DVD Review: Samurai Champloo: The Complete Collection: Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Ayako Kawasumi, Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, Kari Wahlgren, Tsuguo Mogami, Takehiro Murozono, Eisuke Asakura, Takayuki Ayanogi, Darrel Guilbeau, Satoshi Katôgi, Eric P. Sherman: Movies & TV
DVD Review: Samurai Champloo: The Complete Collection: Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Ayako Kawasumi, Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, Kari Wahlgren, Tsuguo Mogami, Takehiro Murozono, Eisuke Asakura, Takayuki Ayanogi, Darrel Guilbeau, Satoshi Katôgi, Eric P. Sherman: Movies & TV
Product Description
Mugen’s a buck-wild warrior — violent, thoughtless and womanizing. Jin is a vagrant ronin — mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong as well. These two fiercely independent warriors can’t be any more different from one another, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditzy waitress, saves them from being executed when they are arrested after a violent swordfight. Fuu convinces the two vagrant young men to help her find a mysterious samurai “who smells of sunflowers.” And their journey begins
Great Anime Series!,
By M-20 -
Samurai Champloo is one of the greatest animes of my generation. It is a mix of samurai philosophy and hip hop culture, its something not many people can pull off, however this anime exceeds all expectations for me. It was created by the legendary Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus) so theres no need to worry, its a great series from beginning to end.
I’m not sure what the box set looks like, but at this price, there is no complaining here, I’m gonna buy it regardless.
Opposites Attract and Repel in this Anime,
By Sniff Code “www.sniffcode.com” (Somewhere out there) -
Lethal Weapon. Rush Hour. Beverly Hills Cop. Movies such as these have all proven just how much of a good time it can be to watch opposite personalities that are somehow bound at the hip being forced to walk the same road and reach the same destination. That’s Samurai Champloo. Mugen and Jin are master swordsman who are equally matched and mutually repellent of each other. What binds them at the hip is a young girl named Fuu who has obligated both men to helping her find a mysterious samurai who smells of sunflowers.
It sounds like a flowery, poetic ambition. Hardly. For twenty-six episodes, this trio find themselves in pretty much every possible adventure that the writers could think of. Some of these adventures elicit slapstick and sometimes crude comedy, bringing out the playful side of an otherwise amoral Mugen. Other adventures are just straight out brutal and bloody battles which usually evoke the spiritual longing of the introspective Jin. Fuu, on the other hand, remains endearing and chattering no matter the adventure. It’s really hard not to like all three of the characters from the onset of their journey. It’s impossible not to care about their well being as reach they reach journey’s end.
As strong and enduring as these men are, they are brought to their physical limits as each new foe that confronts them is stronger then the last. The writers do not stoop to zen cliches of outsmarting or transcending the stronger adversaries. Nope. Jin and Mugen will have to win these battles through sheer force. The good news is that while slicing and dicing their enemies, they’ll start cutting through the personal layers of each other. Well, sort of. Neither character is so overly complicated as to warrant any cliche epiphanies.
I suppose that is what makes Champloo so refreshing. It’s an animation with heart. But it’s not presented as a contrived westernized version of a zen riddle or anything like that. In the end, it’s simplistic theme is both universal and elegant: friendship.
One of the best visuals in Anime! Great Series!,
By Luis A. Castrejon (USA) -
First off, this actually a 7 DISC Boxset thinpack dvd cases and not 4 like it says on the description!
Specifications:
English Dobly Digital 5.1
Japanese Dobly Stereo 2.0
Japanes DTS 5.1
Enhanced 16:9 Mode
26 Episodes
All the special features should be included for this release from the original Geneon release.
This show is among one of the most popular Anime series to hit Adult Swim. I right away like the series because of its style, language, and comedic lines. I also like it because of the visuals and the depth of color and detail that was put in. The storyline is mainly told in series of episodes, but not continuously like other animes. Some episodes go off tagent from the main storyline which just brings more development to the main characters or not at all. I don’t want to go too much into detail in the storyline.
Since this is a 7 disc version, I would expect it to be exactly like the original Geneon release with all the features intact.
If that’s the case, then picture quality is top notch with excellent English Dub and excellent 5.1 sound for both languages. Although there is 5.1 sound, it doesn’t fully utilize the LFE or the rear channels for that matter. The surround sound mix is a little above average, but the quality of the sound remains top notch with high trebles and good dynamic range. As for the picture quality, the blacks are very deep with vivid colors and virtually no pixalation during action sequences or artifacts.
If you like Anime with hop hop sytle applied or simply because you want to watch lots of bloody sword fights, then this is the anime for you.
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