+epirus300 makes me want bell peppers and beef and yes I've tried a prairie oyster for a hang over and it didn't work too well...then again the world was still spinning for an entire day...man I felt awful...
Just rewatching old episodes and i have to say : 2021 and still i think the english dub is what made Trigun and Cowboy Bebop work so good. They actually enhance the respective anime. Both casts do superb work. Also : Cowboy Bebop is a rare occasion in which i think the German dub is actually really good, which for a German myself, is just amazing as this is rare as hell.
Just thinking of the episode "Ballad Of Fallen Angels" gives me chills. Remember that Cathedral shoot-out with Vicious? _I don't feel a thing, and I stopped remembering. The days are just like moments turned to hours..._
Cowboy Bebop is, and always will be in the top spot for my favorite anime. It is also the only anime that I recommend the dub over the sub. This review was excellent Bennett, and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the Toonami month.
Cowboy BeBop and the original run of Berserk are tied in terms of story and characters for me, but over all BeBop had the better music, even if I liked some of the tracks in Berserk more.
I remember I would be watching SeaLab 2021 when I was 13 with my Dad and Brother. As soon as Bebop came on after they would change the channel and I would book it to my room to watch Bebop. Those were the days.
It should also be noted that Cowboy Bebop came out 2001, just barely out of the horrible dubs we were accustom that permiated the 80s and 90s. And it's dub was fan-freaking-tastic. Yeah, we still get a lot of shitty dubs, look no further than Toradora, but Cowboy Bebop still set the gold standard. A gold standard that has remained nearly unchallenged. With that said, Dragonball Z's uncut Funamation dub ranks a close second for me and remains the best voice and cut we got. Fuck you Nickalodian.
It took DBZ a long time and alot of dubs to get to that point. Bebop has one and only one english dub. They knocked it out of the park so well they have never bothered to re dub it or try a different cast
@@Bowiiihowdy The reason why Cowboy Bebop dub is so good is not because it’s set in a western setting, but they got people who actually care about the anime.
Of course the next anime 'isn't gonna be as good' >.< it's following Cowboy Fucking Bebop. That's like being a some up an coming band no one's heard of and having to follow AC/DC or the Stones. Also, the music made tear up ass hole >.< I FELT THINGS CAUSE OF YOU!!!
This anime is really great in other places, not only in the United States. In Mexico it is also one of the most popular animes in history, one that everyone saw at a given moment. I can safely say that Cowboy Bebop is one of the most influential animes of all time, even though multiple ethnicity and American style help a lot, it is the development of the story and the characters that makes a good anime with many references to one of the best anime series of all time.
Thanks for the emotional nostalgia trip, m8. The importance of Toonami and early Adult Swim can't be understated. I think I speak for most of us here that our childhoods and adolescent years just wouldn't be complete without those television programming blocks.
Ahh, my true favorite anime of all time. I've been a fan of the series for going on 13 yrs now. Hell the 1st episode I watched was the very last episode of the series. I've loved Spike since that 'bang' at the end. It took me a full year to actually fully watch the show. This was where I was introduced to Steve Blum and followed him still to this day. I can still watch the series and listen to the music continuously. I have to say that I can hand this series off to anyone who's never watched anime and go "watch this" and they loved it.
Not only is Kagome clearly Japanese, even if we would stretch her character with some bullshit like "she's from america" that would not turn her into "native american"
Its an anime that appeals to both anime watchers and you're average person. Most anime no matter how good have something that would alienate the average viewer. Whether it be weird aliens/creatures, to magic or just blatant fan service. Bebop has none of that. Its set in the future yet nothing outlandish in terms of aliens or technology exists and the concept of space travel isn't that farfetched for the average viewer.
This dub holds up very spectacularly because it’s done by a company that actually cares about the anime, not by a company that treats it like a marketing material for toys!
Anybody who likes bebop owes it to themselves to check out lupin 3rd... especially cuz bebop was completely inspired by it and the main cast (minus ed) and vicious are expys of the main lupin cast.. trust me you won't be disappointed
I watched Lupin The 3rd because I heard it was inspired Cowboy Bebop and I've been a fan ever since. Fucking love Lupin The 3rd. Oh, and watch Lupin The 3rd: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine if you want a darker version of Lupin
I knew Jet=Jigan and Faye=Fujiko, but you made me realize VICIOUS=GOEMON!! Super late reply, but time is meaningless when you have a show that is the finest wine.
He was born in the US, but was raised in Hong Kong until he was 18. I wonder if it was like the case of being born while your folks are overseas, or a dual citizenship situation.
His father was in the Chinese Opera touring the United States when Bruce was born. He came over when he was 18 because he was getting in trouble with the law from street fighting with different Triad gangs. His dad sent him to live with his older sister in California for his safety.
gundam wing pulled me into anime, I think that bebop could continue its run with a mock series like an OVA about andy running around pretending to be spike and all the characters trying to run him down thinking it's spike and then discover more about themselves and the andy reveal at the end saying see you later space cowboys and a shadow of spike to play out with the real folk blues...gives me goose bumps thinking about it...
With some truly unique and entertaining characters with deep & diverse histories. It didn't hurt that Spike is just a straight up bad ass while also being a philosophical and deep character with emotional gravitas
***** Yes, but he was raised in Hong Kong. Nationality can differ between where you were born & where you were raised. For instance, Andrew Garfield was born in California, but was raised in the U.K., so he has the accent & identifies as British, even though he's, technically, American.
"Only Native American in anime history" Somebody is forgetting an entire village in both DB and DBZ, with two of the people in it being significant characters.
***** 1.) "Must of" isn't even correct. It's "must have". Be smart when trying to be a smartass, dumbass. 2.) The majority of anime you probably like came AFTER DBZ and therefore, was in some way inspired by it or wouldn't exist without DBZ bringing anime into how it is now. But, you know, good job trying to look cool and instead pointing out your idiocy.
Elegant Cat That's pretty basic English. Not to mention his comment was him trying to look cool by being a douche. But, you know, good job trying to look cool and instead pointing out your idiocy.
Elegant Cat How was that rude? lol I literally just said it was basic English, the other guy was trying to be a douche first, and then I poked fun at your comment sticking up for him. If that's rude, you must be new to the internet.
Omg thank you so much, I forgot the name of "mysterious cities of gold" until this moment. But as a young kid it blew me away! In fact it's one of my earliest memories. I'm almost afraid to lookup more, it's akin to "never meet your hero", since no one else I've ever met seems to remember the show, my guess is my rose tinted memories of it can only be broken...still, thank you for the biggest "nostalgia bomb" of my life!
I am 16 years old soon to be 17 the first time I saw bebop was when I was only 4 years old hard to believe I can remember that I don't remember the episode but I remember a few scenes I was up late I went into the living room to turn off the tv but I decided to turn it over to Cartoon Network I didn't know adult swim was late night I stayed until the end which was when my dad woke up and forced me back to bed the second time was a Saturday I was up with a stomach virus I couldn't sleep vomiting every 15 to 20 minutes I had a small tv in my room and just watched on don't remember the episode but it was good it got me to force myself to stay awake every Saturday night just so I could watch these anime
Some of the last lines you said about Bebop being an important touchstone are almost tear inducing, the show really does live up to that level, it's so much more than it appears on the surface on first glances.
I remember when I 1st watched cowboy bebop. I was I early elementary, I think like 2nd grade. I remember not really getting what was happening, yet still always wanting to keep on watching.
First time, I watch Cowboy Bebop, from start to finish, I was 18, it was on Adult swim. Sometimes, I reminisce, about that, and I still miss it, a lot, now. I was still in High School at that time, I started watching Cowboy Bebop in February of 2010, and then Bebop ended in late April of 2010. The only crappie part about my experience with Bebop, was after, I finish watching it. And, at that time, I didn't have any friends or family, I could share or relate with my experiences about Bebop. On a side note, Cowboy Bebop conuited to play from the beginning on Adult swim, each time, it would end, very rinse and repeat process. But, anyways, I remember taking such joy from watching Cowboy Bebop, and looking forward to seeing it, on Saturday night, or, Sunday morning, thanks to Dish network, DVR. And, it didn't matter if, I had a good week or bad week at School, Cowboy Bebop made life Awesome!!! And, yes it, is still one of the best anime, I have ever seen "You're gonna carry that weight"
Actually Bebop did pretty good in Japan after they moved to another network, well enough that right after they set to work on a Movie, even years later it got a fancy Blu-Ray over there. Trigun and Big O failed, which is why Big O got cancelled.
Big O had its second season commissioned by CN, its also why the second season still gets rotation every now and then on the Toonami block as they own the rights to the season
People can say they don't like cowboy bebop but you have to respect it like dragon ball Z as they created the industry in America along with a few more series as well .
Nah, bro. The very first episode with the drug dealing couple. The woman losing hope that she will never see Mars after being so devoted to her man was fucking heart breaking.
I'm 27, and I finally got around to finishing Cowboy Bebop for the first time ever some days ago. This would have been 2 years ago, but I got sidetracked, I finally get why it has endured, and the characters, music, and quotes will stick with me for a while. You're Gonna Carry That Weight....Indeed I will.
just wait until you rewatch it and catch a ton of little things you didnt before and how its like getting the gang back together again lol. Ive been watching this show for over 20 years and i still find new things about it every time i watch it
COWBOY BEBOP is MANY people's favorite anime..... and I don't blame them. Such a short series.... great animation, voice acting, and OMG, ...you gotta love that soundtrack!
A great episode Sage, and you are spot on explaining why Bebop found its success in the West. However you overlooked one point, the quality of its localization. Truly the gold standard for anime dubs.
I must say, this is my FAVORITE anime of all time and without Toonami I never would have been an anime fan in the first place. Well at least not out side the kids stuff like beyblade, pokemon, or yu-gi-oh.
I admit to start with my introduction to anime was yugioh duel monsters and digimon but over time I branched out moving on to shows like bleach and 3X3 eyes I'm all over the shop when it comes to shows even to this day. But one thing I can say is that when I first watched bebop I fell in love just cause of how different it was to what I had previously been hooked on. Anywho all I wanna say is sage thanks for this vid cause it was brilliant and the scenes you showed do still give me the shivers to this day and I wouldn't have it any other way. :3
I am so glad you made it abundantly clear that there is no (NO) correlation between a series' quality and its ability to reflect/appropriate Western themes/iconography. You are my hero, tbh.
Another huge thing for anime on TV (here in Chicago at least) was broadcast channel 62 which from about '93ish-'98ish aired Anime on Tuesday and Friday nights and called it "Japanimation". A *huge* portion of the movies and OVAs Sage has reviewed aired on there, which is where I saw this stuff for the first time and later tracked down VHS copies to rent (or in a few magical cases *buy*). Being born in 83, I was just the right age at the time. Later, they would air ECW wrestling, lol
Eternally grateful that this was the first series I ever saw (not counting ghibli movies cuz movies). I wish I could watch it again for the first time. Even if it is still in that russian fandub.
You know? I've had a lot of problems with certain anime you didn't like (Evangelion most of all) but I think we're 95% in agreement with this one. The other 5% is that Call Me Call Me is my favorite song, just edging out Space Lion for the top spot. That may because I lost somebody very important to me a long time ago, and our calls were our last form of contact.
So last October I finally sat down to watch Bebop and have to say, very much worth the full attention. I put on the first episode while unpacking my room and found myself watching more than unpacking. It's a bit off to follow early but picks up quick. All the characters are unique and interesting with their own underlying stories that you get hints of each episode. Eventually each character more or less gets an episode or 2 to give background.
I must say, the soundtrack for Bebop is indeed one of the most interesting ones I've ever seen in anime. I mainly love how it was used throughout the series, the scene with spike falling out the chapel window is probably one of my favorite examples. Yoko Kanno did amazing by all means. Though personally I'm more of a Yuki Kajiura fan but never the less. Also Pierrot le Fou is probably my favorite episode from Bebop.
0:11 - 0:13 I know, I'm late to the party on this one, but I can confirm that there is footage from Outlaw Star in this video. 2, maybe 3 frames tops, from the hot springs episode, where we see Aisha throwing a fit because the hot springs aren't hot enough for her physiology.
As with "Singin' In The Rain," (the favorite film of folks who don't like musicals), "Cowboy Bebop" is the favorite Anime of people who don't like Anime. I stumbled onto Adult Swim's most interesting Anime in the early 2000s with "Waltz For Venus."
I remember getting drawn in by some of the more vapid stuff like DBZ and whatnot, and then one night I saw my first episode of Bebop; I was just blown away by the overwhelming quality and sense of cool from that masterpiece. Still is, and will likely always be, my favorite.
The very first time I watched Bebop was in 2003 or so; I was up late and came in half-way through the episode, "Pierrot le Fou"...and found it really disturbing, not helped by not knowing what was going on. Because of this, I would end up swearing off the series for nearly 10 years, when a friend of mine convinced me to give it another chance; I watched it from the beginning and ended up loving it...well, the aforementioned episode was still a really tough sit, even if I knew what was going on this time.
i show this video to people who rip on me for liking anime...it gets the point across as to why i like anime in the first place.......god bless this amazing anime and let those that come after us the generation of the future see this anime and love it and teach their children's children about this anime(takes a swig of whiskey) carry on space cowboy.....carry on
The second anime I was introduced to (after soul eater, thanks to brainscratchcoms who’s named after an episode of cowboy bebop: “brainscratch”) I love this anime, the intro made me jump with the calming music box melody “memory” followed by the sudden few notes of “tank!”, my favorite episode was the teddy bear bomber and cowboy Andy, and the weirdest episode was the mushrooms.
Why have I only just found this channel this is grade A stuff. The algorithm threw me over here because I go on a Tenchi kick every few years, but man being a weeb of about the same age it's so nostalgic
I really loved bebop, one of the first anime adult anime I watched. I say adult because I grew up with horrendous 4kids dubs, and the closest to adult I had gotten was inuyasha when my great uncle purchased me the first season boxset because it was an anime. I watched bebop and trigun within weeks of eachother because my mom's friend was trying to get her into anime. I ended up watching it with her for the most of the series and loved it. Bebop, and trigun are some of the biggest reasons why I came to love anime. As for indians in anime there are an OK amount with the first that comes to mind being Wolfs Rain. That's a series which I am very jealous that my mom's friend has the box set for. It goes for a few hundred dollars now.
Me two along with outlaw star Saw the third episode with Faye Valentine being introduced That said I saw hot springs planet tenrei as one of the first outlaw star with boobs and everything
first episode I saw was radical edward. hooked me immediatly- Bebop is a masterpiece and it does so cause its a labor of love- truly honest love. so much care was taken in this whole production, that it was impossible not to be perfect. even "bad" episodes are just episodes I dont like as much as the better ones- or focus on Faye who Im not fond of as a person- but her character is so flushed out and well done-that my dislike of her is more than a technical reason like "voice" "design" or something about her acting, instead I just dont like her moral fiber. and the fact that someone I dont like- still has a story Id easily cry over, says alot about how good they are about building characters.
I suddenly have a strange urge to make fun of Aisha Clanclan. Oh well. Yay Cowboy Bebop and yay having the series on DVD to watch whenever. Wow I never noticed that Playstation in Laughing Bull's teepee before
There's a problem with this bell peppers and beef
There's no beef
.....
I don't know why but I just absolutely love that line
+epirus300 makes me want bell peppers and beef and yes I've tried a prairie oyster for a hang over and it didn't work too well...then again the world was still spinning for an entire day...man I felt awful...
+epirus300 It is when you're broke. KILL THE DOUGH!
+Gola245 - Yeah, it wasn't.
You wouldn’t call it bell peppers and beef +epirus300?
Just rewatching old episodes and i have to say :
2021 and still i think the english dub is what made Trigun and Cowboy Bebop work so good.
They actually enhance the respective anime. Both casts do superb work.
Also :
Cowboy Bebop is a rare occasion in which i think the German dub is actually really good, which for a German myself, is just amazing as this is rare as hell.
+BennettTheSage BTW Bruce Lee was born in Nov 12, 1940 in Chinatown, San Francisco Ca.
I'm not the only one that likes Ein right?
Ein ranks up there with Sif for most awesome fictional dog.
I wanted a corgi for the longest time because of this show lol .
@@ElisandroDeLeon Me too!!
Cowboy bebop will always be my#1 top favorite anime of all time love the soundtrack as much as the episodes
Just thinking of the episode "Ballad Of Fallen Angels" gives me chills. Remember that Cathedral shoot-out with Vicious? _I don't feel a thing, and I stopped remembering. The days are just like moments turned to hours..._
11:06 Bruce Lee *was* born in America. Granted he was specifically born in a Chinatown, but that Chinatown was in California.
In San Francisco California on November 26th 1940
Cowboy Bebop is, and always will be in the top spot for my favorite anime. It is also the only anime that I recommend the dub over the sub. This review was excellent Bennett, and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the Toonami month.
Its my number 1 favorite anime series of all time, and the dub is amazing I often rewatch it dubbed!
@@andrenassif7290 Me too! I'm SO PSYCHED it finally came back to the Toonami lineup!
Cowboy BeBop and the original run of Berserk are tied in terms of story and characters for me, but over all BeBop had the better music, even if I liked some of the tracks in Berserk more.
Man Cowboy Bebop was amazing but Mss. Yoko Kano build half the amazingness of this show with the soundtrack
I've said it before, but the ending of the final episode of Cowboy Bebop is the way I wanna go out.
me too
"... _Bang_ ."
Heh… bang!
10:58 Bruce Lee was born in the United States...
I remember I would be watching SeaLab 2021 when I was 13 with my Dad and Brother. As soon as Bebop came on after they would change the channel and I would book it to my room to watch Bebop. Those were the days.
It should also be noted that Cowboy Bebop came out 2001, just barely out of the horrible dubs we were accustom that permiated the 80s and 90s. And it's dub was fan-freaking-tastic. Yeah, we still get a lot of shitty dubs, look no further than Toradora, but Cowboy Bebop still set the gold standard. A gold standard that has remained nearly unchallenged.
With that said, Dragonball Z's uncut Funamation dub ranks a close second for me and remains the best voice and cut we got. Fuck you Nickalodian.
It took DBZ a long time and alot of dubs to get to that point. Bebop has one and only one english dub. They knocked it out of the park so well they have never bothered to re dub it or try a different cast
There's Hyperdimension Neptunia. ...I'm not kidding.
@@Bowiiihowdy The reason why Cowboy Bebop dub is so good is not because it’s set in a western setting, but they got people who actually care about the anime.
See You Next Time Space Cowboys
12:14 hey look right next to jet, a play station
Good eye
Hey old native Americans need to play their Final Fantasy and Crash Bandicoot as well dude.
Of course the next anime 'isn't gonna be as good' >.< it's following Cowboy Fucking Bebop. That's like being a some up an coming band no one's heard of and having to follow AC/DC or the Stones.
Also, the music made tear up ass hole >.< I FELT THINGS CAUSE OF YOU!!!
I don't think there's a single story so firmly enshrined in my heart as Cowboy Bebop. I still listen to the soundtrack all the time.
This anime is really great in other places, not only in the United States. In Mexico it is also one of the most popular animes in history, one that everyone saw at a given moment. I can safely say that Cowboy Bebop is one of the most influential animes of all time, even though multiple ethnicity and American style help a lot, it is the development of the story and the characters that makes a good anime with many references to one of the best anime series of all time.
Thanks for the emotional nostalgia trip, m8. The importance of Toonami and early Adult Swim can't be understated. I think I speak for most of us here that our childhoods and adolescent years just wouldn't be complete without those television programming blocks.
Ahh, my true favorite anime of all time. I've been a fan of the series for going on 13 yrs now. Hell the 1st episode I watched was the very last episode of the series. I've loved Spike since that 'bang' at the end. It took me a full year to actually fully watch the show. This was where I was introduced to Steve Blum and followed him still to this day. I can still watch the series and listen to the music continuously. I have to say that I can hand this series off to anyone who's never watched anime and go "watch this" and they loved it.
Coming back to reflect on that old school anime abandon theme 🔥🔥
"The only native American character I know if in anime" Had you never seen shaman king at the time Sage?
Kagome from Inuyasha.
SkyHazel
personally I've never seen Inuyasha, it's never really caught my fancy... : /
Viewtiful Valentine It's ok. There's a slim chance I might be wrong about her.
Dude, she's Japanese. REALLY Japanese.
Also, and this isn't good example, but the guardians of the tower in Dragon Ball, if for looks alone.
Not only is Kagome clearly Japanese, even if we would stretch her character with some bullshit like "she's from america" that would not turn her into "native american"
Wonderful series. It was this review that made me watch it. It's now one of my favorite shows of all time.
Its an anime that appeals to both anime watchers and you're average person. Most anime no matter how good have something that would alienate the average viewer. Whether it be weird aliens/creatures, to magic or just blatant fan service. Bebop has none of that.
Its set in the future yet nothing outlandish in terms of aliens or technology exists and the concept of space travel isn't that farfetched for the average viewer.
My dad was actually the one who introduced me to Cowboy Bebop, hell we often watch anime together still.
This dub holds up very spectacularly because it’s done by a company that actually cares about the anime, not by a company that treats it like a marketing material for toys!
Anybody who likes bebop owes it to themselves to check out lupin 3rd... especially cuz bebop was completely inspired by it and the main cast (minus ed) and vicious are expys of the main lupin cast.. trust me you won't be disappointed
I watched Lupin The 3rd because I heard it was inspired Cowboy Bebop and I've been a fan ever since. Fucking love Lupin The 3rd. Oh, and watch Lupin The 3rd: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine if you want a darker version of Lupin
matt fahringer wasn't referring to you
DDDINC420 I love the Lupin series too, it makes me want to go read the original Arsine Lupin novles from the 1800s.
I love them both...and now both are on adult swim Toonami!!!
I knew Jet=Jigan and Faye=Fujiko, but you made me realize VICIOUS=GOEMON!! Super late reply, but time is meaningless when you have a show that is the finest wine.
Bruce Lee was born in America. San Francisco 1940.
faolan1686 Dragonball has native Americans
and shaman king does also
This times 1000
He was born in the US, but was raised in Hong Kong until he was 18. I wonder if it was like the case of being born while your folks are overseas, or a dual citizenship situation.
His father was in the Chinese Opera touring the United States when Bruce was born. He came over when he was 18 because he was getting in trouble with the law from street fighting with different Triad gangs. His dad sent him to live with his older sister in California for his safety.
gundam wing pulled me into anime, I think that bebop could continue its run with a mock series like an OVA about andy running around pretending to be spike and all the characters trying to run him down thinking it's spike and then discover more about themselves and the andy reveal at the end saying see you later space cowboys and a shadow of spike to play out with the real folk blues...gives me goose bumps thinking about it...
I wish I could bring this show to everyone I know... 😢
With some truly unique and entertaining characters with deep & diverse histories. It didn't hurt that Spike is just a straight up bad ass while also being a philosophical and deep character with emotional gravitas
but....Bruce Lee was American...he was born in San Francisco
***** Yes, but he was raised in Hong Kong. Nationality can differ between where you were born & where you were raised. For instance, Andrew Garfield was born in California, but was raised in the U.K., so he has the accent & identifies as British, even though he's, technically, American.
+Scsigs yes but he said "Born in america" wich he was.
Yes, but his mother was a Caucasian American woman.
"Only Native American in anime history"
Somebody is forgetting an entire village in both DB and DBZ, with two of the people in it being significant characters.
*****
1.) "Must of" isn't even correct. It's "must have". Be smart when trying to be a smartass, dumbass.
2.) The majority of anime you probably like came AFTER DBZ and therefore, was in some way inspired by it or wouldn't exist without DBZ bringing anime into how it is now.
But, you know, good job trying to look cool and instead pointing out your idiocy.
BackToBaskin
Wow, tone down the douchebaggery, dude. Not everyone has english as first lenguage, you know.
Elegant Cat
That's pretty basic English.
Not to mention his comment was him trying to look cool by being a douche.
But, you know, good job trying to look cool and instead pointing out your idiocy.
Do you always need to be this rude?
Elegant Cat How was that rude? lol I literally just said it was basic English, the other guy was trying to be a douche first, and then I poked fun at your comment sticking up for him.
If that's rude, you must be new to the internet.
I love the episode where they dig through ruins looking for a VCR, but Pierrot le Fou was Spike at his absolute most Spikiest.
Omg thank you so much, I forgot the name of "mysterious cities of gold" until this moment. But as a young kid it blew me away! In fact it's one of my earliest memories. I'm almost afraid to lookup more, it's akin to "never meet your hero", since no one else I've ever met seems to remember the show, my guess is my rose tinted memories of it can only be broken...still, thank you for the biggest "nostalgia bomb" of my life!
Just 12 years old? I was 8 when I first watched Bebop on Adult Swim and from there I was hooked on it!
I am 16 years old soon to be 17 the first time I saw bebop was when I was only 4 years old hard to believe I can remember that I don't remember the episode but I remember a few scenes I was up late I went into the living room to turn off the tv but I decided to turn it over to Cartoon Network I didn't know adult swim was late night I stayed until the end which was when my dad woke up and forced me back to bed the second time was a Saturday I was up with a stomach virus I couldn't sleep vomiting every 15 to 20 minutes I had a small tv in my room and just watched on don't remember the episode but it was good it got me to force myself to stay awake every Saturday night just so I could watch these anime
Some of the last lines you said about Bebop being an important touchstone are almost tear inducing, the show really does live up to that level, it's so much more than it appears on the surface on first glances.
I remember when I 1st watched cowboy bebop. I was I early elementary, I think like 2nd grade. I remember not really getting what was happening, yet still always wanting to keep on watching.
First time, I watch Cowboy Bebop, from start to finish, I was 18, it was on Adult swim. Sometimes, I reminisce, about that, and I still miss it, a lot, now. I was still in High School at that time, I started watching Cowboy Bebop in February of 2010, and then Bebop ended in late April of 2010. The only crappie part about my experience with Bebop, was after, I finish watching it. And, at that time, I didn't have any friends or family, I could share or relate with my experiences about Bebop. On a side note, Cowboy Bebop conuited to play from the beginning on Adult swim, each time, it would end, very rinse and repeat process. But, anyways, I remember taking such joy from watching Cowboy Bebop, and looking forward to seeing it, on Saturday night, or, Sunday morning, thanks to Dish network, DVR. And, it didn't matter if, I had a good week or bad week at School, Cowboy Bebop made life Awesome!!! And, yes it, is still one of the best anime, I have ever seen
"You're gonna carry that weight"
You're in luck then! It;s come back to Toonami and is on tonight...at 3 AM if you can stay up for it.
Actually Bebop did pretty good in Japan after they moved to another network, well enough that right after they set to work on a Movie, even years later it got a fancy Blu-Ray over there.
Trigun and Big O failed, which is why Big O got cancelled.
BigO was comisioned by Cartoon Network, or was that only the second season?
Big O had its second season commissioned by CN, its also why the second season still gets rotation every now and then on the Toonami block as they own the rights to the season
People can say they don't like cowboy bebop but you have to respect it like dragon ball Z as they created the industry in America along with a few more series as well .
Nah, bro. The very first episode with the drug dealing couple. The woman losing hope that she will never see Mars after being so devoted to her man was fucking heart breaking.
I think this is hands down Sage's best episode
Bennett, you hit home man. You hit home. Great review for a great anime. Keep being awesome.
Awesome work as usual Sage !
Bebop is so freaking beautiful... I don't know if I can be made to feel the same way again.
Dude! Jupiter Jazz! Such a great episode set!
Now I'm wishing I had more than just the last DVD of shows...
I'm 27, and I finally got around to finishing Cowboy Bebop for the first time ever some days ago. This would have been 2 years ago, but I got sidetracked,
I finally get why it has endured, and the characters, music, and quotes will stick with me for a while.
You're Gonna Carry That Weight....Indeed I will.
just wait until you rewatch it and catch a ton of little things you didnt before and how its like getting the gang back together again lol. Ive been watching this show for over 20 years and i still find new things about it every time i watch it
Thanks again for this awesome episode Ben :) one of my all time favourite anime’s
COWBOY BEBOP is MANY people's favorite anime..... and I don't blame them. Such a short series.... great animation, voice acting, and OMG, ...you gotta love that soundtrack!
dude you just expaliend why i first feel in love with anime sage......thank you :)
I got the complete series of Cowboy Bebop last year and I'm literally hooked on it
Same. I found it at a local Wal-mart, and now I'm in love with everything Bones.
on a scale from 1 to "SIT DOWN AND WATCH IT, BONE HEAD!", how badly do I need to watch this?
+Sans Yes, watch it now, so the scond one. You can buy it for prerty cheap also, so there's no reason why you shouldn't.
just discovered this channel today, great content buddy!
A great episode Sage, and you are spot on explaining why Bebop found its success in the West. However you overlooked one point, the quality of its localization. Truly the gold standard for anime dubs.
Bebop was one of the few anime where the dub was better than the sub! Great episode!
Trigun, Slayers, Rayearth OVA, Giant Robo( NYAV dub) Berserk, Yugioh gx, digimon, and Tylor are also good.
I must say, this is my FAVORITE anime of all time and without Toonami I never would have been an anime fan in the first place. Well at least not out side the kids stuff like beyblade, pokemon, or yu-gi-oh.
I admit to start with my introduction to anime was yugioh duel monsters and digimon but over time I branched out moving on to shows like bleach and 3X3 eyes I'm all over the shop when it comes to shows even to this day. But one thing I can say is that when I first watched bebop I fell in love just cause of how different it was to what I had previously been hooked on. Anywho all I wanna say is sage thanks for this vid cause it was brilliant and the scenes you showed do still give me the shivers to this day and I wouldn't have it any other way. :3
Amazing review it brought me to tears
Silva from Shaman King is Native American and he had a rather hefty presence in the series.
absolutely love this anime; i wish that today's anime was more like this.
i remember watching this for the cool space ships, that's about it, but now that im older i watch it cause its freaking awesome
Space Lion is my favorite Bebop song, too! It actually made me cry the first time I watched Jupiter Jazz pt.2. ^^!
damn it I always cry when I think of bebop and it's ending
...Bang...
In Dragon Ball you have Native American's who live under Kami's watchtower. Also a few randomly pop up here and there.
Can you call them native Americans if there is no America in this fictional world.....they are rather Native American inspired, not actual NA
thumbs up for this classic
Great work. Among my favourites anime series, with Berserk and Serial Experiments Lain :]
I am so glad you made it abundantly clear that there is no (NO) correlation between a series' quality and its ability to reflect/appropriate Western themes/iconography. You are my hero, tbh.
Another huge thing for anime on TV (here in Chicago at least) was broadcast channel 62 which from about '93ish-'98ish aired Anime on Tuesday and Friday nights and called it "Japanimation". A *huge* portion of the movies and OVAs Sage has reviewed aired on there, which is where I saw this stuff for the first time and later tracked down VHS copies to rent (or in a few magical cases *buy*). Being born in 83, I was just the right age at the time.
Later, they would air ECW wrestling, lol
Eternally grateful that this was the first series I ever saw (not counting ghibli movies cuz movies). I wish I could watch it again for the first time. Even if it is still in that russian fandub.
Great review. Space Lion is my favorite song in CB as well.
Cowboy Bebop has to be my favorite animated series from Asia hands down
You know? I've had a lot of problems with certain anime you didn't like (Evangelion most of all) but I think we're 95% in agreement with this one. The other 5% is that Call Me Call Me is my favorite song, just edging out Space Lion for the top spot. That may because I lost somebody very important to me a long time ago, and our calls were our last form of contact.
So last October I finally sat down to watch Bebop and have to say, very much worth the full attention. I put on the first episode while unpacking my room and found myself watching more than unpacking. It's a bit off to follow early but picks up quick. All the characters are unique and interesting with their own underlying stories that you get hints of each episode. Eventually each character more or less gets an episode or 2 to give background.
I must say, the soundtrack for Bebop is indeed one of the most interesting ones I've ever seen in anime. I mainly love how it was used throughout the series, the scene with spike falling out the chapel window is probably one of my favorite examples. Yoko Kanno did amazing by all means. Though personally I'm more of a Yuki Kajiura fan but never the less. Also Pierrot le Fou is probably my favorite episode from Bebop.
0:11 - 0:13 I know, I'm late to the party on this one, but I can confirm that there is footage from Outlaw Star in this video. 2, maybe 3 frames tops, from the hot springs episode, where we see Aisha throwing a fit because the hot springs aren't hot enough for her physiology.
I love how Locomotion-y the intros and stuff are. It's probably by accident, but its still awesome.
Devo the Cursed from JoJo is Native American.
+Seraphic Wing - La Mista As does 005 from Cyborg 009 and Geronimo from Kinnikuman....of course some idiot decided to have him be British.
+SMAXZO Shit...I also forgot Gato from Saiyuki Reload Gunlock.
+SMAXZO Shaman King, anyone?
+SMAXZO Geronimo is Cyborg 005
*****
Uhm...Geronimo is from Kinnikuman.
My first time seeing the church fight and hearing Greenbird was almost a religious experience for me. Yokko Kanno is a musical genius.
i literally think its one of the most beautiful scenes in all of media. i love watching people react to that scene and their jaws just drop lol
I love these
Real Folk Blues always gives me a case of the feels.
As with "Singin' In The Rain," (the favorite film of folks who don't like musicals), "Cowboy Bebop" is the favorite Anime of people who don't like Anime. I stumbled onto Adult Swim's most interesting Anime in the early 2000s with "Waltz For Venus."
great episode
I remember getting drawn in by some of the more vapid stuff like DBZ and whatnot, and then one night I saw my first episode of Bebop; I was just blown away by the overwhelming quality and sense of cool from that masterpiece. Still is, and will likely always be, my favorite.
The very first time I watched Bebop was in 2003 or so; I was up late and came in half-way through the episode, "Pierrot le Fou"...and found it really disturbing, not helped by not knowing what was going on. Because of this, I would end up swearing off the series for nearly 10 years, when a friend of mine convinced me to give it another chance; I watched it from the beginning and ended up loving it...well, the aforementioned episode was still a really tough sit, even if I knew what was going on this time.
The first two DVD's I bought and owned, with one of the first paychecks from my first job, were disc one of Cowboy Bebop and Jin-Roh.
Even though I like hetalia Sage, I'll forgive you because you made me want to watch a great anime I've never seen before. :)
The very first episode I watched turned out to be the last episode of the series... still an excellent way to get in to it though.
God, I loved this anime!!!
Loved the early Adult Swim Saturday reference in the intro!
i show this video to people who rip on me for liking anime...it gets the point across as to why i like anime in the first place.......god bless this amazing anime and let those that come after us the generation of the future see this anime and love it and teach their children's children about this anime(takes a swig of whiskey) carry on space cowboy.....carry on
The music was amazing.
The second anime I was introduced to (after soul eater, thanks to brainscratchcoms who’s named after an episode of cowboy bebop: “brainscratch”) I love this anime, the intro made me jump with the calming music box melody “memory” followed by the sudden few notes of “tank!”, my favorite episode was the teddy bear bomber and cowboy Andy, and the weirdest episode was the mushrooms.
Why have I only just found this channel this is grade A stuff. The algorithm threw me over here because I go on a Tenchi kick every few years, but man being a weeb of about the same age it's so nostalgic
I really loved bebop, one of the first anime adult anime I watched. I say adult because I grew up with horrendous 4kids dubs, and the closest to adult I had gotten was inuyasha when my great uncle purchased me the first season boxset because it was an anime. I watched bebop and trigun within weeks of eachother because my mom's friend was trying to get her into anime. I ended up watching it with her for the most of the series and loved it. Bebop, and trigun are some of the biggest reasons why I came to love anime.
As for indians in anime there are an OK amount with the first that comes to mind being Wolfs Rain. That's a series which I am very jealous that my mom's friend has the box set for. It goes for a few hundred dollars now.
Me two along with outlaw star
Saw the third episode with Faye Valentine being introduced
That said I saw hot springs planet tenrei as one of the first outlaw star with boobs and everything
first episode I saw was radical edward. hooked me immediatly- Bebop is a masterpiece and it does so cause its a labor of love- truly honest love. so much care was taken in this whole production, that it was impossible not to be perfect. even "bad" episodes are just episodes I dont like as much as the better ones- or focus on Faye who Im not fond of as a person- but her character is so flushed out and well done-that my dislike of her is more than a technical reason like "voice" "design" or something about her acting, instead I just dont like her moral fiber. and the fact that someone I dont like- still has a story Id easily cry over, says alot about how good they are about building characters.
I suddenly have a strange urge to make fun of Aisha Clanclan. Oh well. Yay Cowboy Bebop and yay having the series on DVD to watch whenever. Wow I never noticed that Playstation in Laughing Bull's teepee before
This anime is still on!
i appreciate the use of piano black. most people don't use that song in videos.
Or to say, .... A pretty darn good anime for how short it is.
Space Lion always hits me right in the Feels.. Go'damnit.