My first time watching Cowboy Bebop
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Coffee Dog
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It's good, but its almost entirely comedy focused and experiements with format wildly.
Very different shows.
DesertEater
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Sounds good. It's been ages since the last time I watched an anime show. Time to go back!
unholyrevenger72
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Dandy is a master piece of non sequitur comedy.
m_shortpants
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Just watched episode 5. Damn.
If you don't like Bebop, give up on anime. That's what I say, so it's good you noobies like it. 
A-muthafucking-men.
A-muthafucking-men.
My personal first episode and one that really got me into the series was Jupiter Jazz 1. Fucking amazing episode.
Possibly the best dub in the history of the medium. (Space westerns are better in English)
GentlemanCrow
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I started watching it about two years ago. Got up to the
episode then I stopped. I didn't like it all that much. I was bummed out because I heard great things. It just didn't hold up for me. Very influential, no doubt but very dated. The music was great. But I wasn't drawn in by the characters.
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thebaroness
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EdwardTivrusky
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You're ok in my book
Damn, i wish i could go in blind again. It was amazing watching the show for the first time.
You're in for a treat OP and all of you watching it now.
Happy Trails, Space Cowboys!
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It's good, but I don't think I enjoyed it as much as most here.
It's flat-out insane and deliberately inconsistent, breathtaking in one episode and disappointing in the next.
Shinichiro Watanabe knocked it out of the fucking park with this.
There are anime fans who will say it's overrated but I don't see how it possibly could be when it carries itself so well, when it plays with genre and pop media so effortlessly.
Take an episode like Toys in the Attic. [Toys in the Attic Spoilers to Follow]
Nothing is thrown away in Cowboy Bebop. There is such a level of care and attention to crafting every scene. And they work together as part of a whole which expresses itself with a unique character.
There are anime fans who will say it's overrated but I don't see how it possibly could be when it carries itself so well, when it plays with genre and pop media so effortlessly.
Take an episode like Toys in the Attic. [Toys in the Attic Spoilers to Follow]
It's sort of a fun, weird episode, but through the episode we learn about each of the characters' life philosophy as well as carrying through one of the major themes of the show. Clean out the fridge. Or phrased another way, let go of the past.
The imagery and the narrative speak for themselves in this episode
Consider that it is Ed, the character who most exists in the present, who 'defeats' the monster.
Consider that the final climactic struggle of the episode is to eject the fridge from The Bebop. A fridge that literally contains elements from the past that have been growing twisted, and festering away in a very real and physical sense.
Look at how the occupants of the bebop were depicted, Faye and Jet becoming weightless as though their burdens were lifted as Spike disabled gravity to push the fridge out of The Bebop, and after it's gone, they float freely.
And the whole time it's riffing off of Alien.
The imagery and the narrative speak for themselves in this episode
Consider that it is Ed, the character who most exists in the present, who 'defeats' the monster.
Consider that the final climactic struggle of the episode is to eject the fridge from The Bebop. A fridge that literally contains elements from the past that have been growing twisted, and festering away in a very real and physical sense.
Look at how the occupants of the bebop were depicted, Faye and Jet becoming weightless as though their burdens were lifted as Spike disabled gravity to push the fridge out of The Bebop, and after it's gone, they float freely.
And the whole time it's riffing off of Alien.
Nothing is thrown away in Cowboy Bebop. There is such a level of care and attention to crafting every scene. And they work together as part of a whole which expresses itself with a unique character.
War Peaceman
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One of the best things I have ever watched. It is stylish, fun and cerebral. Id love to be able to watch it fresh. And the music!
Jorok Goldblade
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I need to watch the whole series. I saw a few episodes between a friend's VHS and catching an episode on Adult Swim, but my whole experience with the show comes down to:
Jamming with Edward
Ganymede Elegy
Toys in the Attic
Mushroom Samba
Jamming with Edward
Ganymede Elegy
Toys in the Attic
Mushroom Samba
FlyingSaucer
Banned
Pierrot le Fou, yaro-dono ! ;p
The worst way to watch Dandy is while expecting a Bebop 2.0.
The worst way to watch Dandy is while expecting a Bebop 2.0.
darkwing-buck
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Bebop is god-tier, it's pretty much tied with Berserk as my favorite Anime series of all time.
Beserk has a good anime?
Bebop is one of the better anime released because it is both grounded and sci-fi with its look at the future of humanity. The one-off episodes are engaging and still add character depth, culminating in some very solid character arcs. I'm glad I picked up the Blu-ray when I had the shot.
My first time though (I'm a bit jealous OP) was when it first aired on Adult Swim over a decade ago. Fell in love then and still love it now.
My first time though (I'm a bit jealous OP) was when it first aired on Adult Swim over a decade ago. Fell in love then and still love it now.
FlyingSaucer
Banned
Or a good soundtrack, at least ;p
darkwing-buck
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I liked it :3 even though the manga is where it's at
AbsolutBro
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Bull
Fucking
Shit
Pretty much 90% of the show is fluff, with no relevance what so ever to the "main plot" (and I use that term loosely) of Spike vs Vicious.
Is the show pretty? Hell yes.
Is the show well voiced? Dubs and Subs.
Is the show well directed? Of course, it's Watanabe.
Does the music work? Anyone arguing 'no' has an uphill fight.
Is the show coherent? Meh, not really.
Is the show well written? If you like episodic series then yes.
Is the show over rated? Abso-fucking-lutely.
Samurai Champloo is pretty much superior to Cowboy Bebop in every way except one.
Ein > Momo
Pretty good. It's like an over long episode.
Man it's bizzare to bash Bebop for being episodic and then champion Champloo. The zombie episode? The baseball one? The weird second episode that feels tonally completely different from the rest of the series? In any case this is OT. If you want to start a champloo vs bebop thread I'll go there.
thesoapster
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I liked it. It just basically feels like a long episode that occurs somewhere in the middle of the series.
sixteen-bit
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I saw it for the first time last year. Cool series.
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Transhuman
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The show is more about self discovery and the connection between the past and the present (among many other existential themes) than a single villain. The beauty of the show is that it combines them both though.
Discotheque
Banned
show's great but Ed is awful and the series would have been even better with that character's exclusion.
JimiNutz
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This doesn't mean that much coming from me since I'm not really an Anime guy, but Cowboy Beebop is one of the best tv series I've seen of all time.
I couldn't believe how much I liked it and everyone Ive shown it to since (including girls that claim to hate Anime) have enjoyed it.
The show gets better and better and all of the characters are so loveable. You don't want it to end and when it does...
I couldn't believe how much I liked it and everyone Ive shown it to since (including girls that claim to hate Anime) have enjoyed it.
The show gets better and better and all of the characters are so loveable. You don't want it to end and when it does...
Violence Jack
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I remember my first time watching Bebop. Before then I would causally watch some old 90s OAVs. After Bebop, watching anime series became a regular thing for me. It was that incredible.
And yes, episode 5 was when the show went from alright to amazing. Soon as I watched the last episode, I bought the DVD and soundtracks the next day.
I would say to watch the Cowboy Bebop movie just before you start episode 25 (which I think is The Real Folk Blues Part 1).
And yes, episode 5 was when the show went from alright to amazing. Soon as I watched the last episode, I bought the DVD and soundtracks the next day.
I would say to watch the Cowboy Bebop movie just before you start episode 25 (which I think is The Real Folk Blues Part 1).
nintendork666
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Still my favorite anime. Just sold my box set for $200.
That's a fair point. If definitely avoids the trappings of most other anime.
As a teenager who didn't like anime I liked evangelion far more as an entry point to the genre. I went into that though expecting all the angst and what not
Oh my god, episode 5. Church scene still gives me chills.
Episode 5 is one of the examples that makes Bebop The Godfather of anime.
super-famicom
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Cowboy Bebop is the only anime where I prefer the dub to the original Japanese voice acting. I'm usually 100% subs on anime but Bebop is the exception.
Not really. Both the regular anime and the movies have major flaws.
Manga is the way to go.
On topic, Bebop is godly and the OST is beyond amazing.
As a long time Bebop/Champloo fan I loved Space Dandy. I'm not sure if it's as memorable but it's certainly a lot of fun, has beautiful art/design/music direction, and a lot of cool episodes/stories.
What it has in common with Bebop and Champloo is its got an overarching story that they touch upon here and there but it's mostly a bunch of self-contained stories about the "journey" of the characters.
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