Review of Samurai Champloo

JUST completed this series right at this moment, and had to immediately post my personal opinion. From start to finish I got felt I had a really good run with the storyline. The theme of “Champloo” (mix) between the traditional samurai: Jin and the not-so traditional: Mugen added a sweet flavor to the overall arc of the series and continually grabbed my attention with their differences of opinions in certain situations they encounter, while the third character Fuu, seems to represent a medium amongst the two. I would say it’s hard for me to say that “Samurai Champloo” would surpass it’s predecessor “Cowboy Bebop” dueto a difference in personal preference. Both series run a different flavor, one is alongside that of a Science Fiction, while the other a more grounded, historical feature of Japanese culture. So I would not say that one is better than the other just due to the fact that they both have their own unique styles and it would be hard for me to bluntly give a judgement. I find it interesting how Bebop was produced back in 98 yet soars it’s setting way past it’s years, while Champloo produced more recently pushes it’s time period backwards. The action sequences in Champloo echoes much of the same style and movements of Bebop which I favored a lot and the hip-hop style music selected to run along the actions of the characters seemed so out of the ordinary yet it fit along so well so the soundtrack had succeeded it’s goal. The replay value is high for me because I would like to re-analyze the series again as it’s efforts are definitely worth it.

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