Should you watch Samurai Champloo?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Samurai Champloo
Anime · 2004
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.
The sides of Samurai Champloo
- A wild swordsman who fights like a break-dancer
- A quiet ronin with a debt
- A girl looking for her father across Edo Japan
Samurai Champloo is good for you if…
- you like a hip-hop beat carrying a duel on a dusty road.
- you like fights drawn with the energy of a graffiti wall.
- you like a duel in almost every episode.
Samurai Champloo is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't watch a sword fight that ends in blood.
- you want a period setting that stays in its period.
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