Samurai Champloo
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While much has been said of this series’ phenomenal soundtrack (and deservedly so, thanks to the masterful blending of hip-hop into Edo-period Japan), Samurai Champloo is also a fantastic example of a show meant to prioritize the journey over the destination. Following the samurai Mugen and Jin as they guard a women named Foo who is in search of her father, the series follows them through a myriad of conflicts, struggles and adventures, with more than a few of them centered around Mugen and Jin’s burning desire to clash steel.
Before long though, it becomes clear that neither cares about winning so much as the fight itself, making for an intriguing study of what drives the main characters and what they’re really searching for in the first place.
