Talk:Mugen/@comment-69.123.0.16-20180723230604/@comment-47.205.152.176-20190524175351

There were Ainu in the south and his skin, hair, the song, his clothing and the fact that he is separate in every way from Samurai...

I think it's obvious he's Ainu.

Idk why it's so important. I called Mugen being Ainu in a second after coming back to the show, and it makes sense because there are other Ainu in the show and also foreigners who have their own styles. His style of clothing is established to be at least similar to the clothes worn by other Ainu characters...

and think about the essential character of Samurai Champloo in it's all encompassing approach to Japanese culture? Having Ainu representing in the show was, I think, important to it's writers.

Hence Mugen's role as a swarthy protagonist, deeply intertwined with the soul of Japan but also an outcast in his own home.

That's my take.