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[Vic Viper]

Starting this Summer, Samurai Champloo and Paranoia Agent will premiere on Adult Swim's Saturday Action block.

A unique blend of samurai action and Hip-Hop style, Samurai Champloo chronicles the journey of a young girl named Fuu as she wrangles two wandering samurai into joining her on her search for a samurai that smells like sunflowers. Mugen is a crass Okinawan swordsman who fights with his own haphazard style, a sharp contrast to the stoic Jin, who is the epitome of aloof samurai poise. The latest project from Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop and Animatrix fame, Samurai Champloo also features the talents of character designer and animation director Kazuto Nakazawa, who directed the animated portion of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill and Mahiro Maeda, a collaborator on Animatrix and Last Exile. Driven by a powerful musical score with contributions from both American and Japanese hip-hop artists, including Tsutchie, fat jon, Nujabes and FORCE OF NATURE, Samurai Champloo redefines anachronism and breathes new life into the action genre.


Taken from a Geneon Entertainment press release:

From director Satoshi Kon, the brilliant mind behind the critically lauded anime features Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers, comes the chilling psychological thriller Paranoia Agent. Showcasing Kon’s extraordinary visual style and unique storyline by seamlessly blending fantasy and reality into an intriguing mystery, Paranoia Agent features 13 episodes of spine-tingling animation from Japan’s premiere animation studio Madhouse (Gungrave, Trigun, Texhnolyze) and a gripping, bone-chilling script by writer Seishi Minakami (Boogiepop Phantom) which, together with the lighting and music, creates an eerie ambiance that sets the stage for this supernatural, compelling mystery. Kon masterfully crafts a journey into paranoid delusions and questionable reality, as Paranoia Agent follows a mysterious boy on rollerblades who has been attacking people in Tokyo.

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[Urahara Kisuke]

Thats pretty cool. Hopefully they don't destroy them too much or even better, don't edit them at all. ^_^

[Vic Viper]

yea i hope so. i heared the english VA of spike(cb) will do Mugens voice.

[Phenom]

He (David Lucas, or one in a million names) does fit that role. The only dubbing I see CN/AS doing is editing the gory stuff. If there's any nudity that will be edited. Other than that.... it doesn't seem like they would do too much editing. "shrugs" I don't know.

*Off-topic*
Speaking of David Lucas. Is he also Steven Jay Blum, David Hayter, and I think there's one more name. I did a search on Steven Jay Blum, and David Hayter and I got 2 different people, but these voice actors seem to be playing different roles, and they sound so much alike. (David Hayter playing Solid Snake for one and then Steven Jay Blum playing Spike) *So confusing* (ONE OF THESE ACTORS ARE LYING... just thought I'd get that off my chest)

[MADRUCKIS]

hope they dont butcher this, but Cowboy Bebop was well done dubbing wise....its just the content in Champloo

I cant picture Mugen without a foul mouth lol