Samurai Champloo/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

* How about when Mugen [[Heroic Sacrifice|stays to fight the three crazy brothers]] so Fuu can escape to find her father? Then Jin confronts {{spoiler|and ultimately defeats, by sacrificing his own defense,}} Kariya to protect Fuu from his twisted version of "justice". According to Jin, it was because he finally found that something worth fighting for.

** A moment to elaborate. Jerkass, [[Ax Crazy]] brawler Mugen goes to confront the brothers who took Fuu. Fuu insists that taking her hostage will do no good, as he is, as mentioned, an ax crazy brawler who doesn't care about, well, Fuu or anyone else. It is at this point Mugen arrives, already roughed up from fighting the first brother. In true Mugen fashion, he taunts the two remaining brothers... until one threatens to kill Fuu. Mugen offers to THROW AWAY HIS SWORD if they just let Fuu go. Fuu is SPEECHLESS. Mugen has to encourage her to leave, and go find her father.

* While the series' epic three-part finale is chock full of crowning moments of all kinds, a particularly heartwarming one is when both Jin and Mugen are fighting with Kariya, and one of the three brothers comes to tell Mugen they'll be waiting for him at Ikitsuki, else they will kill Fuu. Mugen is torn over what to do, go and fight the brothers or stay and help Jin with Kariya. Jin then remembers his conversation with Fuu by the river the previous night, particularly her comment about Mugen, and tells Mugen to go help Fuu; he'll deal with Kariya on his own. This is a great moment in many ways: both men want to protect Fuu, and at the same time they realize they've come to respect the other after all their adventures. They also show that they trust each other: Jin trusts Mugen to save Fuu's life (which, in light of his later confession that "he used to only wield his sword for him alone, but now..." is a ''very'' big deal), while Mugen trusts Jin to stay alive and reunite with them at Ikitsuki.

* Most any of the times Mugen goes to rescue Fuu. One that stands out in particular is episode four, when Mugen stops at the crossroads where he and Jin ditched Fuu. Mugen stands there in the rain as she flashes in his mind - "WHAT ABOUT YOUR PROMISE NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER?!" - swears violently, and goes back ''not'' to fight Jin, but ''[[The Dulcinea Effect|to save Fuu]]''. That moment when he kicks his way into the brothel, [[Always Save the Girl|his sword drenched in blood]], and demands, "Where's the girl?!" - it's like an extreme example of [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]].