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Samurai Champloo

サムライチャンプルー

“A waitress hires two feuding swordsmen to find a samurai who smells of sunflowers across a hip-hop-infused alternate Edo Japan.”

26 episodes24 min

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, SamuraiSpring 2004ManglobeR - 17+ (violence & profanity)

8.52 Community score

156 rank1,372,104 viewers41,901 favorites

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Episodes · 26

26/26 aired

EP 01 EP 26

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A waitress hires two feuding swordsmen to find a samurai who smells of sunflowers across a hip-hop-infused alternate Edo Japan.

Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a drink all over one of her customers! With a group of samurai now incessantly harassing her, Fuu desperately calls upon another samurai in the shop, Mugen, who quickly defeats them with his wild fighting technique, utilizing movements reminiscent to that of breakdancing. Unfortunately, Mugen decides to pick a fight with the unwilling ronin Jin, who wields a more precise and traditional style of swordfighting, and the latter proves to be a formidable opponent. The only problem is, they end up destroying the entire shop as well as accidentally killing the local magistrate's son. For their crime, the two samurai are captured and set to be executed. However, they are rescued by Fuu, who hires the duo as her bodyguards. Though she no longer has a place to return to, the former waitress wishes to find a certain samurai who smells of sunflowers and enlists the help of the now exonerated pair to do so. Despite initially disapproving of this idea, the two eventually agree to assist the girl in her quest; thus, the trio embark upon an adventure to find this mysterious warrior—that is, if Fuu can keep Mugen and Jin from killing each other. Set in an alternate Edo Period of Japan, Samurai Champloo follows the journey of these three eccentric individuals in an epic quest full of action, comedy, and dynamic sword fighting, all set to the beat of a unique hip-hop infused soundtrack.

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A self-contained story.

No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Samurai Champloo begins and ends here.

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Production slate

Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0183

A Tv Production · Spring 2004

Manglobe.

in association with Victor Entertainment · Fuji TV

Format
26 × 24′
eps × min
Total runtime
10h 24m
all episodes
Aired
May 2004 – Mar 2005
Spring 2004
Source
Tv
media type
Rated
R
17+ (violence & profanity)
Ref.
BS-0183
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