Review of Samurai Champloo

This anime is quite straightforward, so this review will be simple and straightforward too. It was directed by Watanabe Shinichiro, who also did Cowboy Bebop so these 2 anime have a similar style in pacing and presentation,and was produced by manglobe which I personally like very much so you can expect quality animation.The anime has hip hop inspired themes mixed with Edo period elements.A pretty interesting mix and outcome 1.Story ~ 7 The story is quite simple.Two warriors help a cute and helpless girl on a quest to find someone from her past.Lots of action and comedy ensues.I gave it a 7 because despite it being a simpleand satisfying story,many times when watching the show I found myself a bit tired of the many filler-like episodes.They were entertaining and fun but they made me feel that the show was going too slow for my taste.

2.Characters ~7

Again straightforward characters.You get what you expect from them at first glance.That's not necessarily bad though.Both warriors are extremely badass and the girl protagonist is entertainlgy clever and comical.I gave the characters a 7 because they are were not developed enough in the course of the anime,when they had potential to do so.

3.Sound ~10

There is nothing much to be said about the sound.It's mainly the work of Nujabes.It's simply amazing and that's coming from someone that dislikes hip hop in general.The sound overall leaves nothing to be wanted and again something more.

4.Art ~9

I believe its animation and art in general is the main focus of this anime.Overall it was excellent with a few minor bad moments like wierd facial expressions (hence the 9).The fighting scenes were some of the best I've ever seen in action anime.The colours were bright but not annoying at all.They were very well used.The hip hop theme adds a very unique flavour to the anime that you won't soon forget.Another key aspect that should be noted is the directing/pacing of the episodes.Each episode was done in a non- linear way.Some episodes were developed backwards and some in a parallell way.Sometimes this can be a disaster but in this case it was not and it developed smoothly in each episode.

Enjoyment ~9

It's clear I liked this anime very much.I have finished it 3 times and I don't regret it.I gave it a 9 because it didn't touch perfection even by my subjective viewpoint, but it did what it promised excellently.

Overall ~ 8

I will finish this review with some very contadicting words that I think fit this case very well.This anime is objectively enjoyable(it can be enjoyed by almost everyone).It's a very ''light'' watch (a few dark moments here and there) and very memorable as well.So..well..just give it a try.You won't regret it.