Talk:Samurai Champloo

message: What happened to this article? It used to be much longer and pretty well put together. I am considering reverting to an older version... 86.104.34.251 (talk) 09:05, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks fine and is a decent length now.  What version are you talking about? DP76764 (Talk) 15:04, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article destroyed 

message: I know there are 4 soundtracks published for Samurai Champloo, and I seem to recall all four of them being listed here at Wikipedia. Does anyone know where these articles may have gotten? Also, if they are deleted, could anyone clarify as to why?
:Probably because of vandals or some wikipedia editor who has an non-neutral stance on Anime and/or Hip-Hop music. I've gotten verified data from multiple sites as to the soundtrack's authorship, track-listing and other relevant information, from a quick google search even. Example websites include Amazon.com, discogs.com, Allmusic.com, and so forth. However I'm not sure how to properly credit them in the page, and even if I did take the time to create a proper soundtrack page (Using the CD Jacket's info), it might all be for naught, given this place's recent reputation for nazi-like control. If someone here does want to tempt fate, here's the first album's info to get you started: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfqxqtrld0e It is titled "Impression" and is credited jointly to Ninjabes and Force of Nature. Shinra (talk) 08:22, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Four Soundtracks 

message: I changed the genre listed as "Shonen" to "Seinen", since Samurai Champloo is most decidedly not for the same age group as Naruto, One Piece et. al. User:Kernan_rio
:Although Samurai Champloo is enjoyable for adults and contains many adult ideas, it is not a "seinen" anime series; rather, it is a "shonen" one. I originally questioned this taxonomical designation until I looked further into the issue. The series was originally serialized in the magazine, Shonen Ace, not in a seinen publication. While I, as an adult, get much enjoyment from the show, the series primarily targets teenage and twenty-something males, and any educated person in those age groups can keep up. For these reasons, we have designated the series shonen, not seinen. Cheers, ask123 13:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a gray area. There is no question that Champloo isn't intended for audiences as juvenile as those targeted by Naruto and Dragon Ball and other shows more typical "shōnen" anime and manga. It isn't as adult oriented as Cowboy Bebop, but it isn't far off. It's definitely closer to the Bebop end of the spectrum than to the Naruto one. Perhaps some wording can be added to indicate that there is a difference here. I certainly don't want readers to think that Champloo, on the one hand, and Dragon Ball, Gundam, One Piece, Naruto, etc., on the other, are remotely similar in categorization... because they aren't! ask123 14:56, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I added "seinen" to the list of demographics but am hesitant to add it to the text of the article. I noticed that article for the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga considers it "shōnen." This I find compeltely crazy. There is nothing remotely shōnen about the series except for the magazine in which it was serialized. Still, let's try to find consensus before proceeding. I dare not touch the Eva page lest a throng of fanboys tackle me to the ground... ;) ask123 15:11, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes, this is true. Although, in the case of NGE, the manga preceeded the tv series. I know that often mangas based on seinen anime series tone down the themes and target a younger audience. Basically, the creators go for ancillary profit from another demographic. Conversely, anime series based on manga are not as often "toned down," but rather same-demo adaptations. Still, this is just my observation and I would have to read the Champloo manga to be sure this is the case here. ask123 16:43, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

text: This has been cleared up... The "demographic" field has been appropriately moved to the manga part of the infobox. Only manga receive demographic categories anyway. The publisher chooses the category so a manga serialized in Shonen Jump is shonen, regardless of how much certain readers think it's seinen. Anime, on the other hand, does not get a demographic category. To give it one, after all, would be original research. ask123 (talk) 22:25, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed Demographic Listing 

message: befreo you change my correction of chanpuru to champuru, its CHAM not chan >< some one didn't read the trasnlation right or used to wrong charecters.
Thank you in advaced :D  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Setokira (talk • contribs) 19:09, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  CHAMpuru not chanpuru 

message: Per a request, I have cleaned up the main article to fix the formatting to better comply with WP:MOS-AM, cull down the outright ridiculous plot "summary" to be an actual summary, and removed some unsourced WP:OR. I also removed the logo image from the infoxbox as being unuseful for series identification, replacing it with the promotional image that was in the character section. Now the article really needs some serious referencing and the real-world information greatly enhanced. The manga section gives almost no useful info besides its existence, and surely there is reception info for this series?-- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 20:40, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean Up 

message: It seems to me the style as well as the intro are both quite similar to The Boondocks. Any info? Elfred (talk) 20:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like there's some info in the Boondocks article: The_Boondocks_(TV_series)#Episodes. DP76764 (Talk) 21:22, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similarity to Boondocks? 

message: Could we get a section in here about how well- (or ill-) received this series was in comparison to other anime, both on domestic and international markets?  I find that always helps put things in perspective. Antimatter--talk-- 20:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem with reception is that a source needs to be cited and many of the sources that would generally be used here are not considered credible. But if you find any sources that meets the wiki standards, fell free to add them.09:12, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Reception?

message: Just putting this here so no one calls vandalism. Mugen's sword is not Japanese (it lacks a hamon, may be double edged [it seems that way some episodes], and it's hilt/tsuba is pretty likely not Japanese. There are rare examples of non-standard tsuba/hilts like that, but most seem to come from later (after Perry) and, off the top of my head, are gifts, such as to the Scottish military), and it is also not a daisho, as that would require a long and a short. Him having a Chinese styled sword is actually in keeping with him wearing non-Japanese clothes and not coming from Japan (Ryukyu was annexed in 1879 and until then more heavily Chinese influenced). Original research, yes, but so is stating that he has a Japanese sword, and the stuff about sword hunts (which were no longer fully in effect, yes Tokugawa had laws against people from carrying around swords, which were enacted in 1590, in the 1840s people with swords were the people who were supposed to have swords, largely. Anyways, an inconsequential rule to break, compared to killing magistrates and guards). He also carries around what is pretty likely a European sword at the end of the last episode, although of a style that would be uncommon in the 1800s. 174.112.18.193 (talk) 06:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mugen's Sword 

message: http://www.funimation.com/samuraichamploo/samChamp.swf
WhisperToMe (talk) 20:07, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Files to archive

message: A Review from Manga Life. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 05:27, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Review 

message: http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/amalgam.html
Episode and character summaries that have more details.
174.22.14.74 (talk) 07:59, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, but that would not be considered a reliable source to be used for anything in the article. DP76764 (Talk) 16:19, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Site 

message: Does it qualify as a primary genre? There are unpleasant moments in the show, but most of them do not contain a comedic tone. And the ones that do might be reduced, depending on the language/subtitle tracks used. Most of them revolve around Mugen and the worst track would have him say 'bitch' 4 or 5 times and make a couple of references to rape, but they're mostly not meant as pure jokes (I'd say the overall humor isn't exceedingly dark for the time period it's set in). And the user who made the edit on July 8th 2013 ignored the talk page suggestion listed below (his/her history implies that it's a habit for him/her). 23.123.141.140 (talk) 10:06, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black Comedy? 

message: The pedophilic comments in the "Sexuality" section about Fuu were removed. A majority of people that have viewed this anime DO NOT have inappropriately pedophilic thoughts or desires about this 15-year-old character. The comments were overly personal and subjective, and added nothing of value to the article. They also disgusted, alienated, and made uncomfortable a large portion of readers.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caducea (talk • contribs) 05:27, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sexuality section 

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message: *The Newest Stars of Japanese Anime, Made in America - New York Times
*Shinichiro Watanabe at Detroit Film Theatre, Feb. 8th, 2006
--ProtoDrake (talk) 16:47, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: More sources

message: is there some understandable reason this highly acclaimed series has no cast/character section? I am stunned. 240F:101:C43B:1:25A2:7236:3DFE:5128 (talk) 15:47, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast of Characters