Samurai Champloo

サムライチャンプルー

2004–2005 · Ended · 1 season · 26 episodes · Animation, Action & Adventure · Japan

Creator Shinichiro Watanabe · Channel Fuji TV · Starring Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato

Death, betrayal, and... hip hop!

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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Episodes

26 episodes · May 2004 – March 2005
  1. Episode 1: 1. Tempestuous TemperamentsMay 20, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Redeye ReprisalJune 3, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Hellhounds for Hire (1)June 10, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Hellhounds for Hire (2)June 17, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Artistic AnarchyJune 24, 2004 · 24 min
    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?
  6. Episode 6: 6. Stranger SearchingJuly 1, 2004 · 24 min
    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!
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  1. Episode 7: 7. A Risky RacketJuly 8, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  2. Episode 8: 8. The Art of AltercationJuly 15, 2004 · 24 min
    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!
  3. Episode 9: 9. Beatbox BanditsJuly 22, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Lethal LunacyJuly 29, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Gamblers and GallantryAugust 5, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  6. Episode 12: 12. The Disorder DiariesAugust 12, 2004 · 24 min
    When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest misadventures.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Misguided Miscreants (1)August 26, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  8. Episode 14: 14. Misguided Miscreants (2)September 2, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  9. Episode 15: 15. Bogus BootySeptember 9, 2004 · 24 min
    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?
  10. Episode 16: 16. Lullabies of the Lost (1)September 16, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  11. Episode 17: 17. Lullabies of the Lost (2)September 23, 2004 · 24 min
    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.
  12. Episode 18: 18. War of the WordsJanuary 22, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  13. Episode 19: 19. Unholy UnionJanuary 22, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  14. Episode 20: 20. Elegy of Entrapment (1)February 5, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  15. Episode 21: 21. Elegy of Entrapment (2)February 12, 2005 · 24 min
    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?
  16. Episode 22: 22. Cosmic CollisionsFebruary 19, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  17. Episode 23: 23. Baseball BluesFebruary 26, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  18. Episode 24: 24. Evanescent Encounter (1)March 5, 2005 · 24 min
    As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.
  19. Episode 25: 25. Evanescent Encounter (2)March 12, 2005 · 24 min
    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.
  20. Episode 26: 26. Evanescent Encounter (3)March 19, 2005 · 24 min
    Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.

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EPISODE LENGTH
24 minutes
FIRST AIRED
May 20, 2004
LAST AIRED
March 19, 2005
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Manglobe

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