Bandai Entertainment will launch a series of 'Film Manga' (adaptations using screen shots as the images) based on the hit anime Samurai Champloo in April.  Each $9.95 volume will include full-color adaptations of three episodes of the anime, plus bonus material.  The bonus material in the first volume will be an interview with anime director Shinichiro Watanabe.  At the announced pace, Bandai will publish nine volumes of the Samurai Champloo film manga. 

Bandai has previously announced Eureka 7, a traditional b/w manga, for release in its manga launch month of April (see 'Coordinated Launch for Eureka 7'). 

Tokyopop has previously released two volumes of a traditional manga, with original b/w art, based on Samurai Champloo.