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Samurai Champloo (2004)
Popularity 22.6
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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.
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Top Cast
Ayako KawasumiFuu (voice)
Kazuya NakaiMugen (voice)
Ginpei SatoJin (voice)
Akio OtsukaOkuru (voice)
Eiji MaruyamaBiwa Minstrel (voice)
Keiichi NanbaDenkibou (voice)
Kiyoyuki YanadaMukuro (voice)
Takayuki SugoKagetoki Kariya (voice)
Otoya KawanoRyujiro Sasaki (voice)
Makio InoueEnshirou Mariya (voice)
Unsho IshizukaManzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)
Isshin ChibaIchiemon Frutachi (voice)
Fumihiko TachikiRikiei (voice)
Shunsuke SakuyaPinwheel Merchant (voice)
Sakiko TamagawaSara (voice)
Takehito KoyasuUmanosuke (voice)
Mayumi YamaguchiSousuke Kawara (voice)
Ichiro NagaiYamane (voice)
Key Crew
Sanae MitsugiExecutive Producer
Shinichiro KobayashiExecutive Producer
Shinichiro WatanabeSeries Director
Shinichiro WatanabeOriginal Story
Shiro SasakiExecutive Producer
Takashi KouchiyamaProducer
Takatoshi HamanoProducer
Tetsuro SatomiProducer
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Season 1
26 episodes · First aired 2004-05-20 · ★ 7.5
E01
Tempestuous Temperaments
2004-05-20 · 24 min
Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into her place of business and end up in hot water with the local magistrate.
E02
Redeye Reprisal
2004-06-03 · 24 min
When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.
E03
Hellhounds for Hire (1)
2004-06-10 · 24 min
After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.
E04
Hellhounds for Hire (2)
2004-06-17 · 24 min
The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.
E05
Artistic Anarchy
2004-06-24 · 24 min
An unknown artist hires Fuu for a private modeling session, but his passion for painting turns out to be a front for a human trafficking ring. Will Mugen crack the case in time to save Fuu from a life of slavery?
E06
Stranger Searching
2004-07-01 · 24 min
Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is by posing as tour guides for a mysterious European with a penchant for man love!
E07
A Risky Racket
2004-07-08 · 24 min
Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-fingered friend slips his hands into the wrong pocket, he could be headed for a beat down.
E08
The Art of Altercation
2004-07-15 · 24 min
A cocky sword-slinger with a crush on Fuu dishes the dirt on Jin's disgraceful past. If the renegade ronin wants to restore his good name, he'll need to get his glasses out of hock and make ready for a throw down!
E09
Beatbox Bandits
2004-07-22 · 24 min
The crew is headed for the gallows after getting caught flashing fake travel permits, but Mugen can win back their freedom by out hustling a deranged gang of warrior priests.
E10
Lethal Lunacy
2004-07-29 · 24 min
Mugen takes his training to the next level in preparation for a full moon death match with a killer who uses a deadly armor-piercing attack to soak the streets in the blood of his victims.
E11
Gamblers and Gallantry
2004-08-05 · 24 min
Jin falls in love with a suicidal beauty whose husband sold her into slavery, and Mugen tries to make his fortune in the cutthroat world of beetle sumo wrestling.
E12
The Disorder Diaries
2004-08-12 · 24 min
When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest misadventures.
E13
Misguided Miscreants (1)
2004-08-26 · 24 min
When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in stolen gold. Unfortunately for him, some old friends aren't to be trusted.
E14
Misguided Miscreants (2)
2004-09-02 · 24 min
Mugen - double-crossed and headed for the bottom of the ocean - flashes back to his life before he died for the first time. Back on land, a pretty young thing convinces Jin to brandish his blades in the name of vengeance.
E15
Bogus Booty
2004-09-09 · 24 min
Mugen goes under the covers with an undercover investigator who's out to put the smack down on a murderous ring of counterfeiters. Will he finally get the booty he's after?
E16
Lullabies of the Lost (1)
2004-09-16 · 24 min
Tempers flare, harsh words are exchanged, and the gang splinters, each member marching off in a different direction. Mugen and Jin wander into some swordplay, and Fuu ends up at the bottom of a river.
E17
Lullabies of the Lost (2)
2004-09-23 · 24 min
Jin and Fuu reunite, only to be attacked by a vengeance-driven samurai from Jin's old life. Meanwhile, Mugen takes aim at an arrow-slinging madman who's at the top of everyone's most wanted list.
E18
War of the Words
2005-01-22 · 24 min
Mugen learns his letters from a sake-guzzling maniac, Jin makes good on a promise from many years ago, and Fuu sparks a jealous showdown between two bickering graffiti artists.
E19
Unholy Union
2005-01-22 · 24 min
Fuu harbors a female fugitive who's on the run from a bogus, gun-slinging missionary. The new girl is trouble, no doubt about it, but she may hold the finding the samurai who smells like sunflowers.
E20
Elegy of Entrapment (1)
2005-02-05 · 24 min
Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.
E21
Elegy of Entrapment (2)
2005-02-12 · 24 min
Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is this seductive assassin, and why is she targeting the Champloo crew?
E22
Cosmic Collisions
2005-02-19 · 24 min
Jin, Mugen, and Fuu fall into the clutches of a hoard of rotting zombie treasure hunters. Next, they get blown to oblivion by an asteroid. Or maybe they just ate some bad mushrooms.
E23
Baseball Blues
2005-02-26 · 24 min
Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with leading the town's baseball team to a victory over the arrogant and unwelcome Americans.
E24
Evanescent Encounter (1)
2005-03-05 · 24 min
As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.
E25
Evanescent Encounter (2)
2005-03-12 · 24 min
Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu from the clutches of a sadistic madman bent on bloodshed.
E26
Evanescent Encounter (3)
2005-03-19 · 24 min
Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.
