Thursday, August 27, 2020

Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo (Mamoru Hosoda and Shin'ichirô Watanabe, 2004-2005)
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Samurai chanpurû (2004)
Rating as TV series: DSQ=11, SP=6 / Can't Get Enough
Scale A=4, Scale B=4, Scale C=3, Scale D=3, Scale E=3

Rating as Animation: AQ=10, AP=10 / Meant to Be
Scale O=4, Scale P=4, Scale Q=4, Scale R=4, Scale S=4

I adored this series and relished each episode. So much humor, mystery, stunning artistry, and great stories. The roller-coaster relationships between Jin, Mugen, and Fuu is fun to watch. And I loved feeling as though I was in Edo period Japan...and it was even more enjoyable when modern/futuristic moments found their way into the story. Beatboxing samurai? Baseball? Graffiti artists? So much fun.

Favorite episodes are probably: Akage ijin and Chimimôryô

--Don't understand the ratings? Click here and here.