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Summary: One of the greats
Review: I guess the first time I watched it was the second to last episode, luckily I didn't know that at the time. I missed the episode the next night and I saw it from the beginning on Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim". It is by far one of the most enhralling anime shows to hit the shelves in years, maybe even ever. You actually get to know the characers. Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed, and Ein are all relatively lovable characters. You actually feel as though you know them as the series progresses, and then when you watch the last episode and you know it's over you just want to watch it over again. One of the things that drew me to the series was that you could start from any episode, and it make sense to you... or if you miss an episode you won't be totally lost. The graphics are impeccable. The animators perfectly weave the CG graphics into the drawn, to the point where you almost can't see it. It is definately not like some shows where the CG lifts off of the page. This is definately a show that I will watch over and over. I only wish that I was able to get the "Perfect Sessions" boxset.
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Summary: My First Animé -- My Best Experience So Far
Review: I was hesitant when I heard even the name. Cowboy Bebop. I was thinking, come on, how bad do the names get? The name means nothing. Cowboy Bebop is, in my own opinion, one of the greatest television -- not just animé -- series ever created. There's a good deal of humor in most of the episodes, and Spike Spiegel, the green-haired man character, just never seems to get a break. There are three things he hates: Children, pets, and bitchy women. And, in his own words, all of them are conveniently packed onto his ship. An overview: Jet Black and Spike Spiegel are your basic bounty hunters, called cowboys. They're basically having aa easy of a time as you can expect people going after criminals unprofessionally could, and, tada, Spike's past comes into play, and more characters are introduced. It's pretty much appealing to anyone, as the characters range from a talking dog to a quiet ex-cop. As I said in my Trigun boxset review: Just bloody brilliant.
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Summary: What's not to like about Cowboy Bebop?
Review: This is the greatest show I have ever seen. It's great. It has eveything that a great show needs. The action is great. If you really watch the hand to hand fights, you will notice it's not choppy. It's very smooth. It looks almost real. I think Yoko Kanno, (the composer of all of the music), is a genius. The music is great. The jazzy tunes go along so well with the show. You have the fast tunes for te fights, and the slow one for the emotonal scenes. The characters are awesome. Spike is totally badass. The characters are so likeable. Even Faye even though she can be very annoying sometimes. I got so attached to this show and I love it so much, that when certain things happen, (I don't want to spoil the show), I felt so depressed. I still am. I always think of Cowboy Bebop. Every time I go on my computer I listen to Cowboy Bebop music. The action is great. The music is great. The characters are great. So tell me, what's not to like about Cowboy Bebop?
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Summary: There is anime, then there is Cowboy Bebop
Review: People I know who hate anime love CB. That's because they never heard of REAL anime. Hamtaro, Pokemon, DBZ, Trigun (Bebop's little sister)- these aren't REAL anime, these are for japanese children. I'm talking about Akira, GitS, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. These AWESOME movies in the last sentence pale in comparison to Cowboy Bebop. Sorry to you Akira/GitS fans out there, but Bebop is the ultimate gritty future anime(note: Vamp is post-apocalyptic fantasy, not gritty future). If you see it, you will agree with me. This anime is so good, I don't see why it doesn't have a bigger following. Just do yourself a favor and buy it, your life will be forever changed. I watch at least one episode a week (I used to do it daily, but I've seen them all until I can recite the words with the characters, even Edward). Do yourself another favor and just buy the package right here off Amazon.com The 3 DVD set looks like a deal, but the voice acting is different (as another reviewer pointed out, thank you whoever you are) and you will be disappointed. ...
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Summary: So cool its cold!
Review: Cowboy Bebop defines the modern era of anime. Set on the wild frontier of space, the bounty hunters of the spaceship Bebop are freelance heros, even if it isn't always willing. The characters are impecably developed, and you will find yourself identifying with them. The art is perfect, the likes of which are rarely seen, and show why you don't need actors for everything. The CG work is seemlessly added, rather than jumping out from the hand drawn work as it does in so many anime. And the score. As for the action, yes, it is a part of it. But never is it gratuatous. Simply put, the Bebop's crew make the Nebacanezzar's look like school children. But it is thier story that pulls you in, not the action. It is THE classic tales of all cultures, told in a modern way. Rebirth, growth, learning, honor, death, these are the themes. The lesson... Well, that would be spoiling it, and not just becuase everyone sees something different from Jet, Spike, Faye, Ed and Ein. I came for the art, I stayed for the story, and I went back for the music. Yoko Kana out did herself with the music of Bebop. From country to jazz to heavy metal to techno, it's all here. Simply put, watch it. Start almost any where in the series, and just watch.
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Summary: Cannot Stop Thinking About It
Review: This is the first review I've writen and it is because I feel so strongly about these movie. I went out on a limb and bought them-- I've been dsappointed with many other anime-- and I was not disappointed with this at all. The animation, the music and the story were all amazing.
The animation is so fluid and detailed that you cannot help but stare blankly at the TV. Spike's fight scene in the very first session will make you drool and beg for more scenes like this.
Second, the music is simply astounding. Although this film is Japanese, many of the songs were in English. You definitely be humming the theme song "Tank!" a lot.
Finally, the best reason to buy this is because of the storyline. I find that this is were American films are lacking. It is completey amazing how connected I was with the characters, and towards the end I was actually sad that the dvds were ending.... that sounds like I'm a lonely freak...I promise I'm not. I sometimes found that I just wanted to skip to the last two sessions to see what happens, but everytime a new session began I was completely enthralled.
By far this is one of my favorite dvd experiences. I am not a typical anime watcher. I just want to watch something with some substance instead of just action and eye candy. This definitely gave me both and even some important things to think about
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Summary: A Truly Perfect Collection
Review: If Neon Genesis Evangelion ranks as the No. 1 anime series ever, Cowboy Bebop would be an easy No. 1.1, wrapped up beautifully in 26 masterful episodes. Bebop takes place some time in the assumed future: all money is electronically transfered on plastic in the denomination of "woolongs." Space travel to different planets is the norm, VHS players and joystick-video games are antiques, and the internet is navigated by goggles. Bebop focuses on one group of people: bounty hunters or "cowboys" as they are called. There is even a regular television show that updates cowboys on the best and biggest bounties out there. The best, but unluckiest, of the bunch and Jet, an ex-cop with an artificial iron arm, and Spike, an extremely laid-back, confident ex-gangster, proficient in weapons and judo. Along the way, they pick up Faye, a gambling-addicted babe from the past, freed from her cryogenic sleep; Ed, a tomboyish-girl generally accepted as one of the planet's best hackers; and Ein, a super-intelligent Welsh Corgi (he barks and doesn't talk). The animation is so spectacular and uninhibited that the feeling of watching anime versus live action is blurred. The camera can go shaking erratically during a crash or hand-to-hand fight sequence; it can go red-tinted and distorted when it switches to the view of a rampaging drug addict; it can flip 360 from the ground to the sky, back to the ground as someone gets thrown; or it can merely show birds flying off into the sky as the report of a gunshot fades. The anime is extremely detailed and the CG moments chosen very wisely. The colors are also well-chosen; blacks and blues for the more brutal flashbacks, or a golden hue for more choice memories. Nothing is accidental; you know they paid great attention when they have Spike's fake eye just a shade lighter of brown than his real eye. The stories are very-well thought out and choreographed, with each bounty having a significant back story, not just a nameless bad guy or girl. It's fun to see the creative ways the cowboys corner and capture their bounties, or just the mad scramble to recover when their plans go awry. But it's not all just bounty hunting. Spike, the closest thing to a main character, his constantly haunted by a past he has long tried to leave behind, most frequently in the form of Julia, a long-lost love whose story isn't explored in-depth until close to the end; and Vicious, once Spike's right hand man in the gang, equally adept at fighting and coming out of impossible situations alive. The masterpiece of the series comes in the fifth episode, the first confrontation between Spike and Vicious, that epitomizes all that is cool about Cowboy Bebop. Spike takes on Vicious' entire team of thugs, then battles him one-on-one in scenes very reminiscent of a John Woo flick (i.e. a quick battle, ending abruptly with Spike's gun pointed at Vicious' heart, just as Vicious' saber points digs menacingly into Spike). The action goes into slow motion as Spike falls through a stained-glass window, the haunting "Ballad Of Fallen Angels" (choir singing unaccompanied by music) playing, as the camera zooms into his eye and into a flashback. There are also the lighter, comedic episodes where Ed and Ein watch as Spike, Jet and Faye go through mushroom-induced hallucinations; or when another cowboy, completely oblivious to the fact that he is a horrible bounty hunter, keeps screwing up Spike's captures. The English dub is passable and the Japanese vocals are superb as usual, so you can't go wrong either way. Where Neon Genesis may have been too serious, or Rurouni Kenshin wasn't serious enough, Bebop is just the right mix. It truly is like its live action counterparts: major characters, women and children die, people are superstitious, use drugs, have strange mannerisms, and stake their lives on their loyalties. The series is also great in that...it ends. There are little or no loose ends; in fact the series ends on a moment low on effects, but high in drama and tragedy. Viewers are left to ponder only what they have seen from the past, not to speculate on the future. Those just getting on the Bebop bandwagon are real lucky--you didn't have to wait so many Bebop-less years until the movie came out. This series is highly, highly recommended, for any viewer, regardless of your enthusiasm or lack thereof for anime. You get attached to characters, marvel at the action and fight scenes, with eye-candy animation to top it off. No anime collection is legitimate without it, and no film collection is complete with Bebop missing. A very cool anime that is no doubt one of the masterpiece series' of modern anime. Ten stars if I could.
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Summary: The best series!
Review: First of all I once told people that I hated anime... but Cowboy Bebop isn't anime, well, not really. It is worthy of a live action status if it wouldn't be so expensive to produce! Actual character development, of characters that one can truely believe in is one of the many things that set it apart.
And the music! Truely Yoko Kanno is one of the greatest musicians in the world, and without her beautiful musical contribution Cowboy Bebop just wouldn't be the same.
The sessions, or episodes for those not familiar with Cowboy Bebop, are written so that if watched out-of-order you can stil enjoy them and understand what is going on. Each one is a small short-story unto itself, yet also part of the whole... just like life.
Beautiful... worthy of 10 stars!
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Summary: Anime at its Perfection. 10 Stars.
Review: The other reviewers did an excellent job at outlining the premise of the story, so I wont delve into that. As stated, each episode is pretty complete in itself, but you will get the most enjoyment by watching the series in its entirety as you get to see how the personalities evolve and how the individuals end up as partners in bounty hunting. The appeal and accessibility of this series may be that it is the most western theme in an anime I have ever witnessed; the attitude and culture of the characters have a definite American flair to them. Right off the bat, you will be blown away by the details in the artwork of this anime. That's what the Japanese excel at - an exceptional eye for detail that I have always found to be lacking in Western animation. Great story, great dialogue (voice characterization has the best emotional nuances I've ever heard in anime), quirky characters with depth and humour, plenty of energetic action, and oh what fabulous music accompaniment (never knew the Japanese could do Jazz as well as they do Salsa). This anime will be quite impossible to top and guaranteed to be cult classic.
Finally, notice the five Stars out of hundreds of ratings? Just Get It! You will not be dissapointed. Note: I dont enjoy Pokemon or Sailormoon or Digimon, etc...
Some of my favorites - everything Miyazaki, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll.
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Summary: The Best Damn Anime show out there
Review: I'm not much on Anime but this is just so awesome not to resist. I love the characters and the plot. This is probbably the best price on all six sessions. [...]
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