2004 was truly a banner year for anime. While classic and beloved series like Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach continued their dizzying ascent, new series such as Paranoia Agent and Monster were pushing ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Rurouni Kenshin may lack some of the humor of Samurai Champloo, but this late 90s anime makes up for it with its visceral fight scenes and honest historical translations. Taking place in the period ...

If you're a regular viewer of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, there's no way you've been able to avoid commercials for one of their latest anime series, Samurai Champloo. Called by ...

How do you follow up an anime series like Cowboy Bebop, a hard-hitting blend of sci-fi and jazz? If you’re Shinichiro Watanabe the answer is with a hip-hop adventure set in alternate Edo-era Japan.

Cowboy Bebop often steals the spotlight in conversations about the best anime of all time, but its spiritual sibling, Samurai Champloo, deserves equal recognition. The influence of this historical ...

From Ghost in the Shell to Yu-Gi-Oh!, the majority of anime-license-based video games tend to go for the lowest common denominator. As if the core audiences of these games have never played a real ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Samurai Champloo is a unique samurai anime blend of Edo-period Japan and ...

'Samurai Champloo' is getting a live-action adaptation from the team behind 'One Piece' and 'Cowboy Bebop,' with more Watanabe input this time around. Reading time 2 minutes With the second season of ...

Man, this game is $@&*!# up. Monkeys with knives. Rain of blood. A witch that attacks with flying hearts. A dude that takes a sword to the forehead and walks away clean. Some crazy dancing line ...