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- My thoughts on #CowboyBebop! A classic anime series.
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Should I make a spoiler filled review too??
definitely
yes.
I mean, I've finished it so I can watch safely.
Yes.
Please. I'd love to know your spoilery thoughts!
This is such a unique show with its own vibe and style that hasn't been replicated. I'm a casual anime fan but this show is one of the cornerstones of the genre for me
A masterpiece with all the letters.
*Anime is not a genre* lol
I'm a casual anime fan too and I have Spike as the profile pic. Nuff said. It's a very mature show, not at all what most ppl think of when they hear 'anime'
@@Yarblocosifilitico those people you mention don't know a shit about animeđ€Łđ€Ł, their concept of it is very far from reality, but till they *really* get into it they will discover the truth.
@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 yeah, but, to be fair, the mainstream anime is usually somewhat childish. It's normal that ppl see anime that way.
genre? GENRE?!!!!1!
Make a spoiler filled review please. Almost every anime fan has watched Cowboy Bebop.
It's literally the only anime I've ever watched and had a great time throughout
@@jameskilgour387 thereâs more work even by this director you should watch, his next show was called âsamurai champlooâ I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!! Instead of jazz and space he mixes , hip hop, jazzz, and esp period samurai!! Itâs incredible!! Please please check it out itâs almost as good as bebop , almost ;)
As every anime fan should. And even those who enjoy television. It is just incredibly well done.
@@rriggs6547 itâs amazing
"This is the best music I've ever seen"
And you, Daniel, are the most synaesthetic person I've ever tasted
"Spike is the sorrowful horn of this chorus"
If you liked Cowboy Bebop, you may like the Director's other shows, namely Samurai Champloo and Space Dandy. If Cowboy Bebop is 80% serious 20% comedy, Space Dandy is 20% serious 80% comedy, with a similar episodic nature to Bebop. Champloo is also episodic with the slow revealing of the depths of the characters. He also did a show about a sci-fi lesbian rock band, but I haven't seen that one, even though I hear it's fantastic and really thoughtful.
I haven't watched Space Dandy yet but *Samurai Champloo IS ART!đŻđŻ*
Carole & Tuesday was pretty good. I think it kind of dragged a little in the second half though
Yes i like samurai champloo because they explore same themes but a bit diofferent, its sister series basically (and less depressing, as dark and till hitting, but less depressing)
Champloo needs more love from the community.
Carole and Tuesday is the other one. Itâs moreso comical and wholesome spreading messages of hope and care but Carole and Tuesday arenât lesbians. They are described as having a caring, wholesome sister like dynamic and Tuesday even goes out on a date with someone else within the series.
Something about Bebop that has always captured me is that, we follow Spike at the end of his journey. Him dealing with the ghosts of his past, and in the end deciding to face them.
to add to this: at the end of the anime Faye is the same age (24) that Spike was when he broke from his past 3 years before. Thematically.... spoilers.
@@serrasedai cool little details that makes the story pop
@@RSFArocks true, with gintama and cowboy bebop both you watch and try to figure out what happened in the main characters past which is a feeling usually reserved for like the old side character that mysterious and all.
Precisely , the âmain storyâ has already happened for spike jet and Faye , we are seeing the aftermath of a story having already played out
@@serrasedai yup the bebop crew and spike especially was a turning point in her story for her. They clearly had certain feelings for each other but they were at completely different points in their respective stories
Samurai Champloo my man, if Cowboy was his love letter to... well... bebop then Champloo was to the hip-hop scene that was emerging and pulling in jazz influences (some become lofi, others just helped to make it more mainstream.) Plus it's just this wonderful journey anime.
Shinichiro Watanabe, the director is allergic to sequels. It's a good thing he knows how to end a story.
Cowboy Bebop is truly one of those stories that you are sad that it's gone and over, but you're happy to have just watched it.
It's own mortality is why it's so precious.
See all of you later, Space Cowboys.
One thing you might appreciate is that the three old guys who keep showing up were an inspiration for Cabbage Man in ATLA.
I've some to the conclusion that "Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim" are stand-ins for us, the audience.;)
The three old guys, cabbage man and the cat in Trigun. More shows need recurring background characters who inexplicaby show up in various places for no reason and don't affct the story at all.
I'm sure you've heard it many times by now, but that soundtrack was composed by the glorious Yoko Kanno, who also did work for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, The Vision of Escaflowne, and Wolf's Rain. She's basically one of the best of all time, even with a relatively small body of work compared to her peers in the anime industry.
There's a story out there that posits that it was Kanno's first test compositions that helped the team making the show decide on what the tone was even going to BE.
Regardless of the veracity of that, it's undeniable that Cowboy Bebop couldn't be Cowboy Bebop without her.
Sadly, she is not so glorious anymore after it came out she copied some songs without giving credit.
Now we can't know for sure if a song we like is actually an original composition of hers or just copied from elsewhere.
@@hexcodeff6624 Source please
â@@fish-zb4tg "YMS Highlights - Yoko Kanno's Plagiarism Allegations" search this.
There isn't a copyright lawsuit or anything, but the allegations are pretty solid and its not even copyright that I care about, just integrity.
I just found out she did the score for Zankyou no Terror
@@hexcodeff6624 I am going to investigate that, but which songs are "plagiarized"?
But still, it would be difficult for me to think that *a lot* of her songs are plagiarized. The majority have to be original from herđ€
Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball, Rurouni Kenshin... These were my gateway drugs to anime and Toonami's TOM was my dealer.
Same. I even remember asking my dad to record episodes of DBZ if I was going to miss them. đ€Ł
Outlaw Star? Other than that the list is perfectly my childhood.
Iâm glad Daniel got to experience an anime with adult characters that is specifically intended to appeal to an adult audience. A lot of anime seems to try to appeal to teenagers (which is great!) but the genre and medium is so much more than that. Anime like Cowboy Bebop are still much needed in this day and age
Youko Kanno, the person who composed the soundtrack is a literal goddess when it comes to her projects.
She has also scored the Ghost in the Shell series - Stand alone complex. so if you ever decide to go watch it, you can go in atleast expecting great music. (by the way, the the rest of the show is great too)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is Yoko Kanno's magnum opus tbh
She dies have an unfortunate habit of plagiarising.
@@mycaleb8
No, she doesn't. But people who claim that has an unfortunate habbit of spreading that claim despite clearly not knowing what plagiarism actually is or how one determines when it has happened.
And no, you don't need to reply pointing me in the direction of that one ignorant video that everybody references comparing tracks.
That's not how plagiarism works.
Homage is a thing. Lisencing is a thing. Legalities is a thing.
Unless the use of homage can be determined as outside the legal boundaries of fair use, and unless we know any beyond boundary similarities wasn't pursued post lisence acquisition(which clearly no-one has actually investigated), and without any legal action by any supposed "wrong party", to call her out for plagiarism is libel/slander and pure hogwash.
Let's not do that.
@@hian Very well, she has a bad habit of alleged plagiarism.
@@mycaleb8
That's not her habit =P That's the people making the allegations' bad habit.
The OST by Yoko Kano for cowboy bebop is one of my favourite soundtrack albums. She's the best.
yeah that's truly a crucial part of the show. In some documentary I watched it said Yoko Kanno was so thrilled with the proyect that she made tracks that weren't needed, then the animators created scenes for those tracks. That's probably why many scenes seem to fit so perfectly with the music and viceversa. Brilliant show in many regards.
90s to early 2000 anime just hits different. The animation was just always so expressive and stylish, and unique to the tone the show was trying to convey. I feel like if you liked Cowboy Bebop, I can recommend Trigun. It has a really similiar tone to Cowboy Bebop and is also just an geniunly entertaining show, yet doesn't feel like it's trying to ripoff Cowboy Bebop.
Trigun is amazing. The animation isn't so smooth but it's still good. I feel like Daniel would get a little annoyed at the silliness of the first half of the series but that slow payoff they pull off is incredible. It's also a really excellent examination on pacifism
I think you'd be disappointed by a Trigun review for all the reasons Daniel covered in the beginning of this video. It has its moments but the quality of the show isn't consistently high enough to be an enjoyable experience as an adult. At least that's my take after attempting a rewatch as an adult. I'd actually really like to see a Trigun remake that's a maximum of 12 episodes with a more serious treatment and better animation.
@@nofacej1 rewatch trigun every couple years, it's still one of the best
I dunno, I watched Trigun for the first time a few years ago and was intensely bored. Cowboy Bebop is my all-time favorite but Trigun just didn't work for me at all.
Trigun has a slower payoff and isn't as visually appealing, but I don't know any fans of Cowboy Bebop that didn't like Trigun. Its another great anime.
I've been a fan of Cowboy Bebop since I first watched it when I was 14 years old. The soundtrack by Yoko Kanno is legendary, the style and overall vibe is just so awesome. It's been a few years since I've watched it so I just started a re-watch early this week. This review came at the perfect time! If you like this show, I'd definitely recommend Samurai Champloo and Trigun
Trigun is great!
I also recommend Lupin the III.
Cowboy Bebop takes a lot of inspiration from it, from the characters like Faye Valentine to even the music and its tone. The music is great, please check it out.
The fascinating relationship between american and japanese culture and how both have continuously influenced one another in westerns, sci-fi and fantasy is amazing, and it's all on display here in Bebop đ
Yes! I think that's why this is so often the very first one people recommend to American fans who want to try anime. The themes and aesthetics are deeply inspired by American media: philosophical individualism, pursuit of the unknown, anti-authority lifestyles, looking for connection in a commercialized world. And then a lot of American films that were influenced by Asian cinema also is visible, until it's almost hard to pinpoint the source. There's so much that is a love letter to the type of films and properties that inspired it. It makes it very recognizable to first time anime watchers. You don't just drop someone into an episode of FLCL, for example. You hook them on Bebop and then ease them in.
Also good this: Trigun and FMA
@@serrasedai I love Trigun! :)
@@serrasedai lol I have a super punk rock lesbian friend that loves weird shit and I showed her flcl and she FUCKING LOVES IT TO THIS DAY đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł I moved a few hours away but every time I see her she says she puts on an ep of flcl of a pillows album and thinks of me đ
@@serrasedai thereâs also a huge anti capitalism message at the base of bebop which is the same as cyberpunk genre from america .
The crew of the Cowboy Bebop definitely has a weird, loveable dysfunctional family dynamic to it that I love
Another one-season anime that probably inspired Firefly was the space fantasy Outlaw Star: in the first episode, the (eventual) ship captain Gene Starwind finds a mysterious naked woman in a large briefcase, which sets in motion a lot of conflicts with a mystical space mafia and figures from Gene's past. In my opinion this one is also definitely worth a watch, though I think you won't like it as much as Cowboy Bebop, because...well, Cowboy Bebop is a masterpiece
That soundtrack was written by Yoko Kanno and performed by The Seatbelts. It's so iconic they perform full concerts of it. They also made some videos at the start of all the shutdowns of the band remotely performing that are on The Seatbelts' CZcams page. Great stuff, and 25 years later, half that soundtrack is still on my daily playlist.
That video of them performing Tank! at the start of lockdown is like a moment crystallized inside of me forever. It was so weird, but so right.
The finale of the show is God tier sadness & satisfaction
Baccano has a similar tone Daniel, way more chaotic and crazy but worth a check out. Cowboy Bebop is special, I didn't grow up with it but the influence it takes from cinema is beautiful and makes it one of my favorite animes, you hit what makes it special on the head with this review!
Baccano! is so good. Durarara, too, but in a different way
If there were two anime I would love to see Daniel review it would be Baccano! And FLCL.
@@bilbobaggins33 FLCL is another good one!
I didn't watch Cowboy Bebop that long ago, but watching it always makes me feel so nostalgic and old. Like most of life has passed me by, and I'm just peacefully watching what little is left of it. It's a very specific tone.
Great description, totally agree with that sentiment
Me: waiting for him to list the negatives
Him: *doesn't*
Me: "He gets it."
If you liked this I would HIGHLY recommend Trigun as well. Its another anime classic that should not be overlooked
Trigun has kind of been forgotten, it's a real shame. It's top tier
Also similar to Bebop in what an absolute _banger_ the opening theme is. It's _ridiculous._
What an exceptional anime.
YAAAAY! Welcome to the fan club. đ I watched this show when I was 19 and it's always been one of my favorite shows - period. Now, in my late 30's, I rewatched it, expecting some of the nostalgia to have worn off, but it just got better. What's amazing about Cowboy Bebop is the deeper you look, the more you find - truly the sign of a masterpiece. And thank you for recognizing the vast level of quality difference between this and the live action. I actually think they could have pulled it off, but it would have taken someone with as much vision and talent as Watanabe, and it still would have been different. I think capturing the tone would have been a lot more important than capturing the gimmicky details Nemec did. Yuck.
Side note, Watanabe's great. If you haven't watched anything else by him, I highly recommend you do.
Really good video, Daniel. Although I think it's more important to notice that each character reflects a different part of the main theme (our relationship to the past) rather than noticing how they are related to different aspects of the world. I just think that's more meaningful for this show in particular.
good point. Each are a way to deal with the past (a bad way, specifically)
Just stared Bebop and on episode 10. I am absolutely floored, by how good it has been. Episode 5 was a turning point in just how much emotional depth and tactfulness Bebop can explore and show.
Wish I could erase my
Memory and go though it again. Cherish and donât rush any of it!
enjoy!
The Rocco episode?
@@FrozenAXL Ballad of Fallen Angels
@@Nick-fn3ou and with that being mentioned I'm about to listen to Green Bird for like the 20th time in 2 days lol
I think the best comment I once saw about Cowboy Bebop is that you don't see a story in a conventional way, the show you are watching is the epilogue.
To capture people with that approach and make something that felt complete is both challenging and amazing.
Speaking of music in anime: Berserk (1997). Maybe after you wrap manga review you could also check it out? The visuals are bit... static, but the show nails the tone of manga and music is just absolutely perfect and 99.99999999% as great as in Bebop.
If you like the music in Cowboy Bebop, i'd recommend the musician Buddy Rich. It does that full orchestral jazz thing which makes Cowboy Bebop so satisfying
I have the same fears for the One Piece Live Action even though everything looks promising.
Content like this is what I love to get on my feed. Keep up the amazing work!
Gotta say I'm loving your journey down the manga/anime rabbit hole, Daniel!
When I first watched this show, the first 4 episodes did not hook me immediately. I still recognized that the show is of extremely high quality though and I was still enjoying it. And then...episode 5 (ballad of fallen angels) happened and, holy shit! Still one of my favorite episodes from pretty much anything and, cowboy bebop is goat.
Great to see that you liked the show daniel. If you ever do get the chance would love to see a review of samurai champloo as its by the same author of cowboy bebop
Absolutely second this. Although I will add that I remember being thrown off at first by the style of Champlooâs animation the first time I watched it, particularly the faces, so for anyone who gets into it just know that 1) you do get used to it, and 2) the story is 1000% worth it
Wasnât expecting a random cowboy bebop review but glad you liked it, I love rewatching it and just seeing how well thought out the world is for only a 26 episode show. The characters as well so awesome and nuanced.
The way Daniel reviews things sounds so awsome and poetic, I admire how he does it this good every time, I just moved cowboy bebop up my watchlist
Glad you enjoyed Cowboy Bebop! You've probably been reccomended these already, but if you liked Bebop you should check out Trigun (another space western) and Samurai Champloo (same director as Bebop).
If heâs been recommended the shows already, then whatâs the reason to recommend them yourself? Itâs not going to do much, is it?
@@lazycat1278 It's just a suggestion. He also said in the video that he had gotten a lot of recommendations for Bebop. Multiple recommendations for the same show can make someone more likely to watch it
sorry, but every time I hear it pronounced "BEEP Bob" my body flinches reflexively
Loved that you reviewed Cowboy Bebop! It's one of those shows you can get something different out of each time you watch it. Definitely would love a spoiler / deep dive review.
I recommend checking out Lupin III.
Cowboy Bebop took a lot of inspiration from it, from the characters to the tone, but especially the music.
If you love this you're definitely gonna like
Baccano
Trigun
Samurai champoo(not sure if this is the right title but it's close to it im sure)
This shows are like the most highly praised og anime same with cowboy beebop
My Personal fav is baccano out of this would really appreciate it if you make a review on it
Man Baccano is the shit.I had to re watch it three times to fully understand what was going on in that series.Durarara is also another great one.
This show took me awhile to get into because of how the episodes are mostly self contained but when that ending hit I realised how fun the whole journey was. See Cowboy you Space Bebop
Ngl I got super hyped you saw and reviewed this. Thank you for giving this a shot
Even just looking at clips I am constantly reminded at how GOOD the animation is for that show. It's still beautiful years later. The voice acting for the dub is top tier as well, which is impressive, since when Bebob came out it was one of those things that was often cheaped out on.
I dont think the live action Bebop aspired to be "an improvement" to the original; it was an effort to introduce it to an audience that doesnt watch anime. They were banking on the existing fan base to show up, but the bigger picture was for new audiences, per standard models. I loved the original series and enjoyed the live action for what it was. Did it fully capture the the heart and soul of the original, perhaps not, but it did a FAR BETTER job than another series on amazon...
I was going to write the same thing. most people won't watch animation unless it's disney so the live action is a way to get the story to more people
I think the actress for Fey said something like they will fix the show
honestly the live action wasn't that bad specially in comparison with anime live actions as a whole being so awful. Everytime I think about the fma live action I cry from how utterly had it is.
How dare you suggest that Joss whedon stole his glorious tale that is Firefly from cowboy Bebop! It's outrageous I say... He stole it from Outlaw Star.
Yeah XD True, i would give him the benefit he is adapting it good and diferent enough , but it was definitly the inspiration , true. Striaght up scenes taken, th girl in a suitcase and weird scifi magical powers.
Its great it has scif and magic and doent fumble. Straight up magic cartels and catgirls (that are done great) and hammy weird scifi that jut work together.
I know you're not the manga and anime type person or more you're new in this field but I really really enjoy your vids to these topics. Hope you're going to do more of these in the future!! :D
Good choice of music for the review. I love this show, but haven't seen it in over 15 years. You kinda reminded me I should watch it again. I loved the music so much, I listened to it for years afterwards.
Dude, check out Yoko Kannoâs other sound tracks, Wolfâs Rain and Terror in Resonanceâs OST are just pure gold.
Daniel you know this means you gotta do Samurai Champloo now too right? (It's the other legendary anime from the same director)
Please.
I really really appreciate that connection that you brought to D&D, cause seriously that's exactly what this feels like and it's a good mold for people to look at for shape and plot structure
saw the ending when i was young back in the old school days of adult swim, first anime that ever made me cry. You really feel empty after finishing it and you just want to start it over so you can see everyone just one more time
As soon as I heard âtruly unique toneâ I was like, yeah heâs new to anime..
That is one of animes strongpoints, the tone of some of these shows are just wildly unique and hard to find in other media ,
Wait until you get toâŠ
Samurai Champloo
FLCL
kill la kill
Serial Experiments lain
Eureka Seven
Space Dandy
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Paranoia Agent
Ping Pong the Animation
Jojos Bizarre Adventure
EtcâŠ
What a pretentious list, you really want to make sure you have that elitist's taste, don't you?
I've only watched the movie thus far, caught it in cinema (a cinema near me occasionally has one-off showings of older movies) and absolutely loved it đ
My mom was kinda sceptical and even said "do we have to go?" even though we had already booked seats but came out of the cinema thoroughly convinced of the movies greatness
There are so many amazing details to talk about in Cowboy Bebop, but a really odd detail that I always get such a kick out of is the little previews at the end of an episode where the Dub actors introduce the next episode. Some of them are hilarious and 4th wall breaking. I love when Jet introduces an episode and basically say that only old men should watch this episode and women and young boys shouldn't. Or the one where Ed says that everyone died in the last episode and now the show is over
Just yesterday I rewatched the real folk blues part 1 and 2 and I just finished watching your interview with Liam, so this is basically perfect and I get the feeling youtube spies on me
"Cowboy Beepbop"
Yes! haha got me every time
Question? Did you ever skip the intro. Cos it bangs too hard to
Literally not once.
@@DanielGreeneReviews truly a man of culture.
@@DanielGreeneReviews One of Us.
Glad you liked it! Iâd love a more in depth critique of the live action version like the one you did for Dresden. You summed it up pretty much perfectly but wow there are so many things wrong with it thereâs easily enough for a video on its own. That said, youâd then have to watch it more, and I could barely make it through the first episode so understandable if you donât want to torture yourself!
I was waiting for this! So glad you liked it (Not that I was expecting anything differentđ)
Here is a wild recommendation that is also deeply loved in the fandom: Gurren Lagan. It is mecka, but VERY stylized with an incredible tone, story and characters. It is considered one of the best anime for a reason.
Another mecka is Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is a must watch for cultural reasons. For some it is a masterpiece and for others it is overrated. But noone can deny its importance, influence and WILD ideas.
I'm glad you're broadening your anime horizons. Because calling Oda the goat when you've basically only read One Piece is kind of silly. Maybe in a year you'll still call him that, but at least you'll have some perspective.
IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH DANIEL!!! I remember commenting on several Livestreams and old videos years ago that you should watch Cowboy Bebop.
I'm going to quote you on this one, Daniel. You once said about the Wheel of Time that the first time reading is arguably the worst experience you'll have, compared to future re-reads. I hope you then share an understanding of how deeply I mean it when I say this show truly gets better and better the more times you watch it. I grew up a fan, and have watched this series countless times, including the movie (which was a flawless aside to the main story) and I still find more and more levels to the artistry that went into it. Welcome to the fandom, Daniel. You're one of us now :-)
This is the one show I MUST watch DUBBED. The english cast is too phenominal in their performances, at a time where dubss were seriously lackluster.
Absolutely! I genuinely hope that's how he watched it.
imo the original version is better, but yeah the dubbing does hold the standard in this case, I've watched and enjoyed both
i always found it concerning that spike, jet, and faye are perfectly fine with smoking in their own home where a child and a dog are also living
Well they arenât exactly good people. Haha
@@DanielGreeneReviews just don't let the space child services find ya space cowboy
You found it concerning that something from the 90s was acting like it was from the 90s while in the 90s?
It makes me so unbelievably happy to see people STILL discussing this show with so much passion an entire quarter of a century after it was created. Such a masterpiece!
Please be easy on yourself, you've been sick yet still putting out great videos. I certainly haven't noticed a dip in the quality. Take care of yourself
Fae or Spike?
The correct answer is Jet. I just want him to hold me.
I just recently found your channel, and its been so fun and satisfying. I found you entirely through One Piece, and loved hearing your take on a anime since you're a fantasy novel guy. I've been rewatching it with my GF, we're 500 episodes deep and it's her favorite/ comfort show now, and I've been showing her your review videos đ.
Can't wait to get more One Piece content, and super excited to see future anime reviews. If there's one I'd love to see you review it'd be HunterXHunter, another genre defining shonen.
I have always felt that Firefly was basically the spiritual live action adaptation of cowboy bebop.
I think one of the biggest issues the Netflix series suffered wasn't just a lack of understanding of how and why the anime worked. They didn't have any idea how to optimize the advantages and disadvantages of live action storytelling to balance out and give something not only faithful in concept, but unique in itself.
Fantastic review, donât know how youâre able to communicate so effectively.
if anyone is on the fence... Watch it! It's very good, it'll stick with you ("You're gonna carry that weight"). A masterpiece, if you ask me (the guy with the Spike profile pic)
Firefly is even more heavily inspired from the Outlaw Star Anime.
SPACE DANDY đ„đ„đ„
We need a review of the goat Daniel, it's like Cowboy bebop, Rick n Morty and Johnny bravo combined deliciously đđ
It took me a while to get into Cowboy Bebop. I think it was a mix of not liking the dark, gritty, everyone-smokes-and-packs-heat aesthetic, not thinking that it did enough with its medium (mainly in the episode Pierrot Le Fou, which I expected to be a batshit insane acid trip), and me just generally being terrible at reading characters.
Gonna say, waking up to a review of my favourite show on my birthday is a damn good gift.
Glad you finally got around to it, and you have a great take on the series. It will always be a classic in my opinion. Next up, check out Samurai Champloo. It's another great take on many of the same flavors but with it's own unique style.
Oh! If you like tone, your gonna LOVE Samurai Champloo.
Ooooh! This made me smile so much! This was one of my childhood favorites, and damn I havenât seen it in a minute, but remembering some of the stuff that happened- for sure this needs an adult perspective rewatch. Also, the music composer, Yoko Kanno? Absolute GOAT. Her discography is insane. Seriously to anyone who is bored, check out her wikipedia page. Just a eensy weensy few of the companies she has composed for that are listed there are IBM, Microsoft, Nikon, Niisan, 7eleven, and Toyota. Sheâs done the scores for a ton of THE classic anime, and in particular, for this channels audience, I really recommend the anime Ghost in the Shell.
GitS, and its second season GitSSAC is right up there with Cowboy Bebop as a timeless classic, with a similar animation style and arguably an even more epic soundtrack just because there are more songs. The story is incredibly tight- its a sci-fi political thriller with a super sexy main character and the whole thing is actually a philosophical and social exploration of a very masterfully realized (and seemingly prophetic) time when people everywhere are living with (and as) super high tech AI. The action is incredible, and just when you least expect it there are these achingly poignant moments where we clearly explore questions like Who am I? How do we find individuality in a digitized world? What is a soul? What does it mean to be human? And how do we overcome loneliness.
very happy that you enjoyed cowboy bebop! it's my absolute favourite anime.
i would recommend watching samurai champloo/trigun too!
You can watch samurai champloo to fill some of that void in your heart left after finishing cowboy bebop
It's awesome to see you getting more and more into anime and manga, almost even catching up to one piece. Despite me having fallen off somewhat it's nice to look back at the highlights of the fandom with your added perspectives on my childhood nostalgia.
Also I've watched you for years, since the original WOT days on the original sets. I'm not sure when you came out on your channel, but congrats! Love seeing a new member of the community.
Fae's sexier, sure, but spike has that cool factor that makes him hot af.
He has caught up to One Piece. Assuming he read the last 4 chapters
@@hexcodeff6624 moreso meant that even getting close is generally seen as an accomplishment in the community, similar to how finishing the Wheel of Time is in SF/F. Im probably over 100 chapters behind by this point.
Love Bebop! Glad you finally got to it. Hope you find time for Trigun.
For the future I recommend: Ippo, Kaiji, One outs, Monster, Major, rurouni kenshin, rose of versailles
I watched this over the winter, and I must say, god damn this is a good show.
My one complaint is that the pacing in some episodes felt a bit off, and I was driven off from the show for a few days.
Bruh the D&D comp was spot on, also the music when you were talking about the live action was perfect, kinda haughtily sad just like the live action. Lol
Peace and wholeness fam
I would love it if you watched and reviewed FLCL (Fooly Cooly). Comparing it to Bebop may be a bit strange, because FLCL is incredibly wacky and surreal and absurd at moments even for anime. But the execution of the humor and animation is incredible in those moments, even after having seen the show multiple times I bust out laughing countless times. And where it is similar to Bebop, the soundtrack is one of the best of any anime/show ever, period. Itâs stunning and cathartic and perfectly utilized in every episode. The voice acting, characters, setting, the directing and lighting techniques and overall tone, all of the real meat to the story underneath the wacky surface is just incredible. Similar to Bebop it was also very influential, notably Avatar the Last Airbender was hugely influenced by FLCL. And itâs just 6 episodes, basically a movie!
My man officially becoming a weeb.
Say hi to Briggs nxt D&D session
This show is gorgeous and timeless, watched in college in 09 and then borrowed the BluRay collection in 18. Nothing has really scratch the same itch for me. At least I had Champloo, Space Dandy and kids slope as a consolation prize.
I think this is your best review yet. Deep and honest with a reflective tone that a lot of my BookTubers fail to capture.
To be honest, I cam here fro the WoT content but I'm loving the sudden focus on Manga and Anime. Berserk is my jam so I'm happy with that series you are doing. I wonder what series you would pick up next? Based on the things you like, perhaps Ghost in the Shell, Psycho Pass, Vinland Saga or for an out of the box recommendation... One Punch Man. Keep it up!
Best review ever done of this masterpiece!đđ
Yes, yes, YES! I'm really happy you liked it, C.B. has been part of my teens and I absolutely love it. The TONE is just perfect
My favorite show of all time. Iâm glad you liked it and Iâd love to see a spoiler review
Each ep is a song within a season which is an album, a concept album. Never before never again.