| 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. |
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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. |
"Do you wanna turn the world upside down with me?" - Gol D. Roger  |
| 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. |
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