Samurai Champloo
If you end up liking Trigun, you’ll love Samurai Champloo. There’s a similar tone to the two series, focused around a group that travels the land without taking itself too seriously. As the name implies, Samurai Champloo is about two samurai and a young woman who wander Japan in search of “the samurai who smells like sunflowers”. Though they share a profession, the two samurai couldn’t be more different from one another, adding a nice contrast to the group dynamic.
The mere fact that Samurai Champloo is made by Shinichiro Watanabe, the creator of Cowboy Bebop, is reason enough to watch it. Samurai Champloo has a similar tone to Watanabe’s previous series, focusing on flawed but charming characters who live in a tough but strangely fun world. It’s also worth mentioning that Samurai Champloo has an amazing opening song, so even if you don’t feel like watching the show, at least check out the opening. If you do check out the show, you can find it on Funimation’s channel.
