Useless Anime Knowledge: Samurai Champloo
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Sources and recommended links:
Anime News Network: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2636
AMALGAM--a Samurai Champloo fansite: http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/amalgam.html
A rundown of the studios at Sunrise: http://vanishingtrooper.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/a-rundown-of-the-studios-at-sunrise/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo
Useless Anime Knowledge: Intro to Manglobe Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDS-6T1v38s
Ghostlightning's post on Real vs. Super Samurai: http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/swords/
Ghostlightning's post on why the ending of Samurai champloo fails (I agree with this): http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/when-a-happy-ending-left-me-hollow-samurai-champloo/