It's three in the morning and I just finished Samurai Champloo. I'm not sure if which I liked more: SC or Cowboy Bebop. Both are really really amazing. I fell in love with every aspect. I know Watanabe hasn't really done any more series, but if anyone knows of a good series in the likeness of Watanabe's work on CB or SC, please let me know.
Quick thoughts about Samurai Champloo.
- The Samurai Champloo ending was really depressing, more so than cowboy bebop, even though none of the main trio died.
- Jin and Mugen cheated death so many times. Mugen probably should of died..oh say..at least five times throughout the series.
- It was hard to tell which of the main guys Fuu was attracted to. A lot of the time she leans towards Jin and she says something in the third to last episode, as well as in the 'last time on SC' scene in the penultimate episode, that makes it seem like Jin, but I didn't quite get it exactly (PM or comment if you know please).
- It kinda irked me that at the very very end they each go a different direction at the crossroads. I know this is in the SC spirit, but it's like..Jin just professed to Mugen about how "you and Fuu are my first friends," and "I've finally found what I've been searching for." Ya know?
In other news, I have a big collection of Samurai Champloo commercial bumpers (basically wallpapers that say 'Samurai Champloo' on them) and I want to sorta take those and tweak them as well as use them as inspiration for my own scratch work. Also I want to try a few new effects, like paint and blood splat, as well as graffiti stuff and more.
Hope you're all doing well.
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Xx Delta77 xX
