Samurai Champloo

24min

Action & Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

Episodes

Cast

Tempestuous Temperaments

1. Tempestuous Temperaments

24min

20th May 2004

Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into her place of business and end up in hot water with the local magistrate.

Redeye Reprisal

2. Redeye Reprisal

24min

3rd Jun 2004

When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.

Hellhounds for Hire (1)

3. Hellhounds for Hire (1)

24min

10th Jun 2004

After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.

Hellhounds for Hire (2)

4. Hellhounds for Hire (2)

24min

17th Jun 2004

The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.

Artistic Anarchy

5. Artistic Anarchy

24min

24th Jun 2004

An unknown artist hires Fuu for a private modeling session, but his passion for painting turns out to be a front for a human trafficking ring. Will Mugen crack the case in time to save Fuu from a life of slavery?

Stranger Searching

6. Stranger Searching

24min

1st Jul 2004

Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is by posing as tour guides for a mysterious European with a penchant for man love!

A Risky Racket

7. A Risky Racket

24min

8th Jul 2004

Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-fingered friend slips his hands into the wrong pocket, he could be headed for a beat down.

The Art of Altercation

8. The Art of Altercation

24min

15th Jul 2004

A cocky sword-slinger with a crush on Fuu dishes the dirt on Jin's disgraceful past. If the renegade ronin wants to restore his good name, he'll need to get his glasses out of hock and make ready for a throw down!

Beatbox Bandits

9. Beatbox Bandits

24min

22nd Jul 2004

The crew is headed for the gallows after getting caught flashing fake travel permits, but Mugen can win back their freedom by out hustling a deranged gang of warrior priests.

Lethal Lunacy

10. Lethal Lunacy

24min

29th Jul 2004

Mugen takes his training to the next level in preparation for a full moon death match with a killer who uses a deadly armor-piercing attack to soak the streets in the blood of his victims.

Gamblers and Gallantry

11. Gamblers and Gallantry

24min

5th Aug 2004

Jin falls in love with a suicidal beauty whose husband sold her into slavery, and Mugen tries to make his fortune in the cutthroat world of beetle sumo wrestling.

The Disorder Diaries

12. The Disorder Diaries

24min

12th Aug 2004

When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest misadventures.

Misguided Miscreants (1)

13. Misguided Miscreants (1)

24min

26th Aug 2004

When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in stolen gold. Unfortunately for him, some old friends aren't to be trusted.

Misguided Miscreants (2)

14. Misguided Miscreants (2)

24min

2nd Sep 2004

Mugen - double-crossed and headed for the bottom of the ocean - flashes back to his life before he died for the first time. Back on land, a pretty young thing convinces Jin to brandish his blades in the name of vengeance.

Bogus Booty

15. Bogus Booty

24min

9th Sep 2004

Mugen goes under the covers with an undercover investigator who's out to put the smack down on a murderous ring of counterfeiters. Will he finally get the booty he's after?

Lullabies of the Lost (1)

16. Lullabies of the Lost (1)

24min

16th Sep 2004

Tempers flare, harsh words are exchanged, and the gang splinters, each member marching off in a different direction. Mugen and Jin wander into some swordplay, and Fuu ends up at the bottom of a river.

Lullabies of the Lost (2)

17. Lullabies of the Lost (2)

24min

23rd Sep 2004

Jin and Fuu reunite, only to be attacked by a vengeance-driven samurai from Jin's old life. Meanwhile, Mugen takes aim at an arrow-slinging madman who's at the top of everyone's most wanted list.

War of the Words

18. War of the Words

24min

22nd Jan 2005

Mugen learns his letters from a sake-guzzling maniac, Jin makes good on a promise from many years ago, and Fuu sparks a jealous showdown between two bickering graffiti artists.

Unholy Union

19. Unholy Union

24min

22nd Jan 2005

Fuu harbors a female fugitive who's on the run from a bogus, gun-slinging missionary. The new girl is trouble, no doubt about it, but she may hold the finding the samurai who smells like sunflowers.

Elegy of Entrapment (1)

20. Elegy of Entrapment (1)

24min

5th Feb 2005

Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.

Elegy of Entrapment (2)

21. Elegy of Entrapment (2)

24min

12th Feb 2005

Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is this seductive assassin, and why is she targeting the Champloo crew?

Cosmic Collisions

22. Cosmic Collisions

24min

19th Feb 2005

Jin, Mugen, and Fuu fall into the clutches of a hoard of rotting zombie treasure hunters. Next, they get blown to oblivion by an asteroid. Or maybe they just ate some bad mushrooms.

Baseball Blues

23. Baseball Blues

24min

26th Feb 2005

Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with leading the town's baseball team to a victory over the arrogant and unwelcome Americans.

Evanescent Encounter (1)

24. Evanescent Encounter (1)

24min

5th Mar 2005

As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.

Evanescent Encounter (2)

25. Evanescent Encounter (2)

24min

12th Mar 2005

Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu from the clutches of a sadistic madman bent on bloodshed.

Evanescent Encounter (3)

26. Evanescent Encounter (3)

24min

19th Mar 2005

Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.

First air date

20th May 2004

Last air date

19th Mar 2005

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks