Review of Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo is an anime that I came across very skeptical since the person who recommended it to me didn't know how to put in words what this series is, and I can't blame him for that actually. Samurai Champloo is a very original concept of samurai shonen that mixes elements of hip-hop culture (is that a culture really?). Story 8/10 The story is about 2 swordsmen, one a true samurai master, the other an unorthodox genius, after getting in a short fight, they end up having a debt with a young girl who convince them to join her in a journey for which theyonly have minor clues.

Art 10/10 awesome design of the characters and sceneries, great fight sequences, great color choice, no complains.

Sound 9/10 as in Cowboy Bebop, music plays a great role, this ost is a bit more exotic , I just wasn't amuse by it 100% of the time, still it was great and great variety. RIP Nujabes

Character 8/10 this isn't the kind of series you'll get a full insight of your protagonists, there's development, still it takes some time to empathize with the characters.

Enjoyment 8/10 as it has an episodic format, you'll find some randomness if you watch a marathon, in terms of continuity. Anachronism everybody mentions basically refers to the fact they modify some historical events for them to fit in our protagonist story and time, as there will be events from Japanese Edo age, there'll be as well reference to hip-hop urban culture at the same time.

Overall I give this a 9, I would recommend if you're searching for something fresh, different, some real action and samurai violence as well to be open for jokes, plot twists and ambiguous stories, also Cowboy Bebop fans.