Samurai Champloo is an Anime title that began broadcasting on Fuji Tv in Japan on May 19, 2004 directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop fame. Fuji TV will cease on episode 17 and continue on BS Fuji Tv. The series, which is set in the Edo period, is not a true historical title, but features action, adventure and some comedy blended with an anachronistic Hip hop soundtrack.
What Shinichiro Watanabe started with Cowboy Bebop he now continues with Samurai Champloo. Again he created a new genre by implementing the Hip hop theme into this title. ]], the Hip hop influence is almost subtle. Some Samurai sport Adidas-like stripe patterns on their kimonos, while one of the main characters, Mugen, incorporates breakdance elements into his fighting style.
The show revolves around three characters, the brash and lanky vagrant, Mugen, the quiet and stoic ronin, Jin, and the beautiful and quick-thinking waitress, Fuu. Fuu helps Mugen and Jin escape from a vengeful daimyo and, in exchange, she persuades the two to help her in her search for a mysterious Samurai who smells like Sunflowers.
The show was licensed for distribution in the United States by Geneon Entertainment nearly a full year prior to the show's airing in Japan. There is also a Manga adaptation of Samurai Champloo that debuted in Shonen Ace in January 2004. - From
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