Samurai Champloo

Name: Samurai Champloo
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Released: 2004-05-20
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Akio Otsuka, Eiji Maruyama

ENDED1 Season26 Episodes★ 8.3

Samurai Champloo is an animated action-adventure series on Fuji TV that ran from 2004 to 2005, ending after 1 season and 26 episodes.

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NetworkFuji TV

First AiredMay 20, 2004

Last AiredMar 19, 2005

GenreAnimation, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Runtime24 min

Created ByShinichiro Watanabe

Original Titleサムライチャンプルー

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionManglobe

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

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Cast

Ayako Kawasumi

Fuu (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Mugen (voice)

Ginpei Sato

Jin (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Okuru (voice)

Eiji Maruyama

Biwa Minstrel (voice)

Keiichi Nanba

Denkibou (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Mukuro (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Kagetoki Kariya (voice)

Otoya Kawano

Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)

Makio Inoue

Enshirou Mariya (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 26 episodes

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E1Tempestuous Temperaments

May 20, 200424m★ 8.0

Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into her place of business and end up in hot water with the local magistrate.

E2Redeye Reprisal

Jun 3, 200424m★ 7.3

When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.

E3Hellhounds for Hire (1)

Jun 10, 200424m★ 7.5

After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.

E4Hellhounds for Hire (2)

Jun 17, 200424m★ 7.7

The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.

E5Artistic Anarchy

Jun 24, 200424m★ 7.2

An unknown artist hires Fuu for a private modeling session, but his passion for painting turns out to be a front for a human trafficking ring. Will Mugen crack the case in time to save Fuu from a life of slavery?

E6Stranger Searching

Jul 1, 200424m★ 7.3

Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is by posing as tour guides for a mysterious European with a penchant for man love!

E7A Risky Racket

Jul 8, 200424m★ 7.5

Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-fingered friend slips his hands into the wrong pocket, he could be headed for a beat down.

E8The Art of Altercation

Jul 15, 200424m★ 7.4

A cocky sword-slinger with a crush on Fuu dishes the dirt on Jin's disgraceful past. If the renegade ronin wants to restore his good name, he'll need to get his glasses out of hock and make ready for a throw down!

E9Beatbox Bandits

Jul 22, 200424m★ 7.5

The crew is headed for the gallows after getting caught flashing fake travel permits, but Mugen can win back their freedom by out hustling a deranged gang of warrior priests.

E10Lethal Lunacy

Jul 29, 200424m★ 7.8

Mugen takes his training to the next level in preparation for a full moon death match with a killer who uses a deadly armor-piercing attack to soak the streets in the blood of his victims.

E11Gamblers and Gallantry

Aug 5, 200424m★ 7.9

Jin falls in love with a suicidal beauty whose husband sold her into slavery, and Mugen tries to make his fortune in the cutthroat world of beetle sumo wrestling.

E12The Disorder Diaries

Aug 12, 200424m★ 6.5

When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest misadventures.

E13Misguided Miscreants (1)

Aug 26, 200424m★ 7.5

When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in stolen gold. Unfortunately for him, some old friends aren't to be trusted.

E14Misguided Miscreants (2)

Sep 2, 200424m★ 7.8

Mugen - double-crossed and headed for the bottom of the ocean - flashes back to his life before he died for the first time. Back on land, a pretty young thing convinces Jin to brandish his blades in the name of vengeance.

E15Bogus Booty

Sep 9, 200424m★ 7.1

Mugen goes under the covers with an undercover investigator who's out to put the smack down on a murderous ring of counterfeiters. Will he finally get the booty he's after?

E16Lullabies of the Lost (1)

Sep 16, 200424m★ 7.4

Tempers flare, harsh words are exchanged, and the gang splinters, each member marching off in a different direction. Mugen and Jin wander into some swordplay, and Fuu ends up at the bottom of a river.

E17Lullabies of the Lost (2)

Sep 23, 200424m★ 7.4

Jin and Fuu reunite, only to be attacked by a vengeance-driven samurai from Jin's old life. Meanwhile, Mugen takes aim at an arrow-slinging madman who's at the top of everyone's most wanted list.

E18War of the Words

Jan 22, 200524m★ 7.4

Mugen learns his letters from a sake-guzzling maniac, Jin makes good on a promise from many years ago, and Fuu sparks a jealous showdown between two bickering graffiti artists.

E19Unholy Union

Jan 22, 200524m★ 7.0

Fuu harbors a female fugitive who's on the run from a bogus, gun-slinging missionary. The new girl is trouble, no doubt about it, but she may hold the finding the samurai who smells like sunflowers.

E20Elegy of Entrapment (1)

Feb 5, 200524m★ 7.3

Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.

E21Elegy of Entrapment (2)

Feb 12, 200524m★ 8.2

Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is this seductive assassin, and why is she targeting the Champloo crew?

E22Cosmic Collisions

Feb 19, 200524m★ 6.4

Jin, Mugen, and Fuu fall into the clutches of a hoard of rotting zombie treasure hunters. Next, they get blown to oblivion by an asteroid. Or maybe they just ate some bad mushrooms.

E23Baseball Blues

Feb 26, 200524m★ 7.2

Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with leading the town's baseball team to a victory over the arrogant and unwelcome Americans.

E24Evanescent Encounter (1)

Mar 5, 200524m★ 7.7

As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.

E25Evanescent Encounter (2)

Mar 12, 200524m★ 8.4

Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu from the clutches of a sadistic madman bent on bloodshed.

E26Evanescent Encounter (3)

Mar 19, 200524m★ 8.4

Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.

About Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo is an animation, action & adventure, comedy series on Fuji TV. The show first aired on May 20, 2004 and currently has 1 season and 26 episodes. Samurai Champloo has ended. It has a rating of 8.3/10 based on 829 votes. The cast includes Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Akio Otsuka, Eiji Maruyama. Created by Shinichiro Watanabe.