"I love the anime "Samurai Champloo" but tell me, what does Champloo even mean??"
The word "Champloo" comes from the word for a Japanese stir-fry dish, although that's not likely to be the meaning intended by Watanabe. Amore likely explanation is that it's supposed to imply "remix," which definitely makes sense given the hip-hop nature of the show and the constant anachronisms featured in the series.
"Champloo" comes from the word for a Japanese stir-fry dish, although that's not likely to be the meaning intended by Watanabe. A more likely explanation is that it's supposed to imply "remix," which definitely makes sense given the hip-hop nature of the show and the constant anachronisms featured in the series. "Samurai Champloo" is thus named because it is a blend of traditional Japanese culture with a particularly funky hip-hop motif.