Review of Samurai Champloo

Story: The story of Samurai Champloo starts off quite strong, jumping right into the action by grabbing your attention. The starting scene was what peaked my interest in this anime and made me realise that this is an anime that I myself would love to watch. I particularly enjoyed the journey across the lands searching for the sunflower samurai as the episodes usually consisted of the main characters overcoming dilemmas and slowly getting closer to each other in non-generic episodes. However, my problem with the story is that I feel like it was treated too lightly and set up poorly, for example the fact that Mugenand Jin both agreed to travel with Fuu (even though it did take quite a bit to fully get them onboard) with ease regardless of the fact that Mugen and Jin were both ''Lone Wolves'.

Art:
The animation and art style for this show was quite good, they depicted the fights well and made things interesting for the viewer, you can tell the studio put alot of effort into animating the show. The animation does get better in some points of the anime such as when the warrior priests and Mugen got high on the crops burning, the animation went onto another level by providing great vivid colours and fast-paced action. The character designs themselves aren't that bad, Mugen's design is my favourite what with his crazy hairstyle and tattoos on his legs, these features are what make him distinct from other characters.

Sound:
Overall, the sounds featured in the anime aren't that bad but I will not talk too much about the sounds since it didn't reel me in enough to want to talk about it but that is due to my own subjective self since I am very picky when it comes to liking sounds in animes.

Character:
This show consists of a diverse cast, featuring many types of people from japan such as artists, homosexuals, ronin, ninja, yakuza, US sailors, prostitutes, etc. This is good in the sense that this show strikes quite well interms of making characters memorable, the different characters and their stories show that the anime is not lazy when it comes to character backgrounds as each character is fit with a sensible story suiting them. This being said, the main characters themselves are not that bad, Mugen with his background is quite interesting although it would have been great to have been shown more, Jin and Fuu's backgrounds suffered the same fate in the sense that more being shown would have been nice although we do get to see their sides of the story and are provided with a good explanation of how and why they got to the point where they are right now.

Enjoyment:
This was a rather enjoyable show, it provides us with a good 26 episodes worth of entertainment and I was sorry to see myself getting closer and closer to the end. The characters leave an impact on you at the end, making you ponder what happens when the show ends?

Overall:
In conclusion, I give this show an 7/10 solely because I feel like the show could have improved in some areas such as the setting up of the story and the reasons for their journeys. On the other hand, the show itself is mostly positive with great visuals, diverse and memorable characters and impactful scenes. The action scenes are great even though the main characters Mugen and Jin have superhuman strength, this only adds to the enjoyment.