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Cowboy Bebop’s Hunt for a Visual Style Is a Pain in the Neck
There’s a lot that feels off about the live-action Cowboy Bebop, a show dancing to a rhythm that’s close to, but not quite, the smooth one shared by its seminal animated inspiration. But one of the strangest moments of bad rhythm is one that might take you a little while to notice at first: what…
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Cowboy Bebop Can’t Keep Itself from Clapping on the 1s and 3s
Cowboy Bebop — Shinichiro Wantaname’s seminal anime — is a melody that Netflix’s new live-action adaptation from André Nemec knows well. This 2021 version sets out to remix the ‘90s classic with a story that both echoes and riffs on the original series. The new show’s reverence for its predecessor is palpable, and the cast’s…
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Cowboy Bebop’s First Teaser Is a Stylishly Meta Punch-Up
If you thought the first footage from Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop adaptation was going to be a normal look at the show, well… we’ve got some news for you, Bounty Hunters.
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Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Wants to ‘Live in the Spirit’ of the Original Anime
The scariest words any anime fan can hear are “live-action adaptation.” Popular anime series and films work because of the medium — animation allows for things that are impossible to capture in real life. And Japanese animation in particular has a style and vibe that’s wholly unique and damn near impossible to recreate. So for…