Samurai Champloo/Episodes

Samurai Champloo is a Japanese anime series, developed by Manglobe, that featured a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, character designer Kazuto Nakazawa and mechanical designer Mahiro Maeda. Samurai Champloo was Watanabe's first directorial effort for an anime television series after the critically acclaimed Cowboy Bebop. The series was first broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV on May 20, 2004 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 19, 2005.

The series was dubbed in the English language and licensed by Geneon Entertainment for releases in North America in 2005 and the series began airing on Adult Swim. Funimation Entertainment began licensing the series after Geneon ceased production of its titles. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom by MVM Films, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.

The series is set to begin airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block on January 2, 2016.