By Majin Trunks
Samurai Champloo would be an anime that is a mix of action and comedy. It is the story of two very skilled Samurais, one wild and one peaceful, who are helping a young girl on a journey. They are trying to find “The Samurai who smells like sunflowers” and along the way doing what they can to make money. Oddly enough they end up helping many people in the process.

Information:
-Biographies – Learn more about the characters in the series.

-Episode Guide – Come here for an episode list and a small summary of each episode.

-The Staff – A list of all the people involved in making the show.
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Samurai Champloo: Character Bios
Jin:
Jin is one of the two Samurai of the show. He is more cool and collective then Mugen, quite most of the time and belives in the traditional samurai values. Though even with these traits he is still an amazing fighter. Not too much is known about him at this time due to him being quite a lot. What we do know though is that he and Mugen constantly want to fight because that couldn’t win against the other in the first episode.

Mugen:
When it comes to Mugen you should take Jin, and think the EXACT opposite. The only simmilar trait they have is that they are both excelent fighters. Mugen is loud, he is constantly wanting to fight and cause trouble, and he is always eating at any chance he gets. One of the other more noticable things about him is the fact that he is the one that constantly has to save Fuu from bad situations.

Fuu:
Fuu is a fifteen year old girl who maid Jin and Mugen promiss to stop fighting eachother and help her find someone. She is looking for a specific samurai but all she knows about him is that he smells like sunflowers. She is always getting herself into bad situations and having to be resques by Mugen. She is hot headed, basicly meaning she has a bit of a temper, but normaly ends up getting out of whatever situation this gets her into by either Mugen or her flying squirl saving her.

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Samurai Champloo: Episode Guide
1) Storm and Stress
A few men were causing trouble in a tea shop and Mugen told Fuu he would get rid of them in return for food. She almost dies at the hands of the men so she agrees and Mugen kills them. Jin walks in and he and Mugen begin to fight. The Tea house is lit on fire and it kills the son of the leader of an evil organization in control of the town. They were going to be killed but Fuu rescused them. She maid a deal with them after resquing them that they must stop fighting and agree to help her find a samurai who smells like sunflowers.

2) A Veritable Pandemonium
Fuu gets kidnaped by a giant ugly man who is extreamly strong. Mugen goes to save her and must fight with the guy. Meanwhile Jin has trouble of his own while having to fight an extreamly skilled old man.

3) Sympathy – Part 1
After getting tired of Fuu telling them to stop fighting, Jin and Mugen decided to run away from her in opposite directions. Eventualy they end up in the same town though. Jin is hired as a body guard, Mugen on the other hand joins an organization that just so happens to send him after the guy Jin is protecting. To make matters worse Fuu is forced to become a prostitute by the same organization that Mugen is working for.

4) Sympathy – Part 2
Mugen, Jin, and Fuu meat back up. Mugen and Jin start to fight again but end up having to seperate. Mugen after realizing what it ment that Fuu was locked up in a cage went to rescuse her before any men decided to buy her but it turns out that she already managed to escape on her own. Finnaly there ends up being a betting amtch between the leader of the organization Mugen was working for and the person Jin was protecting; and the dealer is Fuu!!

5) Praying to Deaf Ears
The three need to take a ferry but they have no money, so they set off to find some money for the ferry. Mugen ends up robbing a few thefs, Fuu lets some guy do a painting of her, and Jin ends up playing a very long board game against an old man. All three of these things end up having something in common though, slave trading! Watch the ep to see what happens.

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Samurai Champloo: The Staff
Executive Producer:
Shinichiro Kobayashi
Shiro Sasakij
Sanae Mitsugi
Hideki Goto

Cheif Scriptwriter:
Shinji Obara

Character Designer & Cheif Animation Director:
Kazuto Nakazawa

Emono Deisgner:
Mahiro Maeda

Art Director:
Takeshi Waki

Color Stylist:
Eri Suzuki

Photography:
Kazuhiro Yamada

Editor:
Syuchi Kakeshu

Music:
Tsutchi
Fat Jon
Nujabes
Force of nature

Opening Theme:

Battlecry / Nujabes feat.Shingo02
Lyrics by Shingo02
Music by Nujabes
Produced by Nujabes

Opening Animation:

Produced by Hashimoto Katsuyo
Drawn by Koiya Ken
Scenery Design by Yamashita Tokiyumi
Collaberated with Madhouse

Ending Theme

Shiki no Uta (Song of the Four Seasons) / MINMI
Lyrics & music by MINMI
All tracks & arranged by Nujabes
Produced by MINMI & Nujabes

Ending Animation:

Produced by Watanabe Shinichiro
Drawn by Murase Koushou
Background Composite by Kusamori Shuuichi
Victor Entertainment

Music Producer:
Yoshimoto Ishikawa

Audio Producer:
Techo Sound
Border Line

Producer:
Takatoshi Hamano
Takashi Kochiyama
Tetsuro Satomi

Director:
Shinichiro Wantanabe

Produced By:
Fuji Television
Manglobe
Shimoigusa Champloos