It was sadly happy end ,but it had potential to be more brutal and have had dark end.
I think, mugan should died in exploution
jin used mortal method
and both found person ,who is worth to sacrafice himselfs.
in the end episode have beautiful moment 1.when jin and mugan fight each other and ended immediately ended like naruto and sasuke 2. the end ,all three decided to go their way (heatbreaking moment)
2 Reviews
This was The End like deserved this show!! (but had more potential)
Andreus30002 February 2021
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An unexpected, but beautiful ending
Mecces1711 August 2022
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To be honest I expected a different ending, a darker one. And I think it would've fit into the series. If Mugen and/or Jin would've been dead, it would've been okay for me, because it's what I expected. But things took a different path and luckily both of them survived their Kamikaze-tactics. Which is surprising, almost surreal, but also kind of rewarding and I really like the happy-ending style here.
I think that Samurai Champloo is, much like Cowboy Bebop, a lot about reconciling with one's past. All the storylines of our main characters finally come to an end, while also a lot of important questions are finally answered. We get to know about Jin's tragic backstory. Jin is finally able to understand why his teacher attacked him and he can now reconcile with everything that happened.
Mugen always used to be this lonesome warrior, furious, cold-hearted, ignorant about everything, ignorant about women and especially Fuu. He always hid those feelings, that longing for friendship and a family, that longing to be seen and accepted, in general the longing for home, he always hid these feelings in the front of others. And now he finally knows that there is something like friendship. Something worth of sacrificing his own life for. And by finally understanding this, he sacrifices his life for Fuu's - and is rewarded with his own life again.
It's the same with Jin, as he says, that there are no Princes or lords, who are worthy of sacrificing one's life for them. Everybody left him: his family, his teacher, his school - but he carried on and found two people who he really liked. He didn't even search for them in particular, but it's like life, purpose or whatever just put these people in front of him.
Fuu can also reconcile with her father. She was always on the search for something, not knowing exactly what it was. Of course, the search for her father, but that's not the point. She never really knew where to go once this journey was finished. It's like all of the 3 were in the midst of an existential crisis, finding meaning in life again by travelling together. Not by reaching their destination, the journey itself was the destination. Fuu found her father, she told him everything she wanted to tell him. She now understands why he left her and her mother and she is okay with that.
Basically, every one of the 3 now has the chance to move on. They all reconciled with their past, their demons, their tragic stories. They don't need each other any longer, because they know they can come back and see each other anytime. Both of them are free to do whatever they want. Of course Jin and Mugen could probably still be tracked down by assassins or killers, but I think that after defeating that mastery swordsman - no one will ever try to kill them again. All of them now have the chance to start again, start a 'normal' life, start a family. As I also hope here, that Mugen and this lady, who said she's going to marry him, will actually find each other again (I don't remember her name, the one from the brothel).
What I'm trying to say is, that life isn't always as mean and bad as people think. A dark ending would've also left its mark. Of course. But I like this ending. It's fresh, it's beautiful, it's also melancholic because the 3 are going different ways right now. But it fits, as the style of the series was always funny, almost ironic and just often kind of relaxing and easy.
Mugen and Jin gave everything they had in their last fights. They were ready to die. They also sticked to their beliefs. It's what made them survive these attacks. They gave everything they had for Fuu, but also for themselves. They were ready to die as two proud men, full of morality and honor, even Mugen, who learned to fight for 'the good' through Fuu.
It's not a love-story between two of the three (as I also remember Fuu being 15 I think) - it's a story about friendship. Three friends, all lost in life, finding one another and finding their way back into life - what a beautifully melancholic ending to such a masterful series!
I think that Samurai Champloo is, much like Cowboy Bebop, a lot about reconciling with one's past. All the storylines of our main characters finally come to an end, while also a lot of important questions are finally answered. We get to know about Jin's tragic backstory. Jin is finally able to understand why his teacher attacked him and he can now reconcile with everything that happened.
Mugen always used to be this lonesome warrior, furious, cold-hearted, ignorant about everything, ignorant about women and especially Fuu. He always hid those feelings, that longing for friendship and a family, that longing to be seen and accepted, in general the longing for home, he always hid these feelings in the front of others. And now he finally knows that there is something like friendship. Something worth of sacrificing his own life for. And by finally understanding this, he sacrifices his life for Fuu's - and is rewarded with his own life again.
It's the same with Jin, as he says, that there are no Princes or lords, who are worthy of sacrificing one's life for them. Everybody left him: his family, his teacher, his school - but he carried on and found two people who he really liked. He didn't even search for them in particular, but it's like life, purpose or whatever just put these people in front of him.
Fuu can also reconcile with her father. She was always on the search for something, not knowing exactly what it was. Of course, the search for her father, but that's not the point. She never really knew where to go once this journey was finished. It's like all of the 3 were in the midst of an existential crisis, finding meaning in life again by travelling together. Not by reaching their destination, the journey itself was the destination. Fuu found her father, she told him everything she wanted to tell him. She now understands why he left her and her mother and she is okay with that.
Basically, every one of the 3 now has the chance to move on. They all reconciled with their past, their demons, their tragic stories. They don't need each other any longer, because they know they can come back and see each other anytime. Both of them are free to do whatever they want. Of course Jin and Mugen could probably still be tracked down by assassins or killers, but I think that after defeating that mastery swordsman - no one will ever try to kill them again. All of them now have the chance to start again, start a 'normal' life, start a family. As I also hope here, that Mugen and this lady, who said she's going to marry him, will actually find each other again (I don't remember her name, the one from the brothel).
What I'm trying to say is, that life isn't always as mean and bad as people think. A dark ending would've also left its mark. Of course. But I like this ending. It's fresh, it's beautiful, it's also melancholic because the 3 are going different ways right now. But it fits, as the style of the series was always funny, almost ironic and just often kind of relaxing and easy.
Mugen and Jin gave everything they had in their last fights. They were ready to die. They also sticked to their beliefs. It's what made them survive these attacks. They gave everything they had for Fuu, but also for themselves. They were ready to die as two proud men, full of morality and honor, even Mugen, who learned to fight for 'the good' through Fuu.
It's not a love-story between two of the three (as I also remember Fuu being 15 I think) - it's a story about friendship. Three friends, all lost in life, finding one another and finding their way back into life - what a beautifully melancholic ending to such a masterful series!
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