This was an absolutely WONDERFUL story. It had sucked me in and wouldn't let me go until I finished it in...let's see, 4 days. So incredibly worth the headache I got from staring at a computer screen too long.

The characterizations were nicely done, the story was very interesting, and it had just the right amount of humor, angst, and romance to be well proportioned.

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I'm very sorry I waited through 36 chapters before leaving a review. It was terribly rude but I just couldn't stop reading. This story was so beautifully weaved with the right amount of action and emotion and sensuality. It's the first SC fic I've read and I think you may have spoiled me from this point onward. I really don't see how any other could compare to this. I wish this could be animated. It was so visual as I went through it, almost like I was watching the show all over again. Your characterizations were perfect and I'm so incredibly happy you allowed her and Jin to come together. At the end of the series I'd always wondered if she'd gone to search him out someday. He was so much in need of someone like her. I'm sorry, I can't stop gushing. Wonderfully, wonderfully done. Thank you for writing and thank you for sharing.

- Langus

I have a final exam in less than 6 hours, and instead of studying I spent the night reading your fic. I'm not even sure if I'll wake up in the morning, and I probably shouldn't be writing this review.

I finished Champloo just yesterday and have been going through intense withdrawal, especially toward a certain ronin, and this fic is just what I needed (and also a lot of what I didn't need) to satisfy the itch. You really mastered the subtleties and the quirky personalities of all the characters. I liked how you brought in so many secondary characters like Jouji, Yatsuha, etc. and made them play important roles. Things seemed so seamless. The rich history and politics showed ample research and I was glad to see how much work went into each chapter. You must have planned the hell out of this thing. Especially to keep readers on such a roller coaster ride regarding the final pairing. I am a staunch JinxFuu fan so I felt my heart get run through several times in the beginning and middle, and I was so happy when they finally got together. Then you apparently killed him, and I despaired. But I thought, no way, that last chapter is coming up quick and there's no way she would put Fuu with Mugen after all that happened. Of course there was no way to be sure since your writing is so unpredictable in a delightful and torturous way. I am glad that I was right though. At first I thought you were going to do the rather cliche thing of having Fuu go with Mugen because he was the more desperate one who would be less likely to hang around as her friend afterward, while Jin was the nice gentleman who could settle for being her friend. Thank you thank you and thank you for NOT going that route!

Overall the story was great, I loved the suspense and the romance. Well, I don't know about the suspense because it kept me reading instead of STUDYING.

One criticism was in the beginning when you had some of Jin's thoughts a little OOC, he seemed too eager or cheery in some of those italicized thoughts. Otherwise I loved everything.

If you have time to respond to this, I was wondering if you have a favorite pairing, or if you like both equally? I saw your other stories and how you have FuuxMugen in some of them, and even JinxMugen.

Alright. That's enough, I should go fail my test now.

Cantare

I promised myself I wouldn't cry until the last chapter.
I broke that promise twice.
So now I've cried more than I did while watching the actual show.
You've truly touched my heart, may you never stop writing never ever ever ever.

Simply. The Best. Samurai Champloo. Fanfiction. EVER.

Thank you for this truly wonderful piece of writing. I couldn't glue myself off my monitor till 4 AM, when the sleep finally overtook me. And in the morning the first thing I did was jumping back to my computer to read the remaining chapters. This story made me laugh out loud, yell at the monitor in frustration, cry and turn away in horror being not able to read on. But I still finished it, and I can say that was one of the most gripping, most well-written, most attentive to details and most true to the original character and atmosphere pieces of fanfiction I've ever read. And I have read many.

Arigatou gozaimashita, dear 3Jane! This was a masterpiece.

fantastic story!!

You got good one here. ^^ Hope you continue writing in all.

I am speechless. Wait, no I'm not!
If manglobe ever made a sequel to Samurai Champloo, this is what I would want it to be. You took the characters and added a whole other dimension to them that the anime never had. I also loved how you tied up so many loose ends like Yatsuha and Bundai. It gave a sense of satisfaction and closure, because the series (I felt) ended so abruptly. This is the first time I've ever read a fanfiction that was this long to the end, and you managed to keep my attention through the whole thing. You made me laugh out loud in some places, and moved me to tears in others. I cannot properly express how much I loved reading this story, except maybe that one of the reasons I signed up here was to comment on this story.
Very, very well done. Please continue writing these gems!

I haven't read a Samurai champloo fanfic in a long time, but I'm so very glad I read this one. It was lovely. I absolutely loved it. Your descriptions of scenes were wonderful and the way you brought the characters to life was magnificant. It was like watching everything happen before my eyes, and it's been such a long while since I've been able to properly lose myself in a story like I did this one.

There was enough intrigue everywhere to keep me on the edge of my seat, humour interspersed at the best of places; and the character intereaction was amazing. One minute I'm rooting for Jin (who I happen to like paired with Fuu, if I'm going to be absolutely honest) and the next I'm sympathising with Mugen. You make them so real, so understandable, it was truly a wonderful experience. And the history play behind it all; I'm not very big on Asian history just yet, but I'm sure this will help make my East Asian civilization course come alive for me in a way a mere textbook couldn't. I am truly impressed. On top of everything, you grammar was sound.

You have truly earned my respect. Keep writing, and may you have the best of luck with future works.

u have NO idea how happy I am that you had JIN and FUU together, which is unbelievable since I really couldn't imagine them together and am a hardcore Mugen x Fuu fan...but I was reading this fic and saying "if she DARES let FUU end up with MUGEN!" lololol. Definitely liking Jin. Thanks for the great read!

love this so far. Will continue to read rest later!

Aww... that was... really really sweet.

I'll admit that I prefer MugenxFuu. And to be completely honest, when I first clicked on this story I thought it was going to be MugenxFuuxJin (as in, threesome) which I adore. By the time I figured out it WASN'T going to be that, that she was going to have to choose and that the one she was going to choose would be Jin, I was way too caught up in the story to care.

This was a really awesome story. ... And I wasted an entire Sunday afternoon reading it when I really should have been cleaning up the house or doing homework or anything but wasting my time reading an awesome fic on the computer... but oh well.

^_^ Thanks for giving me a good reason to waste my time! heh.

That was an awesome story and ending. I'm glad how things turned out. Watching the should I always liked FuuJin, but after seeing Yatsuha I had hope she get with Mugen. Good job. ^-^

I always did like Yatsuha, not many women can give Mugen on his toes. Still, makes me wonder just what she's up to this time. >.