Samurai Champloo
Any anime fan wondering why I haven't posted has probably immediately got the picture from the title of this post.
For the uninitiated, I've been geeking out on an awesome series and after several days, have seen it in it's entirety.
Samurai Champloo at IMDb
Beautiful doesn't begin to describe this jewel, it's impressive without being flashy, hip without being pandering, heartfelt without being sappy. It isn't perfect, but it comes darned close.
Once again kicking the living life out of the vast majority of TV in the states.
The dialogue is perfect, at once laugh out loud funny and smart. The show runs along the lines of the culture clash between Japan and the west in the days of the first contacts and is thoroughly irreverent.
Hearing Japanese voice actors give impressions of an American accent will likely be a treat for those who wonder what we sound like to the speakers of non-latin languages.
That and other qualities make it worth the hassle to watch this show in Japanese with the subtitles. The dub is great as well, but there's something about a rapping Samurai that sounds better in his native language.
The characters are stereotypical and yet complex. There is appeal in their predictable motives, while their thoroughly unpredictable actions kept the viewer guessing.
The ending seems a bit forced, though it's still appealing, but the show is, quite literally, more about the journey than the destination.
A must see for anyone who likes to laugh, a samurai epic not one moment ahead (or behind) its time.
For the uninitiated, I've been geeking out on an awesome series and after several days, have seen it in it's entirety.
Samurai Champloo at IMDb
Beautiful doesn't begin to describe this jewel, it's impressive without being flashy, hip without being pandering, heartfelt without being sappy. It isn't perfect, but it comes darned close.
Once again kicking the living life out of the vast majority of TV in the states.
The dialogue is perfect, at once laugh out loud funny and smart. The show runs along the lines of the culture clash between Japan and the west in the days of the first contacts and is thoroughly irreverent.
Hearing Japanese voice actors give impressions of an American accent will likely be a treat for those who wonder what we sound like to the speakers of non-latin languages.
That and other qualities make it worth the hassle to watch this show in Japanese with the subtitles. The dub is great as well, but there's something about a rapping Samurai that sounds better in his native language.
The characters are stereotypical and yet complex. There is appeal in their predictable motives, while their thoroughly unpredictable actions kept the viewer guessing.
The ending seems a bit forced, though it's still appealing, but the show is, quite literally, more about the journey than the destination.
A must see for anyone who likes to laugh, a samurai epic not one moment ahead (or behind) its time.
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