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	Samurai Champloo vol 1 Manga Review By Rich (Webmaster)
		Jin is a cold calculating samurai, a man who has abandoned the samurai code of honour and fights simply to find a purpose.
		Samurai Champloo is pretty much like no other samurai series you have read, packing its pages with tonnes of modern references and anachronistic urban cool which belies it’s feudal setting.
		Despite the modern references Samurai Champloo vol 1 is a solid and extremely cool samurai actioner, with great characters and distinctive artwork that really delivers a feeling of speed and power in the frequent fight scenes.
	www.animetion.co.uk /Reviews/manga/schamploo1(ric).htm (751 words)

	Dragon/kolibri: Samurai Champloo
		In the ensuing fire both samurai are knocked unconscious and captured by the governor, who as a revenge for his son's death wants to execute them - but Fuu has other ideas and helps the two escape in exchange for helping her to find "the samurai who smells of sunflowers".
		Characters are in the heart of Samurai Champloo, and in fact you could go as far as saying nothing else than the characters really matter.
		Samurai Champloo is really is all about attitude and not about the story —very rare for Japanese Anime.
	www.dejahthoris.net /blog/archives/2006/07/samurai_champloo.html (1270 words)

	Animefringe: March 2005 - Features - Samurai Champloo
		The true draw of Samurai Champloo is the fights and the highly stylized flow of the anime, filled with urban imagery.
		The strings between the hip-hop community and asian films go back to the kung-fu film boom of the 70's, with the thug culture finding inspiration in the system of loyalty and in having an appointed place in society that is found in the yakuza and in martial arts in general.
		Samurai Champloo comes tailor-made for newcomers who want to see the latest in anime, and for veterans who are more than ready for another beautiful and epic story from Watanabe.
	www.animefringe.com /magazine/2005/03/feature/06.php (830 words)

	Samurai Champloo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The show is unique, in that it matches modern hip-hop music with a stylized form of samurai swordplay known as chambara, much in the same way Cowboy Bebop married science fiction to blues and jazz.
		The world of Samurai Champloo is often anachronistic.
		Samurai Champloo is an example of the popular chambara film and television genre--the trademarks are a setting in the Edo Period, a focus on samurai or other swordsman characters, and lots and lots of thrilling, dramatic fights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samurai_Champloo (1928 words)

	AnimeTV - Reviews
		Interestingly, Samurai Champloo has a very similar underlying theme to that of Cowboy Bebop, being that there is no running from the past.
		Champloo is a great anime that should go down as one of the best of Watanabe’s works, almost on par with his masterpiece, Cowboy Bebop.
		Samurai Champloo will definitely entertain you the first time you see it, but I can’t recommend it as a show you can watch over and over again.
	www.goanimetv.com /reviews/samurai_champloo/index.php (2769 words)

	Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (ps2: 2006): Reviews
		Samurai Champloo is a game that’s definitely more flash than substance, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a shallow game.
		Samurai Champloo is by no means perfect--the repetition bug nibbles away now and again and the characters lack subtle animation nuances such as walking--but for what it is, and more over what its fans expect, it smells pretty damn sweet.
		Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked does a lot that's interesting - for a little while, anyway - but we get the impression that this is the product of too much thought and not enough work.
	www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/ps2/samuraichamploosidetracked (1002 words)

	Samurai Champloo Profiles
		Watanabe has been compared to Quentin Tarantino, and indeed, the first episode of Samurai Champloo evokes Tarantino's Pulp Fiction mixing timelines around by starting near the end, with the two main characters, then backing up and showing the events that led to Mugen and Jin finding themselves about to be beheaded.
		What sets Samurai Champloo apart from the pack is the blending of historical culture with modern music, combined with a crisp visual design and dazzling action sequences evocative of The Animatrix, Crouching Tiger Flying Dragon, and Kill Bill Vol.1.
		Oh, and in case you were wondering, the word "champloo" is an Okinawan word meaning a mixture, or "mixed together", hence the name Samurai Champloo, and the brilliant blending of cultures that makes this series one not to miss.
	peach-jello.com /SamuraiChamploo/index.html (493 words)

	Samurai Champloo
		Samurai Champloo is a raging mass of bloody swords, off-the-hook humor, and anachronistic goodness, and for the most part, it is great fun.
		The central problem is that, whereas Cowboy Bebop was effortlessly cool, Samurai Champloo is a little too self-aware in its desire to be hip.
		It's a difficult concept to explain, but by way of analogy, it's like the post-punk kid who wears awesome clothes and cares nothing for the attention of the popular kids...but secretly wants to be liked just a little bit by the in crowd.
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/samuraichamploo.html (1095 words)

	Review: Samurai Champloo, by Bad Jew (Site not responding. Last check: )
		All that Samurai Champloo is is Bebop, only in the Tokugawa period of Japanese history (around 1600-1800's).
		The only thing Champloo's missing is the crazy hacker, Ed, but given the serious lack of networked computers in 18th century Japan, I don't think that would've been easy to work in.
		In this case, Samurai Champloo is a decent piece, but forever doomed to lie in Bebop's shadow--much like Bach's kid, who was a descent composer but could never compare to Pa. If we forget about Bebop, then Champloo is a great anime with fight scenes the like of which I've never seen.
	www.sleepisfortheweak.org /reviews/samuraichamploo (1544 words)

	Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked Review - GamersHell.com
		However, Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked is a whole different story; its zany storyline filled with oddball humor make it so much more than your average hack-n-slash.
		To repay the favor, the two samurai decide to help Fuu on her journey for the “samurai that smells of sunflowers,” and of course they run into a lot of trouble in the northern land of Ezo.
		As a whole, Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked is a surprisingly well done button masher which should be even more appealing to anime fans.
	www.gamershell.com /ps2/samurai_champloo_sidetracked/review.html (1003 words)

	Samurai Champloo - theOtaku.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Samurai Champloo inevitably invites comparison to its revered predecessor, but is ultimately an inventive, sleekly animated show that more than lives up to all the skepticism and scrutiny with which it was initially greeted.
		The anime is spear-headed by an unusual trio of characters: Mugen, an avant-garde samurai without any moral inhibitions; Jin, his mysterious, incredibly skilled companion and archrival; and Fuu, a young but strong-willed girl whose personal quest serves to tie together their adventures.
		Samurai Champloo is utterly unlike any other samurai series in existence--its stand-alone episodes put a unique twist on the type of stories common to the genre, while the longer arcs are tightly plotted and exciting.
	www.theotaku.com /anime/samurai_champloo (247 words)

	Samurai Champloo, Vol. 1
		One day, two samurai, the hotheaded Mugen and the cool Jin (who wears eye glasses) run into each other at the teahouse, and promptly destroy it during their chaotic duel to decide who is the best swordsman.
		Written and drawn by manga-ka, Masaru Gotsubo, Samurai Champloo is meant to be a samurai tale dressed in traditional trappings, but executed with a hip hop flair.
		Although listed as a teen title (“13+”), Samurai Champloo has a fair amount of violence that would earn MPAA “R” rating were this a film.
	comicbookbin.com /samuraichamploo001.html (338 words)

	Samurai Champloo
		The Samurai Champloo shirt is green with the image shown in the picture on the front.
		This Samurai Champloo Group wall scroll is made of a very soft cloth-like material and measures a...
		The Samurai Champloo shirt is white with the image shown in the picture on the front.
	www.gkworld.com /category/genre.samurai_champloo (781 words)

	Anime3000 < Reviews < Jade < Samurai Champloo Anime Series
		Samurai Champloo is a short-lived anime that surrounds the lives of three individuals who reluctantly journey together in hopes of discovering the “Sunflower Samurai.” The three individuals, Fuu, a tea-shop waitress turned amateur traveler, Mugen, a self-concerned survivalist, and Jin, a disciplined samurai, learn more about themselves as they grow closer together as companions.
		Samurai Champloo’s fluid movements and excellent color selections are not limited to only fight scenes as they are in
		Fuu, the former tea-shop waitress, forces Mugen and Jin to travel with her to find a “samurai that smells like sunflowers.” Although there are several unfruitful attempts at ditching the young girl, Mugen and Jin put their lives and their mindlessly squandered money on the line for her to reach her goal.
	www.anime3000.com /reviews/jade/samuraichamploo.html (662 words)

	Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked Review - PlayStation 2
		Samurai Champloo's gameplay can be best described as Onimusha without puzzles, with more combos, and without any souls to devour.
		Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked has the competition beat in that area, featuring dozens of attack sequences to explore.
		Samurai Champloo is the most original take on hack-n-slash gaming since the first Onimusha.
	ps2.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r27807.htm (2213 words)

	GameSpy: Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
		Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (03/20/06) - We hear the sounds of a battle cry, and we respond with some hands-on time.
		Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (01/24/06) - Music and mayhem await in the first game based on Bandai's popular anime.
		Samurai Champloo (09/15/05) - Blending samurai and hip hop may sound like an odd combination, but Bandai proves that it can work.
	ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/samurai-champloo (231 words)

	Samurai Champloo - MyAnimeList.net
		Two samurai Jin and Mugen were sent to prison and where saved by a restaurant waitress Fuu on the condition that they'll help her look for the "Samurai who Smeills like Sunflowers" and so begins their great (or not so great XD) adventure.
		Two samurai (although I think Mugen shouldn't really be considered a traditional samurai) and a teahouse waitress meet and the swordsmen end up accompanying her on a journey to seek out the samurai who smells of sunflowers.
		In the middle of the episodes when that screen shows up that says Samurai Champloo (where like a commercial would usually be,) as well during the actual episodes when one scene changes to another, there are cool sound effects like turntables and such that further add to the hip-hop feel.
	myanimelist.net /anime.php?id=205 (3135 words)

	Anime Reviews
		Samurai Champloo is a period piece about samurai, ronin and yakuza, but attitudinal anachronisms abound, beginning with the show's leads.
		Samurai Champloo ("champloo" is an Okinawan term for a stir-fry, or a mixed-up blend of disparate things) is the latest project of
		Samurai Champloo even begins with a somewhat Bebop-like dynamic, with a rivalry/partnership between two men being disrupted by a woman butting in and making assumptions on their behalf, and tying them all together into a series of adventures, even though none of them seem to want to work with each other.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue403/anime.html (613 words)

	Samurai Champloo > Review
		The story in Samurai Champloo plays out exactly like the show does, where rogue samurai Mugen and Jin and bumbling girl Fuu are wondering around Japan looking for the Samurai who smells of sunflowers, getting into trouble with locals, starving and trying to get food, Fuu getting kidnapped, or all at once.
		For a samurai game with hip hop influences, you’d expect game play to either be very badly done or very unique and refreshing.
		Samurai Champloo had some amazing music done by Nujabes and Fat Jon.
	www.dignews.com /review.php?story_id=14989 (869 words)

	DVD Times - Samurai Champloo Vol.01 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Samurai Champloo must be one of the most hotly anticipated anime releases to hit western shores in quite some time, coming as it does from Shinichiro Watanabe - the man who created the classic anime series, Cowboy Bebop.
		Although this review is for the standard release of Samurai Champloo: Vol.01, there is a more expensive limited release that comes with a free bandanna and fancy artbox to store subsequent volumes in.
		Champloo's colour scheme regularly switches from the earthy tones of interiors to vibrant exterior settings and vivid sunset vistas, yet every single shade is rendered beautifully on this disc, with no compression problems and zero colour bleed, but there are occurrences of some minor digital banding on lower-resolution displays.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=56973 (2143 words)

	GameSpy: Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked Preview
		Samurai Champloo for PS2 is a traditional hack-and-slash style brawler with a twist.
		There are three playable characters: Mugen, the break-dancing samurai, Jin, the cool and collected Bushido master, and a mysterious new character who may not even be a friend of our lead heroes.
		Fans of the Samurai Champloo anime should note that this game doesn't follow the storyline of the series.
	ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/samurai-champloo/651090p1.html (588 words)

	Champloo France : Votre Référence sur Samurai Champloo
		Champloo France : Votre Référence sur Samurai Champloo
		Champloo France, votre référence sur Samurai Champloo de Shinichiro Watanabe et Sato Dai.
		Deux news en une journée sur Champloo France, ça faisait un bail (enfin eusse t-il déjà été le cas une fois?)...
	www.champloo-france.com (1363 words)

	Anime-Source.Com
		The story is about a girl called Fuu who rescues two samurais Mugen and Jin, who are now bound to be her bodyguard until she meets and kills the samurai who smells of sunflowers.
		Samurai Champloo has a detailed but clean style it allows the viewer to distinguish the main characters, sub characters and even the background.
		Samurai Champloo is definitely a keeper for the collection; the fact that they mixed traditional Japanese tales to an update music and keep it good is an accomplishment in its own right!
	www.anime-source.com /banzai/modules.php?name=Anime&rop=showcontent&id=785 (3511 words)

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