Samurai 7 & Samurai Chamlpoo

[Mal2]

I was wondering if anyone here has seen them, and what their thoughs were on both or either of the series

Samurai 7:

based upon Kurasowa's Seven Samurai, it retells the tale of an impoverished village hiring samurai to protect them from bandits. I would have loved to have seen this set in fuedal japan, but alas i didn't make it. In true Japanese anime stylings, the story is set in a post apocalyptic environment, with memories of an epic war still looming in the minds of the people. Beyond just retelling it goes on to tell a some what new tale, one last glorious battle between the rightious samurai and the corrupt emperor. If you are a fan of Kurasowa's work i suggets giving this series a look see.

Samurai Champloo:

The latest offering from the brilliant mind behind Cowboy Bebop; the tale of 3 friends, Mugen, Jin, and Fuu, and thier adventure to find the sunflower samurai. This tale, set in fuedal Japan, is an amalagam of story and music, like CB, but instead of jazz as the musical element, hip-hop is the musical theme. While not a fan of hip-hop myself, i was a little apprehensive about trying the series out, but after watching the first few eps. i was pleasantly surprised. The amazing writing, combined with comic wit; not to mention the awesome sword fights, make for a wonderful tale. A definite worth while watch, especially if you are a fan of rurouni kenshin or other similar samurai stories.

 

[SAint Mark]

Haven't started watching Samurai 7 yet... but will soon (only seen the first ep so don't wanna comment).

Samurai Champloo on the other hand is great! Seen all but the three last episodes. Very good anime, and you recognice the style of Cowboy Bebop so this is a must for fans. The story is very good or rather the stories are very good since there is very little main theme in the series, except for the search for the samurai who smells like sunflowers. The action is very well done and the Hip Hop thing actually works (quite suprisingly ). I warmly recommed this series to any samurai anime fan!!! This is the samurai spirit at its funkiest while managing to stay serious enough.

 

[roseduelist04]

Havent seen both yet but I heard that Samurai Champloo is going to air on Adult Swim.

 

[Aya-kun]

I've never seen Samurai 7, but I've seen a bit of Samurai Champloo.
SC is...okay. I mean, the episodes themselves are funny and good, but the plot is very....lacking. that kind of disappoints me, so I probably might still watch it but not buy it. It's not worth it to me.