Samurai Champloo (サムライチャンプルー, Samurai Chanpurū?) is a Japanese animated television series consisting of twenty-six episodes. It was broadcast in Japan from May 20, 2004 through March 19, 2005 on the television network, Fuji TV. Samurai Champloo was created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, whose previous television show, Cowboy Bebop, earned him renown in the anime and Japanese television communities. The show was produced by studio Manglobe.
The word, champloo, comes from the Okinawan word "chanpurū" (as in gōyā chanpurū, the Okinawan stir-fry dish containing bitter melon). Chanpurū, alone, simply means "to mix" or "to hash." Therefore, the title, Samurai Champloo, may be translated to "Samurai Remix" or "Samurai Mashup."
The series is a cross-genre work of media, blending the action and samurai genres with elements of non-slapstick comedy. It is also a period piece, taking place during Japan's Edo period. The series is interwoven with revisionist historical facts and anachronistic elements of mise-en-scene, dialogue and soundtrack. The series' most frequent anachronism is its use of elements of hip hop culture, particularly rap and the music it has influenced, break dancing, turntablism, hip hop slang, and graffiti. The show also contains anachronistic elements from the punk subculture and modernism, but less prominently.
Characters
# Mugen: A brash vagabond from the Ryukyu Islands, Mugen is a wandering sword for hire with a wildly unconventional fighting style that resembles breakdancing and capoeira. He wears metal-soled geta and carries a nihontō on his back (although, historically, the Tokugawa government prohibited unauthorized men from carrying daishō or any of its components). In Japanese, the word "mugen" means "infinite" or "endless."
# Jin: Jin is a mild-mannered ronin who carries himself in the conventionally stoic manner of a samurai of the Tokugawa era. Using his waist-strung daishō, he fights in the traditional kenjutsu style of a samurai trained in a prominent, sanctioned dojo. Jin wears glasses, an available but uncommon accessory in Edo era Japan. Spectacles -- called "Dutch glass merchandise" ("Oranda gyoku shinajina" in Japanese) at the time -- were imported from Holland early in the Tokugawa period and became more widely available as the 17th century progressed. In Japanese the word "Jin" means "virtue."
# Fuu: A feisty young girl of approximately 15 years of age, Fuu recruits Mugen and Jin to help her find a sparsely-described man she calls "the samurai who smells of sunflowers." A flying squirrel named "Momo" (meaning "peach" in Japanese and also short for "momonga," meaning "flying squirrel") accompanies her along the way, inhabiting her kimono and frequently leaping out to her rescue when she encounters trouble.
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Самурай Champloo (サムライチャンプルー, самурай Chanpurū?) Является японский мультипликационный телевизионного сериала, состоящий из двадцать шесть эпизодов. Он был показан в Японии с 20 мая 2004 года через 19 марта 2005 года по телевизионной сети, Fuji TV. Самурай Champloo была создана и режиссер Shinichirō Ватанабе, чьи предыдущие телевизионные шоу, Cowboy Bebop, снискало ему известность в аниме и японской телевизионной общин. Шоу был разработан студией Manglobe.
Словом, champloo, происходит от слова Okinawan "chanpurū" (как в gōyā chanpurū, Okinawan возбуждение-мальков блюдо, содержащие горький дыня). Chanpurū, сами по себе, просто означает "смешивать" или "хеш". Таким образом, титул, самурай Champloo, могут быть переведены на "Самурай Remix" или "Самурай Mashup".
Серия кросс-жанр работы средств массовой информации, смешивание действий и самураи жанров с элементами не являющихся slapstick комедии. Кроме того периода куска, которая проходит в Японии в течение периода Эдо. Серии сочетается с ревизионистами исторические факты и устаревшие элементы mise-ан-сцены, диалога и звуковое сопровождение. Серия "наиболее частые анахронизмом является ее использование элементов хип-хоп культуры, рэп и особенно его музыка оказала влияние, брейк танцевать, turntablism, хип-хоп сленг, и граффити. Показывают также содержит устаревшие элементы из панк-субкультура и модернизма, но менее видное место.
