Couldn't Wait - Anime Review: Samurai Champloo

          Any one who knows me knows, I'm a music lover and an anime junkie.  With that said if you haven't heard of or seen Samurai Champloo; I definitely recommend you pick it up, watch it on Netflix, rent it, borrow it, what ever. It's (as the name implies) about samurai's.  It take place in Japan during the edo period.  What catches my attention is how Shinichirō Watanabe incorporated Hip-Hop elements to the characters and overall story.  For example the fighting style of Mugen which strongly resembles break dancing and the score being produce by Japanese Hip-Hop producers. 
          Each episode in the series was so well written (IMO) that they could be watched in any order and can stand alone.  The reason is that the driving force of the over all show was to search for "the samurai who smells of sunflowers"  Which has our heroes bouncing from place to place trying to track him down.  Their adventure is very similar to someone back packing through Europe (or any foreign country) because they are shown struggling with money, not having enough to eat or sleep at town inns.  Which forces them to do odd jobs to get by so they can move on.  
          The show also has a human element to it.  With themes like loneliness, sex trade, death, homosexuality, surviving your children, hard upbringing, sacrifice (Etc.), but there are positive tones here too like family, honor, love, free will, and following your heart.  This well Champloo (mix) made this show great and one of my personal favorites.

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