Samurai Champloo

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Samurai Champloo; "Sharp like an edge of a samurai sword, the mental blade cut through flesh and bone"
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Zuko	Sep 18 2012, 01:20 PM Post #1
Posts: 50 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #558 Joined: December 27, 2009 Gender: Male Country: USA True Name: David G. Lac.	Has anyone else watched this masterpiece of an anime? It is tied for my favorite anime of all time (tied with FLCL). Off of wiki: A young woman named Fuu is working as a waitress in a tea shop when she is harassed by a band of samurai. She is saved by Mugen, a mysterious rogue, and Jin, a young ronin. Mugen attacks Jin after he proves to be a worthy opponent and they begin fighting one another and inadvertently cause the death of Shibui Tomonoshina, the magistrate's son. For this crime they are to be executed. But with some help from Fuu, they escape, and Fuu asks them to travel with her to find "the samurai who smells of sunflowers." It's amazing, and I recommend anyone to watch it. This was one anime that I actually think that you can watch either in english or japanese with subtitles without losing any emotion to the scenes. Mugen and Jin are probably my favorite anime characters ever, they're such good compliments.



UltaFlame	Sep 18 2012, 01:33 PM Post #2
Thanks Poui. Posts: 28,951 Group: Venus Clan Member #516 Joined: September 3, 2009 True Name: UltaFlame / V. Terennia	Few months back I spent some time with a friend and we watched part of it in english, it was actually not bad as a dub. I never finished the series, but even so.



Seoulbowz	Sep 18 2012, 01:37 PM Post #3
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	omg, I love you, Zuko. This show is easily one of my favorites. I watched it because I'd heard it was similar to Cowboy Bebop (same director, same sort of feel). I agree that it's one of the shows where the English dub is at least equal in quality to the Japanese version.



Zuko	Sep 18 2012, 01:53 PM Post #4
Posts: 50 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #558 Joined: December 27, 2009 Gender: Male Country: USA True Name: David G. Lac.	That's the same reason I watched it too, because I loved Cowboy Bebop (still do, top 5 easily). I just loved everything about SC, from the time period, the characters, the hip-hop twist on things, the show's nearly perfect. I just wished they made a second season or even a stand alone movie title.



Momentime	Sep 18 2012, 06:54 PM Post #5
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	This is hands down one of the best raps I've ever heard. Pretty much everything about this series is, well, just really good. I do prefer Jap Mugen but that's about it. Everything else I prefer english. Fav episode is probably the graffiti one, the baseball one, or the 2 parter with the blind swordswoman.



Seoulbowz	Sep 18 2012, 07:04 PM Post #6
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	How can you prefer anybody over Steven Blum? The soundtrack is pretty much amazing. Nujabes is awesome.



Zuko	Sep 18 2012, 07:15 PM Post #7
Posts: 50 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #558 Joined: December 27, 2009 Gender: Male Country: USA True Name: David G. Lac.	Steven Blum is the reason that the English dub isn't that bad, he's probably my favorite american voice actor.



Momentime	Sep 18 2012, 07:17 PM Post #8
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	Don't get me wrong, Steve Blum is awesome, the thing is I just really do prefer Jap Mugen. It's more 'thuggish' which is what Mugen basically is.



Zuko	Sep 18 2012, 07:55 PM Post #9
Posts: 50 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #558 Joined: December 27, 2009 Gender: Male Country: USA True Name: David G. Lac.	Asami Sep 18 2012, 07:17 PM Don't get me wrong, Steve Blum is awesome, the thing is I just really do prefer Jap Mugen. It's more 'thuggish' which is what Mugen basically is. Oh for sure, same with Jin yet exactly different. Jin's japanese voice actor sounds much calmer and collected to me, fitting the ronin archetype better imo.



ShmittlesThePoe	Sep 19 2012, 12:17 AM Post #10
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	watched it a few months back. loved it.

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