Samurai Champloo Volume 3

Details

 Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
 Catalogue Number: MVD2101
 Certificate: 15
 Date Released: 6th February 2006
 Screen: Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic
 Languages: English
 Additional Languages: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 100minutes

Synopsis

Money and Blood! Whether it's a fake promissory note or an empty wallet, a variety of challenges face Mugen, Jin and Fuu in their struggle to survive. No legendary monsters, murderers or never-ending rain can shake their iron will and confidence! Then Mugen and Jin find Fuu's diary...

Episodes Comprise:

1. Beatbox Bandits
2. Lethal Lunacy
3. Gamblers And Gallintry
4. The Disorder Diaries

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Animatrix), designed by Kazuto Nakazawa (Kill Bill Vol. 1) and Mahiro Maeda (Last Exile, Blue Submarine No. 6) and powered by de' fresh sounds from Tsutchie, fat jon, Nujabes and Force of Nature, Samurai Champloo is off da' hook animation!

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Review

With this volume, Samurai Champloo begins to move away from the "find money, end up in trouble, repeat" type of story that was beginning to bother me by the end of volume two. The three new episodes on this release are all good pieces that begin to move the series in a more serious direction & allow the characters to shine, although there are still funnier moments here to stop the feel of the show becoming too dark. I definitely like the way things are progressing – hopefully the next volume will continue the good work. (Anime-On-DVD)