Learn Japanese with Samurai Champloo

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How hard is the Japanese in Samurai Champloo?

Ikkimi rates Samurai Champloo at N2 (fast talk on many topics). What sets its level: period speech mixed with slang. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 139 are easier and 15 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

Format, episodes, year and genres are from AniList’s entry, which may cover only the first season.

How to learn Japanese with Samurai Champloo

Ikkimi lists Samurai Champloo on Crunchyroll. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

On Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles. On a Crunchyroll episode, Ikkimi looks for a matching Japanese subtitle file in Jimaku’s public catalogue, loads it and lines it up with the episode by itself. If Jimaku has no file for an episode, you can search by hand in the Ikkimi popup or load a subtitle file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome

   Get the extension from the Chrome Web Store and sign in.

2. Play an episode

   Open Samurai Champloo on Crunchyroll. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.

3. Click the words you keep hearing

   The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). At this level, turn on the English line under the Japanese at first, and keep only the words that come back.

4. Review them later

   Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Samurai Champloo, with the most genres in common first.

Easier

• N3 to N2Porco Rosso紅の豚a film, adult banter, flying wordsNetflix
• N3My Hero Academia僕のヒーローアカデミアschool talk, hero words that repeatCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3ONE PIECEloud and clear, pirate words that repeatCrunchyrollNetflix

Also N2

• N2Dr.STONEscience words, shoutingCrunchyroll
• N2Rurouni Kenshinるろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-old-fashioned speech, sword termsCrunchyrollNetflix
• N2Demon Slayer鬼滅の刃old-fashioned speech, a lot of shoutingCrunchyrollNetflix

Harder

• N2 to N1Gintama銀魂fast parody, wordplay, period speechCrunchyroll
• N2 to N1Code Geassコードギアス 反逆のルルーシュformal speeches, politics and military wordsCrunchyrollNetflix
• N2 to N1Neon Genesis Evangelion新世紀エヴァンゲリオンmilitary, science and psychology wordsNetflix

See every N2 anime or all 192 anime by Japanese level, and read how to learn Japanese by watching anime from zero.

Questions

Is Samurai Champloo good for learning Japanese?

Not for beginners. Ikkimi rates it N2 (fast talk on many topics). What sets its level: period speech mixed with slang. It suits learners who already follow easier shows. Expect to click a lot of words at first.

What Japanese level is Samurai Champloo?

N2, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 139 are easier and 15 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

Where can I watch Samurai Champloo with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Samurai Champloo on Crunchyroll. What each service carries varies by country. Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles, so Ikkimi looks for a matching file in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up with the episode.

How many episodes does Samurai Champloo have?

AniList’s entry lists 26 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 2004. Later seasons may be listed separately.

What should I watch before Samurai Champloo?

Shows a little easier than Samurai Champloo, with genres in common: Porco Rosso (N3 to N2), My Hero Academia (N3) and ONE PIECE (N3).

Sources: show details from AniList; meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See Credits. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at hello@ikkimi.app.