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Mar 20, 2008 5:19 PM
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Awesum episode!!! Poor Jin, I dont know if I ever could fell in love with a prostitute; I guess never...
Jul 28, 2008 11:33 AM
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Poor Jin :( Of all the people to fall in love with, someone who was about to become a prostitute :(

Jin FTW... Women's rights also FTW.

Sep 28, 2008 3:25 AM
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At the end, they didn't show how you can catch an eel :/
Dec 12, 2008 10:52 AM
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one of the BEST recaps EVER. i love how they did it ~ as diary entries, with commentry from mugen and jin, which made it HILARIOUS!!!!!
nothing like other boring recaps! this one was worth rewatching :D made me burst out laughing MANY times.
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Jan 4, 2009 7:35 PM
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@sugarplumfairy: pretty sure u replied to the wrong topic

i absolutely loved this episode. glad to see Jin get some real screen time. kinda wish the husband had died tho.
Feb 7, 2009 11:54 PM
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Jin = Win.

Nice to see Jin get some screen time, it just concretes how awesome he is. Wicked good episode.


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Apr 6, 2009 1:40 AM
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I love every second of this episode.


Jun 21, 2009 10:46 AM
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Never saw Jin fight without his swords before or at least I don't remember it. I wished that he took her along with him on the journey or start there own.
Jul 15, 2009 10:57 AM
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Wow...Jin rocks, even without swords..and I really enjoyed those bug fights hahahahaha so much from crazy Mugen
Jul 26, 2009 7:44 AM

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after this ep, i'm actually thinking about putting Jin in my favorite characters list....
he was so cool *_*




Aug 4, 2009 4:55 PM

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wow jin has a soft site i like this episode
Aug 24, 2009 6:27 PM
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Woahhh , this was a great episode in every aspect.
And I found I new favorite character! That beetle! Hes awesome hahahah
Oct 30, 2009 12:52 PM

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Oh God, this episode ;_;
I like it how it uses the historical context to bring theme like divorce or prostitution and to set the plot. Somehow it shows some problems of the period and with one character we can see how it's difficult to be married to an idiot and to not be able to divorce. Also how it's difficult to be forced to prostitution because of the husband retardness.
I don't think Jin wanted to get involved with her at first, but he couldn't help compassionate for her.
She wanted to commit suicide instead of living a pretty much like slavery life, which is quite understanble, and thanks to Jin she ended up by not giving up all of her hopes.

Awesome episode, one of my favorites of all times ;_;
Nov 18, 2009 1:00 PM

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best episode so far
Nov 21, 2009 2:14 AM

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smokes said:
best episode so far


I totally agree. It was wonderful.
Dec 23, 2009 3:05 PM
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Having seen the whole series already, I have to say this episode is the high point of the show. Very moving and also quite subtle,this episode showed a lot of depth. I had expected great things from the next episodes but unfortunately it was downhill from here.
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Feb 27, 2010 9:59 AM

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What an incredible episode. I totally loved it ♥ ♥ ♥

Apr 17, 2010 11:09 AM

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Excellent episode... Really. It did have a lot of depth and it was just great to watch and everything. The ending was really moving, indeed.

I liked the development in the characters' relationships as well... The bond between Jin, Mugen, and Fuu is deeper than one may have thought, and Jin must've really loved Shino enough to let her go off alone to "take back" her life, as she said...

And there still was comedy in this episode somehow. XD Which is also great. Mugen and his fighting beetle that he trained. Awesome.
Apr 21, 2010 7:05 PM

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IMHO best episode so far. 10/10.

We need to see more of jin... he's turning out to be pretty badass.
May 2, 2010 4:28 AM
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I didn't like it. Jin and Shino. It felt shallow and whatnot. It was a pain watching Jin losing his cool ;_; but seeing his gentleness was pretty much worth it. Mugen and his bug were a pack of lulz.
May 23, 2010 6:26 PM

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I'm glad Jin helped Shino get away. Jin's awesome :D I also loved Mugen and his "kabuto sumo" LOL xD

Jun 12, 2010 2:21 PM
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Hahahaha Mugen and his beetle is just pure win xD
Jul 9, 2010 7:26 PM

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New Couples:
Jin & Shino
Mugen & the beetle
Fu & ?

Very touching episode and very well done. Had a little bit of everything, but at the core was the relationship between Jin and Shino and helping her come to her senses and stand up to that jackass of a husband, and also his decision to let her go and start to live her own life. Definitely worth watching again.
Aug 17, 2010 1:03 AM

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This episode made me fall in love with the series.
Oct 29, 2010 4:54 AM

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Poor Jin, I feel so sorry for him.
Nov 3, 2010 5:45 PM
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I hope this was not a "Goodbye".
Nov 5, 2010 5:15 AM

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@SunSir me too and I think everyone else but the situation here is different. Shino didn't want to be a prostitute to begin with. Just think of the life Shino is going through.

Thank God, Mugen back them up, well it's too sad Shino and Jin won't be together in the end
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Nov 29, 2010 9:44 AM

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diamond9393anda said:
after this ep, i'm actually thinking about putting Jin in my favorite characters list....
he was so cool *_*


Same here~ Jin was so great. This ep really made me adore Jin.
Dec 15, 2010 2:05 AM
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Good episode.
Jan 6, 2011 1:22 AM

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Gotta love Jin for what he does!!!
Jan 17, 2011 5:50 AM

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I also loved every second of this episode... Jin rules!
Apr 25, 2011 4:51 PM

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Poor jin =[


May 21, 2011 2:51 PM

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Easily the best episode of the series so far, Jin was great in this one.
Jun 13, 2011 3:54 PM

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Wow, this episode was so good I forgot to update and almost wrote about ep12!

Wonderful cathartic tale of unobtainable love between a down-trodden wife and a poor samurai who could never look after her with his lifestyle.

Also, Mugen funny as hell with his beetle training regimen!

Nice nice nice!
Jul 24, 2011 10:57 AM
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So romantic. I want Jin now. I have to remind myself he's not a real (and therefore attainable) person.
Aug 29, 2011 8:53 PM
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Damn this show just keeps getting better and better.
Sep 12, 2011 11:59 PM

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Eh why are the best episodes always around the middle and the worst is the last?
Jan 6, 2012 9:02 PM

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I didn't like it. Jin and Shino. It felt shallow and whatnot. It was a pain watching Jin losing his cool


it's a tad difficult to brand something 'shallow' when you know next to nothing about Jin's motive, personality or past experiences; ultimately basing it on the surface (what you see) is like saying something tastes bad without actually eating it... but i'm sure you knew that

on a side note, i'm actually surprised that Kohana survived; there has been almost no 'happy' endings since the show started, it usually ended in tragedy or stalemate...
Jan 13, 2012 8:37 AM
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Perfect episode. We saw a new side of Jin.
Apr 1, 2012 7:45 AM

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Дзин?! И это произошло с ним?! Никогда бы не подумала, что он может так повести себя)
May 8, 2012 9:37 PM

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Jin is my favorite in the series :)
Jun 2, 2012 11:02 AM

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Jin being the badass that he is
Jul 9, 2012 5:11 PM

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definitely one of the best episodes so far. i've never seen an episodic love story that i liked until i watched this one - it was muted, lovely, sincere, and oh man i really felt for jin.
Sep 15, 2012 6:07 PM

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Wow! It was really amazing. I have to agree with all people who say that this is the best episode so far. I've been waiting for episode like that. Earlier episodes were great, but most of them were rather light in substance, even if some sad moments were present. This episode was sad, touching and if that was not enough - rainy. I love rainy episodes.
Jin for the win. (Mugen with his new pet also amazing, but in other sense)

Also: Fuu and Jin? It would be interesting
Nov 7, 2012 8:59 AM

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Good to see some episode concerning Jin, quite an interesting story as well though with a sad ending it was still great!
Nov 26, 2012 4:07 PM
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Wow Jin loves Shino. Liked how he make Shino not geting tortured from her husband.
Lol Cockroach sumo wrestling. Liked his pet. And lol Rugen making fun of Fuu boobs.
5/5
Jan 1, 2013 10:13 PM

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I tried like 5 times but I couldn't form a worthy comment. This episode caught me off guard, I didn't really expect a lot from this series. I literally jumped up and cheered, sat down and clenched my fists, laughed out loud, witnessed a "BRO", cursed, grit my teeth, and finally, just felt a bittersweet smile at the end.

I'll just agree with all of your comments and rate this a 5/5.

Jin, Mugen and Fuu FTW! Samurai Champloo FTW!
Mar 4, 2013 12:55 PM
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Jin fell in love :)
Apr 1, 2013 4:52 AM
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This entir episode i was pissing my pants concerning Shino's fate. given how previous characters they run into ended up.
May 30, 2013 2:56 PM

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The last part of this episode is one of the best scenes in Samurai Champloo. After all Jin went through to save Kohana, he decided to let her go at the end. In addition, the background music of the scene "Countless Stars" fits perfectly with the poignant last scene.

"And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?"
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V
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