I've been watching Samurai Champloo since I was 10 years old; even after watching the series multiple times, I still love it. Two stars? 16+ despite rather tame language and as much blood as in Kekkaishi, which you give 11+? Okay then.
There's quite a bit of violence here, but I think any mature level headed teen can take it. Also the sexual concerns, I don't think it's that big of a problem because it's all done for comic relief, and there's no actual sex. About the language, truthfully I think most teens are pretty used to it by age 13.
REALLY good anime show (but not for anybody under 11)
this, along with cowboy bebop,(another show done by the same guy) is the only anime show i like. along with each episodes story, it deals with how the charaters get along. Yes, there is A LOT of violece and swearing, but there are worse shows out there. also, what was that bit about women being put down? i dont really see any of that. in fact, there are a few strong women in this. yes, there is a bit of sexual stuff, like the guys going to a prostatute house, but it still deals with relationships.
I L samurai champloo its fun its easy its american but still japanese. everybody knows it even if you dont wanna except it. the pot thing is american as baseball my little brother watches it with me all of the time i mean common. the thing is some parents cant control what thier kids do. so its not the animators at fault. its not hentai. so stfu! the redlight district thing was awesum the hip hop in the middle was perfect. the grafiti the moves of mugen so real so much better than im used to. if you dont like it well you wont like alot of anime. its not my fault you guys cant control your kids. my brother is 10 and he watches samruai champloo but hes not slashin people. in fact hes interested in the edo era. if he could be that interested in history just imagen.
Samurai Champloo is a great anime with beautifully animated fight scenes, an involving story, and great characters. That's not to say it's for the faint of heart. Fight scenes do get quite brutal(for example, a mans fingers are broken one by one). I didn't notice much degradation of women. There's one episode in which the characters go too a brothel, and another where a character is forced to join a brothel, but no sex is seen at any point in the series. Frankly, I'm utterly stunned that commonsensemedia would give this brilliant show a 2/5.
The whole woman thing is based on the time period- old Japan. It's for realistic purposes, and it could be a whole lot worse. Sex in brothels and human slave trade are mentioned several times, but something interesting always comes out of it. Violence- sword fighting and blood, but I've seen much, much worse. In all, the story is set by revenge and the characters don't get along very well, but it's still fun for those older than 16.
Although for sure not meant for children. by what I meant by "great show" I meant for you adults. Good action, good story, and the japanese version is more bloodier, and more AWESOME!!!
Although while some people said they've watched this when they were kids, I do not recommend them for yours if you fear for their future. Some kids can handle it, though the ones who can't, can't.