There are very few anime that I love more than Samurai Champloo. I find every bit of it perfect, from the OST, to the characters; and in my opinion, it's Watanabe's best work. So, to start off the review, I want to talk about the best part about the show.
Easy the best part of Samurai Champloo are its characters. There are three main characters, Jin, Mugen, and Fuu. Jin and Mugen are both samurai, and that's the only similarity between the two. Jin's fighting style is quick and orthodox, whereas Mugen is erratic and unorthodox. Both also have very different personalities, Jin being calm and stoic, Mugen being devious and disobedient. Both characters complete opposite, but both being equally cool and likable. Fuu, is the character that holds Jin and Mugen together to help push the plot. She's bossy and naive, which plays well to her character.
The plot of Samurai Champloo is quite simple; it's about the journey of three characters to find a samurai that smells of sunflowers. Samurai Champloo is all about the journey; who they meet and the stories that come with those strangers. My favorite episode is ep 11. It has all the best parts about Samurai champloo into one episode.
The OST is one of the best in all of anime. It's lo-fi hip hop, which surprisingly works perfectly with the samurai theme. It's slow and calming, and when added to the melancholic atmosphere, you get a tone that you'd only get from Samurai Champloo.
In the end, Samurai Champloo is one of the best anime of all time. Seeing the friendship build up between the characters each episode is so satisfying, and at the end of the show, it's bittersweet. Samurai Champloo is an anime that I'd recommend to someone who doesn't even watch anime, it's that good.
Easy the best part of Samurai Champloo are its characters. There are three main characters, Jin, Mugen, and Fuu. Jin and Mugen are both samurai, and that's the only similarity between the two. Jin's fighting style is quick and orthodox, whereas Mugen is erratic and unorthodox. Both also have very different personalities, Jin being calm and stoic, Mugen being devious and disobedient. Both characters complete opposite, but both being equally cool and likable. Fuu, is the character that holds Jin and Mugen together to help push the plot. She's bossy and naive, which plays well to her character.
The plot of Samurai Champloo is quite simple; it's about the journey of three characters to find a samurai that smells of sunflowers. Samurai Champloo is all about the journey; who they meet and the stories that come with those strangers. My favorite episode is ep 11. It has all the best parts about Samurai champloo into one episode.
The OST is one of the best in all of anime. It's lo-fi hip hop, which surprisingly works perfectly with the samurai theme. It's slow and calming, and when added to the melancholic atmosphere, you get a tone that you'd only get from Samurai Champloo.
In the end, Samurai Champloo is one of the best anime of all time. Seeing the friendship build up between the characters each episode is so satisfying, and at the end of the show, it's bittersweet. Samurai Champloo is an anime that I'd recommend to someone who doesn't even watch anime, it's that good.