Anime du Jour
"This work of fiction is not an accurate historical portrayal. Like we care. Now shut up and enjoy the show."
And thus begins Samurai Champloo, an anime that is sort of set in feudal Japan, but only in the sense that people wear kimonos and carry around katanas. The basic story involves a waitress who saves two guys from execution; in return, she wants them to help her find a "samurai who smells like sunflowers." Liz and Valerie have only seen four episodes, so they're not entirely sure what this means, but it sounds terribly interesting. Maybe.
One thing this show has plenty of is style. It's made by the same dude who brought you Cowboy Bebop, so you know the soundtrack at least will be amazing. Instead of brassy jazz and sultry lounge-singer stock, Samurai Champloo favors hip-hop and R&B of a sort. If you're thinking that's pretty anachronistic and weird, you'd be wrong; it's totally awesome and somehow fits perfectly.
Liz and Valerie enjoyed it immensely; if you like crazy fights and high body counts, you'll probably like it, too. Disc two cannot arrive from Netflix soon enough.
And thus begins Samurai Champloo, an anime that is sort of set in feudal Japan, but only in the sense that people wear kimonos and carry around katanas. The basic story involves a waitress who saves two guys from execution; in return, she wants them to help her find a "samurai who smells like sunflowers." Liz and Valerie have only seen four episodes, so they're not entirely sure what this means, but it sounds terribly interesting. Maybe.
One thing this show has plenty of is style. It's made by the same dude who brought you Cowboy Bebop, so you know the soundtrack at least will be amazing. Instead of brassy jazz and sultry lounge-singer stock, Samurai Champloo favors hip-hop and R&B of a sort. If you're thinking that's pretty anachronistic and weird, you'd be wrong; it's totally awesome and somehow fits perfectly.
Liz and Valerie enjoyed it immensely; if you like crazy fights and high body counts, you'll probably like it, too. Disc two cannot arrive from Netflix soon enough.
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