5 Things You Didn't Know About Samurai Champloo 

Samurai champloo is one of the best anime of all times.

The music in this anime is godly though.

I love it when hip hop and anime mix together

R.i.p Nujabes

I wash my hair with samurai shampoo

Samurai champloo had the best soundtrack

Imagine the hype, if another 24 ep season was announced

I really hope Jin went and married that girl who helped him in the fish shop

So many good animes are short 🙃

My reason for why Samurai Champloo is in my all time favorites is because of the music and the style the show has: As for how it should've ended, I would hope they banded up together and proceeded on more adventures. I have a hard time finishing anime. I end up feeling that I've lost something... I try to instantly find another anime to fill that void.

Beginning) 0:15 = Battlecry Remix (Nujabes ft. Shing02) Bump #2) 1:27 = Nujabes-Arurian Dance Bump #3) 4:31 = Ta-ku - Make You Wanna Bump #4) 7:25 = Lil Ugly Mane - Alone and Suffering Bump #5) 11:47 = Sam Gellaitry - Temple

Mugen and Spike are also played by the same voice actor, in English at least.

Samurai Champloo was the sole reason how i found the world of anime and manga, i guess staying up till 2 in the morning watching it on Adult swim was worth it.

Fuu is born into a Samurai Family by the name of Kasumi. However, her father became a Christian and was therefore sentenced to die..hence why he ran away and left Fuu and her mother behind lest they be caught up and killed too.

When a gf i was going out with broke up with me i watched the whole samurai champloo series in two days. Best two days ever lol.

Actually Fuu's father the Samurai who smelled of sunflowers, though a christian convert, was at some point a samurai, so by the parameters you already stated, that would make Fuu a samurai.

rip nujabes............. rip manglobe......

Watanabe is a damn genius.

I remember watching this on Adult Swim way back in 2005. Hard to believe that was over a decade ago. I really enjoyed this series growing up and I had completely forgotten about it until a friend mentioned it to me last summer. I re-watched the whole 26 episode series and fell in love with it all over again. This anime was amazing. I highly recommend watching it all the way through at least once.

fun fact the Ryukyu islands were once their own nation before Japan conquered and they brought karate to the Japanese.

RIP DJ NujaBes...

Is it possible that Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are in the same universe but obviously different timelines?

I honestly think that the ending was perfect. I thought it had inspiration from Musashi Miyamoto’s five rings. “Never be saddened by a separation” since it’s just part of life.

Mugen is an ex pirate as far as I remember.

Samurai Champloo Afro Samurai and Cowboy Bebop best fucking soundtracks hands down

They should've stayed together at the end. I saw no reason for them to leave each other.

3:57 I have to correct you here, we learn about Fuu's backstory at the end of the show. she's from a noble family (albeit blackballed by the shogunate after the Shimabara rebellion). Kagetoki Kariya acknowledges her status.

Champloo is also a genre of music in Japan. It's a branch of hip-hop noted for its more mellow and chill vibe - and yes, it emphasizes blending elements from other genres into hip-hop. The music of the show is a pretty good representation of the genre.

The creator of samurai champloo is a GENIUS

this anime already gained the legendary status.

samurai champloo, was awesome I just wish that once they split up at the end, that there would be a couple of more seasons. Where they showed what each character's life is like, after separating and then have them cross paths once again eventually leading to an ending where they stayed together. I wish I could've saw that.

Did you guys cry when you watched the episode with Shino in it? I cried like a baby.

Okay. Here are the songs I've found from this video, not all of them, just an unofficial track list I guess. Also, Please like this comment so that others can see this list. Beginning) 0:15 = Battlecry Remix (Nujabes ft. Shing02) Bump #2) 1:27 = Nujabes-Arurian Dance Bump #3) 4:31 = Ta-ku - Make You Wanna Bump #4) 7:25 = Lil Ugly Mane - Alone and Suffering Bump #5) 11:47 = Sam Gellaitry - Temple Unfortunately I don't know the song used at the end of the video but if you know it please comment it below, I would also like to know. Thank you.

I think Fuu is technically part of the samurai class as her father was a samurai when she was born. Sure, he'd end up rebelling against the Shogunate and lose that status, but by the time he did so she was already a child, hence she might not actually have lost her title.

8:56 First, no, the word "mugen" means "dreams/fantasy" and "infinite", BUT his name is written like "infinite", he even drew a giant infinite symbol on a roof in that one episode about graffiti battles.

I just finished this anime and it was the first one i ever watched, one of the best shows i have ever watched. I used to hate on anime but this show is so legendary i just have to check more out, any suggestions?

I love the series. I watch it frequently and always feel the same sadness when the trio go their separate ways. Nice work putting this together

Masterpiece of an anime. G.o.a.t series.

Spike's personality is more of a combination of Jin's and Mugen's. Mugen's recklessness, with Jin's cool and collectiveness.

I know this video is old but I went on a binge of watching older anime I loved when I was younger and to my surprised I found this gem of a breakdown on samurai champloo. I know your channel has come a long way and I’m happy for you guys. Would love more videos like this breaking down and recommending older anime to this new generation who may have missed out. Nonetheless keep up the great work guys....this was fyyyyaaaaaa 🔥

Seems to me the creator of Bebop an Champloo is greatly influenced by black media. Jazz and Hip hop alike..

This is awesome. RIP Nujabes! One of the best series out there. When I had my kick-boxing tournament, Battlecry was my walking music

Man I love Samurai Champloo soooo much

Music: Beginning) 0:15 = Battlecry Remix (Nujabes ft. Shing02) Bump #2) 1:27 = Nujabes-Arurian Dance Bump #3) 4:31 = Ta-ku - Make You Wanna Bump #4) 7:25 = Lil Ugly Mane - Alone and Suffering Bump #5) 11:47 = Sam Gellaitry - Temple

I`d think Mugen, Jin and Fuu met each other again somewhere later down the road, maybe when they all were old and had started families, swapping stories about how their lives went after the last seen eachother. Seeing one last sunset together in the twilight of their lives. What I HOPE (to me it`s fucking canon!) happened was that they met eachother like a week after the anime finished in some seedy bar and just continued to travel together damnit. Fuck, what I wouldn`t give for a OVA.

I love the music. greatest music in anime yet

We need to get a movie or ova of how there doing

3:58 Wait ain’t it confirmed that she was, in fact, the daughter of “*the samurai who smells of flowers*”?

they should bring this series back

Subscribed! I love this Anime and it has a lot more depth than a lot of people think. I recommended this anime to a professor while we talked about Christian persecution in japan. He then had the class watch a few clips and we discussed a lot about the Dutch, the christian rebellion, and the christian persecution.

Rip nujabus, this anime is top 5. The world needs more shows as such

Okuru the character resembling a Native American in episodes 16,17 gives us the ending without us even knowing. Although at the moment it seems like he is giving her advice to simply rejoin Jin and Mugen- he is honestly giving validity and substance to the reasoning as to why it is best for them ( after finding the "samurai that smells like sunflowers") to go their own ways. As stated by the Okuru when Fuu is lamenting that she doesn't want to continue the journey with Jin and Mugen Okuru states: "Once you have traveled with someone, they become like brothers so you never are alone in this world" So even if they separate at the end- they will never be alone. To add, Okuru himself states that even if his wife and child are dead- they will always be "with him" thus adding to the belief that once you have traveled or spent time with someone although they are longer physically there, their presence will always leave an impact on you - thus poetically - them never leaving you and you are never really alone. Man, I love this anime!

my favorite, how could not be when it combines hip-hop and Japanese cultures.

For me, when they separated at the end it was reminiscent of early in the series when they went down separate paths or tried to split fate always brought them back together. So they did it knowing they would see each other again. Or in the final ending separation they truly didn't meet back up and it was symbolic that they had achieved that part of their destiny. Either way I think the separation was the best and most poetic ending.

Jin with his hair down on the last episode 😍😍😍

Though you published this months ago, I really like how you put together the video and gave us the info! I miss Samurai Champloo. ;_; So glad a friend gave me the soundtrack way back!

In my opinion this was ahead of its time the music, the way everything flowed etc. I was so young when I first watched it and now that I’m older I really learned to appreciate it more 😊

The ost changed my life. I honestly think departure is one of the greatest albums of all time.

RIP nujabes

That part in I think episode 14 when Mugen cuts down his sisters boyfriend as those drums start picking up in the background is still one of my favourite scenes in the show.

In retrospec, this was an awesome anime, and a very unique and memorable style

I like how you don't talk about Fuu at all. You even say that there's not enough known about her to talk about where she falls in the samurai/champuru title thing. Except we do know plenty about her and where she would fall. It's spoilery but the information is there. And you talked about every little change to Jin but oh yeah Fuu had 19 haircuts whatever. That's just so weird, bro.

I'm also so glad someone went in depth on how S. Watanabe went in on hip hop, how champloo (chanpuru) is a lot like a "mix" like a Mixtape - especially that 2 part episode that had "verse 1/2". And RIP NUJABES

This is an absolute classic, criminally unknown and underappreciated.

mugen is my favorite

Imma rewatch this masterpiece

The prayer beads are something I didn't notice until now. No wonder he could identify the Buddhist amulet that Sara had. It gives Jin another layer of depth to his character.

I think more people should discover this show. It's incredibly underrated. And that music (RIP Nujabes) is one of a kind.

This is one of the best & very underrated anime of all time🔥🔥

Mugen also had feelings for Fuu

I just wish it could've been longer. I was SO UPSET when I finished it.

I feel like this is one of those animes that don't need another season

man u have a *great* video here. I am impressed by your knowledge and your cool humble attitude. ___ I appreciate how u focus on the nature of the show & it's minute details __ rather than stealing the focus on ur own "tv show host" which is unfortunately what too many movie & show hosts often do with their product. *Keep up ur gr8 work* and thanx very much for this...oh Btw -- what do u think Watanabe is doing next??

I remember watching this series as a kid about 12-13 years ago and how it made me feel. I had forgotten about it for a while and only just came back to it recently and those feelings and memories came flooding back. It really was and still is an awesome anime that I’ll always hold dear in my heart. Gotta say it makes me sad that it ended and that they didn’t make more seasons.

This anime is where i feel in Love with Nujabes❤️ R.I.P. Nujabes❤️👏🙌

One of my favorite anime - amazing music. Thanks for making this!

The music is what I love most about it, over all the show was one of the best I seen in a long time and it helped to keep my interest into Anime.

BEST ANIME EVER .

Music - great Story- great Art style- great Action- great Every thing about this anime is great

Loved this video

This makes so much sense!! Two of my favorite animes were produced by a failing studio

A classic. Not a lot of animes these days can top it or other classics.

love it! like the art pics and that song right before you discuss #5 was cool

I really appreciate the work that went into this

great job, camploo is my favorite anime

Samurai Champloo is a masterpiece.

Great Vid! I learned a few new facts about one of my favorite anime, thanks for the upload! On a side note there was a time in Feudal Japan where "Conscripted citizens" could prove themselves on the battlefield and join the Samurai class (as motivation). But they often lacked the training necessary to succeed, were commonly on the front lines and seldom survived their first battle, or in some cases, became the victim of their frustrated superior.

Great job, thank you for providing further information so I could get more into it as I plan to watch the whole series again. Liked and subscribed for your efforts. Keep it up Sir!

The bit about non nobles not being able to become samurai is untrue. They could, it was just extremely rare and was usually done when specifically saving the shoguns life etc. or overcoming insanely overwhelming odds. in the name of their clan

The early 2000's were so cool

Mad respect to legendary hip hop producer Pete Rock for inspiring legendary japanese hip hop producer Nujabes! Black and Asian creation!

Samurai Champloo is one of my favorites as is Cowboy Bebop. I can watch it over and over. I do wish the final scene had been that they walked off together. Thank you for the insight into this unique anime.

Didn't this anime inspire the boondocks?

Amazing video, I enjoyed this. Definitely subscribing to this channel!

Love your channel

Thanks for the video =)

still one of the best anime I watched growing up.

Released for more than 10 years ago, still better than most animes nowadays "Samurai Champloo"

I watched a few iconic animes before Samurai Chamloo but as soon as i saw this it skyrocketed to my number 1 and still is to this day. Great soundrack, Interesting stories, fantastic characters and it ended without getting boring making you kinda want more. Definitely a must watch!!

Glad I found this, keep up the good work!