20th Anniversary of Samurai Champloo TV Broadcast Reissue of Four Titles by Nujabes, fat jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie!

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SamuraiChamploo-CD-jacket 20th Anniversary of Samurai Champloo TV Broadcast Reissue of Four Titles by Nujabes, fat jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie!SamuraiChamploo-CD-jacket 20th Anniversary of Samurai Champloo TV Broadcast Reissue of Four Titles by Nujabes, fat jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie!

What You Need to Know:

  • Samurai Champloo, which aired in 2004, stands as a groundbreaking anime directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. Seamlessly blending historical drama and hip-hop elements, it crafted a unique visual and musical experience that captivated anime enthusiasts and hip-hop fans alike, earning acclaim domestically and internationally.
  • Director Watanabe, known for his deep appreciation of music, selected four well-known hip-hop artists for this project: Nujabes, a rare track maker who shook the scene with his lo-fi hip hop, later garnering numerous followers domestically and internationally; fat jon, who has been active since the 2000s as a central member of Five Deez, and has also released albums produced by Nujabes; Force of Nature, a unit consisting of KZA and DJ KENT, who handle remixes for numerous artists and showcase a strong presence as top runners in both domestic and international club scenes; and Tsutchie, who has been leading the scene since the dawn of Japanese hip hop as a track maker for SHAKKAZOMBIE.
  • In 2004, they released four CDs for Samurai Champloo: “Departure,” which includes tracks by Nujabes and fat jon, along with the opening theme “battlecry/Nujabes feat. Shing02” and the ending theme “Shiki no Uta/MINMI”; “masta,” featuring tracks by FORCE OF NATURE and Tsutchie; “Impression,” featuring tracks by Nujabes, fat jon, and FORCE OF NATURE, along with the insert song “who’s Theme/MINMI”; and “Playlist,” featuring tracks by Tsutchie. These CDs were smash hits, but have since disappeared from the market, becoming sought-after collectibles.
  • In 2022, these four titles were reissued as vinyl records and became a hit, recording sales of over 30,000 copies across the four titles combined.
  • Now, in the 20th anniversary year of the TV broadcast, the CDs will finally be reissued in paper jacket format. Whether you bought the CD back then or discovered the series later through the TV broadcasts, wouldn’t it be exciting to reimmerse yourself in the music world of Samurai Champloo on CD, which was the original format when it aired?
  • Additionally, to commemorate the 20th anniversary, a collaboration event with the culture shop YEN TOWN MARKET® is scheduled to be held as a popup store from June 15 at Shibuya PARCO 5 and YEN TOWN MARKET! Apparel items focusing on iconic scenes from the anime and special designs exclusive to this collaboration are also in the works! Please check it out!
  • Website: yentownmarket.com
    Instagram: instagram.com/yentownmarket

    Product information

    Release Date: June 26, 2024

    “departure” / Nujabes, fat jon
    VTCL-60638 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    battlecry / Nujabes feat. Shing02
    the space between two world / Nujabes
    aruarian dance / Nujabes
    transcendence / Nujabes
    mystline / Nujabes
    1st samurai / Nujabes
    Shiki no Uta / MINMI
    ole / fat jon
    624 part2 / fat jon
    genome / fat jon
    no way back / fat jon
    funkin’ / fat jon
    stay / fat jon
    chambers / fat jon
    ask / fat jon
    how you feel / fat jon
    624 part1 / fat jon

    “masta” / FORCE OF NATURE, Tsutchie
    VTCL-60639 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    vagrancy / FORCE OF NATURE
    mist / FORCE OF NATURE
    judgment on / FORCE OF NATURE
    loading zone / FORCE OF NATURE
    paranoid / FORCE OF NATURE
    silver children / FORCE OF NATURE
    the long way of drums / FORCE OF NATURE
    sneak chamber / FORCE OF NATURE
    new dimension / FORCE OF NATURE
    raw material / Tsutchie
    dry / Tsutchie
    breeezin’ / Tsutchie
    tubed [drum please!!!] / Tsutchie
    pretending to…/ Tsutchie
    seventythree / Tsutchie
    I sighed / Tsutchie
    sincerely / Tsutchie
    numbernine [back in TYO] / Tsutchie
    YOU feat.kazami / Tsutchie

    “impression” / Nujabes, FORCE OF NATURE, fat jon
    VTCL-60640 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    sanctuary ship / Nujabes
    haiku [interlude] / Nujabes
    tsurugi no mai / Nujabes
    dead season / Nujabes
    decade [interlude] / Nujabes
    world without words / Nujabes
    kodama [interlude] / Nujabes
    silver morning / Nujabes
    who’s Theme / MINMI
    just forget / FORCE OF NATURE
    nightshift / FORCE OF NATURE
    Hiizuru STYLE / FORCE OF NATURE
    the stroll / FORCE OF NATURE
    death wish / FORCE OF NATURE
    set it off / FORCE OF NATURE
    the million way of drum / FORCE OF NATURE
    bracelet / fat jon
    in position / fat jon
    night out / fat jon
    not quite seleah / fat jon
    labyrinth statistic / fat jon
    here and there / fat jon

    “playlist” / Tsutchie
    VTCL-60641 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    thank you / Tsutchie
    yet? why not?/ Tsutchie
    strike back / Tsutchie
    let me know what U think / Tsutchie
    mists / Tsutchie
    flip / Tsutchie
    absolute / Tsutchie
    adapt myself / Tsutchie
    tuned / Tsutchie
    no icon / Tsutchie
    stretch out / Tsutchie
    process / Tsutchie
    reflective / Tsutchie
    deeper than word / Tsutchie
    2 messages / Tsutchie
    the update / Tsutchie
    Offers / Tsutchie
    FLY feat.AZUMA RIKI[SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS] / Tsutchie feat.AZUMA RIKI

    *Please note that the above contents may be subject to change without notice.

    Distribution Information

    Available on streaming services and major download sites such as the iTunes Store, RecoChoku, and mora.

    “departure” / Nujabes, fat jon
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_departure

    “masta” / FORCE OF NATURE, Tsutchie
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_masta

    “impression” / Nujabes, FORCE OF NATURE, fat jon
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_impression

    “playlist” / Tsutchie
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_playlist

Source: Official Press Release

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