Samurai Champloo Episode 22 Discussion

nacho99 said:
obviously a hallucination, i mean, the freakin episode was called cosmic hallucinations. oh, and the whole WW2 allegory seems kind of far-fetched to me

JohnBurden said:
Hey guys, read this:

http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/characters-episode-22.html

Pay special attention to the commentary section at the end. It might not be what the creator of the episode wanted o convey, but it certainly is an interesting perspective.

XeroBeat said:
I'm surprised by the response to this episode. While it was certainly jarring, I still appreciate how experimental it is when compared to the rest of this show. In particular, I enjoyed the desaturated colour palette and dreary musical score, since both really contributed to the bleak themes of this episode. That creepypasta moment in the ed was also pretty great too.

The 'twist' (if you could even call it that) was apparent from the get-go, though I enjoyed watching it develop. The art and animation was also pretty gorgeous too, since it was one of the only times where it remained consistent. While this isn't the best episode by a long shot, it's certainly the most memorable.

With regards to the 'why is Fuu hallucinating with Jin and Mugen' question, I'm pretty sure some hallucinogenic mushrooms can impact people through their spores. That would explain why Mugen and Jin were significantly worse off then Fuu. It's also possible that this is set in either Jin or Mugen's mind, since it's impossible for them to all share the same hallucination.