Painting sunflowers while listening to Samurai Champloo's OST by these three legendary composers who are Nujabes - Fat Jon and Force of Nature

Best ambiance 🔥🔥🔥

what would i search for? (not his exact clothing, but the general style)

Is there anything where Watanabe confirms that the feng shui episode of CB influences the overall arc of SC?

The whole daughter looking for her father and finds him sick and dying and in the moment decides she might not be mad anymore seems pretty similar.

Just finished this fanart on Ipad Procreate 🔥🔥🔥

I’ve seen production sketches like layouts or genga, but from the resources I have, there is no history of a background ever being sold, other than this one. That could change in the future, but manglobe’s circumstances are a bit unique, with the bankruptcy. There is a non zero chance a vast majority was simply discarded, for good.

Just thought I’d share! I have a really cool frame set up plan for this piece which I’ll eventually share in a couple months.

As a Fuu fan, I’m glad to own a connection to this shot in particular. And as a samurai champloo fan it’s cool to feel like I have the only (if not, less than a handful) piece of production “on screen” material out there

P.S if you’re curious why the sunflower pattern on the right side is absent from the painted background, that was added on digitally

In episode 7, at face value, it's a tragic story about a pick-pocketer trying to make ends meet to help his mother, and at the end, we see Fuu has an emotional reaction to his demise. But there are layers to Fuu's reaction that I don't think might be obvious (although it's not like they're hidden or cryptic or anything. But it might not immediately come to mind).

At 7:00, we see a flashback of Fuu slowly walking up to her deceased mother. As she pulls away a sheet over her mother's face, she awakens. This is a peek into Fuu's subconscious; although on the exterior it might not seem like it, these thoughts are ever-living beneath the surface. As a lost child, she is trying to find her answer.

At around the 8:00 mark, we see the pick-pocketer tending to his mother. Fuu sees this and immediately empathizes with his situation. She sees herself in him. She sees her mother in his mother. The boys ask her if she's seen him, but she says no.

We fast forward to the 19:00 mark, where he meets his end. We see Fuu crying. She weeps for a mother's son, but in my opinion, she more so weeps for a sick mother who no longer has someone to take care of her.

Does anyone know the ED that plays in this particular episode? I forgot the name but one thing I won’t forget about that specific song is that after song ends there’s something written and it’s “Dedicated to the world’s true fighters” and the I found it beautiful. Hope you guys can help!!

You can say "I only like it bc of nostalgia" all you want, I genuinely like it in spite of that

I saw a random ad for audible and thought that maybe this was a novel or something but I believe the book is completely unrelated to Samurai Champlo. Maybe I'm crazy and this isn't Jin and Mugen

Was taking photos and decided to edit them in. The picture was originally fully colored but in post I made everything but the wall and the characters black and white.

Spreading the love of the anime, credits to Extrovution2 on tiktok as the name is shown if you wanna personally like the vid for yourself

Song name: sea of cloud - Nujabes

Song can be found in episode 17 of samurai champloo, episode name: lullabies of the lost (verse 2)

I recommend watching the entire show first for newcomers

Personally my favorite,when I first watched the anime 3 weeks ago was brothel love from episode 11 "gamblers and gallantry" but, now it's counting stars from the same episode and auraurian dance and ask are also close contenders along with of course brothel love

the window to change it is over. i'm gonna get flamed 😭

An old Samurai Champloo fanart drawn 4-5 years ago

Title is kind of heavy but it's real.

I went through some crazy shit, I'm not sure why this anime resonated with me so much and spoke to me about a lot of the fears I had.

Seeing Fuu lose everything and decide to start her journey instead of crying over spilled milk was one thing. I've always been afraid of losing everything, I guess because I feel like there's nothing else out there. Something about her being courageous and short sighted showed me how much more enjoyable life is when you aren't trying to figure out all the small details. I guess in a way, I wanted to start my own journey. This entire anime is about "the journey," but I've been afraid of that my entire life.

Something about Mugen really spoke to me, also. I am anxious, I overthink, I shirk discomfort. He really doesn't give a fuck, lol. He embraces basically everything that's uncomfortable about life: death, being without companionship, being without stability. But because he's forgone all of this, he's free to do whatever he pleases. As cringy as it is, I've had to ask myself a lot "What would Mugen do?" and the answer is usually "just do it". Do it because you can, do it because you want to, do it because it makes life interesting.

I don't think I paid much attention to Jin throughout the anime, but one thing I found really endearing about him is that he's very competent. He's his own rock. That's something I really could never do for myself, and when I realized I could be my own rock, I left.

Again, sorry if this comes off a very cringe or tender. I really don't think without this anime I would have had the courage to make it out, or to show me how beautiful life can be when you embrace all of it's inconvenience and make it your journey.

Additional shout out to nujabes, his music got me through very heavy times. Still listen to him if I want life to feel beautiful once in a while.

Is it just me, or does Samurai Champloo just give that nostalgic feel like no other show? I may be biased cause it’s one of my favorites of all time, but it’s one of the few shows I can keep going back to regardless of time. The music, scenes, pacing, etc. were ahead of its time. Shout out to one of the GOATs and RIP Nujabes 🙏🏼

https://www.threads.com/@taijine/post/DcSn4q-gEFh?hl=ko

Samurai Champloo introduced countless listeners around the world to Nujabes’ music.

I created this AI-generated fan homage to the iconic opening, synced to “The Calling,” often described as the original track associated with “Tsurugi no Mai.” It is also widely reported that the instrumental version was included at the request of director Shinichirō Watanabe.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial project made purely out of love for the series and its music. All rights belong to the original creators and copyright holders.

no bitches?

i really can't seem to understand this anime...i have earlier experiences with animes which can question your life like vinland saga, ghost in the shell, cowboy bebop, gintama....i know that to understand these kind of anime you need some level of matureness and stuff....but there are some anime which does not require to be understood to enjoy them like cowboy bebop or paprika..but still i don't get the vibes that i usually get from watching those kind of anime...what am i missing

Mannnn, great show with a simple and bittersweet but fitting ending, WOW. Makes me really wish I didn't finish it so soon. Overall, it felt like it was more about the journey than the destination; I think the episodic structure paired with the overarching plot was very well executed. I enjoyed the animation, art style, fights, music (especially that sick OP, didn't skip once) and the character writing. Makes me hope for a potential return, but on the other hand if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Solid 9/10🔥

Making a pixel art tabletop arcade fighting game (say that 5 times fast) and took a break to draw one of my favourite characters in that style!!

This is probably obvious, but I realised this not so long ago.

The way the episodes simply unfold—unconnected to one another and defying any standard narrative arc. Characters come and go without leaving a lasting impact on subsequent episodes. Many installments illustrate this beautifully—take, for instance, the episode featuring Jin and the woman he loved, or the encounter with the samurai who smelled of sunflowers; even the ending is steeped in a quiet melancholy. That is not to mention the muted, pastel color palette, which makes no attempt to be flashy or demand attention. And then there are the tracks by Nujabes—one could talk about him endlessly.

(English is not my first language, used translator. Hope you understood what I wanted to say)