Samurai Champloo

A period road story set in the mid-Edo era, following Fuu and her two swordsman bodyguards, Mugen and Jin, as they search for a samurai who smells of sunflowers.

Genre:: 時代劇 / アクション / 旅 / 青春
Medium:: Anime

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Samurai Champloo — Timeline12 events

Mid-Edo period — before the journeyMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Fuu meets Mugen and Jin

Fuu, working at a teahouse in a post town, meets Mugen and the traveling swordsman Jin after a violent disturbance breaks out.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第1話疾風怒涛Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 1 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン出会い茶屋剣戟江戸時代中頃旅立ち前

Mid-Edo period — day of departureMajorOfficialSource confirmed

The three begin searching for the sunflower samurai

Fuu helps Mugen and Jin escape execution, and they set out as her bodyguards to find the samurai who smells of sunflowers.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第1話疾風怒涛Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 1 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン旅立ち約束脱出江戸時代中頃旅の始まり

Mid-Edo period — early in the journeyMajorEstimatedSource confirmed

Ryujiro sends assassins after Mugen

Seeking revenge for his severed arm, Ryujiro sends assassins, abducts Fuu, and draws Mugen and Jin into separate fights.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第2話百鬼夜行Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 2 synopsis. ↗

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ムゲンジンフウ竜次郎復讐誘拐刺客江戸時代中頃旅の序盤

Mid-Edo period — early in the journeyNotableEstimatedSource confirmed

Mugen and Jin become guards for rival gangs

After leaving Fuu behind and separating, Mugen and Jin reach the same post town and are hired by opposing gangs.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第3話以心伝心其の一Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 3 synopsis. ↗

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ムゲンジンフウ別行動用心棒抗争江戸時代中頃旅の序盤

Mid-Edo period — in the same post townNotableEstimatedSource confirmed

The gang conflict is taken to a dice game

To settle the escalating gang conflict, the sides turn to a cho-han dice game, where Fuu unexpectedly appears as the dealer.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第4話以心伝心其の二Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 4 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン宗介抗争丁半博打再会江戸時代中頃旅の序盤

Mid-Edo period — a ferry townNotableEstimatedSource confirmed

Fuu accepts work as an ukiyo-e model

Needing ferry fare, the three seek work in town; Fuu becomes an ukiyo-e model, only to discover the job is a trap.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第5話馬耳東風Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 5 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン仕事浮世絵罠江戸時代中頃旅の序盤

Mid-Edo period — arrival in EdoNotableOfficialSource confirmed

The three meet Joji in Edo

After reaching Edo, the trio meets Joji at an eating contest and begins sightseeing with him before resuming the sunflower-samurai inquiry.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第6話赤毛異人Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 6 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン丈二江戸出会い大食い大会江戸時代中頃旅の序盤

Mid-Edo period — during the journeyNotableEstimatedSource confirmed

Shinsuke steals the trio's wallet

When pickpocket Shinsuke steals their wallet, the trio searches the town and becomes entangled with Kogoro's group, which is pursuing a missing seal case.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第7話四面楚歌Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 7 synopsis. ↗

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フウムゲンジン新輔小五郎盗難追跡人質江戸時代中頃旅の途中

Mid-Edo period — during the journeyMajorEstimatedSource confirmed

Nagamitsu identifies Jin as the man he seeks

After taking Fuu out, Nagamitsu reveals that he seeks Jin, the bespectacled samurai accused of killing master swordsman Enshiro Mariya.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第8話唯我独尊Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 8 synopsis. ↗

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フウジン永光真理屋円四郎仇討ち過去追跡江戸時代中頃旅の途中

Mid-Edo period — Hakone checkpointMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Mugen is ordered to cross the mountain before sunset

Caught at the Hakone checkpoint with forged papers, the trio is offered clemency if Mugen delivers a criminal's head and returns before sunset.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第9話魑魅魍魎Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 9 synopsis. ↗

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ムゲンジンフウ衣笠関所偽手形山越え江戸時代中頃旅の途中

Mid-Edo period — a later post townMajorEstimatedSource confirmed

Mugen trains for a duel with a serial killer

Facing a highly skilled killer who has been terrorizing the town, Mugen trains repeatedly before their appointed duel.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第10話以毒制毒Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 10 synopsis. ↗

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ムゲン特訓決闘辻斬り江戸時代中頃旅の途中

Mid-Edo period — a rainy post townNotableEstimatedSource confirmed

Jin meets a woman in a rainy post town

In a post town under heavy rain, Jin meets a woman, and the two develop quiet feelings despite the circumstances separating them.

Vol.TVアニメサムライチャンプルー第11話堕落天使Ch. — Fuji Television's official Episode 11 synopsis. ↗

ジン紫乃出会い宿場町別離江戸時代中頃旅の途中

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