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How Watanabe's SAMURAI CHAMPLOO Continues To Inspire

How Watanabe's SAMURAI CHAMPLOO Continues To Inspire

Update: 2025-09-20
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What happens when samurai sword fights meet hip hop beats? In 2004, director Shinichirō Watanabe followed up Cowboy Bebop with Samurai Champloo: a wild mashup of Edo-era Japan, breakdance-inspired swordplay, and lo-fi counterculture.

 

Two decades later, Champloo still feels fresh, and its influence now echoes in Ghost of Yōtei with the brand-new Watanabe Mode, blending lo-fi hip hop into your samurai journey.

 

MonteCristo and DoA dive into how Samurai Champloo revolutionized anime, the genius of Nujabes’ soundtrack, and why this series still matters for both anime and gaming.


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How Watanabe's SAMURAI CHAMPLOO Continues To Inspire

How Watanabe's SAMURAI CHAMPLOO Continues To Inspire

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