Title: Space Dandy
Genre: Comedy / Action/ Sci-fi
Length: 24 minutes x 26 episodes
Official Site: http://www.space-dandy.com/top.html
Trailer (Japanese): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvrgMnPogKc
Trailer (English): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT6y1f_mPSc
Theme Song Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3UdjC4o_Ds
What's This
This is an action comedy space adventure from the director of Cowboy Bebop. It's intended to be an episodic oldschool scifi romp inspired by stuff from the 70s and 80s, emphasizing on wacky settings and crazy ideas. Various creative talent were brought together to give each episode a unique flavor with unique alien and planet designs. Watanabe describes the series as "Mushroom Samba every week" in the context of Cowboy Bebop.
Many writers, directors, and designers who worked on Cowboy Bebop and other notable anime films and series will be working on this series. Some names of particular interest include Keiko Nobumoto - a screenwriter who helped create Cowboy Bebop and scripted Tokyo Godfathers with Satoshi Kon, Masaaki Yuasa - the eccentric director of Mind Game and Kick-Heart, and Katsuhiro Otomo - best known for the Akira movie and manga.
Story
Space Dandy is a dandy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because its first come first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!
Production Info
Staff
Chief Director: Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop)
Director: Shingo Natsume (Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Ito (Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater)
Animation Production: BONES (Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater)
Japanese Cast
Dandy: Junichi Suwabe
QT: Uki Satake
Meow: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Dr Gel: Unshou Ishizuka
Bea: Kosuke Hatakeyama
Perry: Banjou Ginga
Honey: Yurin
Scarlet: Houko Kuwashima
Narrator: Masaaki Yajima
English Cast
Dandy: Ian Sinclair
QT: Alison Viktorin
Meow: Joel McDonald
Dr Gel: J. Michal Tatum
Bea: Micah Solusod
Perry: Kent Williams
Honey: Alexis Tipton
Scarlet: Colleen Clinkenbear
Narrator: R Bruce Elliott
Music
Opening Theme: "Viva Namida" by Yasuyuki Okamura
Ending Theme: "Welcome to Dimension X" by Etsuko Yakushimaru and Yoko Kanno
Contributors:
DOKAKA
Fujimaru Yoshino
Hiroshi Kawanabe (TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET)
Hiroyuki Namba
Izumi Macra
JUNK FUJIYAMA
KenKen
kensuke ushio
Latin Quarters
LUVRAW & BTB
Mito
Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro
Noriyoshi Sasanuma (SLY MONGOOSE)
Shutoku Mukai
Taku Takahashi
Taro Umebayashi
Tomonori Hayashibe
TUCKER
Yoko Kanno
ZEN-LA-ROCK
Where to Watch
US:
- Dubbed on Toonami/Adult Swim at 11:30pm
- Subtitled at FUNimation
Japan:
- Tokyo MX on Sundays at 11pm
- Bandai Channel
- Playstation Store
South-East Asia:
- Animax Asia on Sundays at 10pm
Australia:
- Madman will be streaming it with English subtitles
Europe:
- Wakanim will be streaming it with English and French subtitles
- Popcorn TV will be streaming it with Italian subtitles
- Anime on Demand will be streaming it with German subtitles
