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Jan 3, 2007 2:54 PM

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Lol :P

....and faye is hot!...
Jan 3, 2007 2:55 PM

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Ufozile said:
Lol :P

....and faye is hot!...


Idd, she had same voice as Ayanami which is also hot (but has some mental issues) and female Ranma
Jan 3, 2007 3:10 PM

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she's pretty much the most prolific female seiyuu of all time. name any popular anime of the 90's, and chances are she's in there.
Apr 4, 2007 10:29 AM

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I love cowboy bebop. To me its as classic as Casablanca. The music and the stories were amazing. and the Characters were to die for. This is in my top 3 animes of all time.
Apr 4, 2007 2:10 PM

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I`m glad there`s a question mark after that ever.
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Apr 17, 2007 5:44 AM
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Definitely one of my top 3, definitely one of the best anime series I've ever seen/heard of, and definitely a masterpiece. Not sure about best anime ever as opinion is purely subjective, but it beats the living crap out of most of the series out there.

The characters, the story, the setting, the music, the ending... this is the only anime ever to bring tears to my eyes. I was more upset over the fact that the series was finally ending and I'd have no more Cowboy Bebop to watch rather than what was actually happening at the end of the series.

Yoko Kanno FTW. Everything about this anime is brilliant.
Apr 17, 2007 5:48 AM

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I've said it before... and I'll say it again:

M E H ! ! !
Apr 17, 2007 5:54 AM

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^ nononononononononono!!

((braces for brownie point lossage!))

Cowboy bebop is one of my top 10 animes. I love it, the sound track alone blows me away. I cant think of many animes I would want to really own the retail set too, but this is definetly one of them.
May 22, 2007 12:43 PM

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When I'm ready to spend real money to anime, you know it must be damn good.
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Jun 9, 2007 3:25 PM

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No, Cowboy Bebop has earned it's reputation as the best, how many shows are this classic and can never get old even after you've watched it once. You could watch this show over and over again and not get bored because truth be told it is that good.
Jun 9, 2007 3:32 PM

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For most people anyway. Since there are people who dislike Cowboy Bebop for whatever reason.
Aug 13, 2007 12:51 AM
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Hm... Masterpiece says it all.

Bebop may not be my favorite anime but it's pretty much the best... far and away the best.

I really don't know of any other anime as mature, or artistic as Bebop. Like... there are things that may not be your favorite, but you have to respect them artistically.

Bebop is one of the few animes that I honestly don't feel stupid watching. I honestly think that it's far and away the best series to ever happen on television...

I can't say enough good things about it... It tackles every genre, horror, comedy, satire, crime drama, tragedy, thriller, science fiction. It tackles heavy and powerful themes, with deeply flawed and human characters. It's hillarious. It's depressing. It's original. It's derivative.

It is all things to all people. :p

Okay, maybe it's not absolutly perfect, but it's the only thing I've ever seen on a television screen that compares to the maturity and intellgence of an actual book.

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Aug 21, 2007 9:16 PM

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It's undoubtedly good, but certainly not the best. My personal favorite is Code Geass.
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Sep 29, 2007 4:45 AM

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Cowboy Bebop is godlike. Shinichirō Watanabe can do no wrong.
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Oct 24, 2007 12:29 PM

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Awesome? Yes
Great music? Yes
Great characters? Yes

Best anime? no. There is no such thing as a best anime, at least for me :P But it's easily a top five/ten/something anime, and great in whole.
Oct 28, 2007 3:18 AM

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best anime ever might be a little bit exaggerated, but I think it's absolutely one of the greatest
Nov 4, 2007 11:44 AM

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Rating something as "the best" is quite complicated for me. There are so many different genres and stuff...

It's godly tough... For sure in my top something.

I was amazed. Don't believe I watched it 9 years after is was released.
Nov 30, 2007 2:34 PM
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It was good but I don't think it was the best ever made.

I whould call it a classic if it wasn't for the fact that I don't think it's old enough (nine years is a bit to young to be classic in my opinion). Give it some more time and it will get that title if not for being good, then for the reputation it has.
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Jan 12, 2008 8:36 PM

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Probably not the greatest, but definatly will be forever be in my top 5! <3 much love for this series.
Jan 17, 2008 10:39 AM

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A very good anime for sure with awesome character but for me is far from being the greatest anime of all time
Apr 24, 2008 1:24 PM

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One of the greatest. Or at least better than most shit out today. :/
May 10, 2008 8:55 AM

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surely one of the best animes, music great, animation great, plot great
May 13, 2008 2:14 AM

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How can this anime be the best? It doesnt even have a story! >.<
May 13, 2008 2:29 AM

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It is a cool and good anime, I realy liked the ending.. Hate the endings which you only have to read the manga or you have to make a definition of what happend in the end yourself.. so it was good, but not best imo :p


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May 13, 2008 3:54 PM

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Once again, since this anime doesnt have a story? It's the same as watching Simpsons or Sienfeld. Stories is what makes animes good, thats why this anime is epic fail.
Jun 6, 2008 3:32 AM

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Once again, since this anime doesnt have a story? It's the same as watching Simpsons or Sienfeld. Stories is what makes animes good, thats why this anime is epic fail.


Pewdie, you gave to Clannad 9 points and yet saying that Cowboy bebop doesnt have a story. You have got some guts.
Jun 6, 2008 3:58 AM

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Pewdie said:
Once again, since this anime doesnt have a story? It's the same as watching Simpsons or Sienfeld. Stories is what makes animes good, thats why this anime is epic fail.


While I don't think Bebop is the greatest thing out there like many do, I hardly consider it epic fail. I love many series that have no ongoing, coherent plot, just because they're very enjoyable to watch. Episodic shows are fine, if they're done right.

Bebop was done right, and will forever be engrained as a classic due to its timing, coming out when anime was just starting to really take off outside of Japan. Mushroom Samba still stands as one of my favourite singular anime episodes of all time, even if I don't think the series as a whole is a masterpiece. <3
Sep 14, 2008 6:54 AM

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To me, its far from it.
Sep 29, 2008 11:04 PM

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I love this anime ,I like ED, I love the opening song I love bass guitar melody in this song:D and i love ending song Real Folk Blues.
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Sep 30, 2008 1:05 PM

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Sure is, up there with Ghost in the Shell SAC.
Oct 18, 2008 7:30 AM
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Not my favourite (in my top 3, though), but if I had to pick the best anime objectively, Cowboy Bebop would be it.
PS: people who didn't like it or find it overhyped, or feel it had success just because it came out in 1998, are wrong, because they simply don't like episodic series. That's fine, but be objective.
Also, many people complain about the main story. Yes, it's very simple, but still beautiful and touching in its own simpleness, Most of bigger and more complicated plots just fall in front of this, because they fail in sending shivers down the watcher. And still, let's not forget that it is episodic, so every episode is a story itself.

I could go on ages talking about how every single aspect of this anime is perfect, but many and better watcher already did (and english is not my language :P)
Nov 21, 2008 9:21 PM
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Heh, I had to register when I happened to stumble across this board and see people say that Cowboy Bebop has no plot, I would have to disagree. Its plot is pretty simple and yet complicated and shows that life doesnt go in a straight line like what you guys want it to, such as the "Main Plot" comment someone felt the needed to add in. How often do your lives go straight and follow a 'main plot'.....they dont, random happen etc etc. I think Bebop portrayed that fine and always had something random happening that wasnt the "main plot" it was a good one.

Dont bother to reply to me for the fact that I will most likely never see this board again.
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Dec 7, 2008 1:06 PM

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Maybe not the best ever, but definitely one of the greats.
For something that is ‘old’ to still be as popular and well known as it is today; you have to give it some credit for that.
Dec 14, 2008 5:54 PM

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Not the best, but one of the best.

I like that there aren't that many main-characters, but the interaction is still interesting at the end of the season. Love the jokes.
Dec 20, 2008 6:47 PM
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To those of you who didnt figure out the plot it was revealed in the last 2 episodes


Spike is wandering the galaxy looking for his long lost love who is believed dead while bounty hunting
Dec 20, 2008 6:53 PM

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Not best, but most likely the most universally enjoyed. The concept of "best", is and always will be a subjective matter.
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Feb 2, 2009 3:15 PM

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Yes, it's the best. By far. Without question. Without HESITATION. NOTHING even comes CLOSE to this anime's combination and perfection of all genres smacked into one pile of bittersweetness.
Feb 4, 2009 12:12 PM

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yes cowboy bebop is the best anime ever for me with out a doubt
Oct 23, 2009 5:13 AM
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I think that objectively speaking, it is the best I've ever seen (maybe tied with LoGH). I've not seen all the animes in this world, so it's hard for me to state it's the best ever. And the last episode is the best thing I've ever seen on a screen, talk about anime, cinema, etc.

BTW, whoever stated it doesn't have a story, was probably sleeping while watching this. Because it didn't miss ONE story, but quite a lot of them, tbh.
Oct 23, 2009 9:27 PM
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This Anime is WAY too overhyped. It's great, except for the actual storyline and 'hook' part of the series. You're just watching and waiting for a MAIN plot to happen, but it only shows it's head once every 8 episodes at best.

The following is a full comprehensive review I did of the TV Series:

http://thehealingtouch.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/under-the-knife-cowboy-bebop/

Feel free to flame me if you disagree. :-/


agree with a lot of your points.

the whole ending love triangle main plot, has been done. and is overated concur, his verison of it wasn't particular great as some fans make it out to be.a lot of the main plots in episodes have been done. but his emothional momments like the 1 in the first eposide where the "blessed" mexican girl and her bf die and she is looking at spike brilliant moment. and those type of moments threwout the serious done with music and how they slow down the art was awsome.
Oct 23, 2009 9:39 PM

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Cowboy Bebop is great and all, but even putting it in a top 10 anime list would be very generous.
Oct 25, 2009 6:12 AM

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yes


best anime eva
Oct 25, 2009 2:34 PM

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Best anime ever?
No,but it was pretty good.
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Oct 28, 2009 10:21 AM
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Definately one of the best. Barely loses out to FLCL for me.
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Oct 30, 2009 6:30 PM

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I would have to say that, so far..Cowboy Bebop is the..best anime I have seen...It's like no other..it's hard to explain..it's so gosh darn hipster :)

I'm struggling to watch other series because Cowboy Bebop hits them out of the park.
Oct 30, 2009 6:32 PM

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meh, it is an okay anime.
But I don't think is one of the best.
I guess personally it doesn't keep my interest.
A little dry...

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Dec 15, 2009 3:57 PM

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It's all a personal opinion, theoretically, the show is still very successful for being produced in 1998 (I believe?). It could be argued that it had an original plot with life-like yet eccentric characters but, at the same time all the more lovable for being all too human. I don’t think the animation was breath-taking, and the music was above a seven below an eight for me. It had a memorable ending, and a remarkable impact with it’s on and off again run on Adult Swim.


Music below an 8? This was the best, most powerfully used soundtrack I've heard outside of a Studio Ghibli movie, and it rivals those of Joe Hisaishi himself. Even those who try to detract from this show can't deny the music is stellar.

OT: Cowboy Bebop is up there. Up there in the top 10 it becomes pretty hard for me to pick a clear winner, both because they're all so good and they're very different (I have Ouran High School Host Club, Eureka 7, Bokura Ga Ita, and Bakemonogatari up there with Cowboy Bebop, for example).
Aug 2, 2010 4:11 PM

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Definately one of the best. Barely loses out to FLCL for me.


are you kidding me?

best anime...no...3rd best from everything i watched :),or maybe 2nd,but not first :P
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Aug 20, 2010 11:33 PM
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definitely not. but let's get a poll on here!
Aug 31, 2010 10:36 AM

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Well, I finally got around to finishing Cowboy Bebop. Had trouble getting past the 2nd episode but it was good after that


However, watching this, and enjoying it, it really left me wondering, "how the hell is this considered one of the best animes of all time?"

It was good, I gave it a 7, but I just couldn't bring myself to rate it higher. Yes, all of these ratings are subjective and opionated, but there was so much that made it undeserving of those 10's. Admittedly, I rated some things as 10's in my list which is really arguable, but I guess right now the focus is on this anime.

Cowboy Bebop's central theme, characters, overall story line, and episodic stories were all massive cliches. They've been done in movies, tv shows, animes, comic books, and videogames thousands upon thousands of times before

SPOILERS

Spike being a top ex memeber in the syndicate. An ex cop gone vigilnate, a girl who lost her memories. All been done before. Don't get me wrong, they were great characters who were likable. Not by any means original

Taking random storylines...like, boy helping his blind sister through illegal means. Lots of episodes had these types of known and familiar cliches

Spike holding unto his past with Julia, been done

The villian, Vicious, ex Commrade gone evil. Been done.

Cowboy Bebop certainly executed these cliches really well, don't get me wrong. But it was so incredibly far from original that I don't see how it's deserving of a 10 rating. Or even a 9.

However, good animation for it's time, a great soundtrack, and a good cast helped it

Truth is, most stories in just about anything have been done millions of times already, so it's pretty difficult to come up with a "unique" storyline, but Bebop still stuck with the really cliche that we've seen. Guess that's why I think this good anime is really undeserving of the title, "masterpiece"
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