Kariya Kagetoki is gardening, when he is visited by Goroujuu (a member of the Shogun’s council). Apparently, Fuu’s group is drawing closer to Kasumi Seizou, and Gorojuu wants Kariya to eliminate them. Kariya tells a little metaphor about planting a flower that consumes a weed’s nutrients, and agrees to the task when he learns of Sara’s death. Kariya was once known as the “Divine Hand”, and it has been a while since he has had a strong opponent.
Around a campfire, we learn a little more about the group’s past. Mugen doesn’t have much to reveal, other than that he once killed Mito Komon, and Jin retells the story of how he was uber at the Muhuushin Kenjutsu Dojo, before getting blamed for his master’s murder. Fuu reveals that she thought her dad was dead a long time ago, before her mother revealed the truth while bedridden with a fatal illness. Now Fuu wants to punch her dad in the face for her mom, but she didn’t have the courage for the journey before she met Jin and Mugen.
As nice as this is, trouble is brewing. The gang is being tracked by three crazies, and soon they get separated. Fuu tricks Mugen and Jin into going to buy a gift of “Castille” (aka Kasutera), and then hops a boat to Ikitsuki Island by herself. When she gets there, the villagers avoid her, but then finally a woman tells her to hurry to a house on the northern cape. On her way there, Fuu encounters the three psycho’s who want to kill her. Meanwhile, Jin and Mugen meet up with Kariya, who reveals that the Shogunate considers Kasumi a traitor who must be erased. The government allowed Fuu to roam freely, hoping that she would lead them to Kasumi. Nothing like a little deathmatch after dessert!
It looks like Samurai Champloo should finish with a bang, as we’re back to the Sunflower Samurai plot and there looks to be tons of action ahead. I found it a little strange that the government decided to send those three wacko’s after Fuu, Jin, and Mugen, especially considering how cool all the other assassins were (although that old guy from episode 2 never did get to come back).
For a really excellent set of summaries of the episodes, with thorough analysis and additional historical information, Samurai Champloo fans may also want to check out AMALGAM.
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Love that final episode. That sunflower guy is simply crazy.
Interesting.Very interesting.
the three wackos weren’t sent by the government. they are brothers seeking revenge against mugen because in the past he confined 1 of the 3 to a wheelchair caused them to be shamed out of their clan.
I like the series very much. I especially liked the action scenes, the were very cool. I hated the ending. The ending made me feel very incomplete. So they met the sun flower samurai and he was all sickly and got killed in the end, but that was it. They all survived which was nice, but in my opinion it was very anti climatic. They all went there sepeate way which is kinda sad. I wonder if there is even a chance for a movie, which such a wierd ending. the last episodes also made me realize that Mugen is only as stong as he is because he attacks berzerker style. He had problems beating that frog dude on the boat. Jinn is cool, he knows his stuff and is a true martial artist. And Fuu,….well she was just Fuu. I really dont know what to say about her. She was cool too, in a girly kinda way.
Hi adriana!!!!!!!!!
I was glad that the three of them survived after all they went through. It was sad though to see them just go their seperate ways at the end. I hope they make a movie