{"id":3147,"date":"2010-07-08T18:43:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T22:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2010-07-08T18:46:26","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T22:46:26","slug":"keiths-anime-reviews-samurai-champloo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2010\/07\/08\/keiths-anime-reviews-samurai-champloo\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith’s Anime Reviews: Samurai Champloo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fuu<\/a>Samurai Champloo<\/a>: a samurai-style anime with 2 insanely powerful swordsmen, a cute girl (and her cute pet squirrel), filled with (sometimes not-so-subtle) modern-day references, set to rap and hip-hop music.<\/p>\n

This is a show that is made of awesome and win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samurai Champloo<\/em> alternates between hilarious and fun and deadly serious and action-packed, sometimes in the very same scene! It is quite literally one of the most enjoyable anime series I have ever watched.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly for such an action-packed show, Samurai Champloo <\/em>also has its moments of depth – the characters all have complicated lives that brought them into the situation of the show, and throughout the series these back-stories are explored bit by bit… but never too much at once. You only really learn all about the characters at the very end of the series, when all the pieces fall into place.<\/p>\n

But don’t let the exploration of the characters back-story distract you from the fun, often odd-ball quirkiness that this series is just chock-full of. From the goofy Dutch guy to the bunch of teens doing graffiti to the game of NINJA BASEBALL<\/strong> – this series loves to let loose with some truly entertaining insanity.<\/p>\n

That said, the plot does move a bit slowly in this series, so casual viewers might feel a little lost by the end. So while I wouldn’t recommend this series to absolutely everyone, it is a superb show that I think anyone can (and probably should) enjoy.<\/p>\n

p.s. If you enjoy Samurai Champloo<\/em>, you’ll probably also enjoy its spiritual sibling, Cowboy Bebop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keith’s review of the anime series “Samurai Champloo” – a series that is made of awesome and win!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"webmentions_disabled_pings":false,"webmentions_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199],"tags":[78,249,100,124,259],"class_list":["post-3147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-opinion","tag-anime","tag-anime-reviews","tag-opinion","tag-review","tag-samurai-champloo","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pimUj-OL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3144,"url":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2010\/07\/08\/keiths-anime-reviews-cowboy-bebop\/","url_meta":{"origin":3147,"position":0},"title":"Keith’s Anime Reviews: Cowboy Bebop","author":"Keith Survell","date":"July 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Keith's review of the anime series \"Cowboy Bebop\" - an incredibly entertaining series!","rel":"","context":"In "My Opinion"","block_context":{"text":"My Opinion","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/category\/personal\/my-opinion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cowboy Bebop - See you, space cowboy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/04\/cowboy-bebop-see-you-space-cowboy-300x240.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1560,"url":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2008\/12\/18\/sub-vs-dub\/","url_meta":{"origin":3147,"position":1},"title":"Sub vs. Dub","author":"Keith Survell","date":"December 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"A quick Google search of Sub vs Dub (as in \"Original Japanese Audio with English Subtitles\" vs. \"Re-dubbed audio with English voice actors\") will turn up a lot of debate, with people passionately arguing one way or the other. 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