Samurai Champloo (Anime) - TV Tropes. Clockwise from front: Mugen, Fuu, Jin. This work of fiction is not an accurate historical portrayal. Like we care. Now shut up and enjoy the show!— Opening disclaimer. Samurai Champloo is an anime series created by Cowboy Bebop's Shinichiro Watanabe and produced by Manglobe, their first series. The show is set in a Schizo Tech version of Edo period Japan, featuring elements of action, adventure and comedy blended with an anachronistic, predominantly Hip- Hop soundtrack. The animation is often extremely dynamic, with a focus on highly choreographed action sequences. The story begins when three people happen to meet during a brawl at a teahouse: a brash vagabond called Mugen, a stoic Ronin called Jin, and a young waitress named Fuu. Mugen and Jin are outstanding swordsmen who consider each other Worthy Opponents and just want to duel it out, but Fuu manages to rope them into her own personal quest to find a mysterious samurai who . And so the unlikely trio begin a journey across Japan, encountering dangerous enemies, dark secrets and extreme oddities along the way. Since the three main characters don't care about each other's lives in any meaningful way, they tend to remain entirely oblivious to each other's plotlines over the course of episodes and arcs — often until it's too late. The episodes are typically self- contained, and the show has an extensive cast. Apart from the main trio, though, most characters only appear once or twice; rarely more than three times. The show matches traditional Japanese culture to hip- hop music with a stylized form of samurai swordplay known as chambara, much in the same way Cowboy Bebop married Science Fiction to blues and Jeet Kun Do. Champloo's score features hip- hop beats by Japanese hip- hop artists such as the late Nujabes, Force of Nature, Tsutchie, and Fat Jon, among others. It also features many traditional Japanese songs, accompanied by shamisen music. The world of Samurai Champloo is deliberately anachronistic. Characters' costume design, attitudes and editing methods reflect heavily towards international hip- hop culture. Mugen fights in a style that resembles both Capoeira and breakdancing. Also, despite its alleged setting in the Edo period (though with a wild mixture of historical events) many of the expressions used by the characters are modern slang or English- influenced. The show's name comes from the Okinawan word . Thus, the title may be translated as . The show can now be viewed on Hulu, You. Tube, and Netflix. It aired on . Reruns aired on . Tokyopop licensed the manga in an English release in North America and Madman Entertainment lit for an English release in Australia and New Zealand. A Play. Station 2 game, Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked was released after the show aired. It was developed by Suda. Blue Seed (. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese. Aku was the main antagonist of the series Samurai Jack. Born from a cosmic black mass of darkness, Aku was an evil, shapeshifting demon that has taken over the world. Directed by Gregory Hatanaka. With Mathew Karedas, Mark Frazer, Bai Ling, Kayden Kross. It's 25 years later, and Detective Frank Washington is forced to team up with. It Stars Vijay, Sridevi, Sudeep, Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Prabhu. I saw this movie on Netflix about a year ago. It was placed in a carnival kinda. But she somehow got a chance to be a human. Moviepooper reveals surprise twist endings to classic, recent and new movies. Spoiler warning! Every film found here has the ending given away! Grasshopper Manufacture, written and directed by Suda himself, and had a plot mostly unrelated to the events of the show outside of characters and mood. For another, darker, take on this theme, see Afro Samurai. A- Cup Angst: Fuu is noticeably frustrated when Jin and Mugen pay attention to a woman at a bar who is fairly well endowed. Accidental Athlete: Mugen is drafted into playing baseball against the Eagleland navy team after the Japanese organizer sees how fast he can run from the restaurant he failed to pay at, in addition to the fact that he can throw a baseball hard enough to knock down a wooden tower about a mile away. Added Alliterative Appeal: English episode titles use this literary device. Japanese titles are in a traditional aphorism format. Airplane Arms: Mugen when trying to catch Yatsuha and get his money's worth. This is made even more amusing when the dub has Mugen add airplane noises to match. Anachronism Stew: There is, in fact, an entire website devoted to cataloging anachronisms in this show. Animal Athlete Loophole: In a baseball game against the Eagleland Navy, ninja Kagemaru is a little shorthanded. Even after conscripting Mugen, Jin and Fuu, he needs five more players. So he gets a really old man (who dies in his first at- bat), Fuu's pet flying squirrel Momo, and a dog. When one of the American sailors objects, the umpire consults a rulebook, and rules that . The former is the likely inventor of baseball, while the latter is its inventor in a widespread myth. Animation Bump: In one episode, there is a dude with the Fred Flintstone beard trick to save money. Ten minutes later they cut the rain. Yeah. Anime Accent Absence: Averted. Both the Dutchman in Edo and the priest in episode 1. Japanese pronunciation. In addition, the other Dutchmen actually sound (southern) Dutch rather than German like many . All of them look at least a few years older, although Fuu certainly acts 1. Avenging the Villain: Mariya's students. Awesomeness by Analysis: Mugen, though not overly given to intellectual pursuits, can be an insanely quick study when he wants. Ax- Crazy: The three brothers that wants revenge against Mugen, especially Denkibou. Back- to- Back Badasses: In Mugen and Jin's first fight, the former does a flip over the latter's back that temporarily puts them back- to- back. Jin and Mokuro. Balloon Belly: Mugen, on occasion. With Fuu, it's a case of balloon body. Baseball Episode: NINJA BASEBALL! Battle Amongst the Flames: After someone sets the teahouse on fire in episode 1, Mugen and Jin still decide to continue their fight. Mugen: I can't imagine a more perfect setting. Battle Discretion Shot: In episode 1, as Mugen and Jin are about to fight in the burning teahouse, it cuts to a title card as hip- hop scratching is heard in the background. Belligerent Sexual Tension: How fans of Fuugen often justify the pairing; based primarily on their constant arguing/making fun of/insulting each other despite repeatedly rescuing (Mugen, moreso)/crying over (Fuu, obviously) each other. It also helps that there's this gem by Word of God: Watanabe: . For example, even if there's a girl they like standing right in front of them, they don't pursue her directly - in fact, they do the opposite, they ignore her almost. I think that part is kind of like me. If I was to sum it up, it's kind of like being a little contradictory or rebellious. At the very end of the episode, however, she cheerfully tells her brother that she intends to marry Mugen once they're both finished with their respective quests. Between My Legs: The shot when Mugen confronts Shoryuu. Big Damn Heroes: Happens often — usually Mugen, Jin and/or Momo, given Fuu's outstanding tendency to get herself kidnapped or otherwise in trouble. Jin is a particularly notable example in episode 2. Big Eater: All three of them, but especially Mugen and Fuu (see Balloon Belly above). Big . The fact that he's very attached to them probably led to this misunderstanding. Blood from the Mouth: Countless times, and just about always fatal. Blood Knight: Mugen and Sh. Jin is very protective of Fuu, but whether this is a romantic interest, a brotherly/fatherly interest or just yojimbo dutifulness is difficult to say. His emotional restraint makes this even more difficult to fathom, even though he seems to be more in tune with Fuu's emotions, as he's usually the one who notices when Fuu feels down or the one who runs after her when she leaves. On the other hand, brash Mugen is often argued to be in denial of a crush on Fuu; he rushes to her rescue very noticeably in numerous episodes while Jin engages a different enemy and the two tend to interact a lot more than Fuu and Jin. This tends to make him a more popular choice for Shipping with Fuu than Jin. Born in the Wrong Century: Kariya Kagetoki and Jin. Bound and Gagged: Happens to Fuu a few times. Bowdlerise: The original . This was back in 2. Toonami is back and airing shows that are much worse in terms of blood and cursing (still edited, mind you, but now able to get away with much more and nudity/sexual content is still a problem in some places). For the show's run on Toonami, it's aired uncut (or, at the very least, with as little editing as possible). Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: In . We've dined and dashed, snuck through a checkpoint, and, oh yeah, killed people. This is kicked Up to Eleven as her situation only gets worse. Brick Joke: At the end of the last episode, Fuu reveals that the coin she had flipped had actually landed on heads, meaning Mugen and Jin had been free to fight each other the whole time. Broke Episode: One of the three major episode situations of Samurai Champloo. Usually the responsibility for getting money/food/other necessary items fell on Jin; Mugen and Fuu forced him to pawn his swords at least twice, and his glasses once. However, in episode 1. Jin borrows at least one Ry. Mugen: Sorry.. who are you? The Cameo/Take That!: Mugen admits he killed some . Hilarious, if you know the context. The man Mugen killed was Mito Komon, the star of the longest- running TV show in Japanese history. Though a fictional character, Komon is based on a real person, Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandson Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1. His fictional counterpart travels the country in the guise of a retired merchant, giving him regular reasons to right wrongs and aid the oppressed. The signature moment of every episode comes near the end, when in the middle of a violent struggle with the villain of the week, Komon's attendants interrupt to flash in the evil- doer's face their master's inro - a lacquered case bearing the Tokugawa crest (just as happens in the story Mugen recounts) - and proclaim that the man he's fighting is none other than the current Shogun's uncle, Lord Mitsukuni of Mito. Can you not see this emblem? But not Mugen.. Carrying the Antidote: The deranged, revenge- driven Ryujiro in episode two. Character Development: Most prominent in the last arc where it shows how much Mugen, Jin, and Fuu changed since their meeting. Chromatic Arrangement: The three random rappers. Clip Show: Disorder Diaries is about half clip show, with a bit of character development and a bunch of MANZO THE SAW! Clueless Detective: Manzo the Saw. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas (often abbreviated as . The first, Lost Change, was released on October 2, 2. Atlantic Records and is an original album. The second solo album, Must B 2. September 2. 3, 2. The third album, Songs About Girls, was released on September 2. He released his fourth studio album, #willpower, in 2. Will. i. am is also a music producer. He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Kesha, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Cheryl, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, A. Rahman, Nicki Minaj, 2. NE1, and Baby Kaely. He was raised by his mother, Debra (n. To encourage his musical career, she sent him to public schools in affluent West Los Angeles. While still in high school, Adams and Pineda performed in East L. A. Atban Klann caught the eye of Compton rapper Eazy- E and was signed to his label, Ruthless Records in 1. Adams used to attend raves while in high school. He later said his history with rave culture is why he chose a more electro sound for The Black Eyed Peas' albums The E. N. D. Despite the use of electro and house music elements, will. In an article with Los Angeles Times, he mentions that secrecy over the whereabouts of raves is what made raving special, and different from the mainstream. They began performing together around Los Angeles and were soon discovered by rapper/entrepreneur Eazy- E, who signed them to his label Ruthless Records in 1. At the time, Will was known as . The Atban Klann's first ever official track, . After this, the trio began recording an album, . After Eazy's tragic death, Atban Klann changed their name to the Black Eyed Pods, and Will replaced Dante with Jaime Gomez, better known under his stage name of Taboo. In 1. 99. 7, they once again changed their name, this time to The Black Eyed Peas, and began recording their first album, Behind the Front, with the help of soul singer Kim Hill. They were soon signed to Interscope Records, and released their debut single, . The album was successful enough for the group's contract to be renewed, and in 2. Bridging the Gap, was released. Lost Change, Elephunk and Must B 2. Featuring collaborations with Medusa, Planet Asia and Terry Dexter, the album was a critical success. In November 2. 00. Black Eyed Peas album, Elephunk. Development of the album began on November 2, 2. At the time of development, only will. Taboo were to feature on the album. During the production of . Originally, Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls) was approached to make a guest appearance on the record. She was forced to decline because she already was signed to a contract with Eden's Crush. She immediately formed a bond with the band and became a permanent member of the Peas and her photo was printed onto the album cover. Nine out of the fourteen tracks were composed by lyricist Robbie Fisher, who has been working closely with the band since the beginning stages of the album. In the United States, Elephunk reached number 1. Billboard Top 2. 00 and is their first album to chart in the top 1. It gained even more commercial success in the UK Album Charts where it reached number 3. It has sold over 1. UK and 8. 5 million copies worldwide. They remixed some of the tracks on Elephunk and translated it into Simlish and created new tracks for the game. They also feature in the game as playable characters. On the strength of that single and follow- up singles like . During this time, Will recorded a second solo album, Must B 2. In 2. 00. 2, Will recorded the song . Prior to this, he had also composed the theme music for another Genndy Tartakovsky series, Samurai Jack. Monkey Business. Upon the success of Monkey Business, which was released in 2. Platinum by the RIAA in the U. S. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (or CRIA) has certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, with sales of over 6. The Australian Recording Industry Association (or ARIA) has also certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, denoting sales of over 4. The album's tracks earned the group four 2. Grammy Award nominations and they also won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for . According to IFPI, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe. Will went on to produce Ferguson's first solo album, The Dutchess, which was released in 2. Michael Jackson, who had requested Will's expertise for the recording and production of his new album. Work began on the Jackson album in 2. Will revealed that none of the material recorded during the period would be released. However, remixes recorded for Jackson's Thriller 2. Songs About Girls and Change Is Now. The album, Songs About Girls, was released in 2. The album spawned three singles, . Will also did a remix to the song With Love by actress and singer Hilary Duff. In 2. 00. 8, Will contributed the song . In January 2. 00. Will announced plans that he was masterminding a political album, Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise, in support of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The first single, . The lyrics of the song are composed almost entirely of excerpts from Obama's speech on January 8, 2. New Hampshire presidential primary election. The video features appearances from numerous celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, Adam Rodr. The video racked up three million views within a week and over four million subsequently on You. Tube. On June 1. 3, 2. Including cameo appearances from Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, pop punk band Yellowcard's front man, Ryan Key, John Leguizamo, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Eric Mabius, Tichina Arnold, Adrianne Palicki, comedian George Lopez, and singers Macy Gray, Zoe Kravitz and The Black Eyed Peas' Taboo, the video features everyone chanting . On November 4, 2. CNN's Anderson Cooper about his support for then- Senator Obama using CNN's 'hologram' technology (actually tomography). The video reflects on the historical events that led to the election of the first African- American president and the public's reaction to his election. The video features celebrities such as Fergie, Olivia Wilde, Kanye West, Harold Perrineau, Kevin Bacon, and his wife Kyra Sedgwick. The video debuted on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In honor of the inauguration of Barack Obama as president, will. David Foster on the album's fourth single, . Blige, and Faith Hill. In response to Barack Obama's reaction following Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2. MTV Video Music Awards, will. I. Am It features a sample of Kanye West's . They went on to have three number 1 singles before releasing their comeback album, The E. N. D. The album's success warranted a second comeback album, The Beginning, released in November 2. The album spawned another three hit singles, but the band soon announced plans they were to break again, following the conclusion of their world tour. In 2. 00. 9, will. Flo Rida and Akon for Flo's second studio album, R. O. O. T. S., and recorded four tracks with Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole for her debut solo album 3 Words. He also worked with Rihanna on her fourth studio album, Rated R, for a track called . In February 2. 01. In a You. Tube video posted by YGLife. Official on March 1. Korean. K- pop girl group 2. NE1, and help them achieve international success. In October 2. 01. In February 2. 01. The music video was directed by James Sutton, and features a cameo by Natalia. In April 2. 01. 1, will. Rio, in which he voiced a character. None of the songs managed to chart, however, Will announced that he was going to remix the tracks for inclusion on Black Einstein. In September 2. 01. It was around this time that will. Black Einstein to #willpower. In November 2. 01. Will premiered what is intended to be the album's official lead single, . Will announced via his Twitter that the video for . In December 2. 01. He also stated there is a possibility Shakira could feature on the album. It debuted onto radio on July 2. August 2. 1, 2. 01. He later featured in Priyanka Chopra's debut single . He also co- wrote and co- produced the Dr Luke produced track. In November 2. 01. It debuted in the top 2. Billboard 1. 00, eventually reaching a peak of number 3 and debuting at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and reaching number one in January 2. During an interview with Capital FM, will. Justin Bieber for his next release . He revealed that it can be used as a phone, to store music, and use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. On May 2. 0, 2. 01. Sound. Cloud. It features American singer- songwriter Cody Wise, is produced by Will and Damien Le. Roy and is written by himself, Cody Wise and Keith Harris. It was released on July 6, 2. A week later on April 1. He contributed a number of tracks to the movie's motion picture soundtrack in collaboration with industry heavyweight Hans Zimmer. He also guest starred on the CBS drama Joan of Arcadia as God, one of several actors who played this role during the series. He also starred in the 2. Rio and Rio 2, as a rapping red- crested cardinal named Pedro, and like Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, he contributed his singing voice to the film's soundtrack, along with his fellow co- stars. He briefly played himself in the Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy film Date Night. The Voice UK and Australia. A source said, . He is a big star and loves nurturing new talent. He shoots from the lip, and will not be afraid to tell it like it is. Although, I doubt The Voice will be as bitchy as The X Factor. He is a huge star who will bring a unique creativity to the show. The Voice is different. You can’t even compare the two. One, you have people in the music industry, current and legends, coaching the next generation. The other format you have judges critiquing, giving their opinions on things when they don’t really know, other than Randy Jackson on Idol. Talking to Capital FM he said, .
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