“Samurai Champloo Video Clash” Announced!

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.
• This year marks the 20th anniversary of the original broadcast of Samurai Champloo, and to commemorate this milestone, we are inviting fans to create new content with the global contest “Samurai Champloo Video Clash”!
• For this contest, participants must create new Samurai Champloo videos by combining edited anime footage with designated music tracks. There are two categories: the Shorts Category, to be submitted via YouTube Shorts, and the Music Video Category, for full music videos on YouTube. Winners of the Shorts Category will receive a US$300 gift card, and winners of the Music Video Category will receive a cash prize of US$1,000. The winning videos will also be released on the FlyingDog YouTube channel as official music videos. The contest is open to anyone aged 18 and over, whether professional or amateur.
  This is your chance to leave your mark on the legendary anime Samurai Champloo! We look forward to seeing your creativity.
• Additionally, in celebration of the 20th anniversary, a new main visual by character designer Kazuto Nakazawa has been unveiled, featuring Mugen and Jin in a dynamic pose.
• Furthermore, to commemorate the launch of Samurai Champloo Video Clash, we will also be making the original series available for a limited time on the FlyingDog YouTube channel. Whether you’re already familiar with the world of Samurai Champloo, or you have just discovered it for the first time, we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to dive into the series.

Product Information

Four CD titles currently available!

“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

Anime Streaming Information

All 26 episodes of Samurai Champloo are available on major anime streaming platforms.

● Samurai Champloo Video Clash Entry Website: samuraichamplooVC.com

● Samurai Champloo 20th Anniversary Website: samuraichamploo20.com

● Samurai Champloo Availability on YouTube (all times in JST):
・Episodes #1 – #4
Viewing Period: July 8 (Monday) noon – July 10 (Wednesday) 11:59 PM
URL: youtu.be/GsjvUDiJafo
・Episodes #5 – #8
Viewing Period: July 10 (Wednesday) noon – July 12 (Friday) 11:59 PM
・Episodes #9 – #12
Viewing Period: July 12 (Friday) noon – July 14 (Sunday) 11:59 PM
・Episodes #13 – #17
Viewing Period: July 14 (Sunday) noon – July 16 (Tuesday) 11:59 PM
・Episodes: #18 – #22
Viewing Period: July 16 (Tuesday) noon – July 18 (Thursday) 11:59 PM
・Episodes: #23 – #26
Viewing Period: July 18 (Thursday) noon – July 20 (Saturday) 11:59 PM
URLs for episodes on July 10 and onwards will be revealed at later dates.

Source: Official Press Release