Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Budoukiba

A brunette with dreamy eyes, a penchant for quoting proverbs, and a "Sweet Tooth for Grapes" (the source of her given name, which translates literally as "grape fang"). Although Na

Bundai

Bundai is an overaggressive language teacher/tutor who kidnaps and force-teaches Mugen to read and write. His methods are seemingly extremely unorthodox, which includes punching th

Bunta Ogura

Daigorou

The catalyst for the events that unfurl in Episodes 3 and 4. After a dramatic loss at one of Rikiei's gambling establishments, he is pressured to give up either the deed to his bus

Denkibou

The youngest of the brothers whose lives were ruined by Mukuro and Mugen during a pirate raid on a sugar shipment. He is the least stable of the three and prone to violent fits of

Enshirou Mariya

Enshirou Mariya is Jin's sensei, and taught Jin everything he knows about sword combat. Enshirou is a highly skilled samurai, holding the title of "Undefeated in one thousand

Fuu Kasumi

The girl that brought Mugen and Jin together. Her mother dead, and her father missing for years, we first see her as a teahouse waitress. When the teahouse gets burned down, she ta

Fuupa

Ginsa Momochi

The leader of a group creating counterfeit coins.

Heitarou Kawara

Hotaru

A Russet-haired beauty who the trio encounters while traversing a forest in Episode 2. She has full lips and burgundy lipstick. Mugen fixes her broken sandal strap and she entices

Ichiemon

Ichiemon the announcer is self-proclaimed as Edo's number one gossip, as he sells newspaper prints by reading them aloud. Ichiemon commentated the eating contest in episode 6

Inuyama

One of the characters for hire in Samurai Champloo, he seems to be an old man scared of a dog, but names himself a samurai. In the second anime chapter of Samurai Champloo he skirm

Isaac Kitching

Ishimatsu

A yojimbo to an influential yakuza boss, Rikiei. His considerable height, dark skin and a string of large Buddhist beads he wears around his neck are distinctive features. (Source:

Jin

Jin is a mild-mannered vagrant ronin who carries himself in the conventionally stoic manner of a samurai of the Tokugawa era. Using his waist-strung daishou, he fights in the tradi

Kagetoki Kariya

An elite samurai working for the Shogunate. Kariya has not drawn his sword in quite some time being that there hasn't been an opponent worthy of him in years, according to Goroujuu

Kouza

Mukuro's perpetually gloomy younger sister. She has a fondness for Mugen that dates back to their days of piracy, though the feeling is not quite mutual. Koza isn't so much in love

Manzou Nokogiri

Also known as "Manzou the Saw", he is an excellent detective and baseball player who is also a master of disguise and accents.

Matsunosuke Shibui

Moronobu Hishikawa

A feline ukiyo-e artist with a captivating smile. (He is one of several actual historical personages to appear in Samurai Champloo.) His long fingernails are a sign he does not do

Mugen

Mugen is rude, vulgar, and often thinks highly himself. Much of his past is a mystery. He was born on the Ryukyu Islands, never knew his parents, and was a former pirate. After an

Mukuro

The man who grew up with Mugen in the Ryuukyuu Islands alongside his little "sister" Khoza. A ruthless, traitorous pirate who hung Mugen out to dry after they robbed a sh

Nagamitsu Sakonshougen

Nagamitsu Sakonshougen is a man who believes he's destined for great things and has set out to make a name for himself. A self proclaimed samurai, he travels all over Japan ai