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| I liked the ending, but it was so sad. I wish they would have stayed together. </3 |
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Higurashi said: I liked the ending, but it was so sad. I wish they would have stayed together. </3 I almost think the ending wasn't sad enough...I think Mugen and Jin should've stayed dead (if that doesn't sound too morbid ^_~). It's where the story was leading -- especially with the flashback to Mugen learning that "technique" -- and it felt like a copout to leave them alive. |
| I finished! Great anime, in my opinion, it is more realistic, although some very funny scenes and episodes. I was a little sad to see them separated >: |
| I'm SO glad that Mugen nor Jin died, I totally thought that was coming up. Great ending, made me bump it up to a 9. I cried when they collapsed as they tried to fight each other because I thought they had really died then. |
| Great end to a great show. Didn't expect them to go their separate ways in the end but I guess it doesn't really matter. |
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| I think it's a good end of their story. Thanks a lot for all feelings. |
| Loved this anime, great soundtrack, visuals, and story. Kept me interested all the way through. I did feel that little bit disappointed that they didn't stick together at the end, but the more i think about it, it made sense they moved on from each other. 10/10 for me. |
| Not the greatest of endings. It looked like it was going somewhere good, but it kind of fell flat. That said, I really enjoyed it getting there. The middle was a little slow at times, but overall it was a good watch. I'd give it an 8/10 but the baseball episode was more than enough to bring it up to a 9. |
| The ending I thought was great. It was very moving. I was sad to see them go their separate ways but it needed to be done. Their journey was over and their objective was completed so there was no need for them to continue together. A fantastic series imo. |
This was a great series. Character design was magnificent, the story was mature and based on historical facts, the fight scenes were superb and the hip-hop soundtrack was quite stylish. My only gripe was the sometimes completely irrelevant comedy. 9/10 series. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Oldy said: Even though I was expecting both Mugen and Jin die for the sake of realism, this really wasn't a realistic anime and that was made clear from the very beginning, so it fits the anime quite well.It was just so unreal for jin to escape death 2 times in a row vs the best samurai around while he got stabbed + mugen to be pretty beaten up and the getting a explosion in his face eyerok said: As for the ending, I too think it was fantastic and fit the series quite well. I entirely agree with this post. 5/5 episode.I seriously dont get all these silly comments about the ending not being good. It was thematically perfect. Given the nature and theme of the show, the ending suited it perfectly. In fact there could have been no better ending. It was both realistic (in that everyone has to go their own way eventually) and unrealistic (they all survived, miraculously). It gives off that special feeling that something really good passed you by, and its never coming back. Turin747 said: I also thought this way specially when Jin talked to her when they thought Mugen was asleep, when Fuu asked Jin to go yet cried when he actually did, and when Jin asked Mugen to go and save Fuu. I might be getting it all backwards though. ;)I guess I'm in the minority in thinking there was a hinted romance between him and Fuu |
| Not the best ending of an anime but nonetheless, this is one of the funniest and well executed series I've watched in awhile despite my somewhat initial dislike of the historical theme. The usage of the music and style just makes me want to watch more and more. To conclude: this series tried to be cool, it succeeded. |
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| Hate it when they drag out the ending like that for no reason/still not giving you the ending you were hoping for >_> I can only hope for a Season 2… Maybe... |
| Fucking brilliant. Time to go rewatch it. |
| I hate that they went separate ways. |
| it's a bit depressing that they went their separate ways but it's part of what i love about this anime. it's brutal and realistic, just amazing characterization that defies what an audience might want - mugen and jin are lone wolves and have love interests to go back to. they grew from this journey and they'll be friends for life but they have separate paths, which is very realistic. also im never going to get over jin with his hair down. |
| I don't really care if the end is unrealistic. I just love the main characters so much that I hoped so much they could have a happy ending - and they did. This anime was about style, creative writing and a lot of fun, so wrap it up with an ending which brought up so much emotions was great. There isn't so many anime around which can make you feel so strongly attached. Overral, Samurai Champloo is 10/10 for me. And I still don't know who I like the most: Mugen, Fuu or Jin. xD |
 "Like this too we met in a dirty and ugly world; Thank you for this miracle." |
| Sigh. As soon as it was clear that all of them survived, it was very obvious they'd split up. Of course it was the "fitting" ending for this show. Still, in my view, it would actually have been anti-conventional to have them stay together! I mean, THAT would have surprised me! It also was throwing a weird light onto Jin's "conclusion" that these companions were actually what he had been searching for all along - only to leave them "rather" easily there (yeah yeah, not counting all those near deaths =P). I don't think it would have been too much out of character for them to keep travelling together. Seriously, I think they just want to see the viewers bawl their eyes out with these kind of endings. T_T Anyway, my perfect ending would have been just the way it was BUT THEN show how they reach a crossroads, each of them coming from a different direction. Close-ups of smiling faces --- fin! I'm a sucker for happy endings, I have to admit, but that wouldn't have been too cheesy, right. RIGHT?! :< Oh well, I'll have to go with the "they always met back up after separating" thought to calm my nerves. Champloo was a superb ride, that (for me) failed to do a few aspects perfectly, including Fuu's very limited "times to shine", the way the connecting plot was often neglected or shoved aside - which resulted in one or two non-satisfying aspects in the end - and few episodes that interrupted the flow slightly for my tastes. Of course it was intended to be episodic, so some of that is mostly forgiven. It was very well done and brought me a lot of fun, though I don't find it entirely reaches Cowboy Bebop's quality, but that is just my opinion of course. If I can say one thing for sure though, it's that Champloo was highly original. |
| It was alright. I guess going their own way was for the best. But as that happened, now I will want to know what became of them after their last encounter. Also I thought it was funny how Fuu fooled them into actually going to that journey by lying to them of the coin. She is really a funny and great character. And I guess so is Mugen and Jin. But I so wished they would have continued on the same path. 8/10 |
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| Great final episode, it's good that Jin and Mugan didn't die and that they finished their journey even though her father has been killed she had the time to say what was on her mind and to actually meet him once more! It's a good thing everything worked out again on their path, though in the end they've split up I'm sure they'll meet up once again! This anime was in general quite nice sometimes a bit unsure of what the episode had to do with the actual serie "like the gratify, baseball and zombie episode" but apart of that it was quite a nice run! A full 9/10 for this one! |
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Pineappledishes said: If they killed eachother then that would just waste 26 episodes worth of character development. It'd be like if cowboy bebop didnt end the way it did, the whole show was kind of building up to it.I didn't really like the ending. Maybe it was because I wanted them to kill eachother. It just seemed empty to me. |
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Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Ahh, what a cool show. Super-duper style! |
samcotts said: Great ending to a great series. I don't know why people are against them splitting up at the end, if the half a dozen times they have done during the series are anything to go by, they'll soon be crossing paths again. It was a very fitting ending. I think people liked the sense of bonding the 3 otherwise unlikely friends would have ever made alone. I think them splitting apart at the end was well done. I can imagine now, Mugen 10, 15, 20 years from now, when he's off on his own adventure, he can look back at the times he spent with Jin and Fuu. |
| Definitely one of the best anime i've seen |
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samcotts said: Great ending to a great series. I don't know why people are against them splitting up at the end, if the half a dozen times they have done during the series are anything to go by, they'll soon be crossing paths again. It was a very fitting ending. Exactly. |
| Loved this anime just as much on my second viewing as I did on my first. I think the ending was in the spirit of the show. As people said, they joined up for one purpose, and once they completed their mission, it was time to go on with their lives. I'd like to think that they meet up again years in the future. I loved the way the music fit perfectly with the characters and the very soul of the anime. The only other anime I can think of that does this is Cowboy Bebop with jazz. I hope that another show manages to do this again in the future. Samurai Champloo will always be a classic. A unique and amazing blend of comedy, action, and character. |
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| why didnt i watch this earlier T_T |
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| Great altogether. Just wish they all stayed together at the end instead. But overall, very enjoyable from start to finish. |
| I wish the ending showed Mugen meeting up with that Ninja Chick. and Jin meeting up with that Brothel Girl. and Fuu maybe meet up with her old Family (from the Tea Shop) and eventually she finds herself a guy Overall, good anime. 8.5/10 = 9/10 |
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| It's just okay because "champloo" means immortal. |
| This episode was really well done, if not excellent. For a moment, I felt that Mugen would end up in the same way Spike did in Cowboy Bebop. As for Jin, YOU CHEEKY CHAMPLOO! Poor Fuu, she did all that and didn't get the best result. Oh well, at least she still has Mugen and Jin to hang out with when they meet together someday. I did notice the ending opened up for a second season, but it's best if they leave it. Maybe make a movie instead? |
| The ending was extremely bittersweet. Here's some of my thoughts. 1.Why did they have to split? Jin, Mugen and Fuu agreed that they like the company of each other. So why go separate ways? 2.Feels like there isn't much resolve. Yes, they find the Sunflower Samurai and he shortly dies after, what then? The characters act like they both experienced something amazing together. They traveled millions of miles to get to the Sunflower samurai, but they don't decide to do something in the future together? 3.After a long and life changing experience, how the hell do they all go separate ways? It'd be have been nice if in the end they vowed to meet up sometime. Yes we can assume they would, but it feels like an empty hope. 4.The future should have been hinted..Seriously..Fuu is quite young, what is she even good at? Hospitality? Is she going to go back to the teahouse? Seems like a lame way to continue life. What of Mugen? Is he going to continue to rough up guys? He could marry Yatsuha I guess...Jin seems like the only one with some sort of promising future. Jin has gained new friends (but lulzily doesn't even vow to stay in touch), he will go find Shino probably and even rebuild his childhood dojo. I get it that each of their personalities were different and couldn't continue on adventuring or even settling nearby together or something...Or even start some business who knows..But after spending so many weeks, days with a couple of strangers, and ending up in bizzare life or death situations you'd expect they somehow create a family-like bond...They kinda did, but not enough to really stick together.. |
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| Just finished this show and loved it 9/10. But I don't get how Mugen and Jin can survive all those wounds... XD Oh well whatever |
| I was really expecting Jin and Mugen to die, and I was quite disappointed when they survived. It was a boring good ending :/ |
Vita_Aeterna said: The ending was extremely bittersweet. Here's some of my thoughts. 1.Why did they have to split? Jin, Mugen and Fuu agreed that they like the company of each other. So why go separate ways? 2.Feels like there isn't much resolve. Yes, they find the Sunflower Samurai and he shortly dies after, what then? The characters act like they both experienced something amazing together. They traveled millions of miles to get to the Sunflower samurai, but they don't decide to do something in the future together? 3.After a long and life changing experience, how the hell do they all go separate ways? It'd be have been nice if in the end they vowed to meet up sometime. Yes we can assume they would, but it feels like an empty hope. 4.The future should have been hinted..Seriously..Fuu is quite young, what is she even good at? Hospitality? Is she going to go back to the teahouse? Seems like a lame way to continue life. What of Mugen? Is he going to continue to rough up guys? He could marry Yatsuha I guess...Jin seems like the only one with some sort of promising future. Jin has gained new friends (but lulzily doesn't even vow to stay in touch), he will go find Shino probably and even rebuild his childhood dojo. I get it that each of their personalities were different and couldn't continue on adventuring or even settling nearby together or something...Or even start some business who knows..But after spending so many weeks, days with a couple of strangers, and ending up in bizzare life or death situations you'd expect they somehow create a family-like bond...They kinda did, but not enough to really stick together.. As if Champloo didn't hint enough, I'm sure they'll meet again. They definitely didn't travel millions of miles but they did travel pretty far. They separated many times and came back together, why wouldn't they again? I do wish there was more material that I could read or watch, as I wanted to see the characters from earlier episodes (Ninja Women and the women Jin saved, can't remember either of there names) so I understand what you mean. |
| WHAT!? They didn't stay together?! D: And Fuu didn't confess to Mugen? TT__TT Good series overall tho. |
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