Amazon.com: Director Shinichiro Watanabe brings his picaresque adventure-comedy Samurai Champloo to its conclusion as Fuu, Mugen, and Jin reach Nagasaki. The final episodes showcase Watanabe's skill as a storyteller: earlier moments that seemed to be digressions turn out to hold more significance than viewers suspected. The mystery of the "samurai who smells of sunflowers" is revealed, although Americans may not understand the significance of his ties to the Shimabara Rebellion, an uprising of Christians and peasants in the 17th century. But Watanabe doesn't resort to Morris-the-explainer scenes: the revelations and back stories of the main characters are integrated into the narrative. Mugen and Jin battle foes in duels that recall the confrontation between Spike Spiegel and Vicious in Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe said, "I actually like to travel, but, now that I'm finished with his project, I feel like I do when I come to the end of a really long trip." Fans of Samurai Champloo can only hope that after a rest, he'll create new adventures for his outrageously mismatched trio. (Rated 16 and older: violence, violence against women, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Why can't they all be this good?? I loved this outstanding series! Definitely amongst my favorites...up there with Berserk, Hellsing, and Bebop.
HOLY S**T! WOW! THAT'S ALL I CAN POSSIBLY THINK TO SAY ABOUT THIS DVD! IT HAS SOME OF THE BEST FIGHT SCENES IN THE ENTIRE SERIES AND THE FIGHTS ARE ALSO SUPERBLY ANIMATED, EVEN BY SAMURAI CHAMPLOO STANDARDS. WOW! WITH EACH DVD THEY SOMEHOW MANAGED TO CROSS BOUNDARIES AND OUTDO THEIR PREVIOUS DVDS WITH EACH NEW ONE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LAST THREE EPISODES (TECHNICALLY ONE) OF SAMURAI CHAMPLOO. TO SUM IT UP FOR YOU, THE LAST EPISODE OF THE SERIES IS ON THE DVD, BUT IT IS SPLIT INTO THREE PARTS. THEY FINALLY END THEIR JOURNEY. I MUST SAY THOUGH, THE ENDING WAS SAD BUT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE, SO I AM NOT COMPLAINING TOO MUCH. I RECCOMEND THIS WHOLE F****** DVD TEN STARS OUT OF TEN! BUT REALLY, I GIVE IT AN INFINITE! BUY THIS! PEACE.
Amazing A great ending to a great series, it left me craving more. Not olnly were the final revelations creatively developed the action itself was beautiful. Plus Mugen and Jin's final(for the time being) battle was great, leaving you starstruck and impressed by his ability to develope their relationship through battle. It was perfectly constructed to make you want to beg them to make another season or at least a movie.
Samurai Champloo & Kung Faux are good to go! Homo-sez-wut? - ( Not this )...I will buy every dvd that ever comes out from Samurai Champloo or Kung Faux because these TV shows kick u-no-wut? -Butt! - That's right. - I said it. - homoz!
A far better finale than I expected In all honesty, most of this series is either too ridiculous or too hilarious to be viewed as a serious artwork example. Literally every episode prior to this seemed to be a pointless side adventure that bore little meaning. But brace yourself! With this final installment, Samurai Champloo slashes, kicks, and break-dances into the ranks of the most entertaining anime titles ever. If you are looking for something really really deep, this is the LAST show you should look at( I would direct you to Evangelion). But Samurai Champloo is the most unique example of a butt-kicking anime that I personally have ever seen.
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