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Samurai Champloo S1E24 — Evanescent Encounter (1)
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Samurai Champloo•Season 1•Episode 24

Evanescent Encounter (1)

8.6/10 · 941 votesMar 5, 200524 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

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As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.

Directed byTsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Written byShinichiro Watanabe, Shinji Obara
Previous episodeE23 · Baseball BluesNext episodeE25 · Evanescent Encounter (2)
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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

Y

Yumiko Ishii

Animation Director

T

Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto

Director

Shinichiro Watanabe

Shinichiro Watanabe

Writer

S

Shingo Abe

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Emoto

Key Animation

N

Naoaki Hojo

Key Animation

T

Takayoshi Hashimoto

Key Animation

H

Hiroyo Yamamoto

Key Animation

Y

Yuko Dangi

Key Animation

K

Kenji Nishikawa

Key Animation

S

Shingo Oda

Key Animation

M

Motonori Nishibe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Evanescent Encounter (1)" is episode 24 of Samurai Champloo season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 941 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto and written by Shinichiro Watanabe, Shinji Obara, it aired on March 5, 2005.

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