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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013023229594
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 29, 2005
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 33635
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2005
Editorial Review:
Description:
No cash! Mugen, Jin and Fuu need money fast. Fuu tries to model, but it turns out to be a trap. When they arrive in the capital city, they delay their quest to join an eating contest, but find out the hard way they need to watch who they hang with! If some guy they meet isn’t wanted by the cops, then he’s trying to kill them or take their wallet- either way, you know they’re going to wind up in the middle of a fight... The outstanding animation directed by SHINICHIRO WATANABE (Cowboy Bebop, Animatrix), designed by KAZUTO NAKAZAWA (Kill Bill Vol.1) and MAHIRO MAEDA (Last Exile, Blue Submarine No.6) and powered by fresh sounds from Tsutchie, fat jon, Nujabes and FORCE OF NATURE! Outstanding animation and music done right with anamorphic widescreen video and surround sound audio (5.1 English, 5.1 Japanese)!
Amazon.com:
The mayhem and imagination never flag in director Shinchiro Watanabe's first series since Cowboy Bebop. Fuu poses for a Ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artist, only to discover he's tied to a criminal ring that traffics in young girls. She joins Mugen and Jin to escort gay Dutch trader Izaak Titsingh on a tour of Edo. Izaak tries to pass himself off as Japanese--despite an Ahnold-esque accent. The clever, well-researched visuals in these episodes play off Van Gogh's paintings, shunga (erotic) prints, Kabuki costumes, and the 17th-century anthology The Great Mirror of Male Love. 'The Art of Altercation' reveals just enough of Jinn's past to explain why the taciturn swordsman has so many enemies. All four episodes offer plenty of the outrageous mixture of traditional martial arts and cutting-edge hip-hop moves that have made Samurai Champloo a fan favorite. (Rated 16 and older: violence, profanity, brief nudity, sexual situations, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Exceptional, but often unbalanced.
Watching Samurai Champloo is, at times, an uneven experience.
Watanabe brings his audience exactly what they expect: quality. The music is a stellar mix of traditional Japanese folk songs and hip-hop beats. The art is beautiful and the story line is engaging. The characters are interesting and fully developed by the conclusion of the series.
In certain ways Watanabe has improved on Cowboy Bebop. Samurai Champloo leaves no gaps in the lives of the characters or the motives ... Read More
Rating:  - Samurai Champloo & Kung Faux are good to go!
Are you ready to be served a feast of hip hop beats and Asian pop culture? Just order a dvd box of "Kung Faux" fun and "Samurai Champloo" son and your apetite will be will vanquished with haste.
Rating: - If u'r readin this u'll most likely end up buyin the DVD
If you're even showing an interest to vol.2 then you most likely own or have seen vol.1. Even then I recommend this one as much as any of them, since you gotta watch the whole series in order to find out what happens in the end. Anyways, vol.2 offers the same fun antics the 1st vol. did, BUT unfortunately when compared to vol.1 you'll see that there are a whole lot less sword fights and basically no violence at all. Any sword fighting that actually occur usually doesn't last long enough to be considered ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic
It's the same formula of hip edgy moods and attitudes that you felt in BEBOP. Hip hop replaces jazz as the underlying tempo of the show, and characters play great off of each other. Am saving up to purchase the rest of the series.
Rating:  - Something happened on my way to loving this series...
After catching a few episodes on Cartoon Network's 'Adult Swim', I finally decided to invest money and time in this series. While watching the first DVD in the series, I caught myself grinning and marvelling at the great characterization, perfect animation, and ambiance put forth for my enjoyment. I allowed myself to hope that this series was going to hold my attention and devotion for a while. So, it was with such high hopes and expectations that I began watching the second DVD in the series.
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