Shinichirō Watanabe’s Samurai Champloo blends samurai action, hip-hop culture, and bold storytelling into one unforgettable ...

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Shinichiro Watanabe, the legendary director behind Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, is back with a new anime that already has fans excited. Lazarus isn’t just another sci-fi series, it’s a thrilling ...

There are few anime debuts in recent memory that had as much anticipation behind them as Lazarus.The series was created by Shinichiro Watanabe, the mind behind Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, a ...

Although Samurai Champloo does have an overarching plot, as the three main characters of Fuu, Mugen, and Jin search for the “sunflower samurai,” it is largely an episodic anime by nature.

He is best known as the voice of T.O.M., the robot host from Toonami, since 2000, Spike from “Cowboy Bebop,” Mugen from “Samurai Champloo,” Zeb from “Star Wars Rebels” and “The ...

With all of the above said, you're likely not surprised that our first recommendation is Watanabe's newest series Lazarus, the first episode of which arrived on Adult Swim at midnight on April 5th ...

Samurai Champloo is an anime series by director Shinichiro Watanabe, the man behind Cowboy Bebop. It is based on Edo period Japan and features Fuu, Mugen, and Jin as they work together to find a ...

Shin'ichirô Watanabe, known for ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ ‘Samurai Champloo,’ and ‘Space Dandy,’ is the creator of Lazarus. He has previously mentioned that he likes to think all his series exist in the same ...