Samurai Champloo (サムライチャンプルー Samurai Chanpurû) is a Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV on May 20, 2004 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 19, 2005.
Samurai Champloo was critically acclaimed, and the series was dubbed into English and licensed by Geneon Entertainment for releases in North America.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||||
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Mugen | Kazuya Nakai | Steve Blum | ||
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Jin | Ginpei Sato | Kirk Thornton | ||
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Fuu Kasumi | Ayako Kawasumi | Kari Wahlgren | ||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
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Mazou "The Saw" Sakami | Unshō Ishizuka | Michael McConnohie | ||
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Ryujiro Sasaki | Otoya Kawano | Dave Wittenberg | ||
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Sousuke Kawara | Mayumi Yamaguchi | Darrel Guilbeau | ||
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Osuzu | Sayuri Yamauchi | Karen Strassman | ||
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Nagatomi Rikie | Fumihiko Tachiki | Michael McConnohie | ||
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Ishimatsu | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Paul St. Peter | ||
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Kawara Heitaro | Hidekatsu Shibata | Simon Prescott | ||
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Ichiemon Oshaberi | Isshin Chiba | Dave Mallow | ||
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Koza | Ai Maeda | Stephanie Sheh | ||
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Shiren | Ken Narita | Erik Davies | ||
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Yukimaru | Nozomu Sasaki | Steve Staley | ||
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Okuru | Akio Ōtsuka | Richard Epcar | ||
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Kariya Kagetoki | Takayuki Sugō | Steve Kramer | ||
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Sara | Sakiko Tamagawa | Karen Thompson | ||
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Umanosuke | Takehito Koyasu | Doug Erholtz | ||
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Denkibou | Keiichi Nanba | Derek Stephen Prince | ||
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Mariya Enshirou | Makio Inoue | Peter Spellos | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kikuzo | Tomomichi Nishimura | Steve Kramer | 01 |
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Ogin | Yorie Terauchi | Barbara Goodson | |
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Matsunosuke Shibui | Daisuke Gōri | Beau Billingslea | |
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Tomonoshin Shibui | Masahito Yabe | Derek Stephen Prince | |
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Inuyama | Takaya Hashi | Michael Forest | 02 |
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Hotaru | Masako Katsuki | Wendee Lee | |
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Oniwakamaru | Seiji Sasaki | Jamieson Price | |
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Daigoro | Katsuhisa Hōki | William Frederick Knight | 03 |
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Moronobu Hishikawa | Shinichirō Miki | Ezra Weisz | 05 |
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Sawa | Yayoi Nakazawa | Philece Sampler | |
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Roukishi | Masaaki Tsukada | Robert Axelrod | |
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Tanaka Sukeemon | Makoto Nagai | Kim Strauss | 06 |
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Sounosuke | Satoshi Katōgi | Joey Camen | |
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Johji / Isaac Kitching | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Paul St. Peter | |
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Shinsuke | Shigeru Shibuya | Johnny Yong Bosch | 07 |
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Osen | Maria Kawamura | Melissa Fahn | 08 |
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Nagamitsu Saganshougen | Kōichi Yamadera | Tony Oliver | |
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Ogura Bunta | Yūto Kazama | Kim Strauss | |
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Kinugasa | Nobutoshi Canna | Daniel Woren | 09 |
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Ukon / Shoryu | Shō Hayami | Jeffrey Stackhouse | 10 |
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Seishiro Momoi | Tomohisa Asō | Doug Stone | |
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Zuikō | Shōzō Iizuka | Bob Papenbrook | |
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Shino | Hiromi Tsuru | Julie Ann Taylor | 11 |
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Mukuro | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Kim Strauss | 13 |
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Momochi Ginsa | Jōji Nakata | Tom Wyner | 15 |
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Yatsuha Jinpachi | Noriko Hidaka | Michelle Ruff | |
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Kaikizo | Shunsuke Takamiya | Bob Papenbrook | |
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Hankichi Otowa | Shōtarō Morikubo | Dave Wittenberg | |
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Kazunosuke Niwa | Akio Suyama | Doug Erholtz | 18 |
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Tatsunoshin | Hiro Yūki | Dave Wittenberg | |
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Bundai | Norio Wakamoto | Paul St. Peter | |
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Uhori | Sukekiyo Kameyama | Steve Schatzberg | |
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Xavier III | Jūrōta Kosugi | Lex Lang | 19 |
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Yuri | Megumi Toyoguchi | Kate Higgins | |
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Suzukichi | Ken Yamaguchi | Christopher Corey Smith | |
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Matagi "Johnny" | Bon Ishihara | Joe Ochman | 21 |
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Shige Heike | Kōji Totani | Tony Oliver | |
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Alexander Joey Cartwright | Jamie Schyy | Steve Kramer | 23 |
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Kagemaru | Toshio Furukawa | Dave Wittenberg | |
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Abner Doubleday | Ryan Drees | Doug Stone | |
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Seizō Kasumi | Kōji Nakata | 26 |
Additional Voices[]
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2009 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
United States | 
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| 2006 | SBS | Australia | 
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| 2006-2007 | Razer | Canada | 
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| 2011-2012 | FUNimation Channel | United States |
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| 2016 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim / Toonami) | ||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Content | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneon Entertainment | 2005-2006 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 7 Volumes | ||||||
| 2006 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 7 Discs | ||||||
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 7 Discs | ||||||
|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
| 2011 |
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC | |||
| 7 Discs | ||||||
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|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
| 2019 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
External Links[]
- Samurai Champloo at the Internet Movie Database
- Samurai Champloo (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia