It's about frickin' time one of you sons of bitches asked me about this show!
*shoves Mugen aside*
There are some great female characters in this show. For me, Fuu isn't one of them and so I give you this trio instead:
Sara (episodes 20 & 21). In a world that keeps wanting to marginalize and prostitute its women, she stands out as a beacon of strength and as an embodiment of dedicated motherhood. She's strong, she's skilled, she's deadly, and she does it all for love... of her son. It doesn't hurt that she's a completely kick-ass fighter who never lets her blindness get in her way at all for any reason.
Yatsuha (Who? episode 15). I bet in all the time she worked undercover in that brothel, she never once let a single customer lay a hand on her. And considering her "competition," that's got to take some skill. She held her own fighting against Mugen, and that's not easy to do, and stayed focused on her job the whole time, did what she needed to do, and got the hell out of there relatively unscathed. She fared a lot better than her (male) partner, too, and I like her whimsical last line about how Mugen's the man she's going to marry some day. I wouldn't put it past her.
Shino (episode 11). There was so much chemistry between her and Jin, but that's not why I like her. She stands as one of my favorite Champloo characters because she's got such quiet strength even though she's faced with this ridiculous adversity. From her introductory last night of freedom to the weight being lifted from her eyes and shoulders as she makes her getaway via boat to Enkiri Dera. Only someone with an abundance of inner strength could endure what she did and still hold any hope in her heart.
Runner-up: Hotaru (episode 2), just because she's awesome in an evil way.
(Also, will now probably have to read Witch Week.)
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*shoves Mugen aside*
There are some great female characters in this show. For me, Fuu isn't one of them and so I give you this trio instead:
Sara (episodes 20 & 21). In a world that keeps wanting to marginalize and prostitute its women, she stands out as a beacon of strength and as an embodiment of dedicated motherhood. She's strong, she's skilled, she's deadly, and she does it all for love... of her son. It doesn't hurt that she's a completely kick-ass fighter who never lets her blindness get in her way at all for any reason.
Yatsuha (Who? episode 15). I bet in all the time she worked undercover in that brothel, she never once let a single customer lay a hand on her. And considering her "competition," that's got to take some skill. She held her own fighting against Mugen, and that's not easy to do, and stayed focused on her job the whole time, did what she needed to do, and got the hell out of there relatively unscathed. She fared a lot better than her (male) partner, too, and I like her whimsical last line about how Mugen's the man she's going to marry some day. I wouldn't put it past her.
Shino (episode 11). There was so much chemistry between her and Jin, but that's not why I like her. She stands as one of my favorite Champloo characters because she's got such quiet strength even though she's faced with this ridiculous adversity. From her introductory last night of freedom to the weight being lifted from her eyes and shoulders as she makes her getaway via boat to Enkiri Dera. Only someone with an abundance of inner strength could endure what she did and still hold any hope in her heart.
Runner-up: Hotaru (episode 2), just because she's awesome in an evil way.
(Also, will now probably have to read Witch Week.)