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March 9, 2005 · in Samurai Champloo
One rainy night, the gang checks into an inn and meets the beautiful Goze (blind female playing the shamisen), Sara. Her song is haunting and sad, and Jin remarks that it is because the blind can see things others do not. Everyone gets chummy when two thugs try to harass Sara but are beat down [...]
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March 5, 2005 · in Samurai Champloo
While Mugen and Jin take their sweet time finding food, Fuu waits in an abandoned cabin and encounters a runaway woman named Yuri. Yuri is being chased by gun-toting thugs, and so Fuu hides her. After the danger has passed, they get to talking and Yuri points out that in the eyes of Fuu’s skull [...]
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February 1, 2005 · in Samurai Champloo
After an extremely brief and lame recap by Jin, the threesome is back to stylish hijinks that have nothing to do with the Sunflower Samurai. While at a tavern, Fuu discovers that Mugen is only capable of reading one word (“no” の). An enthusiastic drunk lectures Mugen about the importance of reading, but then he [...]
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November 2, 2004 · in Samurai Champloo
More nighttime drama ensues as a few more tantalizing details are revealed. Jin is finally forced to kill Yukimaru, and afterwards reveals to Fuu that Yukimaru was like a younger brother to him. In the end, it seems that Jin’s actions at the dojo may have caused Yukimaru to feel betrayed, although deep down he [...]
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October 5, 2004 · in Samurai Champloo
This episode seems to start in media res, as we get a glimpse of wanderer Okuru covered in flames and then dropping off a cliff into water. Skipping back a little, we see Mugen berating Fuu for details about the Sunflower Samurai. She has none, and after a brief argument, the three split ways again. [...]
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September 25, 2004 · in Samurai Champloo
Yatsuha’s speedy friend Hamakichu is apprehended by evil ninjas as he tries to make off with their counterfeit gold pieces. Before getting caught and dealt with, gangsta syle, Hamakichu manages to toss the goods into the river, where they are later found by Jin. Jin has now earned 2 of the 4 major cash pots [...]