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.
The Samurai Champloo soundtrack, featuring tracks by Nujabes, Fat Jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie, has achieved impressive sales, with 40,000 copies sold across four CD titles and their vinyl reissues in 2022. Even after two decades, it continues to enjoy tremendous support.
On November 6, these four titles will be released on cassette tape. Following the popularity of the vinyl records, this lo-fi format is set to attract not only fans of the series but also music enthusiasts.
*The cassette tape jackets pictured above are placeholder designs.
● Samurai Champloo 20th anniversary website
● Samurai Champloo Video Clash entry website
Product Information
Samurai Champloo Soundtrack: Four Titles on Cassette Tape
Release Date: November 6, 2024
“departure” / Nujabes, fat jon
VTTL-1 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
Tracks
Side A
- battlecry / Nujabes feat. Shing02
- the space between two world / Nujabes
- aruarian dance / Nujabes
- transcendence / Nujabes
- mystline / Nujabes
- 1st samurai / Nujabes
- Shiki no Uta / MINMI
Side B
- 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
VTTL-2 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
Tracks
Side A
- 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
Side B
- 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
VTTL-3 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
Tracks
Side A
- 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
Side B
- 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
“playlist” / Tsutchie
VTTL-4 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
Tracks
Side A
- 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
Side B
- 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
“masta” / FORCE OF NATURE, Tsutchie
“impression” / Nujabes, FORCE OF NATURE, fat jon
