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Samurai Champloo S1E23 — Baseball Blues
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Samurai Champloo•Season 1•Episode 23

Baseball Blues

7.8/10 · 950 votesFeb 26, 200524 min

Ranked #20 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with leading the town's baseball team to a victory over the arrogant and unwelcome Americans.

Directed byMitsutaka Noshitani
Written byShinichiro Watanabe
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Cast18

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Fuu (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Mugen (voice)

Ginpei Sato

Ginpei Sato

Jin (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Okuru (voice)

Eiji Maruyama

Eiji Maruyama

Biwa Minstrel (voice)

Keiichi Nanba

Keiichi Nanba

Denkibou (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Mukuro (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

Kagetoki Kariya (voice)

Otoya Kawano

Otoya Kawano

Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Enshirou Mariya (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)

Crew12

Shinichiro Watanabe

Shinichiro Watanabe

Writer

N

Nobutake Ito

Key Animation

E

Eiji Komatsu

Key Animation

M

Mitsutaka Noshitani

Director

F

Fumiaki Kouta

Key Animation

M

Masato Nishikawa

Key Animation

M

Mayumi Oda

Key Animation

H

Hiroki Harada

Key Animation

M

Masaki Yamada

Key Animation

N

Naoto Yoshida

Key Animation

Y

Yuuko Kobori

Key Animation

Akitoshi Yokoyama

Akitoshi Yokoyama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Baseball Blues" is episode 23 of Samurai Champloo season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 950 votes, ranking #20 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani and written by Shinichiro Watanabe, it aired on February 26, 2005.

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