Samurai Champloo is the most original anime ever!!

[ncyphe]

Ummmm . . . what?

Actually, what you said is opinion and not fact.

True: Samurai Champloo is an excellent anime (and one of the few great dubs); however, it is not the most original. There are several animes that come out every couple of years that can hold that title, Samurai Champloo is one of them, but not the only one.

"Death Note" is among that list of original animes, as very few animes actually featured a siister anti-hero as the main character.

"Higurashi no naku Koro ni" (and kai) where both excellent animes. I enjoyed both of them way ore than I did with "Samurai Champloo" (In particular because I favore plot lines with time travels and parallel universes, and the slight philosophical creepieness it created).

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Next time, when suggesting an anime, I suggest you try to not claim it as the best, or at least not better than [inset anime name here], as you'll find someone may not respect your own opinion and flame you to hell.

Also, provide more reasons as to why you enjoyed the anime. "They mix Hip Hop with samurai so well," is not particularly a good enough reason.

[Leikiz]

Yeah, same guy ran it. I would say Cowboy Bebop is better, but I did like Champloo a lot. Secondly.. what in the world does Champloo have to do with Higurashi? Seems like the only thing they really have in common is.. being from Japan.

[Rokurosv]

Yeah Champloo is awesome it's one of the most original animes i've seen, but it's not the most original. The most original animes i've seen would have to be Mazinger and Evangelion xD

[kurono]

I love Higurashi no naku koro ni....

It is wayyyy better than that gay Samurai Champloo shit....

They don't have gay Hip Hop with samurai olollol..!!! Hahaha..

Anyway Anime like Higurashi no naku koro ni................

~_~; you lose for comparing two different anime genres.

[Espada1]

I love Higurashi no naku koro ni....

It is wayyyy better than that gay Samurai Champloo shit....

They don't have gay Hip Hop with samurai olollol..!!! Hahaha..

Anyway Anime like Higurashi no naku koro ni................

~_~; you lose for comparing two different anime genres.

If only stupid higurashi had gotten a better name...
Samurai Champloo is more thrilling then Higurashi no naku gay.....

[Rokurosv]

Adding high school students or anything of the sorts to a series kinda makes it unoriginal.

[Espada1]

Yes, instead Samurai Champloo uses the elements of Hip Hop and Samurai, both diversely different cultures and fitted into an anime.
Thats what I call original.

[Espada1]

There is still a flaw to your examples, those were the original names when they came out in Japan, they were never translated when they got dubbed. The thing about Japan is that they are multicultural when it comes to language. They gladly use English words when it is needed and never complain when they see English (well, maybe the ones that flunked their Engrish lessons). Why can't the rest of the world be less stubborn when it comes to similar matters.


Oh yeah! Just wait, Higurashi is getting a third season.



Once again, that inserting and syncing up a series to Hip-Hop is not original. There have been several animes in the past to use a Hip-Hop theme; however, not a strongly as Samurai Champloo did.

In fact, since when did Hip-Hop become a culture, it's a style of music and dance. You don't see people speaking the powerful language of Hip-Hop (well, at least understand the stuff)


Actually, there longer this thread goes on, the more I grow to think that the only reason you love Samurai Champloo is because of a bias you have for Hip-Hop, a "one note tune" if you will?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_culture
Hip Hop is a culture since when it was created. Sir, I love Samurai Champloo because of its uniqueness. Its the only anime that almost made me cry when it ended.
For a normal person hip hop and Samurais are view as too different things but as the director of Samurai Champloo he is willing to mix various rare aspect into the Anime.
Take a look at one of the main character's fighting style. It is mostly break dancing, beat slashing and basically a hip hop original fighting style.


And they are not making a third season for Higurashi, they are making OVAS.

[Leviarel]

LOL, I dropped SC after 2 episodes, not even the power of Ayako Kawasumi can overwhelm the stupidity of it.

And the fact that the OP song is unbearable.. gosh, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni is so much better in these aspects, even when they are worlds apart in terms of content.

[Avarwen]

It was a fun anime but by no means the best.

[Espada1]

It was a fun anime but by no means the best.

I would think its the best original anime.