samurai champloo

Anime fans alike are probably spending a lot more time on YouTube this month thanks in part to FUNimation. They just released Wanatabe Shinichiro’s 2004 anime, Samurai Champloo online to view for free in Japanese audio with English subs, and having just seen the series for myself about a month ago, this show is one great way to kill time. Mugen is a ferocious, animalistic warrior with a fighting style inspired by break-dancing. Jin is a ronin samurai who wanders the countryside alone. They may not be friends, but their paths continually cross. And when ditzy waitress Fuu gets them out of hot water with the local magistrate, they agree to join her search for the samurai who smells like sunflowers. To date and even long since its manga roots, the series continues to garner its favor among fans since Watanabe thrilled the crowd with the hit sci-fi, Cowboy Bebop […]

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