[US]Samurai Champloo (2004) [Blu-ray]
The Complete Series

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Squid Rank

Content:83(Very Good)
Video:61(Decent)
Audio:75(Good)
Extras:25(Bad)
Total:65(Decent)
(a.k.a. Samurai chanpurû)
Synopsis:Director Shinichiro Watanabe mixes a maturity rarely found in anime with a historical Japanese setting and a funky hip-hop soundtrack. Fuu is a spacey waitress at a teahouse where a sword fight breaks out between Mugen, a wild warrior, and Jin, a more composed ronin. In exchange for saving them from execution, Fuu demands that they accompany her on a journey to find "a samurai who smells of sunflowers."
Genres:Anime & Animation, Anime Action, Anime Drama, Anime Series
Rating:NR
Crew:Shinichiro Watanabe (Director), Eric P. Sherman (Director)
Cast:Ayako Kawasumi, Ginpei Sato, Kazuya Nakai, David Lucas, Kirk Thornton, Kari Wahlgren, Daniel Andrews

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Releases:[US]2009-12-15 - Funimation Prod
[CA]2009-12-15 - Funimation/Nav
Region:Region Locked A
Runtime:608 minutes
Discs:3 : BD-50 (43.25 GB), BD-50 (42.68 GB), BD-50 (39.40 GB)
Video:MPEG-4 AVC / 1080p24 / 1.78:1 / 20.98 Mbps
Audio:Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1691 kbps)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1690 kbps)
Subtitles:English
ASIN:B002KYIAKGUPC:704400086557EAN:0704400086557MPN:704400086557

Prices

[US]$53.49
(33% Off)
(amazon.com)
[CA]$80.99
(10% Off)
(amazon.ca)

Rentals

netflix.com
Blu-ray Date:Unknown
DVD Date:2005-01-11
Rent from Netflix

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Blu-ray Disc Reviews

Review
Date
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Content
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2010-01-03Nate Boss
highdefdigest.comNate Boss
highdefdigest.com		08080
(-3)		04040
(-21)		07070
(-5)		02020
(-5)		05050
(-15)
2009-12-29Iggy Michniacki
project-blu.comIggy Michniacki
project-blu.com		07070
(-13)		06060
(-1)		08080
(+5)		03030
(+5)		06060
(-5)
2009-12-23Dustin Somner
blu-ray.comDustin Somner
blu-ray.com		09090
(+7)		07070
(+9)		07070
(-5)		02020
(-5)		07070
(+5)
2009-12-18Brandon A. DuHamel
blu-raydefinition.comBrandon A. DuHamel
blu-raydefinition.com		09090
(+7)		07070
(+9)		08080
(+5)		03030
(+5)		07070
(+5)
 SQUID RANK
(Weighted Average)
08383
(+0)		06161
(+0)		07575
(+0)		02525
(+0)		06565
(+0)

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2009-10-0900004499$44.9900000200$2.0000004699$46.99B002KYIAKG
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2009-08-1900005599$55.9900001600$16.0000007199$71.99B002KYIAKG
2009-08-1900007199$71.9900001600$16.0000005599$55.99B002KYIAKG

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2009-10-2000006249$62.4900000050$0.5000006299$62.99B002KYIAKG

Blu-ray Contents

 The following specifications listing is preliminary and/or incomplete and may contain inaccuracies.

Disc 1 of 3: Samurai Champloo: Episodes 1-9

BD-50 / 43.25 GB (46,441,087,446 bytes) / AACS

Samurai Champloo: Episodes 1-9

Size:3:30:17 / 42.67 GB (45,819,316,224 bytes) / 29.05 Mbps (Total)
Video:MPEG-4 AVC / 1080p24 / 1.78:1 / 20.98 Mbps
Audio:Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1691 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1690 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
Subtitles:English

Disc 2 of 3: Samurai Champloo: Episodes 10-18

BD-50 / 42.68 GB (45,831,796,598 bytes) / AACS

Samurai Champloo: Episodes 10-18

Size:3:30:15 / 42.25 GB (45,362,343,936 bytes) / 28.77 Mbps (Total)
Video:MPEG-4 AVC / 1080p24 / 1.78:1 / 20.98 Mbps
Audio:Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1612 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1610 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
Subtitles:English

Disc 3 of 3: Samurai Champloo: Episodes 19-26

BD-50 / 39.40 GB (42,307,595,750 bytes) / AACS

Samurai Champloo: Episodes 19-26

Size:3:07:07 / 37.39 GB (40,143,710,208 bytes) / 28.61 Mbps (Total)
Video:MPEG-4 AVC / 1080p24 / 1.78:1 / 20.98 Mbps
Audio:Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1578 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 kHz / 16-bit / 1586 kbps / Embedded AC3 5.1 640 kbps)
Subtitles:English

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