Space☆Dandy

Dandy is a groovy, pompadour-wearing man who explores the stars in search of strange aliens for money, desiring to visit his favorite place: BooBies, the best diner in all the cosmos. Traversing the galaxies in his trusty ship, the Aloha Oe, Dandy is accompanied by his two equally unique friends: QT, the vacuum cleaner robot; and Meow, an alien with a cat-like appearance.

Although exciting, Dandy's job is never simple, and each new day promises a completely different, thrilling adventure. Together, Dandy and his crew get dragged into perilous journeys, misadventures in romance, and out of this world scenarios—all whilst steering clear of the evil scientist, Dr. Gel of the Gogol Empire.

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Dandy Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Meow Main

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

QT Main

Satake, Uki Japanese

Adélie Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Honey Supporting

Yurin Japanese

Scarlett Supporting

Kuwashima, Houko Japanese

Dr. Gel Supporting

Ishizuka, Unshou Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Yajima, Masaaki Japanese

Bee Supporting

Hatakeyama, Kousuke Japanese

Prince Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Minami, Masahiko Producer, Planning

Mukaichi, Motoki Producer

Ogisu, Hirotsugu Producer

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Feb 1, 2024

cnwhite2000

Recommended

It may have been because I found it without looking, but when this started airing in North America, I made sure I was on top of it. This show is a fun ride through a jazzy adventure that you will thoroughly enjoy. Sure, it can be a bit goofy and not serious, but that's what I like about it. The show sets itself apart by being entirely its own thing and not being concerned with what anyone else is doing. That is the essence of Space Dandy. The art style wonderfully compliments the story, as everything feels fast and loose but still with a great ... degree of precision in doing so.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 2, 2024

Dyor

Mixed Feelings

Cowboy Bebop is an undisputed masterpiece, probably one of the most acclaimed anime series ever. Space Dandy is a parody on that masterpiece made by no other than the director/writer and producer of Cowboy Bebop. In addition, the parody engrosses all other space, mecha, superhero, and tokusatsu sci-fi since Atomboy.

So I absolutely cannot recommend this thing if you are a novice in anime, even if you already watched everything listed above. If, like myself, you're watching anime for a good quarter of a century and know not only the anime but also much of what anime of the recent 50 years roots in, meaning ... pop culture and music, as well as a thing or two about Japan beyond anime, you'll see Easter eggs in literally every second frame.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 27, 2024

LotteGiants

Not Recommended

Despite everything it has going for it, Space Dandy is not a good show. Given its pedigree (animated by Bones in its heyday, directed by Cowboy Bebop's director, an amazing OST) its hard to go into this show with fair expectations but even after watching a few episodes and getting used to what it really offers you just can't shake the feeling that the show is wasting your time. Space Dandy is purely episodic (although events loosely build on each other anyway) which means its needs a solid cast and interesting situations to deliver entertainment and neither of those are present.

The three main characters ... of Space Dandy are Dandy, Meow, and QT and they're all extremely idiotic losers that never get anything done. Every episode is them looking for a quick way to make money so that they can slack off without being hungry, basically, and every episode is them screwing that up. This is a funny premise but because all the characters are idiots (even QT the "straight man" character) every episode is basically just random stuff happening to three not very likeable people that have almost no agency. Dumb Guy comedy works best when normal situations are ruined by poor decision making but Space Dandy is basically too wacky and random for anything to feel consequential.

Space Dandy's saving grace is that it looks and sounds amazing. The show really lays everything out in the first episode and if you think that episode is great and want exactly 12 more things exactly like that (or 25 if you're up for season 2) then go right ahead and enjoy. However, anyone that wants character development, something like a funny version of Cowboy Bebop, or an actually funny show then don't bother. Its not the worst show ever but there's just no point to it either.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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