Review of Samurai Champloo

To be honest, when I first embarked on the journey of watching Samurai Champloo, I didn't expect much from it. At the time, I was quite persistent and would only watch Shoujo anime. Yet my friends kept pestering me and telling me to watch this anime, so I finally gave in and this anime not only exceeded my expectations, but also opened up a door to a whole new genre of anime that I was now willing to watch. Story: 8/10 Even if this is indeed my favorite anime, I must admit that the story itself in the first couple of episodes was a tad cliche. However,it gets progressively better and the only reason it started out being mediocre is because it needed a plot to expand on, so it could develop its episodic structure.

Art: 10/10
I find the art to be very aesthetically pleasing. The scenery was done beautifully and none of the characters were bland.

Sound:10/10
As I'm sure most of you already know but, Samurai Champloo is hip-hop based. For me, this has to be the best ost I've ever heard in an anime. (Please do keep in mind that I am not, nor am i anywhere near being a veteran watcher so my opinion isn't absolute)

Character: 9/10
Something I considered a very minor flaw was that the anime doesn't go into depths about the pasts of the characters so we know very little to nothing about their history. However, every character is different and all of them have their own idiosyncrasies but that is exactly what makes this show enjoyable.

Enjoyment/Overall: 9/10
Overall, I enjoyed this anime quite a lot and if you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend you do so.