Cowboy Bebop Back on Toonami 128
Deliri...uhmmm writes: "Cowboy Bebop, which was not shown last week on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, is back this week. Apparently it was just a temporary reaction to the events of 9.11. Here is the The Adult Swim website" Does anyone have any word on the return of Mobile Suit Gundam? Anyway, Cowboy Bebop is simply one of the best shows ever made and I'm glad that Cartoon Network isn't dropping it. I hope they show more Anime, and maybe someday we could even get a dedicated Toonami channel.
For all the Cowboy Bebop fans... (Score:5, Interesting)
Nice to see CN giving us something we loved. I'd have hated to see Adult Swim cancelled because of the recent tragic events.
Links (still plain-text):
http://www.cowboybebop.com/english/door/index.h
http://www.cowboybebop.com/english/index.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005QC
Re:For all the Cowboy Bebop fans... (Score:2)
Ohhh, I just checked, the english section is up. Cool.
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http://www.geocities.com/asteroidblues/
They've got some nice wallpapers.
Heaven's Door Info (Score:1)
http://www.shift.jp.org/058/cowboybebop/
When I was reviewing it I had problems figuring out what "Their groovy way to live just with their desire!" meant, so I left it the way it was.
:)
1984 (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Nice... tho what I never like about the series. (Score:2)
Although I understand your disappointment at the lack of connectivity. I'd have liked the Spike - Vicious - Julia relationship to be fleshed at a little bit more throughout the entire show, but considering how Spike had surpressed his past, it may be better the way it is, his past suddenly catches up with him, as the back of the last DVD says.
Re:Nice... tho what I never like about the series. (Score:2)
While I really like the epic anime I've seen, I'd hate to watch it one episode a day or week. Watching a couple of episodes of Escaflowne out of order was bad enough when I could see the ones I missed when I got some free time with the VCR...
Re:Nice... tho what I never like about the series. (Score:1)
Re:Sucks to your Anime-It's all about BRAK!!! (Score:1)
Re:Sucks to your Anime-It's all about BRAK!!! (Score:1)
yay! (Score:1)
the soundtrack (Score:3, Informative)
Or you could actually buy the CDs (Score:1)
Re:Or you could actually buy the CDs (Score:1)
Cowboy Bebop has some awesome music. Even if I wasn't a huge fan of the series, I'd still buy the CDs.
Re:the soundtrack (Score:1)
Re:the soundtrack (Score:1)
Re:one of the best shows ever made (Score:1)
While the art work is, certainly good, the animation is well, Japanese. Only a slight improvement over dreck like Dragonball Z, Speed Racer and Clutch Cargo.
The writing's not much better, either. Just a bunch of hackneyed SciFi cliches stitched together.
Bah! Bah say I!
Re:one of the best shows ever made (Score:1)
Mobile Suit Gundam - October (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Mobile Suit Gundam - October (Score:1)
Last week (Score:1)
I'm on my first time through the series and need my Bebop fix!
Side note: Cartoon Network needs to stop following the recent marketroid trend of showing some random corporate logo in the corner of the screen and shut off the bright orage Adult Swim logo so the eye is naturally drawn to the show and not that damn logo...
Re:Last week (Score:1)
(and I do agree, the logo is annoying, but it adds that flavour of 'hey I'm watching Cowboy Bebop on tv. cool.' The best way to go is buying the DVD's -- good value 4 or 5 eps per disc)
Re:Last week (Score:1)
The fact that Bebop is on TV in the States is good, and watching it in the living room satisifies the "I'm watching Bebop on TV" factor for me well enough, the logo really detracts from the experiance and makes me more likely to remember to skip the ads...
That's touching (Score:2, Insightful)
Are there really any good arguments for taking shows like this off the air, even for a little while? Think about it, and comapre any such arguments to the idea that video games inspire violent behaviour in children. To me (and I'm sure many enlightened
Missing #6 (Score:1)
anime channel subjective (Score:2)
I would want a toonami with Aeon Flux and without any $MON {Poke, Digi, etc} shit on it for instance.
Anime is a cultural distinction within animation, sort of like the one drawn between cinema and movies.
Like the latter distinction, "anime" is purely subjective.
Re:anime channel subjective (Score:1)
Re:anime channel subjective (Score:1)
Re:anime channel subjective (Score:2)
Would I classify Pokemon as anime? Possibly, but likely not... it's much more of a children's show done in a japanese animation style.
I may not be a good authority on this (I personally dislike anime or rather, I dislike the style of art used in it... I liked the idea behind Bebop so I'm giving it a chance) but I feel that it wouldn't be too tough to define it.
Of course they had to skip one... (Score:3, Informative)
-Jack
Last night was sessions #5 and #7 (Score:1)
Gripes (Warning, potential spoilers) (Score:3, Informative)
While those two censorings were marginally understandable, it also seems that they cut out Episode 6 (Sympathy for the Devil) completely and went straight to Episode 7 (Heavy Metal D). I'm not certain why they decided to cut that episode out, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that the episode has (what looks like) a little boy being shot in the forehead.
I can't wait to see what they do with the next episode, Waltz for Venus, with it having a hijacking in the very beginning and all...
Re:Gripes (Warning, potential spoilers) (Score:1)
Also... (Score:1)
What's interesting is that on Monday, the new Dragonball Z epsiode "The Newest Super Saiyan" opened up with an aircraft on a crash course with Satan City with closeups of an engine on fire and lots of passengers staring in fear out the windows. That, to me, has much more of a connection with WTC than anything you'd find in "Sympathy for the Devil."
Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:2)
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
International channel? Like many, I've never heard of it. Unlike many, I work for the cable company here, and I'm pretty sure while browsing through our channel lineup, I would have noticed it.
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
Hrm. I may have to get digital cable then.
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
The lineup is 10:30 PM Dragonball Z, 11:00 Armored Troopers VOTOM (subbed), 11:30 The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (subbed).
There's only one feed, so it shows at 7:30 PM on the west coast.
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
If you're unfortunate enough not to be living in the bay area, then call your local PBS station and try to get a bunch of people to pledge some money to show anime. Tell them to call up KTEH, afaik they're looking to form a co-op with a few other stations so they can get episodes cheaper. At least that's how it started in our area, people offering to pledge money and support and such.
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
Sometimes I wish we could start our own PBS station for students and by students.
Love KTEH anime festival (Score:1)
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
Re:Looking for more anime on TV? (Score:1)
Synopsis of Ep 5, and what happened to 6... (Score:4, Informative)
Anyways, episode 5, 'Ballad of Fallen Angels'. One of the best episode, and marks the first appearence of Vicious. And with a name like that, it's sure to be bloody. Most of the gore seemed intact, although it seemed, but not positive(90% positive) that some blood spraying was digitally removed from the Church battle. And the blood on Mao's neck when Faye first runs into him and Vicious at the opera. And they put 'swimsuits' on the girls in the porno mag. Overall, rather good and I applaud CN for actually showing the series with so few edits and stuff(not 1 second of footage was left out.).
Episode 6, 'Sympathy For The Devil'. Never aired. Why? Your guess is as good as mine why CN skipped it, even though it mentions the Gate accident 50 years ago, which gives some insight on why the Earth is the way it is.
Episode 7, 'Heavy Metal Queen'. yes, VT *is* a woman, reguardless of what the voice actor and the artwork would leave you to believe at first. Nothing noticable was edited, and it is interesting to see what becomes of Woody Allen(or at least people that look like him) in the future(notice the name of the place Faye ran into him unknowingly was?)
Next Episode, number 8, 'Waltz For Venus'. Expect it to meet the fate of episode 6. According to CN's schedule, it won't appear. Why? Cause it starts off with middle eastern looking terrorists trying to hijack a space plane.
Well, enough rambling for me,
-Henry
Re:Synopsis of Ep 5, and what happened to 6... (Score:2)
About 'Sympathy for the Devil' being dropped:
I think the title may have been a bit too risque. Also, it involves what at least -looks- like a kid in some violent material.
It's a pity though.. the harmonica music in that episode is just sweetness.
-Laxitive
Re:Synopsis of Ep 5, and what happened to 6... (Score:1)
It is too bad, it explains alot about the gates and Earth that won't get picked up on until later because of the skippage.
Re:Synopsis of Ep 5, and what happened to 6... (Score:1)
I also submitted this story 4 days ago. I think a lot of important anime news is getting missed on
Getting back on topic, I'm glad they aired episode 5 (despite edits), episode 6 isn't too much of a loss (although the harmonica music is great), episode 7 is a nice leisurely episode, but it seems to me that losing episode 8 would be rough. I really loved that episode. Ah, well. More anime news! Especially about the new Miyazaki film!
I was just wondering what CT was up to lately (Score:1)
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Hmmmm.....
Comedy Central? (Score:2)
Comment from the Toonami Folks (Score:4, Informative)
Sorry, got to rambling there, but that is the reasoning, straigh from CN.
Cowboy Bebop vs. Trigun (Score:1)
I first started with the Trigun series and was unimpressed with the initial episode but I gave the 2nd and then the 3rd episode a try and I was hooked. Each episode built on the last, adding depth, plot and substance to the series. I was truely impressed with the world that was built and emmotion that I felt at the conclusion of Trigun.
I then eagerly dug into the Cowboy Bebop series expecting a similar experience. In all honesty I was sorely disappointed. In my opinion, none of the characters were particularly well developed and the episodes were a mixed bag plot wise.
I would be intrested in hearing some others thoughts on the comparison and why Cowboy Bebop is such a favorite.
Re:Cowboy Bebop vs. Trigun (Score:1)
Re:Cowboy Bebop vs. Trigun (Score:1)
All 3 series are good in their own way, and work quite well together as they are all simarlarly themed (Yes, Trigun can be called a Space Western, it is revealed why later on in the series). The fact that there is going to be another Trigun series has got me salivating madly
One other anime series I would love to see on television (despite the fact it would be damn near impossible to dub it) is Kareshi Kanojyo No Jijyo. This series, by GAiNAX, has to be one of the most accurate depictions of teen love ever. It's also the first anime I've ever seen in which two characters actually make love. It might sound a bit weird, but people in anime don't do that! The love scene is handled very sensitively, and in a typically GAiNAX fashion too. This series is simply amazing.
Oh... and say it with me:
LOVE AND PEACE! LOVE AND PEACE! LOVE AND PEACE!
Re:Cowboy Bebop vs. Trigun (Score:1)
One of the themes of Trigun - Vash is an Idiot; Vash is deep - is done far better in Tylor.
The three shows that seem to be grouped together are Trigun, Bebop, and Outlaw Star. Bebop is the best, followed by Outlaw Star, and then Trigun is a distant third. Even if Ed is Bebop's equivalent to Jar Jar Binks.
-asb
Gundam Info (Score:1)
Replacement Show (Score:4, Insightful)
During one of the Cowboy Bebop time slots last week, they showed some classic Friz Freleng cartoons. Right after the one with Bugs Bunny playing a Franz Liszt composition on the piano (Rhaspody Rabbit?), they featured one with people building a skyscraper in time to music. As the building reached completion, a flag was raised at the top that read "Umpire State". Then one of the characters slammed the door at the bottom, and the entire thing came tumbling down into a pile of bricks.
Talk about a mistake -- it's one thing to continue showing previously scheduled Cowboy Bebop episodes despite the tragedy (something that I would support), but it's a whole new level of tastelessness to go out of your way to preempt the existing programming and show what they did.
Re:Replacement Show (Score:1)
Noooo! (Score:1)
Nooo! Then I'd never be able to get up off the couch or sleep for fear of missing something! Aaaugh!!! I'd shrivel away to nothing! ;)
Re:news flash: (Score:1)
clearly, a good number of people. Many, even, are so close in society to you that they hangout on the same internet message boards.
Re:news flash: (Score:1)