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Samurai Champloo

TV · 2004–2005

A stylish, loose-limbed road trip where swordfights, hip-hop swagger and quiet melancholy sit easily together.

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Japanese anime television series
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Class
TV
Year
2004–2005
Episodes
26
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • death
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, historical anime and manga
Created by
Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Written by
Shinji Obara
Length
26 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Fuji Television
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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