Like the American cowboy, the samurai has been mythicized and romanticized, glorified in films, literature, manga and anime. Stories based on historical and fictional samurai have been popular in media since their earliest days and continue to be popular today. Explore depictions of samurai in popular anime and manga ranging from Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai 7 to Lone Wolf & Cub and Samurai Champloo.
