Entry #6 Cowboy Bebop

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    Anime has always been one of my favorite genres of animation. I have always had a deep admiration and respect for this art form. I grew up watching anime as a preteen and instantly became a fan. Maybe it is because I am part Japanese. It is possible, I felt like this was a piece of my heritage. A very small piece. Watching this type of media I have some favorite anime series. One in particular is called Cowboy Bebop.

    Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. wikipedia This series was only 26 episodes long and set in the year 2071. Earth is no longer inhabitable and many people have pioneered out into space and live on different planets and galaxies. The main form of transportation during this era are spaceships. The series' protagonists are bounty hunters working from the spaceship Bebop. The original crew is Spike Spiegel, an exiled former hitman of the criminal Red Dragon Syndicate, and Jet Black, a former ISSP officer. They are later joined by Faye Valentine, an amnesiac con artist; Edward, an eccentric child, skilled in hacking; and Ein, a genetically engineered Pembroke Welsh Corgi with human-like intelligence. wikipedia

  

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     This rag tag group of misfits seems to create a family dynamic and misadventures with some of the basis of the series just collecting bounties to survive. They are still a humanistic, flawed group of people who still deal with everyday hedonistic desires. Some of my favorite episodes of the series are the more romantic ones where they discuss the protagonist's love interest from years ago. All of a sudden, they reappear and reminisce about the days they were together and why they were apart. The old saying rings true during these episodes. "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it's yours. If not, it was never meant to be.” As a kid, I didn't quite understand the concept of a lost love finally returning. I understand the episodes now. Looking through this show through adult lenses you will begin to see why it was so popularized, and enjoyed by audiences. Most recently, Netflix bought the rights and created a live action series. I have not gotten to watch this series just yet, for now I am just enjoying the classics.