| Watched this in 2018, always heard praises of it, and there were some episodes I remember liking ("Pierrot le Fou" comes to mind), but overall I...couldn't like it. I felt that the anime couldn't make me care about the cast, like there was supposed to be prequel OVAs responsible for that that I just didn't watch, I felt that Ed and Ein were non-characters for most of the show, I disliked how you could shuffle most of the episodes around and it would make no difference, and I didn't feel much in terms of character progression throughout the show. The "Feng Shui" episode (The one I consider the worst) is pretty much the poster child of all my issues with the show, but there's also things such as me not understanding the flashback sequences very much, not being able to care about the last arc and feeling that the anime lacked an epilogue. And... well, I just cannot accept it. I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't. I just cannot accept that I can't even fathom what people see in it. Do people who like it do so because they had a pleasant experience watching it on Toonami back in the day and I'm simply being unable to relate since I wasn't part of that generation? Should I try watching it again with certain things in mind? |
| An anime can’t be everyone’s cup of tea. You’re not alone, I’m sure there’s others who share the same opinions as you. Nothing wrong with disliking Cowboy Bebop. |
| If I had to choose between One Piece and a girlfriend...I think I'll go with One Piece |
| It's great, but slightly overpraised. |
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| Well, I guess you should try to accept it somehow. It's okay to both like and dislike things, no matter if they are popular and highly praised, or the opposite. Perhaps Cowboy Bebop is just not your cup of tea when it comes to anime. It holds up well by today's standards, but I can imagine someone who is not fond of episodic anime series having a hard time watching this show. I'm not a fan of episodic anime and, to be frank, there was a time I kinda dropped this series several years ago and returned to it after a longer while. Simply because I was tired of the episodic formula and the soundtrack (I'm not a fan of jazz that is featured the most in this series), so I preferred to return to it once I was in the mood, instead of forcing myself to continue watching it. I liked the main cast, the general vibe, the space stuff, the art style, and the animation quality, but if you are BOTH not a fan of episodic anime and not impressed in any way by other things that are objectively well done in Cowboy Bebop, or, dunno, you don't feel nostalgic about it or nostalgic enough to overlook the stuff you're not a fan of, then there's no need to force yourself to watch it. thewiru said: Nope. If it ain't fun, then it ain't fun. If you want to have fun while watching anime, then it's better not to waste time on series that are absolutely not entertaining to watch.Should I try watching it again with certain things in mind? But if you really, really want to watch it and enjoy it, then perhaps look for a list of the most liked episodes that aren't tied directly to the main storyline (which was done in an underwhelming way, in my opinion), and leave the bad ones to watch last. The episode you mentioned earlier is one of those episodes that I often see people praising, while the one you did not like is one of those that many people also disliked, lol. It's inevitable for an episodic series to have both better and worse eps. It's normal. |
| I agree. I like the anime, but it is completely overrated. I did a recent rewatch and was blown away with how little I remembered about it and how much I decided to finish this, but couldn't finish Space Dandy. I think nostalgia plays a big role in why it's liked overall. It was great at the time because we had less to compare it to then. |
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| Nah, it's a taste thing. It also is a "Everybody likes this, but I wanna be different so I can talk about myself again" - Thing^^ I think it's very hard for you to just watch something, without letting us know your unique take on things. You want us to discuss whether or not you should watch it again xD It's so pompous and pretentious. |
Merve2LoveNov 21, 2:07 AM
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| You like what you like. |
| I think you don't understand nothing, even more judging your scores, It's not a "generational" thing. |
| i like it because the dialogues are well-written, the action choreography are still top tier even in todays standard, the soundtrack's freaking awesome and i love the aesthetic/vibe of it. honestly i still think spike is one of the coolest and sexiest protag in anime, so yeah that's my reason why i think cowboy bebop is really good if it help. |
"JJK and CSM fan that loves watching movies"  |
| its fine to dislike an anime or manga everyone else likes, its not for everyone. now, have I gone back to some stuff I disliked earlier in life, now I'm older and liked some of that stuff I previously didn't, course I have. it doesn't always work for everyone |
thewiru said: Watched this in 2018, always heard praises of it, and there were some episodes I remember liking ("Pierrot le Fou" comes to mind), but overall I...couldn't like it. I felt that the anime couldn't make me care about the cast, like there was supposed to be prequel OVAs responsible for that that I just didn't watch, I felt that Ed and Ein were non-characters for most of the show, I disliked how you could shuffle most of the episodes around and it would make no difference, and I didn't feel much in terms of character progression throughout the show. The "Feng Shui" episode (The one I consider the worst) is pretty much the poster child of all my issues with the show, but there's also things such as me not understanding the flashback sequences very much, not being able to care about the last arc and feeling that the anime lacked an epilogue. And... well, I just cannot accept it. I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't. I just cannot accept that I can't even fathom what people see in it. Do people who like it do so because they had a pleasant experience watching it on Toonami back in the day and I'm simply being unable to relate since I wasn't part of that generation? Should I try watching it again with certain things in mind? I get that, there some anime that seem to be universally liked while I, on the other hand dislike or do not hold to the same standard or pedestal. I'll say this, some anime are usually held at such high regard or praised for everything because it's a Nostalgic Anime. Not saying it's the same with Cowboy Bepbop, but for me it's Vash The Stampede. Not that I didn't like it, no, opposite to it, I liked it quite a lot, but the pedestal that it's placed on is too high even if it's one of one. But at the end of the day, not all anime is for others as demonstrated by factions divided between liking One Piece and it's nuanced plot, or hating it for it's pacing, over sexualisation of female characters or other problems. They are overt, sure, but the problems and the good stuff is what makes it what it is. |
| a good critic isn't someone who agrees eith something, but someone who can, in depth, argue as to why they did or did not like something. You're fine for not liking Cowboy Bebop but I think you should interogate more deeply why it doesn't work for you. |
thewiru said: I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't. Cowboy Bebop has 17 negative reviews. https://myanimelist.net/anime/1/Cowboy_Bebop/reviews?filter_check=3 |
| その目だれの目？ |
thewiru said: Should I try watching it again with certain things in mind? no. it's boring and overrated. If cowboy bebop came out today, not many people would like it. |
Old_School_AkiraNov 21, 7:12 PM
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
Reply to Lucifrost
thewiru said:
I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't.
I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't.
Cowboy Bebop has 17 negative reviews.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/1/Cowboy_Bebop/reviews?filter_check=3
| @Lucifrost I only read those later, and yeah, some people there seem to have some of the same issues I did with it. A way better situation than Turn A Gundam, where I had to write my own reveal because only one guy seemed to have a negative review with similar arguments. |
Reply to Ghost5299
The entire anime is the epilogue of the character’s lives. There’s not supposed to be character development. Everything in their past has led them to this and who they are here in the anime. This isn’t a Shonen.
| @Ghost5299 That just brings the issue I've mentioned that if that's supposed to be like "a crossover of every character that had their own series", then such series for every character not existing becomes a huge issue. |
Reply to Killjoy_Kora
a good critic isn't someone who agrees eith something, but someone who can, in depth, argue as to why they did or did not like something. You're fine for not liking Cowboy Bebop but I think you should interogate more deeply why it doesn't work for you.
| @Killjoy_Kora IDK if I can say much more. Reading my review of it from 2018 and the things I've said about it over the years, those have been very consistent. How can I go deeper than that? |
Reply to cloud3299
I think you don't understand nothing, even more judging your scores, It's not a "generational" thing.
| @cloud3299 What do you mean by that? |
Reply to chaps28
Sometimes a show doesn’t land for somebody and that’s ok. Doesn’t mean the show is trash or you have trash taste, it’s just not what you were looking for.
I guess if you wanted to give it another shot, I’d consider watching the show at a slower pace, if you binged it the first time. I find that episodic anime land better for me with more time to breathe between episodes. Doing 1-2 a day or even once a week like how it was originally aired instead of in 8-10 episode bursts where episodic stories start to feel formulaic
I guess if you wanted to give it another shot, I’d consider watching the show at a slower pace, if you binged it the first time. I find that episodic anime land better for me with more time to breathe between episodes. Doing 1-2 a day or even once a week like how it was originally aired instead of in 8-10 episode bursts where episodic stories start to feel formulaic
chaps28 said: I guess if you wanted to give it another shot, I’d consider watching the show at a slower pace, if you binged it the first time. I find that episodic anime land better for me with more time to breathe between episodes. Doing 1-2 a day or even once a week like how it was originally aired instead of in 8-10 episode bursts where episodic stories start to feel formulaic That can't be the issue, I watched it over them span of more than a month (I even stopped at some point and watched Uma Musume because I had to due to a podcast). |
| If you were born after 1999 you've got a condition known as fortnite brain. I'm so sorry, theres no cure. You will never enjoy peak pre-Y2K anime. |
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| I also never liked Cowboy Bepop even after trying to watch it several times. I ended up finishing it but I found the whole experience to be incredibly dull, even though I do like episodic series. I think for me most of the characters and the general tone of the series didn't hit right, even if the animation was better than what you see in some anime movies. There's plenty of people who didn't care for Bepop, though they're mostly the sort that don't care for episodic stuff. I tried seeing what other people see in it and I think I get why people like it (cool atmosphere and cool guys doing cool action stuff) but I just can't enjoy it myself. |
thewiru said: It is an episodic show......maybe you just don't like episodic storytelling. I disliked how you could shuffle most of the episodes around and it would make no difference thewiru said: Everyone does not in fact like Cowboy Bebop. I just cannot accept that everyone else likes this, but I don't. thewiru said: I like space Westerns, Spike and the cast are cool, every episode has a largely different and interesting flair, the animation is great, the music/sense of style is cool and overall I was really happy with the ending. Granted I haven't watched Bebop since like 2017, so my feelings on it were coming as a returning fan who hadn't watched a lot of retro anime, at that point. I probably need to re-watch it, though I think at worst, I probably might downgrade it from a 10 to a 9. I know I still will likely love it. Regardless, Bebop felt very refreshing compared to a lot of anime I had watched at the time. I just cannot accept that I can't even fathom what people see in it. thewiru said: I like Bebop, and I was too young for Toonami. There are lots of fans who have recently watched it and liked it as well. You are going to dislike popular/well acclaimed works...I don't know how often I need to repeat that to you lol...I don't like Akira, FLCL or One Outs, and I largely tend to hold the established critical opinion for most stuff out there. IDK even know why you care so much? Frankly if you want to be judged it's more interesting to have opinions that diverge from the norm, than holding opinions of the norm. I think as a fan talking about why I didn't like Akira, or why I think Victory Gundam is one of the better Gundam series out there is more fun, than talking about how I like Cowboy Bebop or Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Do people who like it do so because they had a pleasant experience watching it on Toonami back in the day and I'm simply being unable to relate since I wasn't part of that generation? |
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