“I said that it is a story about a minority culture”: Samurai Champloo Focusing on ‘Hip-Hop’ Culture Was Deliberate for a Reason That Will Make You Watch it Differently
Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Director Shinichirō Watanabe is mostly known for his classic anime seriesCowboy Bebop, and fans might not know this, but Watanabe has also created the underratedSamurai Champloo. The story follows the adventures of tea waitress Fuu, drifter fugitive Mugen, and Ronin Jin as they go on a search for a samurai who smells like flowers. The 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005 and explored multiple themes and settings, like the Edo period, which focused on the Samurais, the struggles of minorities, and the portrayal of death....