Samurai Champloo is an anime that has 26 episodes divided into 1 season, without any filler episodes, the anime also has a 10-chapter manga.
- Rating: 4.3/5 ( votes).
- Written by: Shinji Obara
- Directed by: Shinichirō Watanabe
- Produced by: Takatoshi Hamano, Takashi Kochiyama
- Original network: Fuji TV
- Studio: Manglobe
- Licensed by: Crunchyroll
- Original run: May 20, 2004 – March 19, 2005
- Music by: Tsutchie, Fat Jon, Nujabes, Force of Nature
Fuu Kasumi is a youthful and clumsy server, spending her days working peacefully in a small teahouse. However, her tranquility is shattered when she accidentally spills a drink on a customer, leading to relentless harassment by a group of samurai. In desperation, Fuu calls upon another samurai, Mugen, whose unconventional fighting style, resembling breakdancing, swiftly dispatches the harassers. The situation takes a turn for the worse when Mugen picks a fight with Jin, an unwilling ronin with a precise and traditional swordfighting style. The clash results in the destruction of the teahouse and the accidental death of the local magistrate's son.
As a consequence, Mugen and Jin are captured and sentenced to execution. Fuu, however, intervenes and saves them, hiring the duo as her bodyguards. With no home to return to, Fuu is determined to find a specific samurai with the scent of sunflowers, and she enlists the help of the exonerated pair. Despite initial reluctance, Mugen and Jin agree to assist Fuu in her quest, leading the trio on an adventurous journey. The goal: to locate the mysterious sunflower-scented warrior, provided Fuu can prevent Mugen and Jin from killing each other.
Set in an alternate Edo Period of Japan, Samurai Champloo narrates the odyssey of these three idiosyncratic individuals in a quest brimming with action, humor, and dynamic sword fighting—all set to the distinctive beats of a hip-hop infused soundtrack.
Samurai Champloo Filler Episodes List
In this list I will mark you the filler episodes of Samurai Champloo (if it had them), the extra material of the anime, either ovas or movies will be located in Chronological Order, and finally I will mention in which chapter of the manga the anime ends or in which chapter of the manga to start reading after the anime.
SEASON 1
The opening that covers is Battlecry (1-25) and the ending is Shiki no Uta (1-11, 13-16, 18-22, 24-25), Who’s Theme (12), YOU (17), FLY [SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS] (23), San Francisco (26).
- 01."Tempestuous Temperaments"
- 02."Redeye Reprisal"
- 03."Hellhounds for Hire (Part 1)"
- 04."Hellhounds for Hire (Part 2)"
- 05."Artistic Anarchy"
- 06."Stranger Searching"
- 07."A Risky Racket"
- 08."The Art of Altercation"
- 09."Beatbox Bandits"
- 10."Lethal Lunacy"
- 11."Gamblers and Gallantry"
- 12."The Disorder Diaries"
- 13."Misguided Miscreants (Part 1)"
- 14."Misguided Miscreants (Part 2)"
- 15."Bogus Booty"
- 16."Lullabies of the Lost (Verse 1)"
- 17."Lullabies of the Lost (Verse 2)"
- 18."War of the Words"
- 19."Unholy Union"
- 20."Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 1)"
- 21."Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 2)"
- 22."Cosmic Collisions"
- 23."Baseball Blues"
- 24."Evanescent Encounter (Part 1)"
- 25."Evanescent Encounter (Part 2)"
- 26."Evanescent Encounter (Part 3)"