Samurai Champloo (サムライチャンプルー, Samurai Chanpurū?) is an anime series consisting of twenty-six episodes that began broadcasting May 20, 2004 on Fuji Television in Japan. It was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop fame. The show is set in a fictional version of Edo period Japan, featuring elements of action, adventure and comedy blended with an anachronistic, predominantly hip-hop soundtrack. Its name comes from the Okinawan word "chanpurū" (e.g. goya champuru), which means to mix or blend. Thus, the title may be translated as "Samurai Remix" or "Samurai Mashup", keeping with the series' blended theme.
The show is unique, in that it matches modern Japanese 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 jazz, and the television series Kung Faux married classic hip-hop with classic kung fu films. Champloo's score predominantly features hip-hop beats by Japanese hip hop artists such as Nujabes, Force of Nature, Tsutchie, and Fat Jon, among others.(*
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