The partnership between Funimation and Crunchyroll may have ended and there’s only one place to see Samurai Champloo, but let’s just take solace in that we can still see Samurai Champloo. This year is actually the 15th-annivesary of the series and Funimation has brought out their “classic trailer” for it from “the vault”, which raises some problematic Disney comparisons for a Sony-owned company! Regardless, the show is still out there to be had and it’s one that we never tire of.
The series saw a North American Blu-ray release from FUNimation back in 2011. We talked about the series back in 2014 at the ten-year anniversary mark as well.
Plot concept: Let’s break it down. Mugen’s a reckless sword-slinger with a style that’s more b-boy than Shaolin. He’s got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there’s Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but carries a big blade. He runs game old-school style, but he can make your blood spray with the quickness. When these roughnecks bring the ruckus, it ain’t good for anybody, especially them.
Enter Fuu, the ditzy waitress who springs her new friends from a deadly jam. All she wants in return is help solving a riddle from her past. She and the boys are tracking the scent, but there’s ninety-nine ways to die between them and the sunflower samurai.
