Why Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Changed Faye Valentine’s Costume

Though “Cowboy Bebop” showrunner André Nemec promised in September that “we will never take the original anime away from the purists,” some fans — let’s be clear here, overwhelmingly male fans — have called foul on the new look sported by their favorite sex object, Faye Valentine. Unfortunately for them, the show commits the grave sin of giving the character more practical clothing beyond the itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie male gaze threads she sported in the original Japanese “Cowboy Bebop” animated series.

Her shorts, which previously threatened a labial wardrobe malfunction in every other frame, are now high-waisted — no…The post Why Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Changed Faye Valentine’s Costume appeared first on /Film.

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