Samurai Champloo
What if Hip Hop had originated in Edo period Japan, and served as a backdrop to the adventures of a wandering group of samurai?
This is the question posed by Samurai Champloo, which tells the tale of a wandering group of luckless characters in search of something integral to their lives.
This takes the form of finding the father of a young woman named Fuu, with the two samurai Mugen and Jin accompanying her after she saves them from execution in her home village.
To this end, the group sets out for a journey across Japan, stumbling into all manner of trouble as they pursue clues to the whereabouts of Fuu’s father. Adventures are had, swords clash, and by the end, each discovers something they were missing.
Admittedly, Samurai Champloo can get a bit off track at points in terms of plot, but that also allows it to enjoy the same sense of originality as Dororo.
Plus, thanks to its use of Hip Hop music and imagery, the series has a twist no other shows can deliver, ensuring it’ll be an interesting diversion from normal samurai action the whole way through.
