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The Anime Samurai Champloo, comprised of 26 Episodes, aired from 2004 to 2005. It has a score of 8.51 on MyAnimeList and a MAL rating of R – 17+ (violence & profanity).
A quick synopsis of the story:
Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a drink all over one of her customers! With a group of samurai now incessantly harassing her, Fuu desperately calls upon another samurai in the shop, Mugen, who quickly defeats them with his wild fighting technique, utilizing movements reminiscent to that of breakdancing. Unfortunately, Mugen decides to pick a fight with the unwilling ronin Jin, who wields a more precise and traditional style of swordfighting, and the latter proves to be a formidable opponent. The only problem is, they end up destroying the entire shop as well as accidentally killing the local magistrate’s son.
For their crime, the two samurai are captured and set to be executed. However, they are rescued by Fuu, who hires the duo as her bodyguards. Though she no longer has a place to return to, the former waitress wishes to find a certain samurai who smells of sunflowers and enlists the help of the now exonerated pair to do so. Despite initially disapproving of this idea, the two eventually agree to assist the girl in her quest; thus, the trio embark upon an adventure to find this mysterious warrior—that is, if Fuu can keep Mugen and Jin from killing each other.
Set in an alternate Edo Period of Japan, Samurai Champloo follows the journey of these three eccentric individuals in an epic quest full of action, comedy, and dynamic sword fighting, all set to the beat of a unique hip-hop infused soundtrack.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Review Details
Here we show you all the details we captured during our review of this Anime.
The current status of our review is: Complete
| Episode Number | Episode Title | Nudity/ Fanservice | Gore/ Violence | Language | Disturbing Imagery | Substance Use | Version Watched | Sub Or Dub | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempestuous Temperaments | 5 | 5 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | Man with hand in woman's shirt. There are several fight scenes, several wounds are depicted very graphically. | |
| 2 | Redeye Reprisal | 4 | 5 | 4 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | It is implied that a man and woman are going to have sex, then something happens and the guy leaves. There are several violent and graphic scenes. | |
| 3 | Hellhounds for Hire (Part 1) | 1 | 3 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 4 | Hellhounds for Hire (Part 2) | 2 | 4 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | There are several graphic wounds | |
| 5 | Artistic Anarchy | 5 | 2 | 3 | Yes | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | A Policeman is trying to solve a crime, as he tells the story of what likely happened in his head a couple of paintings of women being raped flash through(4:00-4:11). There are several inappropriate paintings after that. | |
| 6 | Stranger Searching | 2 | 1 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 7 | A Risky Racket | 0 | 3 | 4 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 8 | The Art of Altercation | 3 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 9 | Beatbox Bandits | 2 | 3 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | You see people carrying around a bloody bag | |
| 10 | Lethal Lunacy | 2 | 3 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 11 | Gamblers and Gallantry | 4 | 3 | 1 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | You see still shots of what is happening to a prostitute. Nothing is actually shown, but much is implied. | |
| 12 | The Disorder Diaries | 5 | 5 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | Recap episode. The same sexual pictures from episode 5 show up. (13:30-14:10). You also see short non sexual scenes of a woman in a bath. Arm chopped off flashback | |
| 13 | Misguided Miscreants (Part 1) | 0 | 4 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | A ship is attacked and burned by pirates. a grenade is shoved in a guys mouth, you see it explode from a distance. | |
| 14 | Misguided Miscreants (Part 2) | 0 | 4 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | violent sword fights with blood splatter and people being stabbed | |
| 15 | Bogus Booty | 3 | 3 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | Spoiler: They visit a brothel, Mugen tries to get with a girl but they end up fighting. | |
| 16 | Lullabies of the Lost (Verse 1) | 2 | 3 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 17 | Lullabies of the Lost (Verse 2) | 0 | 4 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | There is a violent battle. A man is lit on fire and he stumbles off a cliff. | |
| 18 | War of the Words | 5 | 1 | 3 | No | Yes | Crunchyroll | Sub | In the couple of seconds right after the intro there is a scene of 2 topless women (1:39-1:43), the voice over is talking about fashions in the past. There is nothing sexual after that. | |
| 19 | Unholy Union | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 20 | Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 1) | 4 | 1 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | There is a non sexual bath scene | |
| 21 | Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 2) | 0 | 4 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | *Spoiler: There are several fights where people get cut up. Someone only dies in the last one. | |
| 22 | Cosmic Collisions | 0 | 5 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | You see a guy's arm get cut off, later there is more graphic fighting | |
| 23 | Baseball Blues | 0 | 3 | 5 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | ||
| 24 | Evanescent Encounter (Part 1) | 0 | 5 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | There is an implied beheading. | |
| 25 | Evanescent Encounter (Part 2) | 1 | 4 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | There are some battles that end in death | |
| 26 | Evanescent Encounter (Part 3) | 0 | 5 | 3 | No | No | Crunchyroll | Sub | You see a person beheaded from a distance, as well as a few fight scenes that end in death. |