The word champloo comes from the Okinawan word " chanpurū" (as in gōyā chanpurū, the Okinawan stir-fry dish containing bitter melon). Chanpurū, alone, simply means "to mix" or "to hash." a b Smith, David (November 10, 2007). "The Fall of Geneon". IGN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015 . Retrieved February 3, 2018. Sato, Dai (November 29, 2005). "Dai Sato talks with Doug McGray about anime" (PDF). Japan Society (Interview). Interviewed by McGray, Doug. New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2006.

JVC Music (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 7, 2005 . Retrieved October 15, 2021. The story is that a little girl named Fu is wandering around trying to find a mysterious samurai that smells of sunflowers. On her journey, she meets the cool headed Jin and the Wildman Mugen. Jin fights with a traditional kenjutsu style,Bandai Namco Entertainment (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 16, 2017 . Retrieved October 15, 2021. a b c d e Robinson, Tasha (January 10, 2005). "Samurai Champloo". Sci Fi Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009 . Retrieved January 22, 2021. Loo, Egan (December 31, 2008). "FUNimation Entertainment to Distribute Samurai Champloo". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021 . Retrieved January 8, 2022. The plot is structured like a road movie, with little connection between stories until the final three-part arc, contrasting against the serial structure of its contemporaries. [8] Watanabe particularly cited the movies about the blind samurai Zatoichi as an inspiration for this style. Other influences on the series included Enter the Dragon and Dirty Harry. One episode was based around the Chinese concept of Qi. [15] During early planning, the series' tone was far more serious, but after the first four episodes had been written, the staff were worried about the tone becoming bleak, prompting a greater focus on comedy. [5] Several episodes incorporate references, homages, and parodies of popular media. [16] The Japanese episode titles use four-character idioms referencing the theme of that episode's story. They drew from multiple sources, including Japanese and Western sayings (the first episode's title, "Shippu Doto", is a Japanese rendering of the German saying " Sturm und Drang"), philosophical concepts ("Inga Oho" references a proverb about the workings of karma), and pieces of classic media (the episode title "Anya Koro" references Naoya Shiga's novel of the same name). The English episode titles were created by translator Ryan Morris. Morris did not directly translate the Japanese titles, instead using alliteration to preserve the rhythm and meaning. [17] Characters [ edit ] Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2004 . Retrieved January 15, 2022.

Para terminar con los personajes, unas pocas palabras sobre los secundarios. Al ser un manga episódico en la mayoría de los casos (o sea, un capitulo, una historia), hay varios. Tristemente, muchos no están bien trabajados (el propio autor lo admite), al punto de que la venganza parece ser la razón de la mayoría de las cosas. Varios de estos infelices ni siquiera tienen nombre! (y no hablo de tipos que pasaban caminando por ahí, si no de los co-protagonistas del capítulo!). Also directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, if you're looking for something with that mishmash of excellently animated action sequences and scenarios ranging from sincere and serious to absolutely hilarious, than Samurai Champloo should be next in your radar.

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