Does it hold up?

ickoriss said:
I need to rewatch this. It's been nearly twenty years since I've seen it and I've been scared to see if it holds up.

AndyPhen_88 said:
I watched it straight after finishing Cowboy Bebop and I’m not gonna lie I preferred Outlaw Star. The artwork used on the world is great. If your looking for a good time I’d watch it.

kfsilver89 said:

I watched Cowboy bebop as soon as it was aired on the first ever adult swim. I watched the series multiple times. As for Outlaw Star I saw it the first time on Toonami and I just love the characters more and there’s a plot progressing. A goal which is the Galactic Leyline. Cowboy bebop was just all over. I think both series were considered episodic. But Cowboy bebop is just… too episodic for my taste and character development was kinda of nonexistent. Each time a character went through their arc the following episode, they’ll still be that toxic chainsmoking character giving small talk and advice to the other toxic chainsmoking character. It was frustrating after I seen every Cowboy bebop episode a half of a dozen times and sit through the episode to watch series like Trigun right afterwards. Which to me is far better despite the choppy ending. Outlaw Star without a doubt holds up… while Cowboy bebop is just nostalgic juice.

YungKrizzle said:
I've been waiting to come back to this comment and after binging Outlaw Star, gotta say this is a HARD disagree. I do like that the plot is more linear and that things end on a much happier tune but, Bebop actually had characterization & development. The most intriguing character in the series gets killed off in a few episodes, while most of the cast doesn't have much depth or growth at all, if any. Gene is the best character and even he doesn't really get much nuance until the final episodes. And as far as antagonists, none are memorable at all, in fact they are the worst part of the series really. I honestly think the series would have been better off committed to just the gang going on adventures rather than this plot with the Leyline(which was also eh)

That said, I found it very fun and enjoyable like Trigun & Bebop. It's just that compared to those two, I wouldn't put it anywhere close in terms of characters, animation, writing, or soundtrack. So yeah, I do think Bebop actually has more going for it then nostalgia juice