Reviews

Cowboy Bebop is outstanding in every way. The only aspect it fell even a little short on was characters, but it was practically unnoticeable. The premise is a fantasy that I'm sure many people had wished were real since the discovery of other planets. The premise of humanity colonizing other planets in the solar system and bounty hunters roam the seas of space to catch criminals opens itself to a plentiful amount of settings to place your characters. Paired with it's stunning art that'll be sure to hold up forever, the plot and setting never cease to amaze the eyes. The sound in this show is astounding. With it's classic opening, Tank, and it's jazzy soundtrack. It's simply like candy for the ears. Now here's what I was saying before on falling flat somewhere. The characters in this show don't go as far as they could've. But that doesn't mean that they aren't still great. They're still charming, lovable, and leave an emotional attachment even after finishing watching. This sets up one specific part of the show that still hangs with me and will continue to hang with me as long as I remember the name "Cowboy Bebop." This'll contain a spoiler, but i'm not sure how anyone hasn't finished Cowboy Bebop yet or had this spoiled for them yet. Skip to this
"--" mark for when the spoiler ends. My favorite and at the same time least favorite part of this show is when Spike dies. His death is set up all too perfectly that I hate whoever sat down and wrote it. The entire show made us become attached to Spike to the point that I even felt like he was a close friend. So when he passed in the ending, it dug deep. It does it even better with how it's timed too. With a couple episodes of build up to Spike confronting his past. It slowly sinks into you that Spike is not going to come back. The characters in the show also slowly come to terms with this as well as they say their last goodbyes to Spike when they never wanted to part in the first place. Everyone that knew Spike(except Ed and Ein) know that someone they never thought they'd become close with is leaving in such a cruel way. Then to top it all off, the show ends on a shot of Spike's smile as he lies on the ground lifeless with the final words appearing on the screen. "You're gonna carry that weight" Powerful words that'll stick forever. -- Cowboy Bebop is a ride of fun, action, and lovable characters. It honestly does deserve it's crown that the fans gave it. There isn't a single person who shouldn't watch this show, even if they somehow don't like it. This show rightfully deserves a 10. That's about it. Until next time, see you space cowboy.