Samurai Champloo
Still from the opening sequence of Samurai Champloo
サムライチャンプルー (Samurai Champurū)
Genre	Chanbara, Comedy-drama
TV anime
Director	Shinichirō Watanabe
Studio	manglobe INC.
Licensor	Geneon MVM Films Madman Entertainment
Network	Animax, Fuji TV
Original run	May 20, 2004 – March 19, 2005
Episodes	26
Manga
Author	Shinichirō Watanabe (story) Masaru Gotsubo (art)
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Original run	August 2, 2004 – October 29, 2004
Volumes	2

Samurai Champloo (サムライチャンプルー, Samurai Champurū^?) is a Japanese animated television series consisting of twenty-six episodes. While earlier Samurai period pieces were more dramatic rather than action-based samurai movies post World War II have become more action-based with darker Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Anime director and writer He is known for his popular Anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise It was formed on February 7 2002 by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi MVM Films is a British distributor of Japanese animation. The company sublicenses anime titles from US Anime companies such as Geneon and US Manga Corps Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese Anime and Manga in Australia and New See also Animax Mobile TV is a Japanese Anime Satellite television network dedicated to broadcasting anime programming is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese Anime director and writer He is known for his popular Anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo ( is a well-known Japanese Publisher, based in Tokyo. Kadokawa has published many Manga titles as well as magazines such as Newtype is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high is a monthly Shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese, A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U It was broadcast in Japan from May 20, 2004 through March 19, 2005 on the television network, Fuji TV. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. Samurai Champloo was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, whose previous television show, Cowboy Bebop, earned him renown in the anime and Japanese television communities. is a Japanese Anime director and writer He is known for his popular Anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by ^[1] The show was produced by studio Manglobe. is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise It was formed on February 7 2002 by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi

The word, champloo, comes from the Okinawan word "champurū" (as in gōyā champurū, the Okinawan stir-fry dish containing bitter melon). Okinawan (Uchināguchi 沖縄口 Japanese ja ウチナーグチ, ʔucināguci) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan on the southern island of Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical Vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible Fruit, which is among the most ^[2] Chanpurū, alone, simply means "to mix" or "to hash. " Therefore, the title, Samurai Champloo, may be translated to "Samurai Remix" or "Samurai Mashup. "^[3]

The series is a cross-genre work of media, blending the action and samurai genres with elements of non-slapstick comedy. Cross-genre (Also known as Hybrid) is a term that refers to Fiction or media, such as movies, Books Music, or Video The action genre is a class of creative works characterised by a greater emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling While earlier Samurai period pieces were more dramatic rather than action-based samurai movies post World War II have become more action-based with darker Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with It is also a period piece, taking place during Japan's Edo period. " Period piece " is phrase that is used to describe creative works The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 The series is interwoven with revisionist historical facts and anachronistic elements of mise-en-scene, dialogue and soundtrack. For the denial and distortion of well-established historical facts see Historical revisionism (negationism. An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" " ανά " "against anti-" and "chronos" " χρόνος " Mise-en-scène (mizɑ̃sɛn is an expression used in the theatre and film worlds to describe the design aspects of a production The shows most frequent anachronism is its use of elements of hip hop culture, particularly rap and the music it has influenced, break dancing, turntablism, hip hop slang, and graffiti. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property The show also contains anachronistic elements from the punk subculture and modernism, but less prominently. The punk subculture is based around Punk rock. It emerged from the larger Rock music scene in the mid-to-late-1970s in the United Kingdom, the United Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century

Contents 1 Characters 2 Plot 2.1 The Meeting 2.2 Stopover in Edo 2.3 Onwards to Nagasaki 2.4 Past the Hakone checkpoint 2.5 Passage by Sea 2.6 End of the road 3 Production 3.1 Broadcast 3.2 Adaptations 3.3 Music 3.4 Theme music 4 Design 4.1 Setting and style 4.2 Influences and cultural references 5 Media 6 References 7 External links

Characters

Main article: List of Samurai Champloo characters

Samurai Champloo tells the story of three strangers in the Tokugawa era who come together on a journey across Japan:

• Mugen: A brash vagabond from the Ryukyu Islands, Mugen is a wandering sword for hire with a wildly unconventional fighting style that resembles breakdancing and capoeira. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. The Ryukyu Islands, in Japanese called the (literally Southwest Islands are a chain of Japanese islands in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Capoeira (kapuˈejɾɐ is a brazilian art form that ritualizes movement from Martial arts, Games, and Dance. ^[4] He wears metal-soled geta and carries a katana on his back (although, historically, the Tokugawa government prohibited unauthorized men from carrying daishō or any of its components). Geta (下駄 are a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resembles both Clogs and Flip-flops. A is a type of Japanese sword ( nihontō) and often is called a "samurai sword The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of The, lit "big and small" is a Japanese term referring to the traditional weapons of the Samurai. ^[5] In Japanese, the word "mugen" means "infinite" or "endless. "^[6]
• Jin: Jin is a mild-mannered ronin who carries himself in the conventionally stoic manner of a samurai of the Tokugawa era. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. A was a Samurai with no lord or master during the Feudal period (1185–1868 of Japan. Using his waist-strung daishō, he fights in the traditional kenjutsu style of a samurai trained in a prominent, sanctioned dojo. is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana) is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the Way" Jin wears glasses, an available but uncommon accessory in Edo era Japan. Spectacles -- called "Dutch glass merchandise" ("Oranda gyoku shinajina" in Japanese) at the time -- were imported from Holland early in the Tokugawa period and became more widely available as the 17th century progressed. ^[7]
• Fuu: A feisty young girl of approximately 15 years of age, Fuu recruits Mugen and Jin to help her find a sparsely-described man she calls "the samurai who smells of sunflowers. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus) is an Annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering " A flying squirrel named "Momo" (meaning "peach" in Japanese and also short for "momonga," meaning "flying squirrel") accompanies her along the way, inhabiting her kimono and frequently leaping out to her rescue when she encounters trouble. The flying squirrels, scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini, are a tribe of Squirrels ( family Sciuridae) The is the National costume of Japan. Originally the word "kimono" literally meant thing to wear ( ki wearing and mono thing but now has come

Apart from this trio, the other characters tend to appear only once or twice throughout the entirety of the series.

Plot

See also: List of Samurai Champloo episodes 1-12 and List of Samurai Champloo episodes 13-26

Samurai Champloo is about the journey of a girl named Fuu and her two bodyguards / traveling companions, Mugen and Jin, as they travel across Edo era Japan in search, at the girl's behest, of a particular samurai who smells of sunflowers. Samurai Champloo is a series that consists of 26 episodes that was written and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Episode List This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo.

The Meeting

Fuu meets Mugen in the tea house where she is employed as a waitress and he has entered for service. A tea house or tearoom is a venue centered on drinking Tea. Their function varies widely depending on the culture and some cultures have a variety of distinct As Mugen takes his seat, Fuu is confronted with a band of ruffian customers on the other side of the room. Mugen offers to take care of the unsavory bunch in exchange for food, but, upon her agreement, he instigates a wider brawl by insulting the ringleading troublemaker and his squad of gangsters. Just as the fight escalates, Jin, a stoic young ronin in samurai garb, walks into the teahouse unaware of the ensuing violence within. Mugen mistakes Jin for an enemy and takes a swing at him, thus sparking what becomes a long-term duel between the two. However their immediate battle doesn't last long. One of the ruffians, who was maimed by Mugen earlier in the fight, re-enters the fight and, in a delirious state, sets the wooden restaurant ablaze. Mugen and Jin attempt to continue their battle amid the conflagration but end up passing out from smoke inhalation. Smoke inhalation is the primary cause of Death in victims of indoor Fires Smoke inhalation injury refers to injury due to inhalation or exposure to hot gaseous

A splash of water revives the duo, at which time they discover that they've been arrested and are to be executed for the arsonous murder of a magistrate's son who was in the teahouse during the mêlée and blaze. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. However, they manage to escape execution through their quick-wittedness, physical skill and a little help from Fuu, who detonates two powerful firecrackers at the execution site, thereby diverting the attention of the duo's captors. A firecracker (also known as a cracker, noise maker, banger or bunger) is a small Explosive device primarily designed to produce

After the trio's escape from the execution site, Fuu recruits Jin and Mugen to her quest for "the samurai who smells of sunflowers," a mysterious man who Fuu can barely describe herself. Nonetheless, for reasons she won't divulge, she is intent on finding this man and desperately needs the help of two skilled fighters like Mugen and Jin. Further, since the two men are indebted to her for her assistance in their escaping execution, they agree to join her and abide by her one condition: they may not settle their duel until after the journey is over.

Stopover in Edo

Their quest takes the three on a generally southward trajectory through the main Japanese island, Honshū. The, which forms the Country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland washing upon the northwestern or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Traveling along what appears to be the Pacific coast of the isle, they arrive by ferry in the Tokugawa capital, Edo. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the Exploring the city at the beckoning of a mysterious red-headed stranger named Jouji, they venture through the city's bustling streets, dropping in on the Yoshiwara district and viewing a onnagata-starring kabuki performance. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. For the Yoshiwara nightclub in the 1927 Fritz Lang film see Metropolis. is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate Make-up worn by some of its performers

Ultimately, Jouji is exposed as the pseudononymously-concealed gay Dutchman, Isaac Kitching, the governor general in charge of trade for the Dutch East India Company in Japan. The Dutch East India Company ( Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally "United East Indian Kitching had absconded from his post in search of acceptance as a homosexual in Japanese society. Before Kitching's staff convinces him to return to his post (per the Shogun's decree), Fuu begs him for any clues he might have as to the whereabouts of the samurai who smells of sunflowers. After showing him an item that belonged to the mysterious sunflower samurai -- a tiny skull ornament on a string -- Kitching offers her a lead: go to Nagasaki for more clues, he says. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.

Onwards to Nagasaki

Following Kitching's advice, the trio then begins its trek to Nagasaki, a port city on the island of Kyūshū, the third largest and southernmost isle among the four Main Islands in the Japanese archipelago. or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. The, which forms the Country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland washing upon the northwestern ^[8] Along the way, the broke and starving group is forced into a pawn shop to barter goods so they can purchase a meal. The pawn broker isn't much interested in Fuu's tanto or Mugen's katana but, strangely, sees much value in Jin's spectacles. Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the Eyes normally for vision correction, Reluctantly, Mugen and Fuu convince Jin to relinquish the treasured merchandise, and this allows them to feast that afternoon at a local restaurant.

During their meal, they are introduced to a flashy and arrogant but harmless man named Sakonshougen Nagamitsu and his two lackeys, one of whom beatboxes a background tune over which his master delivers high-handed soliloquies. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. A lackey or lacquey is a term for a uniformed Manservant, in its original meaning (attested 1529 according to the OED) A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person As we learn from one of his raps, Nagamitsu is looking to "make it big in this world" and isn't embarrassed to tell everyone about his ambitions. As documented in his scroll-written autobiography-in-progress, "The Road to Big," he originally set out to challenge the shogun to a battle, figuring that, if victorious, he would be the greatest man in all of the land. To his regret, though, he mistakenly went to Osaka castle, instead of Edo castle, and so the duel never occurred. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū In Osaka, however, he met Ogura Bunta, who joined the beatboxing young man as one of Nagamitsu's flunkies. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Ogura told Nagamitsu of a legendary fighter named Mariya Enshirou who was undefeated in 1000 duels. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. If he could beat Enshirou, thought Nagamitsu, his reputation would rise considerably. Unfortunately, though, Nagamitsu was once again the recipient of disappointment, eventually learning that the master fighter, Mariya Enshirou, was killed by his star pupil. Since that day, Nagamitsu has been searching for this murderous pupil, a man who wears glasses and goes by the name, Jin.

However, when Nagamitsu finally encounters Jin, he doesn't have a chance to challenge him. Instead, Ogura reveals that he was a pupil at Mujuushin, the same kenjutsu dojo in which Jin trained. He declares that he sucked up his pride and followed the braggart wannabe, Nagamitsu, with the hope that he might one day find Jin and exact revenge on behalf of sensei Enshirou. is a Japanese title used to refer to or address teachers professionals such as lawyers and doctors politicians clergymen and other authority figures Ogura demands to know why Jin betrayed his master, but Jin, who insists that the murder was more complicated that it seems, does not deny the charge or make excuses. In response to Jin's high-handedness, Ogura charges at him in a jōdan-no-kamae posture, sword unsheathed, but Jin easily deflects the attack and knocks him to the ground. For the more generic use of the word jōdan in Japanese martial arts, meaning "upper-level" see Jōdan. Ogura, realizing he is outmatched, demands an honorable death, but Jin refuses to grant it to him. Ogura then points out that many of Enshirou's other disciples are out to kill Jin in their master's name. Jin, however, is not moved by this and suggests that Ogura tell these other students that he is ready should they choose to attack him.

Past the Hakone checkpoint

Continuing on their way, the group makes a tumultuous crossing at the Hakone checkpoint, one filled with out of control brushfire, fields of smoldering marijuana, a severed head and hundreds of sōhei disguised as tengu in the hills around Mount Fuji. is a town in Japan, in Kanagawa Prefecture, in Ashigarashimo District, located on the eastern foot of Hakone Pass. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a were Buddhist warrior monks of feudal Japan. At certain points of history they held considerable power obliging the imperial and military governments to collaborate are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Finally, when on the other side of the checkpoint, they settle in a small town plagued by random street killings by an unknown tsujigiri. Tsujigiri (辻斬 tsuji-giri, literally 'crossroads killing' is a Japanese term for a practice when someone after receiving a new Katana or developing Mugen gets into a battle with the tsujigiri, named Shouryuu, who, as it turns out, was a student of the Buddhist monk, Zuikou, who is housing him, Jin and Fuu in the town's monastery. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Zuikou explains that he used to be a samurai himself and trained Shouryuu, who at that time was called Ukon. Ukon killed a fellow student in practice and was expelled from the dojo. Upon his return, he had changed his name to Shouryuu and had mastered a new ryūha that allowed him to attack his opponent with nothing more than his qi. A Ryū (流 literally "flow" with the derived meaning of "mainstream" or ryūha (流派 literally "mainstream school (of thought" In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping Despite the fearsomeness of Shouryuu's style, Mugen diligently trains himself for the few weeks before their next encounter. When they finally meet again under the subsequent full moon, Mugen out-maneuvers Shouryuu and kills him in a local river.

Mugen, Jin and Fuu then leave that town and travel onwards to another village, where Jin falls smitten for a woman forced into prostitution to pay her husband's debts. Since Edo era Japan was strictly patriarchal, a woman was treated as property of her husband and, therefore, did not have the right to divorce and could be forced into prostitution to pay a husband's debt. Patriarchy is the structuring of Society on the basis of Family units where fathers have primary responsibility for the welfare of hence authority over Unable to tolerate the woman's subjugation, Jin frees her and sets her adrift on a boat down the river for a nearby enkiri dera, a safehouse (usually a temple) for women ending relationships. Buddhist Temples monasteries, Stupas and Pagodas sorted by location ^[9]

After springing the woman from her servitude, Jin and his two companions find some respite at an inn. While Fuu goes for a bath, Jin and Mugen take a peek at her diary. In the diary, they learn that Fuu's mother died; somewhere along the journey, she had dreams involving her corpse. She also muses on whether she did the right thing teaming up with the two guys. It is exposed that at Zuikou's temple, the warrior monk offered the three spiritual guidance. Jin was given wisdom on the nature of freedom for a samurai beholden to his master; Fuu was told that meeting Jin and Mugen was destiny, by nature; and Mugen was refused advice for his insolence. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events It may be conceived as a predetermined future whether in general or of an individual

Passage by Sea

Walking through the forest, Mugen picks up the scent of the sea. Sure enough, within moments, they are standing on a bluff overlooking a beach and endless ocean water. They've inched southward in the course of their travels and are now on the northeast shore of Ise Bay, a large, lagoon-shaped body of water around the center of the southeastern coast of Honshu. Down on the shore, they notice a girl sitting on a beached piece of driftwood. Driftwood is Wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds tides waves or man She recognizes Mugen and wears a headband with the same saw-toothed design as Mugen's sword strap. A headband is a clothing accessory worn in the Hair or around the Forehead, usually to hold hair away from the Face or Eyes Suddenly, before Mugen can respond, a massive fishing net with weighted edges along with a slew of arrows fly their way. Mugen and Jin dodge the web and slice the arrows; only Fuu is mired in the netting. Raiders jump down from the bluff with the intention of looting their prey, but stop after their apparent leader fires a pistol in the air. His shirt also contains the same saw-toothed design. Mugen and the man, whom the bandits call Mukuro, clearly know each other from the past. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Mukuro says that he is shocked to see Mugen alive, having believed him sunk to the bottom of the sea. He further explains that he is not in search of money but rather for strong men for a pirate job that is to reap in the rewards of a big robbery job. Mugen refuses, saying that he already told Mukuro the last time they were together that he doesn't work well with others. Mukuro points out that he's living in contradiction to that statement since he's traveling with others. Mugen explains that he is only Jin and Fuu's bodyguard, a comment that invites Mukuro's laughter at the idea of a man who has killed as many as Mugen protecting anyone.

After Mugen's exchange with Mukuro, Fuu approaches the girl with the headband, who happens to be Mukuro's sister Kohza. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Kohza explains that she, Mukuro and Mugen all grew up together in the Ryukyu islands, a Japanese island chain extending between the southern tip of Kyūshū and the northern tip of Taiwan. The Ryukyu Islands, in Japanese called the (literally Southwest Islands are a chain of Japanese islands in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. It was a dangerous childhood, she explains, due to the fact that prisoners were often exiled there from the four Main Islands of Japan.

Fuu explains to Kohza that the three travelers have been searching for a mysterious samurai and are currently on their way to Nagasaki. Kohza then offers a piece of advice: the easiest way to the main road to Nagasaki is across the water to the small city of Ise. formerly called Ujiyamada (宇治山田 is a city located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Mugen declares that he's going to search the beach for a boat. Jin and Fuu, however are a bit wary of venturing off to sea, but Kohza explains that Mugen, having grown up on a small island, is a skilled boatman, a fact of which Jin and Fuu were not aware.

End of the road

The trio is also forced to face many elements of their pasts. It is revealed that Jin killed his master, Mariya Enshirou, and in a number of episodes ("The Art of Altercation"; "Lullabies of the Lost") he is pursued by students of his former dojo who wish to exact revenge. A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the Way" Jin is reluctant to kill these pursuers.

In the final three-episode arc, "Evanescent Encounter" (a. k. a. "Circle of Transmigration"), all three must confront their unresolved pasts. Fuu finally meets and confronts the Sunflower Samurai. Jin is challenged by a master swordsman, named Kariya Kagetoki, who is revealed as the primary antagonist of the series, although he has remained behind the scenes until this story arc. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or It is revealed that Kariya attempted to gain control of Jin's dojo and train its adepts for the purposes of assassination. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Mariya Enshirou was ordered to kill Jin because of his opposition to the plan, and in the ensuing fight Jin killed his master in self-defense and was forced to flee the dojo. It also turns out that Kariya had the group tracked so that he could find and kill the Sunflower Samurai, Kasumi Seizou, as punishment for his role in the Shimabara Rebellion. The was an uprising largely involving Japanese Peasants, most of them Christians, in 1637–1638 during the Edo period. In the course of the story, Mugen is also forced to confront three brothers seeking revenge because Mugen crippled one of them during his days of piracy. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo.

Production

Broadcast

Samurai Champloo premiered in Japan on May 20, 2004 on Fuji Television, and ceased broadcasting on March 19, 2005, spanning a total of 26 episodes. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was also aired in Japan on the communications satellite television network Animax, where it has been regularly broadcast. A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial Satellite stationed in space for the purposes of Telecommunications. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable See also Animax Mobile TV is a Japanese Anime Satellite television network dedicated to broadcasting anime programming

International broadcast

Geneon Entertainment licensed the show for distribution in North America almost a year prior to the show's airing in Japan. On January 20, 2004, it was made public that the broadcasting rights were acquired by Cartoon Network, and the series began airing on the Adult Swim block on May 14, 2005, in the 11:30 p. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. time slot on Saturday nights. On Saturday, November 22, 2005, the second batch of episodes (episodes 14-26) began airing at 11:30 p. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. EST/PST, but moved to Wednesday nights at 12:30 a. m. in January 2006. Late-night airtimes are generally used in the US to restrict kids access to complex or controversial subject matter. The final episode aired on March 18, 2006. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Samurai Champloo also made its debut in Canada on December 24, 2006 on the Canadian digital station, Razer. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

When the show was aired on Adult Swim, some foul language was censored. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon However, the censoring was achieved mostly by the use of sound effects (such as record scratching, a common sound in hip-hop music) that helped the censoring blend into the show. "Scratching" is also a Present participle of " Scratch " and may also refer to a form of street art Scratching

The series has also aired in the United Kingdom, Latin America, Australia, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Adaptations

A Samurai Champloo manga debuted in Shōnen Ace on August 2004. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a monthly Shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. TOKYOPOP licensed the manga in North America. For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor Madman Entertainment licensed, released the manga in Australia and New Zealand and Panini licensed it on Brazil. Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese Anime and Manga in Australia and New For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

Music

There are four full-length Samurai Champloo soundtracks, as well as two singles. The names of the full-length albums are "Masta", "Playlist", "Departure", and "Impression". Masta is a soundtrack for the Anime series Samurai Champloo. It features Japanese Hip-hop music performed by Force of Nature Playlist is a soundtrack for the Anime series Samurai Champloo. Departure is a soundtrack for the Anime series Samurai Champloo. Impression is a soundtrack for the Anime series Samurai Champloo. Featured heavily in the soundtracks are Nujabes, Force of Nature, Tsutchie, and Fat Jon, among others. is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ who records under the name Nujabes. Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician (born Jon Marshall) is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati Ohio and one of the four members of Also performing over Nujabes' beats are Japanese hip hop artists Shing02, who performs the vocals on the opening theme "BattleCry," and Minmi, who performs the ending theme "Shiki no Uta" (“Song of Four Seasons”). Japanese Hip hop is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing Hip-Hop records in the early 1980s. MINMI is a Singer ( Japanese hip hop, Reggae, Songwriter, Record producer, and event producer In May 2007, Fat Jon's Ample Soul label released a limited edition 3LP vinyl edition of the soundtrack: "Samurai Champloo: The Way of the Samurai. "

Some of the songs from the show are not available on the official soundtracks. Some examples of these are the songs "Obokuri-Eemui" ("Obtain Bearing") by Ikue Asazaki from her album "Utabautayun" (played during Mugen's underwater scene in episode 14) and "San Francisco" by Midicronica from their album "#501" (the ending song in episode 26). The most famous of these is the song played during the brothel escape scene in episode 11, which uses a sample from the George Benson song "Affirmation. George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one "^[10] As of 2007, the music selection has been identified as "Counting Stars," the sixth track of the HydeOut Productions 2nd Collection album.

Theme music

Opening theme "battlecry"

lyrics by Shing02

music by Nujabes

produced by Nujabes

song by Nujabes feat. is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ who records under the name Nujabes. Shing02

Ending theme "四季ノ唄 (Shiki no Uta, Song of Four Seasons^?)"

lyrics, music by MINMI

track produced by Nujabes

produced by MINMI

song by MINMI

Ending theme #12 "Who's Theme"

lyrics, music by MINMI

track produced by Nujabes

produced by MINMI

song by MINMI

Ending theme #17 "YOU"

lyrics by Lori Fine (COLDFEET)

music by Tsutchie

song by KAZAMI

Ending theme #23 "FLY"

lyrics by AZUMA RIKI

music by Tsutchie

song by AZUMA RIKI

Ending theme #26 "san francisco"

produced by MIDICRONICA

song by MIDICRONICA

Design

Setting and style

Samurai Champloo employs a unique blend of historical Edo period backdrops with modern styles and references. MINMI is a Singer ( Japanese hip hop, Reggae, Songwriter, Record producer, and event producer MINMI is a Singer ( Japanese hip hop, Reggae, Songwriter, Record producer, and event producer An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" " ανά " "against anti-" and "chronos" " χρόνος " The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 The show relies on factual events of Edo-era Japan, such as the Shimabara Rebellion ("Unholy Union;" "Evanescent Encounter, Part I"), Dutch exclusivity in an era where edict restricted Japanese foreign relations ("Stranger Searching"), Ukiyo-e paintings ("Artistic Anarchy"), and fictionalized versions of real-life Edo personalities Mariya Enshirou and Miyamoto Musashi ("Elegy of Entrapment, Verse 2"). The was an uprising largely involving Japanese Peasants, most of them Christians, in 1637–1638 during the Edo period. Sakoku ( Japanese: 鎖国 literally "country in chains" or "lock up of country" was the Foreign relations policy of Japan under which "pictures of the floating world" is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or Woodcuts) and Paintings produced between the 17th This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. (c 1584– June 13 ( Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645 also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or

Incorporated within this are signature elements of modernity, especially hip hop culture, such as rapping ("Lullabies of the Lost, Verse 1"), graffiti ("War of the Words"), bandits behaving like "gangstas" (both parts of "Misguided Miscreants") and much of Mugen's character design, including a fighting style influenced by breakdancing. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Champloo's musical score predominantly features hip hop beats. Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of Musical notation; like its analogs -- books pamphlets etc Certain anachronistic references are not based upon hip-hop, however, such as baseball ("Baseball Blues"), the United States and references to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki (“Cosmic Collisions"). Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at

Influences and cultural references

• Throughout the series in its original Japanese there are deliberate anachronisms in speech. Typically this is in the form of throwing in English words for emphasis (used most heavily by the most outlandish characters), despite the fact that virtually no one in Edo Era Japan knew the language at all. Deliberately bad enunciation of Japanese on the part of foreigners is also readily apparent. These aspects of the series have a very humorous effect, yet are largely lost in translation.
• Samurai Champloo is an example of the popular chanbara film and television genre--the trademarks are a setting in the Edo Period, a focus on samurai or other swordsman characters, and lots of thrilling, dramatic fights. While earlier Samurai period pieces were more dramatic rather than action-based samurai movies post World War II have become more action-based with darker ^[11] Chanbara was used in the early days of Japanese cinema (when government political censorship ran high) as a way of expressing veiled social critiques.
• The clothing worn by the characters in Samurai Champloo are all influenced by traditional Japanese fashion. For example, Mugen wears a modified version of a jinbei outfit, which is often made from cotton or hemp. A jinbei (甚平 also jimbei; alternative spelling 甚兵衛 sometimes referred to as hippari, is a kind of traditional Japanese clothing The shoes he wears are modified geta, a traditional wooden Japanese shoe. Jin wears a hakama, which was traditionally worn in the Edo era and is still worn today by many Japanese. Hakama (袴 are a type of traditional Japanese clothing. They were originally worn only by men but today they are worn by both men and women He also wears zori on his feet. are flat and thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw or other plant fibers cloth lacquered wood leather rubber or—increasingly—synthetic materials Fuu wears a typical woman's kimono.
• In episode 5 (Artistic Anarchy), Mugen is heard to mutter (in the English dub of the series only) "damn, doing it with a squid" while looking at a book of ukiyo-e art. Samurai Champloo is a series that consists of 26 episodes that was written and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. "pictures of the floating world" is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or Woodcuts) and Paintings produced between the 17th This refers to the quintessential ukiyo-e piece by Katsuhika Hokusai entitled Kinoe no Komatsu (The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife). was a Japanese Artist, Ukiyo-e painter and Printmaker of the Edo period. is an erotic Woodcut of the Ukiyo-e genre made around 1820 by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. ^[12]
• In episode 3, Jin offers twelve-year-old Sōsuke Kawara to be his yojimbo (Japanese for "bodyguard"). He helps the boy pit the village's two opposing gangs against each other. This directly resembles Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. In Yojimbo, Toshiro Mifune's character appears in a town and begins work as a yojimbo, pitting the area's two gangs against each other.
• Shinichiro Watanabe has stated that the movies Zatoichi and Enter the Dragon influenced his work. Zatoichi (座頭市 Zatōichi) is a Fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of Films and a Television series Enter the Dragon ( aka The Deadly Three, originally titled Blood and Steel is a 1973 American Martial arts film directed ^[4]Perhaps this is most obvious in the character of Sara, who, despite being blind is a very skilled fighter just like the titular character in Zatoichi.
• In episode 19, the three main characters run into a crazy character who claims to be the grandson of Francis Xavier. St. Francis Xavier was the founder of Christianity in Japan. Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco He brought the religion to Japan in 1549 and continued to preach there until 1551. ^[13]
• The claimed grandson of Francis Xavier randomly shows up during a scene where Mugen refuses to step on a coin with the picture of Christ on it. Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco The Christians in Japan were sought out this way^[14]. If they refused to step on the picture of Christ, they were assumed to be Christian and, therefore, prosecuted. If the "grandson" had not shown up, Mugen would have been tortured or killed, for the Japanese people would have confused him with a Christian.
• In the anime, Fuu is seen wearing a kosode style of kimono. The is the National costume of Japan. Originally the word "kimono" literally meant thing to wear ( ki wearing and mono thing but now has come A kosode kimono is the most common type of kimono, referring to the full-length Japanese style of clothing. ^[15] The design that Fuu wears is that of a pink color, with a few flowers at the ends of her sleeves, as well as at her ankles. These flowers appear to be karahana, which in Japanese means “Chinese flower. ( plural mon) also,, and, are Japanese heraldic symbols Mon may refer to any symbol while ” In addition, she wears a simple obi, or sash, around her waist. ^[16]
• Jin wears a dofuku in the series. Dofukus are usually shorter in length, going no longer than the buttocks of the person wearing it. This design was preferred by many military men in the past. ^[17] The sleeves, however, on his clothing tend to be more like the furisode kimonos. This type of kimono has long, swinging sleeves. ^[18] The coloring of his kimono is kon—a deep, navy-blue shade of indigo^[19] and has four diamonds clustered together, forming a larger diamond on both his upper shoulders and back. This effect of the diamonds is created using a yûzen method, a means of dyeing in which the white (or resisted) material is either hand painted or stenciled onto the fabric -— on Jin’s kimono this would be the diamonds. Dyeing is the process of imparting Colours to a textile material in loose fibre Yarn, Cloth or garment form by treatment with a Dye. Once the garment has been dyed, the areas that have been stenciled on or painted remain white or un-dyed. This is one of many forms of shibori, or dyeing of the garments. Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of Dyeing cloth with a pattern by binding stitching folding twisting or compressing it ^[20]
• In episode four, the characters play a traditional dice game called cho-han bakuchi. For other uses see either Die or Dice (disambiguation. Dice (the Plural of Die, from Old French It is a standard Japanese gambling game that uses two six-sided dice. The dealer (Fuu’s role in the episode) shakes the dice in a bamboo dice bowl and then places the receptacle on the floor, making sure to keep the dice covered from the player’s eyes. Bamboo is a group of Woody perennial Evergreen Plants in the True grass family Poaceae, subfamily The players then have the option of choosing "cho," which means even, or "han," which means odd. Once all players have verbally called out their decisions, the dealer allows them to see the dice. The winner(s), or the one(s) who called out the correct answer, receive(s) all the money which had been bet. If there is more than one winner, the money is split up between them. Traditionally, dealers are men and work without shirts to prove they are not cheating. Although Fuu is a woman, she removes the right arm of her top in this practice. Underneath the top, she wears wrapped bandages around her chest, typical of yakuza and also dice and card dealers. History Origins Despite their notoriety in modern Japan the precise origin of the Yakuza is still somewhat the subject of debate ^[21]

Media

Video game

Bandai developed a video game for the PlayStation 2 entitled Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked; however, the manufacturer has stated that the game has no relation to the show. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Samurai Champloo Sidetracked is a Beat 'em up game for PlayStation 2. It was released on April 11, 2006 in the United States and received mixed reviews. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[22]

References

External links

• Samurai Champloo Official Web Site (Japanese)
• Geneon Samurai Champloo Web Site
• Madman Samurai Champloo Official Web Site
• Fuji TV Samukablalarai Champloo Official Web Site
• Samurai Champloo
• Samurai Champloo at the Internet Movie Database
• Samurai Champloo Fansite

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