C&C - Samurai Champloo - "Artistic Anarchy" [6/11] [Archive]

GMB

06-11-2005, 10:57 PM

The opening was pretty crazy, but a nice little meta-moment, given the direction of the series thus far. :)

This was a lot more back on form after the dull-ass two parter of the previous weeks. The multi-faceted plot about art was done quite well, and the Yakuza angle didn't stop the story cold like it did the last two weeks.

And that uikyo-e (sp?) painter sounded so much like Will Ferrell when he did that panicky "It's not what you thiiiiiink!" wild take.

Visually, the show was a feast, with a lot of very breathtaking visuals and shots, and cross-cutting with the paintings (and the painting-like compositions of some shots) were very well done and very striking. Action-wise, the show seemed to have regained its unique style of pacing and action.

Plot wise. . .it moves a little bit too fast to hold together as well as it maybe should, but the wrap-up kinda lets you know it was never meant to be taken very seriously and so I cut it a little slack for being a lot of fun after two weeks of stilted drama. A nice enough romp. B+

Eddie G.

06-11-2005, 10:57 PM

Fuu is such a dumb slut falling for that "modeling" crap. She deserves whatever they've got planned for her. :rolleyes:Just because you're a girl doesn't mean that it's not horribly offensive.

Anyway this was a fun little romp (...about sex slavery, but still a nice romp) with some fun action scenes that there didn't seem to be enough of.

FireStarterLE

06-11-2005, 11:03 PM

that ending was a bit of a twist, i didnt really suspect him

but that last line was great

Mugen & Jin: "Hooters?!"

Rabi~en~Rose

06-11-2005, 11:04 PM

this was so boring all I remember is Jigen stomping guys and that immortal squirrel thing not saving the day for the first time ever :yawn: that was episode 5 right? I can finally stop watching this stinker, so long meatbags! :)

Youko Recca

06-11-2005, 11:06 PM

If I'm a meatbag, you're a tub of flour.

Wolfie~Giri

06-11-2005, 11:11 PM

Yeah I got myself to buy the DVD's a few days back.
They really are worth it.

They said late 1800's for Champloo, now if i can only remember the century for Kenshin...

livingfruitvirus

06-11-2005, 11:17 PM

Fuu is such a dumb slut falling for that "modeling" crap. She deserves whatever they've got planned for her. :rolleyes:***** had it comin, right?

Chad Bonin

06-11-2005, 11:22 PM

They said late 1800's for Champloo, now if i can only remember the century for Kenshin..."Japan, 1867..."

Gotta love Toonami's old informative promos. Only reason we ever knew the definitive year of Batman Beyond...

Nobuyuki sama

06-11-2005, 11:23 PM

They said late 1800's for Champloo, now if i can only remember the century for Kenshin... Champloo's obviously set in pre-Meiji Restoration times.
Kenshin is post-Restoration.

Timmay

06-11-2005, 11:33 PM

Champloo isn't set in any particular era.. or time period.. 1400-1900s would be most accurate..

beren

06-11-2005, 11:34 PM

PearlRose86

06-11-2005, 11:38 PM

I didn't like this episode as much as I liked the previous four. However, it was very well-written, and the twist at the end was good.

I'm still liking this show, and I think I may have to consider investing in DVD's.

-Maggie

AkirQueen

06-11-2005, 11:49 PM

meh I found the pic of fu on the inernet a while ago, in case you are wondering what the fu pic really looked like it is found here http:/www..... hrmm I better not. Are there any adult swim message boards for adults?
Uh, adultswim.com forums?
And the picture of Fuu isn't a big deal or anything, except when regarding editing.

Youko Recca

06-11-2005, 11:53 PM

As far as you know, we're all adults here. Nothing's clear on the internet.

Viceroy

06-11-2005, 11:54 PM

Champloo isn't set in any particular era.. or time period.. 1400-1900s would be most accurate..
No, the policeman doing the voiceover first mentioned the late 1800s when talking about Gaugain and Van Gogh and then mentioned going a hundred years or so into the past, putting SC around the end of the 18th century.

FireStarterLE

06-11-2005, 11:56 PM

http://www.poster.net/van-gogh-vincent/van-gogh-vincent-chambre-de-van-gogh-a-arles-3100143.jpg

i don't know about you, but i dont see Fuu with the sunflowers in the picture

FireStarterLE

06-12-2005, 12:06 AM

it is, guess i should have clarified exactly which picture i was refering to

maybe thats why its "unwritten history"?Or they're just trying to cover up something in the painting

PickHut

06-12-2005, 12:31 AM

Gee golly, I hope nothing bad happens to Fuu next week.....

But seriously, does Fuu always get into some horrible trouble in every episode? That would start to get annoying if that's the case. Anyways, it was a nice episode. Though, I was disappointed that the secret police guy didn't have more screen time. Also, that "fight" at the end with Mugen was pretty neat, with him doing all those flips and stuff.

I give Artistic Anarchy a B.

AkirQueen

06-12-2005, 12:35 AM

Gee golly, I hope nothing bad happens to Fuu next week.....

But seriously, does Fuu always get into some horrible trouble in every episode? That would start to get annoying if that's the case. Nothing bad (as in getting captured) happens to her next week.
But yea, her getting captured gets repetative. I find it more amusing then annoying, tho.

Timmay

06-12-2005, 12:38 AM

No, the policeman doing the voiceover first mentioned the late 1800s when talking about Gaugain and Van Gogh and then mentioned going a hundred years or so into the past, putting SC around the end of the 18th century.
Other parts of this anime involve stuff from other time periods.

It's set roughly in the Edo period. So between the years of 1603-1867

It's not historically accurate because they mix anything that happened in this time period together. One episode could be set in the early 1700s the next in 1852.

Duke

06-12-2005, 01:18 AM

Other parts of this anime involve stuff from other time periods.

It's set roughly in the Edo period. So between the years of 1603-1867

It's not historically accurate because they mix anything that happened in this time period together. One episode could be set in the early 1700s the next in 1852.Hence why they had that disclaimer (that AS loves to use in the promos) in the first episode.

Youko Recca

06-12-2005, 01:21 AM

It's like people saw it, but decided to stay puzzled and oblivious anyway.

Mr. Pedro

06-12-2005, 02:27 AM

Never before had I wanted to scream the most scathing, sarcastic coment that I could possibly make after hearing Fuu's last line at the end of this ep.

Ah well, pretty good story with the secret slave trade and all. Mugen kicked his fair share of ass in this one. The undercover cop was good for a chuckle or two, but I could've done without him bursting out of that barrel in that fashion.

nosaj56

06-12-2005, 07:28 AM

i think it's pretty safe to assert that most japanese girls don't have "hooters" :sad:

Freedom Fighter

06-12-2005, 10:25 AM

This was such a wild episode! Mugen just loves to beat the crap out of people without much of a warning, doesn't he? Fuu's attempt at portrait modeling was cool. And even solemn Jin proves he's the level-headed one of the group.

But that undercover cop stole the show! Between hiding practically nude in that barrel and saying he uses his billy club as a weight-loss tool in his spare time? Golden!

8.5 out of 10 for "Artistic Anarchy."

Tash

06-12-2005, 11:47 AM

i think it's pretty safe to assert that most japanese girls don't have "hooters" :sad:That's not the last we'll be hearing about her chest (or lack therefore of).

Ben

06-12-2005, 12:09 PM

i think it's pretty safe to assert that most japanese girls don't have "hooters" :sad:

Hey! Not true. They may not have grotesque ginormous bowling ball boobs, but in my eyes that's a good thing.

Anyway, fun episode. Though the editing was disappointing. Does anyone know if any actual footage was cut? Or did the edits just involve digital paint?

beren

06-12-2005, 01:07 PM

Yea that work out thing was pretty hilarious, I thought he was jerkin' it for sure when he was spying on the artist and fuu.

Artimus Gigan

06-12-2005, 01:47 PM

Hey! Not true. They may not have grotesque ginormous bowling ball boobs, but in my eyes that's a good thing.

Anyway, fun episode. Though the editing was disappointing. Does anyone know if any actual footage was cut? Or did the edits just involve digital paint?I think it was all digi paint and blurring

nothing seemed to be signifigantly cut

Beat

06-12-2005, 02:45 PM

Like they said back in Episode 1, it's not based on any time period. Like they care.:p

Poor naieve Fuu...

Ferquin

06-12-2005, 04:12 PM

Champloo isn't set in any particular era.. or time period.. 1400-1900s would be most accurate..It says in the first episode that it's not a historic reenactment show "so just shut up and enjoy" or something like that.

ClockStomper

06-12-2005, 04:56 PM

Fuu is such a dumb slut falling for that "modeling" crap. She deserves whatever they've got planned for her. :rolleyes:
So I guess you're The Carver...mystery solved.

G1Ravage

06-12-2005, 06:56 PM

It says in the first episode that it's not a historic reenactment show "so just shut up and enjoy" or something like that.
"This show is not an accurate historical portrayal.

....Like we care. Now shut up and enjoy the show."

bluedeucedodge

06-12-2005, 07:11 PM

This isn't one of my favorite episodes of the series, but it still had it moments.

Isondill

06-12-2005, 10:35 PM

I thought this was a great episode. The plot was interesting and it had some suprising moments. Anyway, for those that might care, you can check out my review for Samurai Champloo V.2 here: http://www.animatedbliss.com/news.asp?TID=3211

animePWNS

06-12-2005, 10:45 PM

I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet:

Mugen <looking at picture>: Doing it with a squid?

Youko Recca

06-13-2005, 12:20 AM

Wait...what?

TnAdct1

06-13-2005, 12:22 AM

I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet:

Mugen <looking at picture>: Doing it with a squid? Oh man, thanks for reminding me of that line. It looks like tentacle monster hentai does exist in the Samurai Champloo universe. :anime:

Youko Recca

06-13-2005, 12:26 AM

Oh he was quoting what Mugen said? Hmm, why don't I remember him saying that? Guess I was never attentive during that part or something.

Nftnat

06-13-2005, 12:51 PM

My favorite part, too, concerned the detective. The Jack Webb / Dragnet refs were obvious, and they kept coming. As to him 'looking'? Well, even Joe Friday had a life apart from the force; in one of the color eps they borrowed his girlfriend's apartment for an operation. I don't recall ever seeing the girlfriend, though.

The end mixed in another police drama from the Golden Age. There are a million stories in the naked city, er, countryside; this was one of them.

Having this take place only around a hundred years or so before the time of Van Gaoughuin suprprised me a bit too, but we know going in the show would play fast & loose with history.

Spending all the money he'd 'acquired' from those Yakuza on food, eating it all himself, and forgetting the reason he'd gone looking for funds in the first place was to afford the fare for the boat. That Mugen still thinks with his id / belly / whatever predominantly.

I'm reminded of that time on Bebop when Spike and Jet visited that shop for old a-v equipment. Spike, curious I guess, was literally stomping around the stuff and broke some! They refused to pay, too. I wonder if Spike might have been Mugen in a previous life. They at least have the same v/a, I think.

And Tomato or Carver or whatever, I wouldn't have dared say something like that. There have been women who have done worse than be ignorant or naive and time & again it has been said that it's no excuse for, well, stuff like what they had planned for Fuu.

animePWNS

06-13-2005, 04:48 PM

At the end, when the police was looking at the book (porn, supposedly), he turned to us and yelled "For Pete's sake!" Was he yelling at us for watching him look? Just curious.

Mrs._Tom_Ato

06-13-2005, 09:19 PM

Well she is just a girl...
Just because you're a girl doesn't mean that it's not horribly offensive.

So I guess you're The Carver...mystery solved.
And Tomato or Carver or whatever, I wouldn't have dared say something like that. There have been women who have done worse than be ignorant or naive and time & again it has been said that it's no excuse for, well, stuff like what they had planned for Fuu.
Hey, I respect real people's feelings, but I reserve the right to hate on cartoon characters as much as I want. :p

Leaping Larry Jojo

06-13-2005, 09:28 PM

Oh man, thanks for reminding me of that line. It looks like tentacle monster hentai does exist in the Samurai Champloo universe. :anime:
Japanese tentacle monster/woman erotica has been around in Japan for hundreds of years, though.

animePWNS

06-13-2005, 10:18 PM

Japanese tentacle monster/woman erotica has been around in Japan for hundreds of years, though.
I know of one work in particular from the 1800s, and I'm sure others around here do. It's called The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife and it depicts a naked female pearl diver underwater with two octopi.
I actually did a search of this and saw different works, mainly paintings and even a sculpture. It's said that it was the inspiration for modern tentacle sex hentai. Not that I've seen any of that stuff, although Urotsukidoji does sound intriguing...:evil:

Youko Recca

06-13-2005, 10:22 PM

Japanese tentacle monster/woman erotica has been around in Japan for hundreds of years, though.
And it's still going overwhelmingly strong.

adoptedBatpuppy

06-16-2005, 06:53 PM

Well, real people fall for traps like the one Fuu got herself into the episode. I liked all the action in this series. How many episodes does this series has?

Mr_Millions

06-17-2005, 12:21 AM

And it's still going overwhelmingly strong.

Because Lord Cthulhu needs some lovin', that's why.

I do enjoy this show, if only for the cinematography and action.

I know the show isn't supposed to be historically accurate, but I do wonder about the existence of human trafficing during the Tokugawa period. I had thought that Japan was completely cut off until Perry forced himself into the harbor. Naive notion, I suppose.