After “Cowboy Bebop”, Shinichirō Watanabe next television series was “Samurai Champloo”. The 26 episodes focused on the misadventures of an unlikely trio: Mugen, the hilarious theif, Jin, the restrained samurai, and the feisty young girl, Fuu. They unite after Fuu rescues Mugen and Jin from execution and she demands they help her find the samurai who smells of sunflowers as her reward.

I saw the Japanese series when it debuted in America in 2005 on Adult Swim. The tone of the series fluctuated between comedy and action, much like “Cowboy Bebop”. However, this time around we get to see the world of the samurai, if said samurai was into hip-hop and likes to get funky all the time.

Check the opening credit sequence below:

If that wets your whistle, buy the “Samurai Champloo” dvds today.