The animation quality of most animé I've seen is the one thing that puts me of it as a genre in general. I realise how small minded that is. Sweeping generalisations, what what.
Man, I just can't understand the love for Cowboy Bebop.
Hey there we are in the same boat
The show's pretty poorly animated outside the occasional fight scene, and only something like 10 of the 26 episodes actually develop the characters and move the plot along
i mean if the series was just those 10 episodes, it'd be dandy
but since it has 16 episodes of bullshit, kinda brings the whole thing down
I don't mind the filler so much and I can excuse poor animation if the story is decently told, but I don't see what sets Cowboy Bebop apart from other anime (according to fans) or what is particularly special about it. Seems a pretty typical series to me and I don't hate it but I'm not going to go out and buy it.
Man, I just can't understand the love for Cowboy Bebop.
It's hard to exactly quantify just what exactly I found so enjoyable in Cowboy Bebop. I just found it really enjoyable. I enjoyed the humour found within, and something about a crew of acquaintances wandering the stars is really appealing to me.
Man, I just can't understand the love for Cowboy Bebop.
Hey there we are in the same boat
The show's pretty poorly animated outside the occasional fight scene, and only something like 10 of the 26 episodes actually develop the characters and move the plot along
i mean if the series was just those 10 episodes, it'd be dandy
but since it has 16 episodes of bullshit, kinda brings the whole thing down
Really? Really?
The episodes non-pertinent to the character arcs were those I found most enjoyable.
The thing that sets Cowboy Bebop apart from most anime out there is that it is a lot more Western in terms of the way it tells its story and the way the characters act. It doesn't feature abstract animation to convey emotion, and the violence is a lot more realistic and grounded than most anime.
Another thing that sets it apart is the use of music. The musical style varies from episode to episode, as opposed to most anime which uses the same music in every episode. The style of music is used to mirror the events of the episode, especially with episodes like Jupiter Jazz and the Real Folk Blues.
Man, I just can't understand the love for Cowboy Bebop.
Hey there we are in the same boat
The show's pretty poorly animated outside the occasional fight scene, and only something like 10 of the 26 episodes actually develop the characters and move the plot along
i mean if the series was just those 10 episodes, it'd be dandy
but since it has 16 episodes of bullshit, kinda brings the whole thing down
I don't mind the filler so much and I can excuse poor animation if the story is decently told, but I don't see what sets Cowboy Bebop apart from other anime (according to fans) or what is particularly special about it. Seems a pretty typical series to me and I don't hate it but I'm not going to go out and buy it.
I mean, tfs, the 16 non story arced episodes are either introducing new characters or have self contained plots of their own. That's like saying the X-Files monster of the week episodes were the worst, totally untrue. They don't have to be part of the greater story arc to be good.
Also if you can't see why Cowboy Bebop is at least not typical anime you can't be trying very hard.
I just remember as Spike being your fairly typical brooding hero, Ed/Ein being your fairly typical comic relief, and although I can appreciate the music I actually prefer most of Yoko Kanno's other work.
I just remember as Spike being your fairly typical brooding hero, Ed/Ein being your fairly typical comic relief, and although I can appreciate the music I actually prefer most of Yoko Kanno's other work.
Well, it's basically just Lupin in space as far as the characters.
Although I disagree about the other music being better.
Anime is cartoons, they're the same thing. And it depends entirely on what the demographic is -- kid's shows have terrible animation because the audience doesn't notice, but series aimed at adults have correspondingly higher quality.
Spike really wasn't that brooding, especially compared to the conventional anime archetype. Ed/Ein, I will partially agree with. It's still an anime tho, you're not going to totally escape every convention. Even with that as the case I still feel Ed/Ein was well done.
I dunno what preferring Yoko Kanno's other work has to do with Bebop being a typical anime, but ok.
I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
Best part of Cowboy Bebop was they were always hungry and needed food. Was the driving point of Mushroom Samba. Spike munching on peeps. Fighting over old ramen noodles or whatever it was.
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I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
That's...fairly specific.
yeah, well
I'm fairly demanding
The gauntlet is thrown. I will create an anime series with this duplicate scene, and you will feel the mighty slap of my spite.
Spike really wasn't that brooding, especially compared to the conventional anime archetype. Ed/Ein, I will partially agree with. It's still an anime tho, you're not going to totally escape every convention. Even with that as the case I still feel Ed/Ein was well done.
I dunno what preferring Yoko Kanno's other work has to do with Bebop being a typical anime, but ok.
I dare you to find any anime with a sequence where a character falls through a broken stained-glass window in slow motion while having flashbacks to their life with the woman who betrayed them and then something just explodes.
That's...fairly specific.
yeah, well
I'm fairly demanding
The gauntlet is thrown. I will create an anime series with this duplicate scene, and you will feel the mighty slap of my spite.
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Every time she smiles, her face like...I don't know, breaks in half, or something. It grosses the hell out of me.
Edit: GAH
I don't know what this post means.
The biggest disappointment in anime, aside from Evangelion of course.
Definitely not as good as a lot of the series, but not that bad.
It was the first thing I saw and it really hooked me.
I don't mind the filler so much and I can excuse poor animation if the story is decently told, but I don't see what sets Cowboy Bebop apart from other anime (according to fans) or what is particularly special about it. Seems a pretty typical series to me and I don't hate it but I'm not going to go out and buy it.
It's hard to exactly quantify just what exactly I found so enjoyable in Cowboy Bebop. I just found it really enjoyable. I enjoyed the humour found within, and something about a crew of acquaintances wandering the stars is really appealing to me.
Really? Really?
The episodes non-pertinent to the character arcs were those I found most enjoyable.
Another thing that sets it apart is the use of music. The musical style varies from episode to episode, as opposed to most anime which uses the same music in every episode. The style of music is used to mirror the events of the episode, especially with episodes like Jupiter Jazz and the Real Folk Blues.
I mean, tfs, the 16 non story arced episodes are either introducing new characters or have self contained plots of their own. That's like saying the X-Files monster of the week episodes were the worst, totally untrue. They don't have to be part of the greater story arc to be good.
Also if you can't see why Cowboy Bebop is at least not typical anime you can't be trying very hard.
Well, it's basically just Lupin in space as far as the characters.
Although I disagree about the other music being better.
And she's done some rad dramatic orchestral music I am a sucker for.
Anime is cartoons, they're the same thing. And it depends entirely on what the demographic is -- kid's shows have terrible animation because the audience doesn't notice, but series aimed at adults have correspondingly higher quality.
I dunno what preferring Yoko Kanno's other work has to do with Bebop being a typical anime, but ok.
That's cool.
That's...fairly specific.
and gabe + tycho, too
and talon, in a retarded shirt
It feels like an exact opposite of the series, was it done by an entirely different production company or something?
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Ganymede Elegy and Black Dog Serenade
Because Jet Black is a motherfucking badass
And FYI, it's "see you, space cowboy"
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What, no love for Mushroom Samba and Toys in the Attic?
yeah, well
I'm fairly demanding
Toys in the Attic was good, but not my favorite
And Mushroom Samba is everyone's favorite episode, so I meant apart from that
Black Dog Serenade is just so good
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The gauntlet is thrown. I will create an anime series with this duplicate scene, and you will feel the mighty slap of my spite.
I am a whore for sweeping orchestral stuff.
But I truely love her for Macross Plus.
What will you call it?