Designing the Characters of 'Cowboy Bebop'

Re:Designing the Characters of 'Cowboy Bebop' by Izkata on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:21AM (#32115700)

Contrary opinion: I actually just finished the anime a few weeks ago, first time ever seeing it - and for the most part found it boring. A couple episodes were interesting, but nothing really held my attention (I only kept at it because I'd watch it while doing laundry, so I wasn't really doing anything else).

I can't help but think most people with such a high opinion of it are at least partially looking at it through nostalgia goggles.

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Re:Designing the Characters of 'Cowboy Bebop' by kitsunesoba on Saturday July 16, 2022 @11:39AM (#32119153)

I think it depends on what one is looking for in a show.

It’s a bad fit if the expectation is something with a strong serialized narrative or lots of drama (aka “highly bingeable”), because it’s episodic and more focused on building a world for the characters to exist in, exploring it through those characters, and creating a particular vibe. I think it actually works best watched in original broadcast form… an episode per week, allowing some time for each episode to percolate a bit mentally.

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Re:Designing the Characters of 'Cowboy Bebop' by Izkata on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:50PM (#32120787)

> I think it actually works best watched in original broadcast form… an episode per week, allowing some time for each episode to percolate a bit mentally.

That's exactly what I did, one episode fits perfectly within the wash cycle.

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Re:Designing the Characters of 'Cowboy Bebop' by xbar on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:49AM (#32115800)

I'm curious: did you roll the opening theme and closing credits fully for each episode?

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