Tag: Cowboy Bebop
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After ‘One Piece,’ This Should Be Netflix’s Next Live-Action Series
The new adaptation of the iconic anime and manga series One Piece has been a breakout success for Netflix. The show was incredibly well received by critics and audiences alike, and it’s already been picked up for a second season. The overwhelming success of One Piece has erased much of the negativity surrounding Netflix’s previous…
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Is Death Note 2 Still Happening At Netflix Or Has Its Name Been Written In The Book?
Netflix’s track record with producing live-action anime is mixed, at best. The streamer’s “One Piece” series has already been renewed, but the live-action “Cowboy Bebop” was a swiftly-canceled mess.Their most infamous project, however, is probably “Death Note.” This story, first told by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in a mega-popular manga, focuses on the Japanese…
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Will There Be A One Piece Season 2?
It looks like Netflix won’t be giving “One Piece” the “Cowboy Bebop” treatment. The new live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga has just been renewed for a second season, as announced by the author himself. “Two weeks after the launch, I just received some great news. Netflix has decided to renew the show!” Oda shared…
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Why Speed Racer Is The Best Hollywood Anime Adaptation
In the decades since Japanese animation broke through to the mainstream of Western pop culture, Hollywood has been eager to mine it for precious content. It’s not hard to see why. Anime has offered us some of the most fascinating, creatively striking, and challenging entertainment of the past fifty years. Consider the cyberpunk body horror…
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One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Personally Approved Netflix’s Live-Action Cast
Netflix’s track record with live-action anime is not a strong one. “Cowboy Bebop” fans and director Shinichiro Watanabe are still reeling from that adaptation. Netflix now has its sights on “One Piece,” the absurdly popular, 25+ year-long manga/anime about pirate captain Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat crew. This time, though, the series’ original…
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‘Lazarus’ Anime: Trailer, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far
When it comes to anime, no discussion of the best of the best is complete without mentioning the master Shinichirō Watanabe. Celebrated worldwide for his groundbreaking shows with strong fandoms like Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy, and Samurai Champloo, Watanabe’s work is notable for his natural flair in style and music, deep emotional introspectiveness and exploration…
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Sdcc: ‘Cowboy Bebop’s 25th Anniversary Celebrated With Special Exhibit
Few anime have stood the test of time in pop culture quite like Sunrise’s neo-noir space western Cowboy Bebop. 25 years after Spike Spiegel and the crew of the Bebop first graced the airwaves, the series is still regarded as one of the greatest animated shows to ever release with deep, colorful, and memorable characters…
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Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series: What to Expect
The Straw Hats are ready to set sail! Despite being one of the longest-running anime and manga in the world, it took nearly a decade for One Piece to finally get a live-action adaptation. One Piece will join the growing list of live-action adaptations of anime and manga series from Netflix, following in the footsteps…
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Cowboy Bebop Gets Limited Edition Blu-ray Release For 25th Anniversary
Japan is home to thousands of animes that are enjoyed by fans all around the world. It is also known for giving birth to popular animes that have endured the test of time, including the neo-noir science fiction anime series Cowboy Bebop, which aired from 1998 to 1999 throughout 26 episodes classified as “sessions.” In…
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Gundam’s Success Gave Cowboy Bebop The Room It Needed To Be Weird
Shinichirō Watanabe’s “Cowboy Bebop” defies genre expectations. It is a sci-fi ballad and a space Western with noir elements, sporting themes that are hopelessly bleak and existentialist. The anime’s protagonist, Spike Spiegel, is not your conventional hero: he’s a green-haired space cowboy who puts his life on the line to put food on the table,…