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Samurai Champloo

★ 8.5 65K votes 2004–2005 1 season · 26 episodes Ended Fuji TV
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 9/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 9/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kazuya NakaiGinpei SatoAyako KawasumiSteve BlumKirk ThorntonKari Wahlgren
Written by
Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Starring
Kazuya NakaiGinpei SatoAyako KawasumiSteve BlumKirk ThorntonKari Wahlgren
Written by
Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03757501k2k

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About

"Samurai action remixed through hip-hop swagger and jazz"

Two wandering swordsmen, the feral brawler Mugen and the disciplined ronin Jin, become reluctant travel companions to Fuu, a young woman hunting a mysterious samurai who smells of sunflowers. Set in a stylized Edo-period Japan, the show fuses samurai action with hip-hop culture, graffiti, breakdancing, and a genre-bending soundtrack. Most episodes are self-contained adventures full of sharp fight choreography and dry humor, though a larger mystery simmers underneath. It's cool, breezy, and violent in equal measure, carried by its music, attitude, and effortlessly stylish blend of old and new.

Watch it for

the genre-blending soundtrack and fight choreography that make every episode feel effortlessly cool.

Maybe skip if

you want a tightly serialized plot instead of loosely connected episodic adventures.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12004
8.226K269h 58m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Shippû dotô8.5
1K23 min
▶2Hyakkiyakô7.8
1K23 min
▶3Ishindenshin sono ichi7.8
1K23 min
▶4Ishindenshin sono ni8.1
1K23 min
▶5Bajitôfû7.8
98423 min
▶6Akage ijin7.6
95923 min
▶7Shimensoka8.0
97923 min
▶8Yuigadokuson7.8
92923 min
▶9Chimimôryô8.2
98723 min
▶10Idoku seidoku8.5
1K23 min
▶11Daraku tenshi9.0
1K23 min
▶12Onkochishin6.7
88523 min
▶13Anya kôro sono ichi7.9
90223 min
▶14Anya kôro sono ni8.8
1K23 min
▶15Tettô tetsubi8.3
94123 min
▶16Suiseimushi hito yume7.7
83923 min
▶17Suiseimushi futa yume8.1
87823 min
▶18Bunburyôdô7.7
87223 min
▶19Ingaôhô7.5
82723 min
▶20Hikakôgai sono ichi8.5
95923 min
▶21Hikakôgai sono ni9.1
1K23 min
▶22Dohatsu shôten6.7
90823 min
▶23Ichikyû jikkon7.8
93523 min
▶24Seishi ruten sono ichi8.6
92823 min
▶25Seishi ruten sono ni9.1
1K23 min
▶26Seishi ruten sono san9.3
1K23 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Kazuya Nakai Mugen
Ginpei Sato Jin
Ayako Kawasumi Fuu
Steve Blum Mugen
Kirk Thornton Jin
Kari Wahlgren Fuu
Doug Stone Various
Erik Davies Pinwheel Merchant, Shiren, Kikumaru
Masakazu Kohara Boatman, Dealer, Member
Tsuguo Mogami Dice Roller, Kawara Gang, Officer

Crew

Shin'ichirō Watanabe

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