Mugen
main character
TV
8.4
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Estimated watch time
10h 24m
⚡ 6 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Travel99%Swordplay93%Samurai91%Rural87%Assassins85%Historical80%Shounen79%Gore79%Female Protagonist79%Orphan79%
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Synopsis & Story
Let's break it down. Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. He's got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but carries a big blade. He runs game old-school style, but he can make your blood spray with the quickness. When these roughnecks bring the ruckus, it ain't good for anybody, especially them. Enter Fuu, the ditzy waitress who springs her new friends from a deadly jam. All she wants in return is help solving a riddle from her past. She and the boys are tracking the scent, but there's 99 ways to die between them and the sunflower samurai. (Source: Funimation)
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Samurai Champloo: should you watch it?
At a glance
Samurai Champloo has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 84/100 — 83% of 104,270 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #2 highest-rated anime of 2004, and #3 most popular anime of 2004, and #2 highest-rated anime of Spring 2004 on AniList.
Of the 181K AniList users who started it, 3.1% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 141.6K have finished it.
At about 10 h 24 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Adventure, Comedy — especially travel, swordplay, samurai, rural.
Episodes
26 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Director
- Shinichirou Watanabe
- Series composition
- Shinji Obara
- Character design
- Kazuto Nakazawa
- Music
- FORCE OF NATURE
- Music
- Shinji Tsuchida
- Music
- Nujabes
- Music
- John Marshall
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Battlecry” by Shing02
Endings
- ED1“Shiki no Uta” by MINMI · eps 1-6
- ED2“Who's Theme” by MINMI · eps 12
- ED3“YOU” by kazami · eps 17
- ED4“FLY [SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS]” · eps 23
- ED5“San Francisco” · eps 26
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Samurai Champloo FAQ
- How many episodes does Samurai Champloo have?
- Samurai Champloo has 26 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 10 h 24 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Samurai Champloo?
- About 10 h 24 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 13 days; at one hour a day, about 11 days.
- Is Samurai Champloo finished?
- Yes. Samurai Champloo has finished airing — the final episode aired March 19, 2005.
- Is there a season 2 of Samurai Champloo?
- No sequel is listed for Samurai Champloo as of October 2026.
- Is Samurai Champloo based on a manga?
- No. Samurai Champloo is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
- Who animated Samurai Champloo?
- Samurai Champloo was animated by Manglobe and directed by Shinichirou Watanabe.
- Who sings the opening of Samurai Champloo?
- The opening, "Battlecry", is performed by Shing02.
- Where can I watch Samurai Champloo?
- Samurai Champloo is listed on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.