Samurai Champloo

[Phantasmagoria]

...one of the best animes out there right now...new ones anyways
XD i love it
episode 10....or was it 9....oh well....the weed feild when it caught on fire and mugen getting high....i coudln't stop laughing
tooooooo hilareous ^^

>.> eh...so....anyone else seen it?

[--Orochimaru--]

Yeah, I've seen Samurai Champloo, it's really good. Another series that's pretty good with samurai is Samurai 7. I also like a series called Tenjou Tenge...pretty good series, and it reminds me of this series I used to watch called Ikki Tousen. God I miss Ikki Tousen.

[Mugen]

w00t!!! I love Samurai Champloo. Its currently my favorite series, and im probably going to open up a champloo site shortly.

[Soritia]

I've heard nothing but good things about it. What's it about?

[Phantasmagoria]

eh
one of the other main character fuu-chan rescues mugen and jin from jail and tell them that they have to help her find the samurai who smells of sunflowere seeds...so ...eh....it's just....fighting....and looking for this sunflower smelling samurai ^^;;

[Soritia]

eh
one of the other main character fuu-chan rescues mugen and jin from jail and tell them that they have to help her find the samurai who smells of sunflowere seeds...so ...eh....it's just....fighting....and looking for this sunflower smelling samurai ^^;;
*scratches head* What?

[Dark3ness]

Yeah champloo is a really cool series and getting better all the time.

[Mugen]

Its basicly a journey. Fuu a 15 year old female meets Jin and Mugen 2 great samurai. Jin has a traditional clean fighting style, where Mugen fights sloppy and uses b-boy like moves. They get arrested and are going to be executed when Fuu saves them and makes them agree to quest for the Samurai who smells of Sunflowers. They go across edo Japan and come across all kinds of battles and such. Its a very good series created by the director of Cowboy Bebop.

[Phantasmagoria]

three main character
jin-calm samurai
mugen-crazy samurai
fuu-...this girl ^^;;

mugen and jin are fighting in a tavern than fuu works in and catch it on fire killing a rich...son of someone...and are put in jail. Fuu tells mugen and jin that she can get them out of the jail if they help her find the samurai who smells of sunflowers

so they're on a journey to find the samurai who smells of sunflowers

[Soritia]

Intriguing. ^^, Is it only avaliable off irc?

[Phantasmagoria]

i usually just get direct dls....>.> dunno bout IRC....mostly likely though XP

[Soritia]

oooo, you can get it direct? Where?

[Phantasmagoria]

@.@
www.endless-anime.com
www.dbzdivx.com
www.hauntedanime.com
>.>...um....lots of other places
...that's where i usually get em tho

[Peperino]

SC is really good, under all aspects, I mean, the characters are really well done, the story seems really cool, the animation is GREAT, and well the ost...it´s just amazing :P

[Kunai]

Yes, Samurai Champloo pwns. For those who havent gotten it yet, here's the link for the 3rd OST:

http://www.darkmirage.com/tracker2/%5BNipponsei%5D%20samurai%20champloo%20music%20rec ords%20-%20impression%20%5BFORCE%20OF%20NATURE%20-%20Nujabes%20-%20fat%20jon%5D.zip.torrent

[its fang]

!! didn't know the 3rd soundtrack came out. thanks kunai

[Quadragon]

I watched one episode of this streamed on one of winamps tv stations and I thought it was pretty damn good. Well, this should be obvious considering it was done by Bebops director. Unfortunatley I have neglected to watch any more of it because well... I don't know why!

Sounds like a task I need to get onto downloading.

[mow]

the anime is made by the same director of Cowboy Bebop so it was a given from the start that it would be really cool. Plus the siundtrack is beautiful. Highly recommended to everyone.

[Dark_Kakashi]

i really like this anime
and i have seen up to epsidoe 17
this is one good series
The fights are good, and the characters are very good
i recommend this series, if anyone likes action and/or comedy and/or drama o_O

[Jiraiya-sama]

One of the best anime's out in my opinion. There are also others that are good too, for example FMA and Naruto.

But Samurai Champloo is much better.

[Orihime]

Ah this anime has got style! :D I love the story and how the producers wok the hip hop-ish music into the show.

[HokageNaruto]

SC is really good, under all aspects, I mean, the characters are really well done, the story seems really cool, the animation is GREAT, and well the ost...it´s just amazing :P

Lime'd for truth. God does this series have great battles or what. I just love the power up, lets kick some butt fights. But these are the best.
Great sword fights. And awesome animation on it. only 15 episodes right now, so what are you waiting for. get it now!

[its fang]

mugen is the pimp. i'm growing my hair out like mugen's. and no i'm not white so it'll look right :P

[SabakuKyuu]

The show is in my top 10 :P

[Phantasmagoria]

^^ it's the anime where....>.>...well it's that..............nevermind ^^;; i can't think how to explain it

anywho
>.> i got this months addition of newtype and it had a article for chaploo
twas about the whole love thing <.<
if mugen will like fuu
will jin like fuu
will fuu like either of them
either way the director said that in order to be a GREAT anime ^^ it would have to have some type of love
>.>...just ...it's questionable @.@

[onemic sensei]

anyone know any sites i can dl it from other than the ones yuffie said

[Phantasmagoria]

depends if you're looking for torrents or direct dls o.O

[kungfuchopstickz]

Friggin awesome im waiting on ep 8 o.O but i have 1-7 and then 9-13....arggggg

[ColdFire]

anyone have a link for episode 13+? i cant find them anywhere.

best part ever is mugen training the beetle....im gonna try it some day

[Phantasmagoria]

XD that was awsome
hmm link to 13 *ponders*
....i can only think of hauntedanime but that involves downloading a plugin
...hmm....op wait...i have it downloaded <.<
uh...dunno where else you can get it though ^^;;...i know where to get 1-7

[Aleana]

baka-updates.com has most recent champloo BT

Yes, this series is incredible...my second fave (only to Naruto of course) the loose, graphic style is really original (and hard to duplicate...bah!) heh

[black cat]

You can get Samurai Champloo episodes from 13 and above from http://www.animeforever.org/index.php?goto=archive.

[onemic sensei]

im mainly looking for torrents but direct dls is fine as long as you dont have to go through all that voting crap

[shiren]

Hey does anyone know how many episodes there are because i have the first 13 and I wanted to know how many there are so i keep up on the look out for them..

and yes this anime rules.

[raphous]

I have to admit, Samurai Champloo is my favorite anime along with CowBoy Bebop. I think I'm just so in love with this guy that made both of them.

It's just that these anime episodes are so full of both a really spicy sense of humor and very nice pictures.

I wish they won't get this anime licensed in France, since I wanna see them all fast !

Hopefully a DVD will come out soon, to buy !

[Sorako]

Samurai Champloo rocks! Thanks for posting the torrent links, I only saw up to ep. 13 at the moment...

[Psychoku]

Licences by Funimation

I'm curious what sub groups will continue it. I think I have 1-7 from Anime One, I hope they finish it. Excellent anime. So amazingly stylish and unorthodox.

[Kage Bunshin]

Didn't samurai champloo end already?

Maybe I am mistaken I loved the first 3 eps (the only ones I saw)... need to get the rest!

[onemic sensei]

does anyone know of a fansite of samurai champloo thats like naruto fan with bittorrent links and information about the sow and stuff like that

[Mugen]

Actually the series was licensed by Geoneon/Pioneer not FUNimation. You can pre-order the first DVD with an artbox and bandana at TRSI (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/SVNVfVFnh1of7lO3S5/browse/item/64342/4/0/0). Im going to be coming out with a Samurai Champloo site soon and will have torrents and more.

[Ero-Simon]

I love Samurai Champloo especially the episode where Mugen and Jin ran in different directions at the cross road I thought that was halarious. Mugen will win the fight eventually.

[Vegenom]

Episode 15 was hilarious.

Mugen was so frickin horny. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/Vegenom/Smilies/lol.gif

[Minus617]

Yea that was a funny ass episode but it also kicked so much ass.

[DeathNote]

Life/Death Experience of Mugen was the best in the series so far.

[onlythestrongest]

Champloo owns all right now, episode 15 really was crazy funny :D

[Psychoku]

Actually the series was licensed by Geoneon/Pioneer not FUNimation. You can pre-order the first DVD with an artbox and bandana at TRSI (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/SVNVfVFnh1of7lO3S5/browse/item/64342/4/0/0). Im going to be coming out with a Samurai Champloo site soon and will have torrents and more.

Heh. You can tell I made my post in the middle of class, geeze, to screw up the distributor like that. I appologize to all. I think what happened was I was reading about Samurai 7 being licensed by Funimation. Oh well. Glad you corrected me, Mugen.

And yeah, I was just getting ready to ask if anyone knows what the bandana is going to look like. Keep in mind, I've only seen up to episode 7, so many it belongs to a character I don't know about.

[Phantasmagoria]

XD 15...good stuff
"HEY LOOK OVER THERE A NAKED WOMAN!"
">.>!"
*KICK*
o.o......

XD good stuff
"little girl have you seen a woman THIIIIS fat!?"

[raphous]

I didn't know Samurai Champloo would be only 26 episodes.

Sad, somehow.

[havoc470]

yeah, short and sweet like bebop :)

[Hajime Saitou]

Yeah this anime is the shiznit, i love its style and direction cant wait for 16.

[Kyubi13]

[I]Thank goodness i found some people who know about samurai champloo,i was the only one who knew about it for a while.

[Flip2k]

Champloo is so damn good and I've been two week without a new episode!!!!

I miss it... it's so great..... prostitutes.....

[HokageNaruto]

It rocks, there needs to be more NOW!!!

[Kaos]

one of the best eps to me wouldnt it be cool if they made a spinoff show with mugen and his one day wifey ?

[Stoic]

SC has one of the best fighting sequences- they actually show 'em fighting and not just two flashes of light darting around. Mugen's hip hop fightin' style- yo!- is original and hilarious juxtoposed to Jin's traditional dojo style of samurai fighting. And the mixing of sounds and rapping and phat graffiti words, it's all there. It's a cool fusion anime with new-age elements in a traditional Japanese settings. Watch it to believe and love it. xD

Kinda wished that the next episode is out sooner though. >:

[Anime_Aries]

Oh man SC is the best! I'm in love with this show! I've only seen episodes 1-10 though, but I still love it. I think the DVD is coming out in January (arg what a long wait, but WELL worth it). This anime totally lives up to it's standards since it was done by the same people who did Bebop and Wolf's Rain (also faves of fine). I'm really curious as to who will be doing the voices. Is it just me or would David Lucas (voice of Spike from Bebop) be the perfect Mugen and Crispin Freeman (voice of Alucard from Hellsing, Tsume from WR, and Balmung from .hack//) as Jin. <----and yes I know that these voice actors have done more then the roles I listed, I was just listing the most well known ones for reference. I think those two would be awesome for those roles though. Ahhh! I can't wait for the DVD!!!

[DJ Maniac]

I can't wait for the DVD as well. on L33tRaws it looked like ep 17 was the end. but I doubt it'll end just yet.

[kane_x]

Champloo is so damn cool. I've watched 10 episodes of it and it totally kicks ass...
Even though I had to play around with codecs and players for ages before I got all the episodes to work properly...

[Kage Bunshin]

I know... I LOVED THE FIRST FEW EPS I SAW!
I neeeeeeed to get the rest!

[sharingan7]

where can i download the anime using bittorrent?? and how many episodes have been release so far?? cause im thinking of watching it

[StukaST1]

ah someone needs to sub 16 and 17!!!

[Jadhu]

Great serie :P :P :P :P :P

[Raikiri]

I really like how the show is going now. I still think the first ten episodes sucked. Episode 11 and beyond is great, though.

[Phantasmagoria]

XD...*tries to figure out what that one was agian*
...eh...so ^^;; what was it about again
*doesn't have her original hard drive so she doesn't have her epis*

[Chibi]

Heh. Just curious if anyone finds the rapping between scenes disturbing? I've only seen the first ep I am on my way to getting more ^^ Overall tho I know I'll get attached.

[IonDragon]

hm havent seen this one.. maybe i should *ponders*

[Code]

Thhis is a great series. Episode 14 was just absolutely great, it reminded me of that Bebop episode with Spike falling out of the Cathedral. I really liked the music playing(well in all episodes really).

[Raikiri]

I hope the subs come out soon for 16 and 17. I want to know why that strange guy was attacking Jin. He seemed to hail from Jin's dojo. Also, I could tell that Fuu was offended that Mugen didn't think she was cute or worthy to hit on. I want to know what Mugen had to say that got her so mad, lol.

XD...*tries to figure out what that one was agian*
...eh...so ^^;; what was it about again
*doesn't have her original hard drive so she doesn't have her epis*

Ep 11 was the one where Jin sorta falls in love with that woman. Ep 11 and Ep 15 are the only ones I've saved so far. They are my faves.

[Dave_Wong]

Anyone know when the fansubs are released usually? They seem to take their sweet time, like with the Samurai 7 series... I've already gotten up to episode 15, and I'm dying to get the next episode... argh, I hate waiting.

[DolbyDigital]

anime-heaven was the fastest group but I think they have delayed because not many people are donating.

[Dave_Wong]

damn, that's gay... there's apparently just two more episodes left! =P someone just end it... geez....

EDIT: 26 episodes actually, but the current broadcaster apparently only is licensed for 17 episodes =P Hope they all find their way online.

[Crimson]

From what I remember that was reported, the series was taken off the air in Japan due to the level of violence/adult themes it has. I believe it is to be re-aired on a Japanese satellite channel, I forget exactly which one. =)

[havoc470]

just like cowboy bebop, heheh

[Kro]

I cAnt wait to see wat happens in 17. I hate it wen an anime leaves me hangin so bad for the next release, and champloo always seems to do it to me.

[narutoIZZAbest]

woah...O_O this series is short. I saw this little preview and I was hooked!!This show is soo cool!!!^^

[seiryokux]

Champloo rox............. :D

[Princess Ari]

I've been watching this at the anime soc i go to, and it is brilliant. The characters of Mugen, Jin and Fuu are great, they work really well together. Its just so faboo^^

[Crimson]

According to the official Japanese Samurai Champloo website, the "second season" (episodes 18-26) will air on the BS Fuji satellite TV network Saturdays from 10:30 to 11 AM beginning January 22, 2005. Each episode will get a repeat broadcast on Friday nights from 1:30 to 2:00 AM beginning January 28th.

Just thought people would like to know the specifics, :)

[Trov]

In eNerGy this past Sunday. They showed Many animes that will be heading to US or are already here. One of them was SC. Funny enough. They showed the Dub. I couldn't get the VA for the dub. But I can tell ya that Mugen is played by the same person who did Spike in Cowboy Bebop. Fuu's VA fits well. Jin's isn't really that good, but it will grow of you.

[gaara_rocks]

is that a dog? (at your avatar) it's cuteeeee ! kawaii(did i spell it right??) :)

[otakufan]

I think it's a cat...

And yes, you spelled "kawaii" correctly.

P.S. Good to know that the voices are alright...

[gaara_rocks]

are you sure it was a cat... *looking at the avatar again*.. awww so cute..and i still havent know what it is.. *looked again*...

hhehe..i spell it correctly yey ~ (never learnt japaness,naruto teach me :P)

[Trov]

I say it's a dog. Others say it's a cat.... Honestly I don't know...

[angieness]

It's a kitten, I've seen pictures of kittens like that

[Tabashiou Sasageiou]

thanks for the info!
I was waiting to burn them on a data dvd but waiting for more than 2 months isn't worth keeping them on my HDD so I'll burn then anyway....

[Chillin]

I just bought and watched the first four episodes of the official US release today. I have to say I enjoy the english dub

[Aidire]

I just bought and watched the first four episodes of the official US release today. I have to say I enjoy the english dub

Did you get it from a store? Because it's not supposed to be out until the 11th, which I already preordered the boxset (vol. 1 + bandana) anyway...but I keep hearing all these people say they have it already :confused

[Chillin]

Yeah I went to the store, and surprisingly I saw it. I asked the guy did it break the street date and he told me that in fact it did and it came out last Thursday. I really like the bandanna, I would have liked it red, but oh well.

[Aidire]

Oh okay. Yeah, I saw the picture of the bandana on http://samuraichamploodvd.com and it's yellow, but I thought it was going to be red (to match with the boxset). But, oh well. Maybe Amazon will ship out my order early. At least, I hope they do :oh

[Starwind Amada]

I KNEW IT! Mugen is voiced by David Lucas. I figured it out when I saw his name listed in the cast list at Anime News Network (it didn't have the characters' names; only the VAs', but Mugen was the only character whom David Lucas' voice seemed to fit).

[angieness]

You guys should all pick up the first DVD that comes with the box! The box is absolutely gorgeous! And it comes with an awesome bandana! At Suncoast we only got 2 copies of the box and they were both unavailable to the public since both got reserved. (one from some random person and I did the other one) So yep it's obvious we already sold out of the one with the box and it's likely we won't be getting any more in much like the Chrono Crusade box. Pick it up while you can!

[R_Lee86]

-David Lucas as Mugen
-Kari Wahlgren as Fuu
-Kirk Thornton as Jin

David Lucas obviously did Spike
Kari Wahlgren was Robin in Witch Hunter Robin and Haruko in FLCL
Kirk Thornton was Saitou in Rurouni Kenshin

I personally think this is a great cast. I wouldve picked Lex Lang for Mugen, but thats me.

[Aidire]

From Adult Swim's recent Questions & Answers they held tonight, one of the questions was:

Does Adult Swim have any desire to gain the rights to Samurai Champloo?

And their answer was:

Yes! So I guess now is a good time to announce two new acquisitions for 2005. We've picked up Samurai Champloo and Paranoia Agent, and they'll both start this Summer.

This is good news for people who may have heard of SC, but don't want to buy the DVD incase they're afraid they won't like it. My friend is especially glad, because I've told her about SC and she seems really interested.

And yes, this is Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Although I'm pretty sure there isn't another one out there.

[crabman]

Meh, i watched Samurai champloo, it wasn't that great. The first episode was really good, but the 2nd completely ruined it for me. Big ugly dude who has psychological problems? Has been done way to many times.

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

What Adult Swim are you guys talking about? Cartoon Networks'?

[crabman]

Um.... thts the only one.........

BTW did you make that signature yourself? If so what program do you use to rip avi's into gif's?

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

You sure Samurai Champloo is airing on Cartoon Network? I don't believe it. Yer signature and avatar are from Samurai Champloo right?

Yep! They are my GIFs. I made them personally, as you can see my nick is written on it. I used Unlead GIF Animator. =D

[Aidire]

You sure Samurai Champloo is airing on Cartoon Network? I don't believe it. Yer signature and avatar are from Samurai Champloo right?

The official people at Adult Swim who were answering the questions confirmed it. It's not hard to believe though, seeing as how Cowboy Bebop was a big hit there and this is from the same director.

And yes, my avatar is from SC.

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

Is this Adult Swim from Cartoon Network?

[Aidire]

Yes. I'm pretty sure that's the only out there :oh

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

Really? Why don't I see Samurai Champloo advertisments on Cartoon Network? I don't think it's Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. =D

[angieness]

Woot! Samurai Champloo AND Paranoia Agent! If you haven't seen Paranoia Agent yet you're in for a treat ^^

[Aidire]

Really? Why don't I see Samurai Champloo advertisments on Cartoon Network? I don't think it's Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. =D

They just got it. Like I said in the first post, they were answering questions from viewers. And, the news so far is only on the boards at the website.

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

Hmm... okay let me check later. =D

[¤Naruto-Kun¤]

personally i love champloo, im currently waiting for them to start releasing new eps some where in Febuary

[~RAGING BONER~]

I can't wait to see the Beetle...

[ChakraMoldedGuy]

What beetle?

[Violence Fight]

that beetle that Mugen was training right? That beetle was uber tough..

this is good news, as me, with my love of hip hop and samurais now has something to watch aside from samurai jack(hey, don't get me wrong, I like SJ too). When I first watched this show, I fell in love from episode one, two was alright, but the rest got better and better.
the new eps start the 25th if I recall(can someone verify?) and I can't wait.

My only question is this. The director(Wanatabe?), always seems to do a show with a music influence. Cowboy Bebop was jazz. Champloo is Hip Hop. So do you think his next show will be music based aswell?

Edit: Crabman, Your Jam Sig is the bomb diggity dizzle nizzle. word. ;p

[Red Viking]

Samurai Champloo on Adult Swim? Sweet.

[Dimezanime19]

you must be stupid if you thought samurai champloo sucked. don't judge it by the first 10 episodes. after episode 13, things started picking up. i can't wait for the second part [18-24] to start. im surprised that there was a dubbed of this on dvd. can't wait to see it on adultswim. i hope they sound good.:D

[ein^kasten^bier]

written by angieness:

Woot! Samurai Champloo AND Paranoia Agent! If you haven't seen Paranoia Agent yet you're in for a treat ^^

i´ve watched it - now wheres the promised treat?

[mrberns]

shinichiro watanabe can do absolutelly no wrong in my book, if i didn't have the dvds I would definitelly get cable. Love it.

[striderxl]

holy crap. hell yeah. samurai champloo reminds me of rurouni kenshin :)

[I ARE 1031]

This is great news. I still didn't see the dub but I will wait until it's on [adult swim] for that. Oh yeah and after I see the rest of the episodes fansubbed. All I heard is that they were good VA's and that it was better than most.

[Aidire]

This is great news. I still didn't see the dub but I will wait until it's on [adult swim] for that. Oh yeah and after I see the rest of the episodes fansubbed. All I heard is that they were good VA's and that it was better than most.

The dub is definitely one of the better ones out there. I was really attached to the Japanese voice actors (just like with Naruto), but the english voice actors they picked haven't done me wrong. I can't wait to see the later episodes dubbed, especially 11 + 12.

[UltimateKage]

even if they do it's still gona be dubbed and i only saw the 1st ep and it was awsome. i like mugen who do you guys like?

[Malice]

Well I have to say that the first DVD rocks my socks. And OtakuFan...Who is that UBER hot chick in your sig?!

[Hajime Saitou]

wooo go Kirk Thornton =]

[yukigen]

Cool two more animes on adult swim. ^_^

[Starwind Amada]

im surprised that there was a dubbed of this on dvd. can't wait to see it on adultswim. i hope they sound good.:D

Why wouldn't there be a dub? It's in the US, isn't it? That means a dub is required. Duh.

Also, the dub sounds great; it's done by the same people who did Bebop (Animaze). Steve Blum (Spike) plays Mugen, and you'll hear Beau Billingslea (Jet), Wendee Lee (Faye), and many other familiar voices in the dub.

[Dimezanime19]

Why wouldn't there be a dub? It's in the US, isn't it? That means a dub is required. Duh.

Also, the dub sounds great; it's done by the same people who did Bebop (Animaze). Steve Blum (Spike) plays Mugen, and you'll hear Beau Billingslea (Jet), Wendee Lee (Faye), and many other familiar voices in the dub.

Heh. I know that. That statement meant something else that I have forgotten at this moment. I'm not retarded, I know that.:D

[itachi_kage]

has anyone seen the dubbed version on dvd yet? i've only seen the first 5 eps in japanese, awesome series. i didnt even know the series was licensed until i walked into bestbuy and saw it sitting there, i spent 25$ :( oh well. it was worth it, they did a very good job with the voice actors, there's still a lot of blood, i didn't see anything they changed.

[IronFist Alchemist]

They usually leave all that stuff in on the DVDs.

I've yet to hear the dub.I heard Jin's voice didn't fit him?

[Blue]

I haven't seen any of the Japanese episodes, and I thought that the dub was one of the most excellent I've ever heard.

Jin's voice fit him just fine, in my opinion. Intelligent, calm and cool. But again, I never heard the Japanese, so I've formed no prejudices.

[itachi_kage]

i think jin's voice fits him perfect but i don't like the fact that when jin said his name it made it sound like gene. obviously jin and gene sound the same but they still could have attempted to make it sound more like jin.

[Violence Fight]

i think jin's voice fits him perfect but i don't like the fact that when jin said his name it made it sound like gene. obviously jin and gene sound the same but they still could have attempted to make it sound more like jin.


Jin sounds like the same guy that did Hiei's voice in YYH's dub. Him or Kurama seiyuu..they both fit(regardless of who it is), the calm and collected Jin. Mugen's voice...to no surprise..is the guy who did spike from Cowboy Bebop.

A couple of his lines sound alittle forced(since..his voice doesn't strike me as one that would be spitting hip-hop-ish terms like "Wassup")..but over all its a very good dub. I'm just waiting to see how they handle the rest of the series..

"I'LL TAKE ALL YOU BITCHES ON!"

[Minus617]

Yea I have a copy of the original dvd and i must say that the dub is very well done. Also i agree that when Jin said his name it sounded wierd but watever. Good dub non the less.

[itachi_kage]

i hope naruto is handled the same way as samurai champloo. it'd be nice to hear an english voice saying kage bunshin instead of "clone technique"

[Aidire]

The dub for SC is one of the best I've ever heard. Of course, I still love the Japanese voice actors better, but that's because I heard them for 17 episodes (21 now). Also, it had already been licensed by Geneon a year before it even went out in Japan.

Now I want to watch the dub, but it's too late. I'll get to it this weekend.

[havoc470]

i dont like the dubbing much, jin and fuu sound like themselves but imo mugen doesnt sound at all like his character, its better than most other anime dubbings of course, and i always prefer the original voices

[Starwind Amada]

Jin sounds like the same guy that did Hiei's voice in YYH's dub. Him or Kurama seiyuu..they both fit(regardless of who it is), the calm and collected Jin. Mugen's voice...to no surprise..is the guy who did spike from Cowboy Bebop.

A couple of his lines sound alittle forced(since..his voice doesn't strike me as one that would be spitting hip-hop-ish terms like "Wassup")..but over all its a very good dub. I'm just waiting to see how they handle the rest of the series..

"I'LL TAKE ALL YOU BITCHES ON!"

The guy who plays Jin (Kirk Thornton) did not play Hiei. YYH was dubbed in Texas and SC was done in California.

[Starwind Amada]

I didn't say you were retarded.

[NejiHinata]

Why wouldn't there be a dub? It's in the US, isn't it? That means a dub is required. Duh.

Also, the dub sounds great; it's done by the same people who did Bebop (Animaze). Steve Blum (Spike) plays Mugen, and you'll hear Beau Billingslea (Jet), Wendee Lee (Faye), and many other familiar voices in the dub.


Actually, just because it is released in the US does not mean that there will be a dub. Sure, a series like this almost guarantees it but there are some anime movies by big name studios that do not release dubs with their releases. So, just because it is released here in the US does not mean it requires a dub.

Also, I'm saddened to learn about who's dubbing this. Sure, they're good and all...but I'm getting tired of hearing them. I mean, REALLY tired of hearing them. Oh well. I'll still watch it to see what all the fuss was about, but if I buy the DVDs I'll probably only watch it subbed. At least until I get less annoyed with hearing Steve Blum and Wendee Lee.

[Le Male]

In my country, this anime will be show after the end of Full Metal Alchemist.

[Mu Dada]

awesome, im glad adult swim is doing it =P

[P-Nut]

personally i love champloo, im currently waiting for them to start releasing new eps some where in Febuary
release new episodes?

[P-Nut]

ive just seen all episodes and I liked it :o allot :D

[Starwind Amada]

(sigh) another one who can't use the edit button.

[lucky]

Thread on SAmurai Champloo. Discuss what you liked about it, what you hated, etc, but REMEMBer to put spoiler tags for the latter episodes.



Samurai Champloo was ok. Animation, characters and concept was AWESOME, but the plot (the backbone of any animated story) kinda sucked. I was disappointed at the ending too.

First off the story's plot was SOOOO bland... throughout the entire anime it was just the three looking for that sunflower samurai with each episode or two being just totally random sidestories. It doesn't build up tension and the storyline wasn't intricate enough.




Frankly speaking, they could have gotten rid of half the episodes and you still wouldn't be lost by the time you finish episode 26.




Ending SPoilers:


There were holes in the plot that should've been covered IMO. Like what's the point of Sara (blind chick) saying how no one has loved Mugen before if that wasn't really resolved at the end.


And like how Fuu "chose" Mugen over Jin but after she 'chose' him.... nothing happened. By nothing i mean it was like,

"i'll make up my mind and choose you, you breakdancing samurai. Ok bye lets split up."



But if the manga is still going on then i understnad then it's all good.

[Violence Fight]

Thread on SAmurai Champloo. Discuss what you liked about it, what you hated, etc, but REMEMBer to put spoiler tags for the latter episodes.



Samurai Champloo was ok. Animation, characters and concept was AWESOME, but the plot (the backbone of any animated story) kinda sucked. I was disappointed at the ending too.

First off the story's plot was SOOOO bland... throughout the entire anime it was just the three looking for that sunflower samurai with each episode or two being just totally random sidestories. It doesn't build up tension and the storyline wasn't intricate enough.




Frankly speaking, they could have gotten rid of half the episodes and you still wouldn't be lost by the time you finish episode 26.




Ending SPoilers:


There were holes in the plot that should've been covered IMO. Like what's the point of Sara (blind chick) saying how no one has loved Mugen before if that wasn't really resolved at the end.


And like how Fuu "chose" Mugen over Jin but after she 'chose' him.... nothing happened. By nothing i mean it was like,

"i'll make up my mind and choose you, you breakdancing samurai. Ok bye lets split up."



But if the manga is still going on then i understnad then it's all good.


You must have not understood a couple of sequences you have up there. Especially when fuu chose mugen over jin when they met sara. She chose mugen, hoping jin would refuse and travel with her..its explained in the next scene.

Second, you must have also never have seen cowboy bebop. Watanabe sets up his animes the same way. takes about 3-4 cast members, and has them do crazy adventures from time to time involving a HUGE amount of smaller, non-plot related characters. Yeah, they could've skipped alot of the episodes and arrived at the same point, but the anime was more of showing character developement through weird situations(if that makes sense). Its part of the reason you grow to love mugen/fuu/jin by the end of the series.


And third. Ninja Baseball Episode=OWNAGE.

[Literally Exaggerated]

I think you may have missed the point. This wasn't an anime about plot. Look for big climactic plot driven moments, crazy twists, or overreaching plot arcs with clear resolution, and you'll be disappointed.

In that sense, it is the anti-Naruto. Naruto is all about big villains and overreaching stories and whatnot. Characters are simple, what matters is the story. This was about the growth, development and exploration of 3 characters. Every emotionally powerful moment in the series was driven by character, and everything that mattered in it was related to the characters, their pasts, and their relationships.

And personally, I loved it, and think it is easily one of the greatest anime series of all time.

[bmac1632]

^agree i think the lack of a huge plot annoyed me in the beginning but by the end i wanted them to never find the sunflower smelling samurai so their journey would never end and i could continue to watch Mugen forever

and YES!! NINJA BASEBALL IS SIMPLY THE FUNNIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

[Zelistor]

1 thing that sorta bugs me is how at the end, ppl talk bout how mugens and jins bond is so close but really, they didnt fight together (as in the same enemy) that much

[bmac1632]

if you look back at the Sara episode..Jin agreed to travel with Sara alone to protect Mugen and Fuu because he had a feeling that she had an ulterior motive...when they were both recooperating from their injuries after getting whooped on by Sara, Mugen asked Jin if he only agreed to leave because he knew Sara was a bad person and Jin acknowledged it as so

[Ichigo_101]

Hey who killed Sara anyways?? and who is that guy in the pigs face?

[Minus617]

Mugen killed Sara but only because she allowed him to.

Also besides the Baseball episode which was hott, I also like the grafitii episode just because it was so random. I mean grafiti was created in New York City in the 80s and diffenetly not in Japan. In the episode though the grafitii looked awsome.

[kastion]

Anyone know the release date for the third dvd dubbed (episodes 09-12)? If you check out http://www.samuraichamploodvd.com it doesn't even list DVD 02, which has already been released. Geneon really needs to update their website, but then I guess they're too busy dubbing the series. :P I haven't seen the series subbed yet (I'm actually downloading it all right now..2gigs to go) my first exposure to it was in english, I'm curious to hear the japanese voices.

{edit}

Answered my own question by going to http://www.geneonanimation.com/
Street Date: May 31, 2005

[kakashie-sensei]

i just watched up to episode 10 and
untill now the coolest ep is 6, cause they speak my language.
it was very suprising and very hilarious. so i think this anime is just great

[Beatnik]

It was a great series, though I also shared the frustation of many at the series not having a strong series-wide story. Champloo didnt have so much a storyline as it had a vague incentive; a plot device for the three characters to stick together. It seems the series was never about the sunflower samurai hunt, just merely about three characters getting by in a re-imagined hip hop style samurai era, but a little more series-wide narrative (or a second season) wouldnt have hurt it at all.

The soundtracks are my favourite thing about this anime really, they take the true spirit of hip hop and infused it with anime perfectly, the people involved with the soundtracks are amazing. Nujabes's album Metaphorical Music is an instant classic with so many beautiful tunes in it, Fat Jon's instrumental hip hop albums are also keepers, and his hip hop group the Five Deez are also one of the best hip hop groups around at the moment.

Also: The sword fights in this anime were the best animated I've ever seen, nothing less from the Watanabe crew, also responsible for the best hand combat in anime (Bebop movie).

[Lunasakuramoon]

YAY! I've also heard that Samurai Champloo is goin to [Adult Swim]! how? from the commercial i just saw tonight! weeee! I'm happy cuz i couldnt find any of the dvds. soooo now i can just record it on tv! w00t!
all hail the VCR!

[NeoDreamer]

yeah, u could hear the voices and it didn't sound bad . i think they are keeping the intro music which is a sweet rhyme "Some days, some nights" hehe

[monk3]

oh ya i saw a commercial for it. it looks pretty good.

[ridemylightningx]

I'm looking forwared to Samurai Champloo. Along with Paranoia Agent and S-Cry-Ed.

[kungpaopnda]

i duno if its just me or what, but whenever CN gets it's hands on good anime it ruins the series for me. the day is coming. they will have naruto and then we will see hundreds ... no thousands of elementary school kids in the US running around with forehead protectors shouting kage bunshin no jutsu

[Vegeta]

i duno if its just me or what, but whenever CN gets it's hands on good anime it ruins the series for me. the day is coming. they will have naruto and then we will see hundreds ... no thousands of elementary school kids in the US running around with forehead protectors shouting kage bunshin no jutsu

I wish, they'll be shouting "ART OF THE DOPPLEGANGER!!!"

[Cao Ren]

i duno if its just me or what, but whenever CN gets it's hands on good anime it ruins the series for me. the day is coming. they will have naruto and then we will see hundreds ... no thousands of elementary school kids in the US running around with forehead protectors shouting kage bunshin no jutsu

Its on Adult Swim. They are keeping it all unedited, becasue its on late*thank you AdultSwim* also I am the only one in my school to see the whole show or even heard of it thats how bad some of my friends are when they say they know all of every anime.

[korican04]

It was pretty good. It was all the same actionwise and bloodwise. Mugen's voice isn't as crazy but jin's fits him. The dialog is still the same with some english sayings like "those badasses" and whatnot. It was a decent dub.

[AndroidKing]

It was pretty good. It was all the same actionwise and bloodwise. Mugen's voice isn't as crazy but jin's fits him. The dialog is still the same with some english sayings like "those badasses" and whatnot. It was a decent dub.
i just watched it for the first time. anyone wana confirm this? cause i might just watch the dub if there is nothing wrong with it.

[IronFist Alchemist]

I'm not feelin Mugen's voice, Jin and...damn forgot her name! thier voices are good, twas a very good dub overall, original music and all.

[korican04]

I'm not feelin Mugen's voice, Jin and...damn forgot her name! thier voices are good, twas a very good dub overall, original music and all.
yeah mugen's voice was great in the japanese, the english one didn't catch the crazyness of mugen being a crazy mofo. Fuu is the name.
everything else was great imo.

[TheVileOne]

I thought Steven Blum's Mugen was awesome. He seemed totally badass and cool to me. Blum's Mugen strikes me as a more impulsive and ludicrous Spike. Spike's more laid back and a tad lazier.

"Enough of this one on one crap, I'll take all you bitches on!"

[CrYsYs]

^ I agree i liked steven blum doin mugens voice also

[monk3]

i saw it last night. its pretty cool. dubbing wise though i'd have to decide if i saw the subbed versions

[Beatnik]

What days is this on Adult Swim? I've already seen the series, but my girlfriend lives in the states, I want to give her a heads up. The official site has a section on Champloo but doesnt say when its on!

[Negative-Ion]

It was good, i liked all their voice but its kida weird to us now because we are used to the japanese voices. They left the blood and the bithcing on, that was great lol i was expecting them to edit out the bitch this and that, but they left it as it was, which is really cool. Its a great show, i got all 26 episodes so far but im waiting for the continuation. Samurai champloo definetly one of the best anime shows out there, i suggest you watch it.

[Negative-Ion]

What days is this on Adult Swim? I've already seen the series, but my girlfriend lives in the states, I want to give her a heads up. The official site has a section on Champloo but doesnt say when its on!


it was on yesterday, saturday 11:30 at night.

[Kyuubi_Xx]

They did a decent job with the dub. The voices fit, they left the blood, they didn't change the music... an all-around good job. :amuse Good thing, too - Samurai Champloo is too good of a series to waste.

[SASUNARU<3]

Wow great DUB!! im impressed. Blum's voice is great for Mugen and the guy who did Saito's voice in Rurouni Kenshin was perfect for Jin.

[Code]

Yeah the job was good. Just needed to have mugen's boss maybe a bit deeper less raspy. Fuu's voice was suprisingly good IMO.

[TenshiOni]

I liked the dub alot. Fuu and Jin were really good, IMO. Of course with Mugen, like everyone has said, his original Jap VA was perfect for the character. But I think Blum did a real good job with the character.

Fuu - "Think you threw it a lil' too high?"
Jin - "He doesn't know the meaning of restraint."
Mugen - "Kiss my ass."

:rofl

[silverwings]

I liked the dub alot. Fuu and Jin were really good, IMO. Of course with Mugen, like everyone has said, his original Jap VA was perfect for the character. But I think Blum did a real good job with the character.

Fuu - "Think you through it a lil' too high?"
Jin - "He doesn't know the meaning of restraint."
Mugen - "Kiss my ass."

:rofl

Yeah, that line cracked me up.

I've only seen one episode of the Sub so far, but Mugen was VA'd by the same guy who did Zoro in One Piece, right?

I just couldn't seperate the voice from the character, so I kept expecting Mugen to pull out 2 more swords. :P

So I really liked the rougher Spike voice for Mugen. Since (so far) he seems like Spike with a lot more attitude. :laugh

[Cao Ren]

I liked the dub alot. Fuu and Jin were really good, IMO. Of course with Mugen, like everyone has said, his original Jap VA was perfect for the character. But I think Blum did a real good job with the character.

Fuu - "Think you through it a lil' too high?"
Jin - "He doesn't know the meaning of restraint."
Mugen - "Kiss my ass."

:rofl

I loved that, the beginning with the ghetto guy walking down the street and when Mugen was breaking the governers son fingers, "1...2...3....4,6 ,7, 8, 9, 10" < That was on the dvd but not on teh AdultSwim version, just realized that now.

[TenshiOni]

Yeah, that line cracked me up.

I've only seen one episode of the Sub so far, but Mugen was VA'd by the same guy who did Zoro in One Piece, right?

I just couldn't seperate the voice from the character, so I kept expecting Mugen to pull out 2 more swords. :P

So I really liked the rougher Spike voice for Mugen. Since (so far) he seems like Spike with a lot more attitude. :laugh

Nope. I'm almost positive Zoro's english VA is not Blum. You can check at www.animenewsnetwork.com though :nod:

[Code]

Nope. I'm almost positive Zoro's english VA is not Blum. You can check at www.animenewsnetwork.com though :nod:
I think he mean the sub. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=551

But Zoro's dub voice did do another swordsman(Gutts from Berserk and some Smaurai Deeper Kyo person). But no not Mugen.

[Hyuuga-YoungIsh]

I think it was ok but they kept the blood but it seems as if they decreased the amount of blood and they changed jin name to jean and steve blum does the voice of mugen but what do you guys think about it?

[Bass]

They didn't change his name, that's just how they pronounced it.

I thought it was awesome. Even though I haven't seen the original, it was good.


I don't think they edited anything but when Jin said 's**t' it was...scratched out.


But I liked it.

[Blue]

Hint: Buy the DVDs! They're awesome!

And "Jean" is about as close as you can get to the proper pronunciation of Jin in English.

[Hyuuga-YoungIsh]

o i didnt know that so Jin is pronounced Jean

[silverwings]

I think he mean the sub. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=551

But Zoro's dub voice did do another swordsman(Gutts from Berserk and some Smaurai Deeper Kyo person). But no not Mugen.


Yep, this girl meant the Sub VA for Mugen was Zoro. I know Blum wasn't the dub Zoro. Nobody in *that* dub cast is that good. :P

[Negative-Ion]

I loved that, the beginning with the ghetto guy walking down the street and when Mugen was breaking the governers son fingers, "1...2...3....4,6 ,7, 8, 9, 10" < That was on the dvd but not on teh AdultSwim version, just realized that now.

Actually it was there, they didnt edit anything out, as far as scenes is concerned.

[Meijin]

It was orsum! I loved the scratching out of shit, they should do that more often XD The OST = orsum . Mugen's voice doesn't sound badass enough =\

[Kayra de Mashi]

Yay! I got my mom liking Samurai Champloo. I made her watch it with me tonight =D
She likes Mugen over Jin XD But I beg to differ :p

[BakaKage]

I'm watching it right now on adult swim...:)

[shinobda]

My friend told me it was... cheesy. Translation wasn't horrible but it also wasn't the greatest either. Aleast it isn't as horrible as FMA.

[Fire101]

I liked it. As far as I could tell they didnt cut anything out, and the voices fit nicely too.

[Negative-Ion]

You should watch the subbed version, you will see how CRAZY Mugen is! He is insane, i think Steven Blum will get to figure out as times goes by how to make Mugen sound like he should.

[kungfuchopstickz]

Yeah it wasn't bad, but it wasnt great. BTW next time try to spell "samurai" correctly WTF it's only the fucking title of the series.

[TenshiOni]

It was incredible. Episode 3 tonight! Hurrah! :wOOt

[Substance]

since ive seen all the 26 eps the voice acting on the dub, just doesnt cut it for me

[Negative-Ion]

since ive seen all the 26 eps the voice acting on the dub, just doesnt cut it for me

Same here, but i just watch it on while im trying to sleep lol.

[Xyphere]

I think the dub was done pretty damn well. SC just ended in Japan not too long ago, no?

[Shinobu]

I actually like the dubbed version too.They're very good voice actors.I recongnize the voice of Mugen from the guy who voice Spike from Cowboy Bebop.I wish more animes were like this. :smile-big

[totr0X]

So Shinichirô Watanabe did it again. He showed us how professionals make(or direct) anime series.

now that its over, do you guys think there is gonna be a movie? Cowboy bebop had a movie and both was also directer by Shinichirô Watanabe.
If you have any links, post em here :cool

and if there is already one of this kind of threads then....my bad ^_^;;

[CelestialBallad]

i just started watching both of them and i think IMO that they hold promise. samurai champloo to me seems different and fresh from other animes, as well as paranoia agent. i'm looking forward to seeing how it goes along

[KillerFan]

it would be cool! i would watch it. hopefully better than the cowboy bebop movie for cowboy bebop.

[narutorulez]

it would be great with a samurai champloo movie but i have to finish watching it first.only seen to episode 18 or something like that

[Detri]

I thought Samurai Champloo was on par with Cowboy Bebop, absolutely loved it. Would kill for a movie / another season, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Low-fi Boy]

Damn, this thread got me excited. I thought someone woud've posted if there was an ACTUAL movie being made. That'd rock so much

[Shadow]

There will be no movie. The series ended already. The Cowboy Bebop Movie was made before the series ended so............

[jkingler]

Bebop rocked. Bebop movie rocked. Champloo rocked. Call me if they make a Champloo movie--it will also rock :cool

[ReMiXau]

i jsut watched ep 26 last night, and man am i sad the journey is over :(

i'd love a movie, one last adventure with jin,fuu and mugen would be so awesome.

[DEATwisher]

Jin and mugan are still alive... I personally don't see a reason not to continue this anime.

[mow]

I really hope they dont continue it just for the sake of continuing it

*recalls DBGT*

*shudders*

[sunshine and gasoline]

Yeah but this anime still has some great stories to tell, the reletationships between the three of them, Jin's dojo, Mugen's familys past and why he was on that prison island, Shogun should still be after them.

From what I've heard this show was cancelled becasu of lack of popularity in Japan not because the story was finished,

I actually hope that they will make a third season.

[totr0X]

cowboy bebop anime series was made in 1998 and the movie was made in 2001 so a think its still possible for us to see the Samurai Champloo The Movie

[animefeen]

I love the growth of jin mugen and fuu through the series and the final fights in the end was something speical but I wont state what i really wanted to say because I dont want to ruin it for anyone...

[Franckie]

Yah, a movie would be awesome. I hope they'll continue samurai champloo.

[۩ReYmДN-dono۩]

ye maybe they'll make a movie

[Gutsu]

If they do (which I doubt) how bout adding a story this time.

[Beatnik]

Uh, dont you mean 2nd season?

[Fongie]

Uh, dont you mean 2nd season?

After like 17 episodes there was a small break then the "2nd" season started. I've heard it was because they changed company or something like that. So eps 18-26 are actually 2nd season episode 1-8 :amuse

Kind of confusing since the subbers or kept calling them 18-26, even if I think that was the right thing to do. :)

[yo586]

japanese media has really bad taste if this was not a popular show. its a shame if it was canceled for that reason. However, I thought the ending was spectacular and I wouldn't be too upset just revisiting the episodes we have

[lekki]

But what the hell would it be about?
They covered all the bases almost perfectly in the series.
Would it be a random story or a continuation?
Which would you want more anyway?

[R_Lee86]

It would be funny as hell to see them all meet up again. But I have no idea what the plot would be.

[Hakkeshou]

I would love to see champloo continue but I don't know where they would take the series, more antics and crazy things on the way to where?

[pnoypridz]

for a second this thread made me happy then boom thier wasnt really a sc movie


damm u >.>

[Muk]

i would like to see a movie too. hmm well they didn't really end the series, i mean mugen still has to marry that ninja/kunoichi woman... and well the other i duno :D

but post in here if u know if a movie is coming out ;D

[SDF1]

It's pretty. The "plot" is leaving me a bit cold though. Still, it has its moments.

"sometimes two male fireflies try to attract each other."

Jin: "...time to go."

[Onmyou God]

Really, Samurai Champloo used to be a pirater's cult item, until Anime Insider did a fat article on it. Then it became a specialty of a DVD buyer like me, who damns all of you bittorent bastards to the depths of hell. Now, it's just given to all the 11-year old kids who think it's another Rurouni Kenshin. And EVERYBODY will talk about it. And there will be FanFiction, and fansites and all that crap. Everyone will love Jin and hate Mugen for having facial hair and trying to get laid.

Potential 12 year old kid AIM convo:

Battousai45X: ZOMG, Mugen's such a freakin' perv!

aOsHi8594320: Yeah, he's sooooo ugly.

Battousai45X: Why the hell is he in the show?

End conversation

They're going to kill all the violence for the little kids that they ALL know will be watching. Bebop wasn't really a hit with the younger generation because of the rather complex nature of the show. However, that same complexity will be ignored in SC because it looks like Rurouni Kenshin.

Maybe I'm being greedy, but I think Cartoon Network has actually done a disservice to the community by expecting us to watch this dubbed and edited crap.

P.S. The DVDs rock ass!!!!

[kastion]

http://store1.yimg.com/I/animenation_1852_41973136
Release Date: 07.26.2005

Dubbed by http://www.samuraichamploodvd.com/images/geneon.gif

Samurai Champloo Official Geneon Website (http://www.samuraichamploodvd.com/)

Unfortunately their website doesn't have DVD 02 listed as released or any info on it, only the first one is listed. I've picked up the first 3 and I plan to pick up the next one next month, between following this series and Gantz as they release the dubs my pockets are getting pretty empty. :sad
Anyone else collecting this series on DVD?

[Katara]

I really hope they dont continue it just for the sake of continuing itI agree. I just finished it and although it seems abrupt, I kinda like how it leaves us hanging. Not every show has to have the good guys end in a big flashy death or in cases like these, they don't have to be so conclusive where we know exactly where everyone ends up. They've wrapped up the battles they were entangled in when they were together and now they don't really have anything to do with each other anymore. Sure, they've become companions for each other and their presence has changed probably each of them, but the wanderer/loner is still a very strong part of each of them, and to stray from that and bring them together for no reason might be a little out of character. If perhaps they hadn't split ways at the end, or if Fuu had asked them in the beginning to simply be her bodyguards (indefinitely :X), a sequel could be in order, because there'd be a reason to continue with their journey and what happens to them.
Yeah but this anime still has some great stories to tell, the reletationships between the three of them, Jin's dojo, Mugen's familys past and why he was on that prison island, Shogun should still be after them.

From what I've heard this show was cancelled becasu of lack of popularity in Japan not because the story was finished,

I actually hope that they will make a third season.True, there could be many stories to continue with but some things are just better left unsaid. We don't need to know every single little detail of their past especially in a story like this. For this kind of tale, the past doesn't really matter. If you've ever watched "Lost," you'll know what I'm talking about. It shaped the way you grew up and who you are now, it'll come back to haunt you, attack you, but it doesn't play that big a role when the story focuses on the developing friendship between three strangers. Besides, they pretty much covered the parts of their pasts that were pertinent to the story.

But you bring up a good point, the shogunate could still be after them--Fuu for being Seizou's daughter, Jin and Mugen for murdering who they have. And if they ever do create a third/second whatever season, I would so watch it. :P But I like how it ended so it's not necessary. I'd prefer to have them stay together but that's life.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

After like 17 episodes there was a small break then the "2nd" season started. I've heard it was because they changed company or something like that. So eps 18-26 are actually 2nd season episode 1-8 :amuse

Kind of confusing since the subbers or kept calling them 18-26, even if I think that was the right thing to do. :)

Actually epiosdes 1-26 are Season 1, the official season 2 is coming out this fall on Adult Swim.

[TheMexicanKingVII]

How many episodes are in Samurai Champloo? I thought there were only 26? So if that is 1 season and there is no episodes being aired in Japan how can there be a second season? It could be a simple misinturpitation on my part.

[COWBOYX]

I've seen all of the cowboy bebop episodes and some of the samurai champloo episodes too. I realy liked bebop's action packed side stories. However, this show realy sticks out towards the end of the series. The last two episodes were simply amazing! So far, I've only seen A few episodes of champloo. After seeing watanabe's work on bebop. I would'nt be surprised if champloo ended with an even beter smash hit ending. I'm A little past mugen and jin's batte with each other. I wonder if they will have another amazing battle with each other later on in the series?

[Shinobu]

Actually epiosdes 1-26 are Season 1, the official season 2 is coming out this fall on Adult Swim.

:blink :jk I hope your right!

I might have a reason to stay up on the weekdays now.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

:blink :jk I hope your right!

I might have a reason to stay up on the weekdays now.

Its right.

[FitzChivalry]

Mugen looks like Spike. It sounds like the same voice for Mugen and Spike. Watanabe must like fuzzy-haired guys who dont give a (SHUT YO MOUTH!)

Anyways, I started watching at episode 5. Somebody summarize the ones before that for me?



Also, anime's seldom have a full-developed love story. Dragon Ball Z was an exception and it looks like Naruto might break the mold with Shikamaru and Temari. But so far, love in animes never get a chance to fully develop.

[Negative-Ion]

Well its just random stories with local people while they try to find the sunflower samurai. The plot thickeness later on though.

[Uchiha_Sasuke_12]

season two?! yesss!!!

[junkbox]

Its right.

there are ONLY 26 eps total, so how can there be a season 2 if season 1 is 26 eps?

[staradderdragoon]

there cant. i do agree the ending was kind of sudden. but i still liked it. they should leave it where it is....at a good standing point

[batz]

wow, so there is a new season coming out, if I read the previous posts well.
I was in a bit of a doubt, because in the anime there was this small clip in the begining of one of the episodes which featured all three of them welcoming us to a new season...anyone noticed that?

[junkbox]

wow, so there is a new season coming out, if I read the previous posts well.
I was in a bit of a doubt, because in the anime there was this small clip in the begining of one of the episodes which featured all three of them welcoming us to a new season...anyone noticed that?

there are only 26 eps to the ENTIRE series so if your talkin about another season after ep 26, its not gonna happen. watanbe shinichiro don't drag his series, which makes us appreciate his work so much more.

[seal_broken]

1-17 first season
18-26 second season They say it on the start of the eps

[Xenophobia]

there is no more season... just like there is no new season for Cowboy Bebop

You can wish for it... but it will never come

[supachunk_lbc]

i'm just gonna say it again..

there's no next season, they determined that before the second half of the episodes came out.

[n8dogg]

Only saw one episode so far, but what I've seen, it's not too bad.

I haven't seen the subtitled version, but I don't think I want to. The english VA's fit the characters very nicely, and as usual, Steve Blum does an excellent job. It makes me even more excited to see him come up as Kakashi later on this year.

I agree it definately has that Cowboy Bebop feel to it. Three people traveling towards some ambiguous goal, just trying to survive day by day. The episode I saw was a side story of Jin and a brothel girl he falls in love with and I felt like I was watching a feudal Japan version of CB... especially with Mugen and his huge hair, lounging around and scheming up ways to make money.

I'll reserve my true opinion as soon as I watch more episodes on Adult Swim. I may pick up a DVD whenever it comes out.

[The 21st Hokage]

I dunno I might start doing so later on.

[FullMetal Armstrong]

I know there is no new season but a new one is always nice to have.

[The 21st Hokage]

Dude they parted ways after watching Kagetoki get owned by Jin.

[FullMetal Armstrong]

I think it's awesome, the AS version is very decent.

[The 21st Hokage]

I saw both versions and I dont mind the AS Version.

[iggyspeedstars]

They got the Spike from cowboy bebop. Hes everywhere now.

[kastion]

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Samurai Champloo Vol 05 (Eps 17-20)
Release Date: 09/27/2005

I've seen 06 listed with a release date of 11/22/2005, but I haven't heard mention of what episodes will be on it. Haven't heard of an 07 anywhere, so not sure if they plan to put the last 6 episodes on vol 06, or 3/3 and release one more volume. Either way it doesn't look like the series will be completed and fully released until the end of the year, maybe a little longer if theres a volume 07.

I will definately be picking 05 up, although I'll probly be kicking my self in the ass when I have all the released DVD's and they decide to make a boxset. :P

[Beatnik]

Random question: There's a Champloo fan site out there with a forum, the forum has a brown-ish background to it. Anyone know the url for it? I kind of lost alot of my bookmarks thanks to a computer-illiterate sister and cant find it via Google amazingly enough. Was a good and informative forum...

Slightly on topic: I want this series on DVD. I want that friggin box but they really meant it this time when they called it 'limited' as its just about impossible to find it online. I'm just going to have to wait until they release a boxset of it I guess...

[Aecen]

I enjoyed Samurai champloo...however was anyone else dissapointed with the final season?...I wasnt as into it, however the last two eps were great, the ones in between didnt seem to have the same style as the first season.

[Vespertine]

Random question: There's a Champloo fan site out there with a forum, the forum has a brown-ish background to it. Anyone know the url for it? I kind of lost alot of my bookmarks thanks to a computer-illiterate sister and cant find it via Google amazingly enough. Was a good and informative forum...

Slightly on topic: I want this series on DVD. I want that friggin box but they really meant it this time when they called it 'limited' as its just about impossible to find it online. I'm just going to have to wait until they release a boxset of it I guess...


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[mow]

You have the 3rd most coolest nick of all time.

[Vespertine]

You have the 3rd most coolest nick of all time.
I wanna know what the 1st and 2nd are.

:notrust

[mow]

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