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So whats the word on Samurai Champloo?

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I thought the first Episode was brilliant the second was mediocre, and then i sort of forgot about the whole series.

How was the series? Was the overall Arc anygood?
 
I gave up on it about 4 or 5 episodes in, I found it really boring, just not my cup of tea. I think a good number of people here liked it, though.
 

kumanoki

Member
I'm with you. I thought the first episode was fresh and innovative, but it became every other anime in the second episode. Meh. I hope the writing was better later on.
 

Prince

Member
last ep i saw was 18 and still like the it a lot but i think it's time to cut the stand-a-lone eps and start developing the sunflower-samurai storyline further.
 

Chipopo

Banned
There are a few real gems in the series, but not quite enough for it to be great. The story goes nowhere, btw.
 

Beezy

Member
Isn't there already a topic for Samurai Champloo on this board? Why don't you just check there and see what people think of it.

BTW, it's definately not like "every other anime".
 
It's still pretty much stand alone, but before you give up, at least watch episode 13-14. The ending to 14 is easily the series high point in my mind.
 
Beezy said:
Isn't there already a topic for Samurai Champloo on this board? Why don't you just check there and see what people think of it.

BTW, it's definately not like "every other anime".


i dont want to hit upon any spoilers.
 

teepo

Member
episode 18 was one of the most original episodes i've ever seen in any anime.

each new episode since 12 or 13(?) has been hitting me with a strong one two punch.
 

miyuru

Member
I love this series particularly because how each ep. does stand on its own. I stopped watching after ep. 5 when they were coming out, but my brother still had them all downloaded, so I watched them all about a month ago. The first episode is definitely one of the best first episodes ever, and yeah sorta doesn't really go anywhere.

You grow used to it, and the series *definitely* picks up later on. Just watch it, it's short, but very sweet, and season two just started.

BTW what was ep. 13-14?
 

Mugen

Banned
Yah I saw the first ep when it was first shown and stopped watching right after it cause I know the anime will be AWESOME (like I didn't know it was gonna be anyways :D) and when I get to get every episode, I'll go a whole run of watching it. Since I couldn't bear to wait each episode each week.
 
miyuru said:
BTW what was ep. 13-14?

Mugen's backstory, the whole bit with the ships and the thieves and the girl who can't seem to get away with them. The end bit where the girl is just convinced she is going to die is brilliant.
 
teepo said:
such an amazing ending.

Yeah. It just saddened me they went back to episodic right after that. I'm pretty much convinced they aren't going to get the final ball rolling until ep 22-23 now.
 

MetatronM

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I love it. The people who complain about it seem to have missed the point that the journey is the plot. It's pretty much all about their adventures as they travel, and how the main three relate to each other and develop bonds over the trip. Some of the episodes are better than others, but it's often hilarious, usually entertaining, and at times downright brilliant (see episode 14, Champloo's answer to Bebop's Ballad of Fallen Angels).

The only real complaint I have is that Fuu gets captured too often in the earlier episodes. I think it happens about 4 or 5 times in the first 10 episodes or so, one way or another. It's a pretty amusing running gag, but it does get a little old. Fortunately, that trend hasn't really continued ever since then. I guess it's not really any different from Faye so often getting into money troubles in Bebop. Sort of a bad habit of the character.

But what other animes feature gay Dutchmen, Okinawan pirates, beatbox samurai flunkies, and getting high off secondhand smoke? Not enough, I say.
 

MetatronM

Unconfirmed Member
Crazymoogle said:
Yeah. It just saddened me they went back to episodic right after that. I'm pretty much convinced they aren't going to get the final ball rolling until ep 22-23 now.
I've heard episode 19 is a MAJOR plot episode, though I have yet to see it.
 

Grizzlyjin

Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Chipopo said:
There are a few real gems in the series, but not quite enough for it to be great. The story goes nowhere, btw.

Bingo.
 

Tunesmith

formerly "chigiri"
i've only watched the four first episodes yet (got the vol1 dvd) and i found it quite enjoyable.

i hate the hiphop/samurai thing they got going though, just doesnt fit at all. :S

thankfully it has only defiled the introduction so far and i hope it stays that way.
 
I have no clue where you guys are getting the new episodes after like ep 15 I couldn't find it ANYWHERE. Then again I am not scouring IRC and relying on BT
 

Tunesmith

formerly "chigiri"
maybe you're right ;)

i do agree it's a kind of "why the hell not?" kind of deal, and indeed it makes the series stand out from the "rest".

i just personally cant stand that music genre. :)
 
I've watched the first dvd and i like what i've seen so far. I'll definitely buy the whole series. I mean i enjoyed it alot but i like alot of stuff that people find mediocore.
 

achilles

Member
chigiri said:
i've only watched the four first episodes yet (got the vol1 dvd) and i found it quite enjoyable.

i hate the hiphop/samurai thing they got going though, just doesnt fit at all. :S

thankfully it has only defiled the introduction so far and i hope it stays that way.

=O blasphemy...
The series is definitely not for you then, Samurai Champloo's whole style revolves around the hip-hop flare. If you don't like that then I don't understand how you could like the series...

Does anyone know if the soundtrack that came with the dvd is the same as the stand alone ost?
 

Scrow

Still Tagged Accordingly
i love champloo, better than bebop. i think the bitching about the story is undeserved.
 

Tunesmith

formerly "chigiri"
nas said:
=O blasphemy...
The series is definitely not for you then, Samurai Champloo's whole style revolves around the hip-hop flare. If you don't like that then I don't understand how you could like the series...

Well, since I do enjoy the series even with it's questionable :p choice of music, tells me there's something quite special about it apart from said sound. :D

Still like Bebop alot more, but it's granted, since I've only seen 4 eps of Champloo yet.

:)




Total sidenote: When does one graduate from the looked-down-upon Junior Member title? :lol
 
I've only seen four episodes as well.. I'm really hoping the first episode wasn't just a fluke. I'm happy to see the DVD has a 5.1 DTS track though...
 

J2 Cool

Member
Better than Bebop? I dunno about that. I think comparing the 2 is just stupid anyway now. But Champloo is a very good series. Like said, 13-14 is just amazing, High point in the series for me too. Episode 1 was amazing too. The episodes got range though. Some are hilarious(15), some are dramatic, some just damn touching. It's my favorite series I've seen in a while.
 

neptunes

Member
I though 18 was very original, in terms of character development.

I was somewhat shocked when I realized mugen couldn't read (hiragana)

neither can I, but it was interesting to know he couldn't
 

SD-Ness

Member
J2 Cool said:
Better than Bebop? I dunno about that. I think comparing the 2 is just stupid anyway now. But Champloo is a very good series. Like said, 13-14 is just amazing, High point in the series for me too. Episode 1 was amazing too. The episodes got range though. Some are hilarious(15), some are dramatic, some just damn touching. It's my favorite series I've seen in a while.
Dude, where can I get 13-14?

suprnova = dead
lokitorrent = no 13-14
animesuki = no 13-14

:(
 

Scrow

Still Tagged Accordingly
J2 Cool said:
Better than Bebop? I dunno about that. I think comparing the 2 is just stupid anyway now.
sure, they're made by the same group aren't they? And it's not so much about comparing them directly... i'm just enjoying champloo more than i am bebop.
 

achilles

Member
chigiri said:
Well, since I do enjoy the series even with it's questionable :p choice of music, tells me there's something quite special about it apart from said sound. :D

I just mean... you can't get the full appreciation of the series if you don't enjoy the choice of music.

The plot development in 19 isn't TOO big,
weren't you kind of expecting he is who he is since the beginning anyway?
I'm really hoping it will pick up even more with the next eps. All these eps though that don't contribute much to the plot... do you think
eventually in the end they'll all tie in together? I mean a running theme of homosexuality in the first few eps, then Christianity..?
hrmm/
 
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