107 Facts About Cowboy Bebop! - (107 Anime Facts S1 E6) - Cartoon Hangover
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- Name one anime that blends kung-fu fighting to catchy jazz music in space better than the cult classic show "Cowboy Bebop"! The series is revered as one of the greatest anime/sci-fi programs of all time and despite not continuing anymore, it and Spike Spiegel are still loved by fans the world over! And like all masterpieces, there is a great deal of information and insightful tidbits surrounding it! So get ready to blast off because Cartoon Hangover has 107 anime facts about "Cowboy Bebop"!
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Graphics and Edited by: Matt Ferguson & Kristen Valdez
Narrated by: Tim Jablonski
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I hope I live to 2071 to see if Cowboy Bebop is still relevant.
consider it's already 16-ist years since it aired, yeah, it will
That would be awesome.
CZsWorld is there a reason it wouldn't be?
CZsWorld still relevant
i will be in my 70s :p
Spike Spiegel is the most laidback and coolest anime character ever..
Spiegel is a german word and means mirror
Also the dutch word for mirror
There's two him and jotaro i think
Wrong DUKE TOGO
Spike, Kenshiro, and Jotaro are the epitome of badassery
This show finished off with a bang!
haha I see what you did there
see you later, space pun
*Literally*
As much as I love this it also hurts 😔❤️🤛
Funny and depressing at the same time
You would know half of these trivia facts by just watching the show.
yeah, but then the other half...
Horog Péter
You can find most of it by just skimming through the show’s Wikipedia lol
Yeah, disappointing
Not really
I watched the show a few times and I enjoyed this video even though I knew a lot of it. I always love a long youtube video about my fav show and recall the details I loved about it. What’s your point? 🤨
I'd kill for a prequil series about Spike's days in the red dragon or a side series about Viscous that happen along the same time as the main bebop storyline
exactly
+darkservantofheaven this isn't a bad fan fic - www.dragonfare.com/prelude/
Most people like to imagine that the protagonist in the game Cathorine is Spike in a previous life.
+darkservantofheaven It is precisely as intended: the days Spike wants to forget, so no episodes about those except flashbacks. Forlorn hopes, lost loves.
+darkservantofheaven Nope. That sounds fucking horrible. The style of this story comes from what you don't see. What they don't show you lends to the power of the emotion you feel between Spike and Vicious. Do you want to see Julia and find out she's just another random throw away love interest? There is no way you could write those characters as EPIC as they are portrayed in Cowboy Bebops poetic story telling. Writing backwards is always a mistake and would just lead to muddling the story.
For anyone wondering.. in episode 18, Pluto is mentioned to be a planet around 5 minutes into the episode
Pluto is declared a planet once again, right? The correction was corrected so we're back with the old concept of Pluto as a planet. Planet or not, it's just a POV that doesn't affect cosmic harmony so it's okay.
The show was in 1998. They didn't change the Pluto theory until the mid 2000's
Turquoise Moon pluto was never made a planet again. A bunch of losers petitioned for it to be made a planet again (because science sucks I guess) and everyone just assumed it worked.
this anime is worth to watch. and not for the hype.
watch it and find out for yourself
i agree i just finished it and had a tear in my eye now a days anime aren’t crafted as well as cowboy bebop. cowboy bebop was a piece of art and a masterpiece.
It actually got me into anime. That and Akira as well as Ghost in the shell.
@@shark7548 i just finished it 10 mins ago and ur definitely right
I know I’m late but how may episodes are there and where can I watch it?
Sci-fi western that got cancelled after one season and a movie due to low ratings but in the years following has amassed a huge audience.
Cowboy Bebop=Firefly confirmed.
I was just thinking that. Not to mention both shows have a great sense of humor thrown into the mix.
Ally Gator Animator And Earth is nearly destroyed in Bebop and uninhabitable in Firefly. And the government is becoming corrupt in Bebop and very corrupt in Firefly. And no aliens in either.
DavidtheWavid
Now all I can imagine is Spike and Malcolm re-enacting the "SAME SHOW!" bit from Ukinojoes "The Family Simp."
Ally Gator Animator Not familiar. Hope you don't mind that I subbed, fellow animatinator.
DavidtheWavid
It's an odd video to say the least, parodying the simpsons/family guy crosover.
Thanks! Happy to meet a fellow animatinator!
another fun a facts:
spike died at the age of 27 because of the 27 club.
its suspected that vicious used red eye drug.
spike believed in the Bushido code, the way of a samurai ( all is a dream and that he’s already dead).
Mao(their mentor) said: “if Spike were here you would never have done this” - so possibly Spike’s compassionate side (raucous laughter) kept Vicious’ insanity.
Cool
He didn't die tho
Spike actually was never confirmed today die
Even the creators said its let for interpretation
@@richbrownsberger5452 Yes, he did.
@@BB-qs7rl yeah i know now
no anime will ever beat cowboy bebop....ever
Explain why please
+Night Owl Because it's true.
Memox Channel I disagree. I recently finished Cowboy Bebop and it was alright. I know a few anime that are far superior but to each his own.
care to name a few, please?
Mishty Ray Samurai Champloo, Trigun, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter (2011 series), Yu Yu Hakusho, FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Another interesting fact, Steve Blum (voice of Spike) has an audio waveform tattoo of Spikes "bang" that ended the series.
To pick a little at the fact at 16:00, Spike's pistol is specifically the Gen 1 Jericho 941 R. A variant that has the safety/decocker on the slide instead of on the frame as the regular 941. Gen 1's have a smoother look as they do not have the lower accessory rail as new ones do.
Just finished watching Cowboy Bebop, cried my tears, I'm ready for facts
Also, the only song title I noticed was *Bohemian Rhapsody* xD
Toys in the Attic... Aerosmith album; Wild Horses, Sympathy for the Devil, Honky Tonk Woman...all Rolling Stones songs; Speak like a Child...Herbie Hancock; My Funny Valentine...Sinatra, Rodgers, Hart; Hard Luck Woman...Kiss
Another fact: the sesion called " Heavy metal queen" it's a reference to a song of the same name of the german band "Trance" ( today called transmission), and the entire episode it's a reference to deep purple's song " Space Trucking"
*I think it's time we blow this scene.*
*Get everybody and their stuff together.* *Ok*
*3*
*2*
*1*
*Let's jam.*
*trumpet sounds*
dterp dterp dterp dterp dterp dterp dernerrrrrrr
Bop-badap-BAAAAH
🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺
Badap badap badap bop baaaaaaaaah
See you space cowboy...
...Bang...
Fact 28 corrections: "Tomato" is not the name of her computer. It's the name of the kid who made her computer; It was revealed in the cowboy bebop manga. Also, that's not a "box that it stands on" it's the case... because it's a home-build... it's actually a popular computer-nerd gag (i.e. that you spend all of your money maximizing your specs... then must keep it in a cereal box)
Fact 29 correction: the katakana "tomato" is written in red, you circled the wrong thing.
The computer part is interesting.
Tomato is the name of her computer according to the series creators. Since that manga came a year later than the anime and had different creative staff, it's usually considered non-canon.
Which episode of "Cowboy Bebop" is your favorite???
+JamsN JamsT lllooooooolll
+CartoonHangover 107 Facts About the clarence!
+CartoonHangover Whichever one has Season 3 of Bravest Warriors
+CartoonHangover episode 21 best!
All of them.
see you soon space cowboy....
See! You soon space. Cowboy!
Bang 💥 👈🏼
Non anime fans like Cowboy Bebop because its a very grounded anime that doesn't alienate its audience. The themes presented in the show are all familiar to most audiences. (Old west, noir detectives, kung fu etc)
The show takes place in a fantastical future filled with advanced technology,yet its still the near(2071) future and despite mostly being in space there's no crazy alien worlds or Star Wars tier aliens walking around like Space Dandy for example.
It presents the concept of long distant space travel as like the old west full of cowboys(bounty hunters) and dusty saloon towns. There's no magic or supernatural powers/creatures, just people fighting with their fists and shooting guns. Also the show is episodic for the most part, there's no overarching plot and what little development that takes place is with the characters.
The entire presentation of the show is phenomenal. It's an Eastern developed show yet it still has this groovy jazz soundtrack. No K pop sounding shit that makes you feel like you're watching some girly cartoon. The art style has this really gritty natural feel/flow to it and the character design/style resembles actual human beings, none of that light bulb socket eyes and giant heads. Basically uses the same techniques Miyazaki uses in his films to make you connect with his characters and not alienate the audience. If you didn't feel bad for Chihiro during Spirited Away then you're a god damn liar
Even if it's reached that "overrated" status with people, its still a phenomenal show and sometimes I'm still amazed on how they made parts of it. I have nothing but good things to say about it.
MrZurata yeah that pretty much some it up, most people I've known that has watch anime said it was "boring" and the soundtrack killed it.
Cowboy Bebop was way ahead of it's time and still holds a special place in my heart along with Fooly Cooly
Well there was the guy that stayed a little kid for like 50 years....then when he was shot in the head...he turned old
@@tyst.v3732 I mean there are diseases that cause rapid ageing, or slow down growth, so in the future it's not too far outside the realm of possibility.
@@tyst.v3732 *shot with the part of that stone
Thanks for writing that comment, i really enjoyed reading it. Hope you are well :)
Fun fact: Cowboy Bebop is literally the best.
The box the computer sat on was INDEED a shipping box for Tomatoes. This DOES NOT make it the computers name.
"The name on the box is both written in English and Katakana' proceeds to highlight some kanji text instead of highlighting the red katakana トマト reading To Ma To which is in bright red on like most of the sides of the box lol.
Sooo, Ed is a girl right?
Yep
Oh lol
Did you just assume ed's gender?
Can't spell assume with out making an ass out of you an me.
Crap you're right.
Wait, the ending was supposed to be ambiguous?? I thought he was straight up dead with no questions asked!!
WafflesOWNz Archive you fucking spoil me.
nigga they literally say it in the video
Bojack Horseman Boy, it's been 20 years. How is this a spoiler?
I think his dead but yeah
@@samcallanan3633 afaik they cannot revive people in 2071, so he's pretty much dead (way too much blood loss)
No Spike is dead, the star went out at the end get over it.
Exactly people try the hardest to make it seem like he didn't I liked the ending personally
the creator of the series said he wasn't sure if he wanted spike dead or alive
+aceholeas You might say, viewers will have to "carry that weight"?
+aceholeas you could say he went out with a bang
+FireFantom He also said that the fans are most likely right that Spike is simply asleep, not dead. So... SPIKE IS NOT DEAD (covers ears)
Fun fact: Kakashis' design from the Naruto series was inspired by the frame at 8:19
i've never seen it,,would anybody recommend me to watch the whole episodes?
thanks shadow...
nah..don't worry..do u like evangelion too?
so do u approve of shinji and kaworu love affair?
I think it's the best anime I've watched! so...
watch samurai champloo aswell
here's another fun fact in the same episode with the dude dragging the coffin, there was also a dude selling watermelons for 1000 woolongs and so a single watermelon is worth 500 corgies
107 samurai champloo facts
I'll second that.
I'll third that.
Conclusion: must do 107 samurai champloo facts
hell yea
It's all I want in life!
I wanted at least one fact about Pierrot le Fou, since he was the most badass enemy in the series.
I feel weird that some of the "facts" are literally just things that happen explicitly in the show. 107 facts might be a few too many.
Cowboy Bebop is truly an awesome anime and definitely one of my favorites! The details and stories behind everything definitely add to the coolness. This is truly a legendary anime and Spike is a legendary character in the anime genre. See you space cowboy...
this was an ANIME I truly liked because of the music
More fun facts. The death flags: In session 1, Katerina and Asimov foreshadowed Spike and Julia's endgame (i.e. their deaths). Both Katerina and Spike wished to escape the life of crime they led and have a new life elsewhere with their partner.
Katerina expresses her wish in Session 1.
Katerina: I can finally escape the low life I've had here. I can finally live happily on Mars.
In session 25, we are shown a flashback of Spike expressing this same wish that Katerina had.
Spike: We'll leave here. We'll escape from this world.
Julia: And then what are we going to do?
Spike: Just live a life of freedom somewhere. Just like watching a dream...
“Road to the West” played just before Asimov and Katerina died, and again just before Spike went to see Julia, thus linking the two stories. These two scenes are the only times the song is ever used in the entire series. These two scenes are also visually linked (both include dogfights in outer space and show similar shots of Spike and the Swordfish II and an armed fleet that will ultimate prevent the lovers escape).
Btw, going west is a reference to going towards death.
Both Katerina and Spike have the realization that they will never get the Happily Ever After they always wanted. Katerina has her realization just before she dies when a fleet of cops block her and Asimov's escape. Spike has his realization while Julia is holding him at the cemetery. He has just escaped a fleet of syndicate assassins and knows more will be on the way. He knows they won't be able to escape in the long run. Both Katerina and Spike get the same expressions on their faces when they have their realizations. The dialogue said in one scene answers the dialogue said in the other, as if Katerina were reading out Spike's thoughts.
Julia to Spike: Let's just run away somewhere. Truly escape from this world and go somewhere no one else is... Just the two of us...
Katerina: We can't run anymore. There's no way we can get away.
Both Katerina and Spike witnessed the death of their partner. Both their partners were shot to death. Both hold their partners' body in their arms.
Both Katerina and Spike get slashed across the abdomen which resulted in something red spilling out. Both their stories end with a pull out shot of their death scene. [Check out the scenes side by side. Watch Katerina and Asimov's last scene and then the scene where Spike fights the syndicate fleet, the scene where he reunites with Julia, the scene when Julia's dies and Spike's final scenes. The visual evidence is very compelling. There are multiple visual parallels.]
In session 3, Spike walks by a film screen which reads only a true samurai can kill him like the... [the rest is obscured by Spike's body]. Vicious, for all his faults, was a true warrior and fatally wounded Spike with a katana.
In session 5, Spike got the ace of spades at the end of the episode. That is the death card.
In session 13, during an auditory flashback we hear Vicious tell Spike that he is the only one that can kill him. This is again brought up in session 26, just before the two face off. Vicious, again, proclaims that he is the only one who can kill Spike and set him free.
In Session 13, during a flashback sequence Spike and Julia discuss his eyes.
Spike: My left eye sees the past...
Julia: Then what about your right eye...?
Spike then wakes up in the snow having been recently shot with a tranquilizer gun. The camera focuses on his right eye. Spike finds a crow standing on his chest. He asks the crow a question.
Spike: Which way is west?
[The crow caws loudly before spreading it's black wings and flying away]
A crow is an omen of death. Also, there are various cultures (Ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Celtic, Chinese, etc.) in which death is associated with going west.
In session 13, Faye attempts to stop Gren from going to face Vicious by holding him at gunpoint and then shooting her gun. Gren goes anyway and is killed by Vicious. The same thing happens with Spike in session 26.
In session 16, Jet's ex-partner makes this ominous assertion.
Fad: The people that go against the syndicate lose, Jet. They lose big. Either they give up like you did or they die young.
In session 17, after eating a special mushroom Spike hallucinates that he is climbing up a stairway that stretches up above and leads to a glowing white entrance. He comes across an informative frog that lets him know where he is headed.
Frog: Hey, mister. This is a stairway to heaven. You know that, right?
In session 21, Jet tells Meifa there's no way out.
Jet: It's impossible for someone to leave when they know that much. Once you join a syndicate they own you forever.
In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman.
Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death.
Spike: One more time.
Laughing Bull: What's that?
Spike: I was killed once before by a woman.
Spike is speaking of Julia. From the first episode Laughing Bull has foreshadowed that Spike will die and that his death will be connected to a woman.
In Knockin' on Heaven’s Door, Spike almost dies and Laughing Bull tells him it is not yet his time.
Laughing Bull: It was not a good day for you to die, so you did not. That is all.
Laughing Bull also tells Spike that the past, present and future all all connected.
Laughing Bull: Know this Swimming Bird, this blue eye perceives all things conjoined. The past, the future, and the present. Everything flows and all is connected. This eye is not merely seeing reality. It is touching the truth. Open the eye of truth... There is nothing to fear.
Spike: Yeah... I know what you mean.
In session 26, Laughing Bull predicts Spike's imminent death the scene directly after Julia dies. When Jet denies this Laughing Bull tells him not to fear death.
Laughing Bull: Do not fear Death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity...
When Spike leaves the Bebop to confront Vicious the song "See You Space Cowboy" plays. The lyrics begin over romantic images of Spike and Julia together.
"Everything is already over",
You say with closed ears
The words only flow
Towards a tomorrow without peace
"There's nothing that won't change"
Even if my life ends
This love will not disappear
It's something that will live forever
Even if dreams are hidden in darkness
I got a rainbow
Rainbow in your hands...
The song is a proclamation of undying love which implies that Spike and Julia will be together again in the afterlife.
In the penultimate scene of the series Spike finally sees Julia with his eye that sees his present.
Julia is cast in a white glowing light.
We hear Julia's last words, "It's all a dream."
We see Spike reflected in her *blue eye*.
Spike agrees with her, "Yeah. Just a bad dream."
He's still looking into her blue eye.
Then everything is engulfed in a white light.
Everything fades to white.
Next scene is of Spike walking down the stairs. Spike smiles, does the finger gun, "bang." and he's down. The entire syndicate is now cast in a white light.
The song "Blue" begins to play:
Don't wake me from the dream
It's really everything it seems
I'm so free
No black and white in the blue
Everything is clearer now
Life is just a dream, you know
That's never-ending
I'm ascending
There is a tone switch from dreams being "bad" to dreams being something you never want to be woken from. When Spike was engulfed by the white light, he had a revelation. He knows he is going to a better place. He knows he is going to be with Julia again. He dies happy and at peace.
At the very end we see a star go out but never fall.
In session 13, Laughing Bull said that a falling star was a pitiful soul who could not find his way to the great other.
Child: A star just fell from the sky.
Laughing Bull: That is not an ordinary star, my son. That star is the tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battles somewhere on this planet.
Child: What warrior is it?
Laughing Bull: A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all.
Spike makes it to the spirit that awaits us all. His star goes out. He is free.
I really appreciate your revelations. Thank you
@@killingmoon6974 I'm glad!
I read this comment with such happiness, thank you!
+CartoonHangover Thanks for taking the time to make this video! It was VERY informative, and must have taken quite some time to create! Thanks!
Honestly this is the best anime ever.
107 facts about neon genesis Evangellion
+roberto landeros I dunno if they could do JUST 107.
+Toasty_One You kinda have to to somewhat understand it lol. Probably the only anime ive ever had to go out and research just to fully grasp what the fuck happened lol
And how to get over it
YES
107 facts about invader zim!!
they already do it
they don't do it, sorry for my las comentary
Yes all hail The mighty ZIM!!!
Yes plz this must be done.
yes
107 champloo facts
Lol
yes
Dahviid Sigler yyyyyeeesssss
yess
John Stamos trigun pls
1:45 and 1:52
Because the Rolling Stones were totally a late 90's band.
Do Trigun nxt
Nice :) I'd love Trigun facts!
I agree, Trigun 107 facts
+Blake Kuji Vash the Stampede also uses that trick of looking like a goofus when relaxing, and then acting super cool when the need arises.
trigun plox
Yes
Fun fact, the first astral gate is supposed to be constructed in 2021. Fingers crossed!
In Jazz music, bands used to take "Jam Sessions" that's why the episodes begins with that prefix.
"it is known as a gateway into anime"
And just like drugs, its never as good as the first time.
If youre getting into anime because of bebop, heres a tip: finish that, head over to ghost in the shell, and then stop.
never look back
seriously, forget anime exists after that point.
And then Berserk. Because you can't have a Seinen without Berserk, everyone knows that.
Baccano! is pretty great though. Trigun too.
@@realglueman1200 While you're at it, watch Lupin III part 4, 5 and The Woman Called Fujiko Mine.
Do you liek Mudkipz and to finish it off and nice little series called 91 days
Bullshit
Thank you, and yes. It was the pockets.
Chad Vermillion
He's Schroedinger's Spike.
He's from the future
Garret LeBuis you said it best
He's Spike Schrödinger
One piece!!!
Yes we need one piece
And we'll have about 300 facts LOL
yes!
+Alex Wells YES
+HauntHunter Hey, that's almost the same amount of the future episodes!
5:20
where's the katakana he's talking about?
because the thing circled is definitely not....
maybe the 漢字 up right "番茄"
Hiroko Kaku
but that's not katakana
the katakana for tomato would be "トマト"? what you wrote is the kanji...(and i really suck at kanji)
the kanji circled is 保證質量(high quality), there are other kanji upright 番茄(tomato), but it's not Japanese kanji, it's Chinese kanji.
Hiroko Kaku that's what i was meaning to say
well thanks for the clarification!
I commented the exact same thing just now, hahaha. I can't read Kanji for shit either, but you *can* see the Katakana for "Tomato" on the box in red at 5:13.
Good job! Thanks for all the work in putting this together. 🙂
Cowboy Bebop is by far one of the greatest animes ever made,
and i know what they said but i would still love to see it make a come back,
awesome vid everyone, truly loved it
See You Later Space Cowboy
Just an update, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Winter anime 2018) is largely influenced by Comboy Bebop with a lot of character revisions that separates it from the latter, which admittedly is a 'dark sci-fi story' about a man burdened by a past and who seems to be as much in search for 'a reason to die' as he is for a 'reason to go on.' BUT some contrasts and similarities are just SO striking I'm glad I watched both series... (Hakata's like a reincarnation fanfic of Cowboy Bebop... with a FUNNY TWIST!) Let me enumerate briefly:
In Hakata for example (MAJOR SPOILERS WARNING):
Banba Zenji has the same hairstyle as Spike Spiegel. He's a hitman-for-hire and private eye who may or may not accept money in killing his targets (not always motivated by money). He's kinda overprotective so he kills for personal reasons too (i.e revenge). His ex gf, Sayuri, was a hitman hired to kill him but becoz of it, he was traumatized and gave up dating and womanizing (err... fear of betrayal?). They became 'just friends' and continued to support each other. Like Spike, he's kinda well-built (but more lean n thin) and is a f*cking, bloody, badass killer too. But unlike Spike, he's obsessed with baseball, spicy pollock roe, and tonkotsu ramen. His 'other' identity uses a samurai sword, which earned him the reputation of being the most feared 'hitman of hitmen' of Fukuoka, Japan. Most of the time he looks oblivious but plans ahead and shows more patience and maturity (a departure from Spike's character). Actually, he's only moody when it comes to baseball and has this crazy fetish for cultural festivals (anti-mainstream/Tokyo POV). Like Spike he doesn't explain his past nor talk about his reasons for being a hitman, though he mentions that his childhood dream was to be a pro baseball player... (kinda off-tangent , hence the mystery).
Lin-chan is Banba's partner and he's a GUY who cross-dresses as a HOT, BLONDE BABE (err... no offense but you might end up a 'confused dick' same way Griffith has been doing that for Berserk). He's got the same facial features and hair as Julia (it must be the the bangs!) but he wears the same colors as Faye Valentine and also sports the same thigh-high stockings and heels. (In other words, Lin is a cross between Julia n Faye--and maybe a little of Ed). It's funny how Banba displays a tenderness to him that he doesn't show anyone else and is literally attached to him (But Lin leaves Banba a BYE-BYE note, resembling a scene in Cowboy Bebop). Lin's backstory, though, is more thoroughly explored. Forced into a Chinese assassination camp at age 9, he was tortured n betrayed and, like Faye, literally lost his connection to any family or past he could go back to. Tbh, becoz Lin is cuter than a girl, we can't blame Banba for flirting (low-key) and twice he was mistaken for Banba's lover. There was some teasing as well, as he and Banba seem to have endless husband-wife spats in and out of the baseball field. Although they live in the same office-apartment, there is clearly NO YAOI here and NO REASON either to define him as "trap." They're just REALLY cute together. Story-wise, Lin is an endearing character, a cold-blooded knife wielder who's a really badass hitman in many ways.
Enokida is like Ed but older. He's a 23-yr-old Kaneki-looking, child-like computer wiz/hacker who loves wire-tapping, using his red-back spider 'bugs.'
The rest of the group is made up of two LGBT torturers-avengers, a diligent police detective, a corpse-dealing cosmetic surgeon, a kleptomaniac pickpocket, and a naive, newbie part-timer who gets unlucky 24/7.
Basically Banba and Lin had to fight against human traffickers, mafia underlings, and other assassins for hire with the help of a larger support (but independent) group made up of the above. The series has implied rape and there's bloody gore but balanced by emphasis on the group's friendship n bonding moments during baseball. Characters go through trust and betrayal issues. Basically I love Hakata MORE becoz the narrative is straightforward, simple, and the interactions are funny, interesting, and occasionally smart. There is romance but not between male x female (?!). It's like an IRONIC TWIST to the (sometimes offensive) macho masculinity of Cowboy Bebop (heck cowboys remind me now of 'Brokeback Mountain'). It's a funny series with a lot of action, suspense and the MUSIC is so reminiscent of Bebop... ^_^ .
There are just so many interesting contrasts. The light-hearted moments in Hakata Tonkotsu are balanced by the dark and angsty side of underworld crime MINUS the Bebop manic-depressive atmosphere and the disturbing drugs and sex subliminals (ep. 1 first few seconds: ships looking like sperm entering a diaphragm, etc.) Symbolically Bebop's 'red against a gray backdrop' is retained in Hakata with the rose being replaced by Lin's red skirt and Banba's red mini-Cooper against a black-and-white view of the city showing Banba and Lin gazing at the night lights. (It reinvents Bebop's 'macho' version of romance, if anything.) It makes no "new genre" claim (to hell with that) and, thankfully, each episode is directly related to the characters... admitting of course, that Bebop's looser narrative has a logic and charm on its own.
Philosophically, you also get a version of the existentialist claims in Bebop but in reverse, thru Banba's words: "Past is past. People get angry and hurt, but somewhere down the line you have to trust again because life gets more interesting that way." Unlike Spike (who seems to deflect his own misery by looking at others' miseries), Banba is not so stuck in the past (though his backstory is not yet written) and rather, wants to be the 'home' that Lin returns to as he helps his partner move on.
And best of all, just like Cowboy Bebop, the music just sweeps you off your feet. ^_^
By the way, sorry for the extra-looong analysis. I LOVE Cowboy Bebop-inspired anime, and wishes for a remake of the original if that's possible. Die-hard fans die hard, eh? ^_^
Antonio Carlos Jobim is just the full name for Tom Jobim, the composer of "The Girl from Ipanema". As one of Bossa Nova's creators (and knowing how close bossa nova is to jazz), wouldn't be surprising to see a small tribute, I think.
This is fascinating, humorous, and amaaazingly well done! I can't imagine how long it must have taken to compile all this info. A great video about one of my favorite shows. I learned a lot. Thank you!
Can't deny that the music really sets the mood and hooks us to the story
In Cowboy Bebop, Pluto is a prison planet.
I wish I could like this video ten million times! Which is about half as many times I've watched the show.
All of my true love for Spike!
As a 90s kid I watched it on adult swim over and over, but never saw the last few episodes until a year ago when I go the DVDs, my heart broke when I saw the fate of the Bebop crew.
unless #27 is officially confirmed by the writer somewhere, I believe it is wrong. because the the box under Ed's computer is just a tomato box, the Kanji/Chinese character/汉字 means "Quality assurance". "番茄" on the right side is tomato in Kanji/Chinese character/汉字. If you go to a wet market in Japan or China you'll see cardboard box like that as container for vegetables and other stuff.
I had sort of forgotten about Jet's arm. Another fact that makes it incredibly fitting that his english VA then voiced Barret from FF7.
your comments throughout are actually really funny, you're good at this lol love this show beyond words. Cowboy Bebop will never be topped
this is definitely my most favorite anime and I'm grateful you did this 107
You started the video by saying "let's get started". What you ought to have done is say "3 2 1 let's jam"
The greatest anime of all time.
It’s really funny actually. I watched Cowboy Bebop years ago on Adult Swim when I was around 10 or 11 but couldn’t really remember much. Years later, I started watching Lupin III. I finally rewatched Bebop after so many years and couldn’t help noticing Lupin influences like Spike’s shoes and his cigarettes. Even his fight with Asimov reminded me of the Lupin fight animation style. Glad to know I wasn’t just imagining things.
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The Seatbelts cover Pink Floyd's 'On the Run' in session 20.
Forgot the Playstation next to Jet's right foot on Real Folk Blues Part 2. It is when Jet talks to Laughing Bull about where Spike went.
Great vid, guys!
Here are a few I've noticed.
1: In "My Funny Valentine", you see (aside from Lupin's car) what looks like Jet's Hammerhead craft.
2: In "Brain Scratch", when Spike confronts Dr. Londes in the TV room, one of the people on the floor is Antonio, one of the geezers. Also, in one episode, you see the other two without Antonio.
All the weapons are detailed to the point of company, matching serial numbers, and component. Spike also used a beretta and a ruger p85. And then that thomp. contender lookin masterpiece.
Ed's computer isn't called tomato, she used a tomato box for her computer case.
In an episode, spike makes reference to Bruce Lee, he said: "you must move like water, that's the secret"
My all time favorite anime Ever. Probably my top 5 stories of any movie, anime, series, manga and so. Just wish there's a full remaster of the original one, with no music replacements, and no cuts. 100% original, just HD.
Yu Yu Hakusho!
Does anyone find some kind of similarities between Faye and Motoko Kusanagi, the Major, from Ghost in the Shell ? Both lost their memories in an aircraft accident, same hair color, same appeal and risk-taking tendancies. I can't help but think of Motoko when I see Faye in her cryogenic shell.
she also reminds me of misato katsuragi from evangelion . Both lost all family in accident and both have similar personality traits and also very similar looks
IMG COWBOY BEBOP, IM FANGIRLING
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+ToriTheHuman im not even a girl and im fangirling
A side note to number 79. Whether intentional or not, "Toys in the Attic", is also the name of Aerosmith's 3rd album.
You introduced me to many new, fantastic musicians. Thank you so much!
Do 107 Facts about Eureka 7 please, I'm begging you. No one knows about this series but me, no one but me!
It's my fav fam. I care.
Michael Little We are the only one that know this series bro. We are the only subcorals.
Don't want Shadenfraude one day the limit of questions will be reached, and they all will learn.
+Don't want Shadenfraude I own Eureka 7 on dvd so idk what you're talking about lol
+Don't want Shadenfraude I watched up to episode 3. lol
Spike Spiegel always reminded me of Bob Dylan for multiple reasons. Such as his constant smoking, messy hair, and looks as well as his “I don’t care” attitude that he has even though he really does seem to care deep down inside. Also because they’re both really awesome.
I was about to point out the fact that Ein is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and his VA is a Cardigan. All well, The VA had me convinced it was a Pembroke, so good acting.
Man. I come back to old episodes or videos about it all the time. Time for a binge.
107 facts about Black Butler or Hetalia?
yeeeessss hetalia!!! for the win!!!
Rose L Finally someone agrees!
Hetalia, yes!
Im in
anyone else?
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Now we need 107 facts about Samurai Champloo of course
man, i cannot begin to imagine how many hours and hours and hours of research went into this one... hats off!!!!
Nice video. I just got done rewatching Cowboy Bebop. It was one of my first animes I ever watched and it is and always will be a classic.
It would also be cool to see all the references Yoko Kanno makes to other pieces of music. She recreates, alludes to, or straight up plays sections from tons of important songs. There's a heated debate as to what is reference and what is plagiarized, but it would be cool to see a list of some of the standouts like Tom Waits.
Really hope this means 107 Facts about Space Dandy is soon to come.
Cowboy Bebop is greatest anime of all time.Chatacter design,music ,action and etc.everything was great.It worth your time to watch it.
@18:45 thank you for mentioning Macros Plus another great show
Its will have 20 years since the release of Cowboy Bebop, next year (2018). A live action version has been announced. Hype or Nah.
Evan Davies I'm hype
Yoko Kanno is my eternal love ♥ This OST is just way too perfect.
I think it’s safe to say if they made anything related to cowboy bebop it would probably be a hit
I really wish this never got canceled. I watched it as a kid and didn't think anything of it, It was too sophisticated to understand at that age and now that I'm 24 watching this anime I love everything about it.
This anime was truly ahead of it's time.
"Ok,3 2 1 let's jam."
Jesus guys, most of the commentaries aside the facts are sort fo cringy... Hire a copywriter or something.
Yeah. Just your run of the mill anime fan.
10:02 "With bongo drums!" **Shows congas**
Fact #108: Andy from Episode 22 (Cowboy Funk) made a cameo in the "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin On Heaven's Door" movie (which is evidently also set between Cowboy Bebop episodes 22 and 23). Andy, who had abandoned being a Cowboy after giving up in his fight with Spike and had become a Samurai, is scene in the movie during the Halloween parade preceding the final fight between Spike and Vincent. Andy is seen parading on his horse in a green-blue Samurai attire on his horse in the aforementioned sequence.
This series is definitely my favorite. FMAB does come to a close second though.
107 facts about EVANGELION!
In Waltz for Venus (session 8), the three criminals that Bebop apprehends in the first few minutes are named Huey, Dewey and Louie -- just like Donald Duck's nephews. I noticed this when I rewatched the episode earlier today and I'm so surprised I caught it lol.
I only just started watching this show this week, and it is absolutely amazing
You should totally watch Samurai Champloo.
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