Review of Samurai Champloo

While the art style was great and the fight sequences were eloquent and exemplified each character's personality, Samurai Champloo was a near perfect anime. I feel most of the appeal is at the beginning of their adventure, but in the remaining few episodes, I began to lose interest. This is definitely an example where the journey rather than the destination was important, which is what most animes should strive for anyway. But with two of the episodes leading up to the climax seeming like filler and the climax itself being mildly unsatisfying, I find the ending a bit lackluster. Above all of that, I can understandwhy this is one of the must-watch cult classics of anime and would highly recommend it. The soundtrack is incredible. The personality of the show is addictive. And the characters themselves, although kind of tropey at times, are inspiring in their own right.