Samurai Champloo is an anime series consisting of twenty-six episodes that began broadcasting May 20, 2004 on Fuji Television in Japan. It was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop fame. The show is set in a fictional version of Edo period Japan, featuring elements of action, adventure and comedy blended with an anachronistic, predominantly hip-hop soundtrack. Its name comes from the Okinawan word “chanpurū” (e.g. goya champuru), which means to mix or blend. Thus, the title may be translated as “Samurai Remix” or “Samurai Mashup“, keeping with the series’ blended theme.

пока вместе с paul отважно преодолевали пролив Дрейка погрузился в просмотр вышеупомянутого аниме-сериала. это - сила. во-первых, он изменил моё представление об аниме/манге. во-вторых он совершенно не по-мультипликационному смешной и увлекательный. музыка в нем - саундтреки многих худ. фильмов позавидуют.

увидите где-нибудь - обязательно купите и посмотрите. всего 26 серий по полчаса, можно за день осилить ;)

композицию из саундтрека можно скачать и послушать тут:

Minmi & Nujabes - Song of Four Seasons

* Seinen is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. Sometimes it is classified as shōjo or shōnen, but it has distinct features, usually classified by a wider variety of art styles and more variation in subject matter, ranging from the avant-garde to the pornographic. The female equivalent to seinen manga is josei manga. The genre is comparable to the English terms and genre “Adult”.