time to save Fuu from a life of slavery?

EP4  Hellhounds for Hire (2)
Jun. 17,2004
Hellhounds for Hire (2)

The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.

EP3  Hellhounds for Hire (1)
Jun. 10,2004
Hellhounds for Hire (1)

After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.

EP2  Redeye Reprisal
Jun. 03,2004
Redeye Reprisal

When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.

EP1  Tempestuous Temperaments
May. 20,2004
Tempestuous Temperaments

Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into her place of business and end up in hot water with the local magistrate.

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8.6 | TV-MA | en | Animation , Drama , Comedy | More Info
Released: 2004-05-20 | Released Producted By: Manglobe , Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.newgin.co.jp/pub/machine/champloo/
Synopsis

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

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Cast

Ayako Kawasumi , Kazuya Nakai , Ginpei Sato

Director

Takeshi Waki

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tomchaud This animeee...this anime is something else i like i never skipped the intro, chacarters love them badas* ninja and hip hop, what else do you want more?Also funny cute graphycs...it warms my heart the soundtrack i still listen..Rip Nujabes
tarponio In my top 5 of favorite anime productions. The style and anachronistic music with the time period is perfect. The characters fit like a glove. The adventures bring you along like a monkey on a shoulder. You become very close to the characters. I was able to identify with both Mugen and Jin. They are very different like Ying and Yang. Fuu is the flow that holds them together throughout the whole story. Fuu becomes surprisingly plump every time she eats her fill. You are able to catch the end of the samurai period before the introduction of gunpowder. This makes the story even more intense and inviting for future historical investigation into that period. A must watch. You should be watching.
stjones01 Shinichiro Watanabe, the creator of the acclaimed jazzy masterpiece Cowboy Bebop, has added another irresistible treat to his portfolio. Samurai Champloo is a fast-paced, groovy, and character-driven grindhouse of an anime--'grindhouse', in the sense that it doesn't take itself too seriously (and it's bloody as hell). It tells a story about an unlikely pair of ronin swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, brought together by a common debt they owe to the lovely young teahouse waitress Fuu. Animes all have a distinct art style. Champloo's animation is fluid, it's character design is innovative, it's choreography is spot-on realistic, and the landscapes are lush and gorgeous. Fight scenes are seamless and for the most part true to samurai styles, with the exception of Mugen's style, which establishes the overarching theme of the show... Mugen is essentially the link between the edo period and hip-hop culture in Champloo. Without his badass break dancing fighting style jiving to the soundtrack of the show, it would be a rather meaningless mixture. This is not to say that the other characters don't stand alone in their strengths and principles. Jin's devotion to the traditional style of swordplay shows in every single slash of his sword. While Mugen's style is wide open and reckless, Jin's style is rooted in the stoic, closed nature of the bushido style of swordsmanship, focusing more on finding an opening. Sidenote: It's important to know that this anime is not another "who's the strongest?" anime like Dragon Ball Z or Bleach. The significance of the edo-period setting is shown in Mugen and Jin's struggles as samurai. The rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate coincided with the fall of the Samurai's military status, and this setting is established extremely well--It really is Mugen and Jin against the world. Fuu is the leading lady, and convinces the rival warriors to accompany her on her quest to find 'the samurai who smells of sunflowers'. With her spunky attitude, strong will, girlish charm, and a dark past to boot, this fifteen-year old teahouse waitress is well beyond her years. Each character in the trio is so different than the last. That dynamic between the characters is an entertaining trademark of Watanabe's animes. Each misadventure of the 26-episode epic brings them closer together, revealing more interesting aspects of their personalities, and ultimately brings them closer to Fuu's mysterious samurai. There's a lot to be said about what the characters say, and how they say it. English voice- overs in anime often prove to be laughable and annoying, but in Samurai Champloo, the instances where voiceovers and dialogue grate on your nerves are few and far between. The dialogue plays a huge role in character and story development, and there are very few words used in excess. Anime fans will hear some familiar voices (Steve Blum, Kari Wahlgren, Kirk Thornton), and the fact that they have starred in many other animes is an afterthought. In Cowboy bebop, old-school Jazz was mixed with a futuristic outer space setting. This show is a 'champloo' of feudal japan and some pretty snappy hip-hop--yet another unlikely pair, but needless to say, it works. I guess I'm with Jin on this one--when it comes to Watanabe and his storytelling prowess, he clearly doesn't understand the meaning of 'restraint'. 5/5
saymonja-148-363330 This is one of those animes that has me telling myself, "damn! Did I really already watch all of the best series?? Is there nothing else like__________?". I hope I'm wrong, but if you're looking for something that scratches your anime itches, here you are. Action? Traveling/Adventure? Samurai? Character development? Great 90's era hip-hop/R&B soundtrack? Comedy? Beat-boxing? Social satire, lamenting the bygone era of open sexuality in Edo-period Japan (think Ancient Greece), due to contact with the bizarre puritanical morals of Westerners? Check all of those off your anime list. Assuming your "anime requirements" list is like mine, which is wicked awesome. And watch it. It is becoming clear to me that the old adage, "they don't make 'em like they used to" is becoming sadly true of anime in the 21st century. The more I watch, the more that I realize how badly most series often suffer from formulae. In my own mind, I'd proclaimed anime to be the "Anti-Hollywood", where engaging plots were developed, engaging characters were developed, unique ideas were possible. It was everything American TV wasn't interested in being anymore. Samurai Champloo is one of the few series that still fit my idealized depiction of anime.