As a jazz musician, I would also like to add that the title of this anime makes perfect sense. Not just because of the spaceship, but because the original bebop of the 1940s was a musical genre that was also “breaking traditional styles,” which in this case was big band swing.
Ciro Trejo Moya This and the ending of Death Note where Misa is standing on the ledge and it’s implied that she was about to commit suicide were the only two animes to ever make me cry like that.
I originally didn’t like Ed. I found her annoying and, especially in her early appearances, felt like she didn’t contribute much to the show. She eventually grew on me and it hit me hard when she left. That finally message made the heartbreak even worse “See you space cowgirl, someday, somewhere...”
The dubbed version is classical. And the philosophy of Cowboy BeBop is simple: you're going to carry that weight. Each of the characters carries the weight of the past. They try to run from the past, only to circle back to confront it. In the end, the past kills Spike. That is why it resonates with fans, we all carry our past...we carry that weight and spend our life trying to either support it and not letting it kill us. See you space cowboy.
Faye doesn't run from her past. Faye looks for her past, finds something to connect to. find herself. Ed doesn't have anything past related either, she simply leaves to find her father at the end. If you wanna consider that connected to the past then it would be classified as her looking for her past similar to Faye. Spike and kinda Jet are the only one who follow that philosophy of escaping their past.
@@SwimmingBerd True. She finds her past, but it is a weight she has to carry. The last message you see before the series fades to black is : you're gonna carry that weight.The weight of our past. No one escapes their past. It will always mold us and the weight of what we have done to become what we are is ours. Some are like Ed who enjoys where she is and others are like Faye, where the weight of her past is painful. Jet has come to terms with his past and carries his weight well...Spike's past killed him. The main point of BeBop is that you and I can have a debate about extensional philosophy based around an anime show close to 25 years old. It is why Netflix is creating a live version of the show. Wantabe's creation is regarded as the one of greatest anime series ever created. And if you want to get really twisted, watch his Space Dandy and Samurai Champloo series. Frankly, the guy is a bloody genius.
@@binder38us Thank you for a better explanation, I understand much better now the point you weer trying to convey. I always understood the "you're gonna carry that weight" but I only really applied it to Spike and Jet. Thank you I fully understand the meaning now.
"Practically perfect"? What wasnt perfect about it? Before you answer, think about all of the animes youve ever seen, take your favorite, now compare which is worth more your last rewatch of any anime? Death bed anime choice is cowboy bebop
The meals they eat symbolize there life, in the begining Spike eats the meal and doesn't feel satisfied, toward the end they eat eggs stuffing themselves because they feel sad, but on the very last episode Spike finally is content with his exact meal from the beggining thus him finally accepting the tradigy of living with terrible situations that plague everyday life
Damn man, i didn't know that... he always did an excellent job in the many roles he starred in. A pleasant voice to listen to. Rest in peace Unsho Ishizuka!
I wish i could be you. I was in HS 15 back in 2003 when I first came across cowboy bebop. For the ultra fan there is a manga that was released that extends the storyline passed what was made in the anime. I remember ordering it on Ebay from an obscured vendor to get it.
I guess since Ein is a dog we don't know what he feels about his past. Though I feel like him thanking a cow for stopping a train should've been mentioned.
@@plasmaoctopus1728 na bruh he has past as being experimented on his whole life, and getting his first taste of companionship and freedom with the bebop, and finding his best friend in the whole world Ed, with a sad goodbye to the bebop crew.
I know that is true. But Spike did really love Julia. Was he really supposed to be okay with his love being trapped in a life on the run from her murderous ex?
@Son Gohan The creator does NOT prefer the dub. >Even Watanabe said himself he prefers the english dub Is a common dub fan lie. (or perhaps a rumour that's mutated so much despite never being sourced) web.archive.org/web/20100614081927/www.mania.com/anime-expo-new-york-cowboy-bebop-movie-dub-premier_article_86108.html >Audience: What do you think of the American dub as opposed to the Japanese version? >Watanabe: The American version if very well made this time. My English isn' that good, but I though it sounded very good. >The director of the English dub was in the audience, Japanese sense of politeness. Not one word about it being superior or preferred though. Also according to some random ANN user: >Just as a point of reference and/or interest, I was at a discussion/autograph evening with Shinichiro Watanabe a couple of months ago here in Edinburgh, and 2 episodes of Bebop were shown, in Japanese as that was how Watanabe had requested they be shown.
@@TheonormalMBVWhy does the audience say "American dub"? There is no American language, or rather there are many languages present over those two(!) continents! Like portugese, spanish, english, french and more...sooo, did I miss that America now has a new unified language? Or I just go along and asume they meant english? Well, ok! :D I saw the english dub, the german dub and the original. This is a very well dubbed series, in more than one language, but, like you, I don't think the creator prefers it, Cowboy Bebop was dubbed in so many languages, I don't think they bothered to look over many of them and most definitely not western languages, also languages you don't speak, always sound a little bit off, if any they were reliefed that this show got great dubs and great receptions from all over the world. One part of it is certainly that the characters came from different inspirartions, while Jet is clearly US, Faye and Ed are very European and Spike is an Asian character...who does look very, very French. :D But I could never stand the english voice actor of Spike, the rest is great but he really doesn't fit the character. The english Ed on the other end, while dubbed good almost everywhere, is really, really entertaining! Like Ed, probalby my favorite TV-character of all time, should be! :D
This was more in depth than I could have anticipated, and I loved every minute. I would argue, though, that the series itself specifically becomes a Western for Spike, a Noir for Jet, and a Science Fiction for Faye for all the reasons you stated that the genres apply to the show as a whole. Not just a show that has influences from all three. Faye: "Above all, science fiction is the fiction of warm-blooded human men and women sometimes elevated and sometimes crushed by their machines." He stories elevate her by giving her a chance to find her past, and sometimes crush her by, well, not working. Specifically the VHS tape which does both. Spike: "They have been defeated and lived with death and gore in a cause they, we are led to believe, saw either as their inescapable duty or as romantic." This fits 100% with his story arc. Spike meets the TV trope of The Drifter. Jet: "Dreamlike, strange, erotic, ambivalent, cruel." Every Jet-focused episode is dreamlike in the color schemes; has a strange goal or mission; ambivalent because no choice he makes is truly the /right/ choice; and very cruel to him because they are constant reminders of his failings as a cop, a husband, a detective....
Now where does Ed fit in here 😏 ... I say this as a joke and completely serious too. Is Ed the supporting role in it all but to all the characters in different ways?
@@Korbura An excellent question. In my first comment I said Faye's life is sometimes lifted up and sometimes crushed by technology. I would argue that Ed is the mirror opposite of Faye (in that technology typically crushes Faye while uplifting Ed) while embodying Science Fiction. Ed really only has 2 episodes as a primary character; Hard Luck Woman and Mushroom Samba. In Mushroom Samba, I have no idea how to describe it. She pretends it's a western but it's kind of a genreless episode. But Hard Luck Woman is the one I want to talk about. As I said, she's the mirrored opposite of Faye and that episode is Faye/Ed searching for their past. Faye searches for the landmarks in her video which happen to be near Ed's orphanage, leading Ed to place a bounty on her father. At the end of the episode they both find nothing for them, Faye's home is nothing but ruins and Ed's father leaves her behind to chase meteorites. At the end of the episode Faye returns to the Bebop which has become her home while Ed leaves with Ein because the Bebop was never her home, just a fun adventure for a while. So yeah, I'd say Ed is the uplifting side of Science Fiction while Faye is the soul crushing side of it.
@@CalebJaqua I can totally see it... I'm glad there's people out there that analzye this stuff because I always found it so interesting plus it usually gives a new/unique spin on the characters and the story itself. Thank you so much for responding really appreciate it!
Honestly whole most people see noir or nihilism as something depressing and hopeless, I find something beautiful in the fact that we are insignificant in the eyes of nature.
I know what you mean! I think it's a very freeing thought. If you're insignificant in the long run, then the responsibility of your actions is a little lighter. It makes it a lot easier to just enjoy life, instead of thinking "but shouldn't I be more productive?"
The butterflies are also part of the experiments the military was doing on Ganemede- as explained in the Cowboy Bebop movie. It's possible both Spike and Viscous were exposed to the gas to dome degree...
@@jasoncaldwell5627 yes it acts as symbolism a type of medium that ties them both together in a sense of understanding of each other. It's almost like a catalyst for Spike to see his mirror image and future of whats to come, a sense of introspection on his own life.
All the comments about sub vs dub are confusing me. I'm planning to watch cowboy bebop, and I'm used to watch sub (Btw I'm not a native English speaker). I don't want to offend anyone, but the the few times I watched an English dubbed anime I cringed at how bad the English dubbers were. Is really the dubbing in cowboy bebop so good it's better than the japanese? I find it hard to believe
Cowboy Bebop is not just one of my favourite TV series: It's one of my favourite art pieces full stop. I'm not really an anime fan, but combining jazz, sci-fi and the western so seamlessly... How could anyone resist? It's as though Ray Bradbury wrote the script, Charlie Parker did the soundtrack and Sergio Leone was sitting in the director's chair.
I'm not a giant anime person either, but Cowboy Beebop just gets it right. It took all of about 2 mins to go, "holy shit, I this is amazing." Somehow, the fact that they're just barely scraping by, nearly starving, adds something that's kinda' romantic. It wouldn't be the same if everything was fine, and they just zoomed around and had "space adventures"...
And you forgot to add, "...and Salvador Dali drew the artwork." Very few anime series are anywhere near as beautiful as Cowboy Bebop. Consider the stained glass window; consider the drops of rain at the end of each episode; consider Venus. The writing, the music, the art, the vibe; Cowboy Bebop was beautiful.
The author himself said that he regrets adding the "new genre" part to the anime. In fact it was put in without his permission lol. He said it made the anime sound conceited.
He's Japanese. They don't like boasting too much. But honestly it's true. The show blended different genres together and do so beautifully. No one has quite done it like this series. In anime and tv shows alike worldwide. Cowboy Bebop is one of a kind . I saw this when it first came out. Like it made me hopeful that anime was gonna go in this direction. I mean that same decade Trigun was hot and Outlaw Star was hot. Now in 2019. There isn't an anime series like it. Or even the other ones I mentioned.
Surely, mac, you know that the original voice actors have said that the American voice actors are far superior, yes/no? If not, now you do. The american voice cast for Bebop is possibly the best voice cast ever, and that's just my opinion which also happens to be fact. (This is a joke, don't try to explain fact and opinion to me)
The philosophy of the series can be pretty well summed up by a quote from Jet in the Toonami promo; "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.. To tell you the truth, I don't really think a lot about what happened back then". Just go with the flow, exist in the moment and when that moment passes, you move on to the next, or you'll drown in the sentimentality. Regardless of what happens, you keep on pushing. It can be seen as a pretty pessimistic approach when you look at someone like Jet, who floats through life, without any real goal, he's just content in spending his days doing a job and treating his bonsai. As such, he doesn't have a character arc, because he's already gone through it, we're seeing the epilogue to his story, and there's a real beauty in that. But also, it can be seen as very cathartic, the notion that you embrace the good when it happens, and forget the bad as soon as it passes, you go with the flow.. Just as Spike says: "be like water", although the irony there, is that he was never really flowing like water, because he was always hooked on the past, it was the proverbial stone that blocked the waters motion
Chris Not saying it's better or worse. Just think not watching both is self castration. Also coming over this comment, unrelated to the silly dub vs sub war, says a lot about yourself.
A. J. Yeah anime fans in a nutshell get more worked up about sub vs dub rather than the Philosophy you know the point of this video Its just that this is probably the only anime i got used to hearing in Dubbed
I fell in love with anime while I was stationed in Okinawa 🇯🇵. This and Trigun were the first series I completely binge watched. I’ve been hooked on anime ever since.
dang trigun, i remember watching the first few episodes as a kid thinking it was lighthearted. But now that i've seen it again, it's gotta be the anime with one of the greatest main characters of all time
what i like about cowboy bebop is that its one of the last animes that did the nostalgic old anime style that i grew up on and they did it in such a good fashion too. Its like an end of an era but with a bang
One thing I think is really interesting: Jet is haunted by his past in his failings of being a cop, he has to come back and deal with the people who got away, and as a husband his wife just got up and left one day. Spike dying can be felt by Jet as a continuation, similar to failing as a cop because Faye asks him if he should go after him and he declines. If Spike died maybe he would regret that. It's a continuation of Faye's past because she lost everyone she knew, and the lawyer she fell in love with just died (faked his death rather) but just left her one day. Even though she confronts Spike in the ship as he's leaving, he's still leaving her. And for Spike, he never gets satisfied in believing that he was alive, even after Julia dies, until he dies. I just think it's interesting, as the end says, "you'll carry that weight" the ending never really sees them reach some certain satisfied conclusion about the past except for Jet, but now with Spike gone, it's more or less more of the same. As if once the weight was lifted from Jet's past, and Faye gets somewhere with hers, they get another load to carry.
Yeah, I was genuinely confused about this. Beginning of Season 2. One season and a movie. With something requested so much by fans, you'd think that they'd treat this with kit gloves and not just blow over significant characters who also have their own arcs (like Ed and Ein.)
TheShadowHatter TV "Seasons" work a bit differently in Japan than they do in America. They have Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter seasons each of which runs right around 13 weeks. Following this formula, Cowboy Bebop ran for two seasons (or cours, as they're generally referred to), back-to-back. I'm pretty sure this is what Wisecrack was trying to reference.
Nietzsche's whole quote is: "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?". With this Nietzsche means that we have killed our morality and beliefs and we have to live with that fact no matter how much we try to forget it and how many things we try to replace god with. He is in fact, not celebrating the death of god, but rather grieving it and trying to get other people to understand what they have truly done
That kind of gets turned around later with the Ubermensch and his criticism of slave morality (i.e. Christian morals, where the meek are good and pure).
What Nietzsche didn't grasp about the Biblical God, mainly because Christians don't get it either, is that YHWH had Yeishuua` (Jesus) come as a Lamb to model the behavior necessary to learn how to properly restrain ultimate power. Humans, as demonstrated by the request of the Sons of Thunder to call down fire from heaven to consume the Samaritans, don't naturally have the necessary wisdom and judgment to properly control ultimate power. But Yeishuua` isn't a Lamb forever, and when He returns He will be an unstoppable Lion, and the sheep who heard His voice and meekly followed Him will be at His side, empowered to exercise the same power. To be a king, one must submit to being a slave first. At that point, the mightiest Ubermensch will wither instantly before lambs become lions.
Just because you're a lamb doesn't mean you have wisdom and good judgement. Many slaves did not become lions once liberated and instead either didn't know what to do with their newfound 'power', or immediately started to abuse it. Just look at how many abuse victims become abusers themselves (or just continue to be abused) later in life. To say that the "mightiest Ubermensch" will wither instantly before "lambs become lions" is incredibly naive and dogmatic, and shows a great lack of understanding about what an Ubermensch actually is. Becoming an Ubermensch is no easy task. It's full of trials and introspection.
The writers for Netflix bebop should’ve watched this before starting anything. That live action show doesn’t have any of the heart that Cowboy Bebop has. It’s a timeless classic!
Nietzsche doesn't see reality as being "in flux". For Nietzsche, the perspective of everyone is shaped by past experience and inherent biases, which alter how we see the world. There is one reality, each of us just experiences it differently. (and is doomed to experience it subjectively)
Holy shit! I was was listening to Cowboy Bebop ending yesterday and starting watch Cowboy Bebop again and was thinking. "Why hasn't Wisecrack done a philosophy video of this yet?"
This is one of the only animes that's dub is praised and mostly preferred over the sub. Why'd you use the sub? C'mon this is one anime hipsters wont get mad at you for!!
999is666upsidedown enjoy reading then man lol. No judgment here. This is a great show just to have in the background. It's a beautiful looking show. But what I want to know is why do the sub purists think that every Japanese voice actor is the shit? There's crappy VA in both countries
This was the series that turned me on to subs. Dont get me wrong, the dub way above average in quality, but one thing I grew to hate about dubs is even in the best acted ones, you lose a lot of the original emotional punch. The same character can come off as having a completely different personality in a dub, particularly with female characters.
So deep, meaningful, philosophical, artistic, and leaves it’s viewers with a message to part with. Why don’t anime have any of these elements anymore? A lot of older anime were so much deeper.
I watched this show when if first aired around 9/11. I was young enough at the time where I knew I didn't like westerns and had no idea what a noir was. Then this show came out and I realized there is so much out there that could be so great if only I gave it a chance.
Strange time. While it's a great anime, I think a significant part of why I love it as much as I do was because it was airing during a "Holy fuck, what is going on in this world? What is going on in my world? WTF?!" time period.
Umm... Cowboy Bebop does NOT take place throughout the wider universe. The entire series is set in just our solar system. Yes, they have what are essentially warp gates in Cowboy Bebop, but that's because even when traveling just within our own solar system, it would take years for them to travel from one location to another without that.
Ned K I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't watch the show at all. They didn't mention Yoko Kanno by name, didn't mention Ein as a main character (Ein is TOTALLY a main character, I'll fight you), didn't see the difference between solar system and universe...
Great video as always, however Vicious ostensibly didn't know that Spike was shot with a tranquilliser bullet. That's because Shin was the one to shoot Spike and, as revealed when Spike raids the syndicate headquarters, Shin was on Spike's side the whole time. There's no evidence that suggests Vicious didn't believe Spike was shot dead.
They should do an episode on how weeb is actually a racist word used by people who are too chicken shit to be openly racist against Japanese, and so choose to mock people who consume Japanese media as a proxy for their hatred. I'm honestly surprised the word has become so prevalent today without any sort of blowback.
Don b yeah no. Maybe some use it like that but a weeb or weeaboo is someone who acts like japan is inherently superior and thinks they know everything about japan just because they watch anime
Don b in other words weeaboos arent people who think katanas are cool for instance but more the type who claim katanas are the best sword ever and can cut through plate armor due to the "superior thousand fold nippon steel"
Don b Words change definitions over time most people who consider themselves Weebs are over enthusiastic about Japanese culture sometimes to a Disrespectful degree if thats what you were getting at. Doubt Wisecrack a Channel bout philosophy would cover such a thing. Maybe with more research you can make your own video if you’re passionate enough about that words History. All I said in a joking manner is that were making Wisecrack Anime Obsessed.
I want Jared. Fucking Normies. Don't understand that people love consistency. WELL THEN LOVE THE INCONSISTENCY OF ME GIVING A DISLIKE. FUCK. They struck "The Patriarchy" = Merit based hierarchies in Western nations, not Islamic with Ghostbusters, 3 Star Wars movies, much TV News indoctrination, and oppression narrative lies. Like the reasons for the Wage Gap, 3/5 Women in America being Raped in their lives, 21 Million Women being abused online. All Lies. They're trying to subvert the Culture to benefit them, not obtain equality. To control the way everyone thinks. By banning words, replacing them with New-Speak- like how they say Diversity instead of the truth of Black and Brown people. Side note: How is the term African-American not a bit racist and very divisive? Humans used to live in a Communist/Socialist like state before we understood economic systems like we do today. Progressives say that such economic policies are the future when in fact Capitalism came after Socialism. People need linear motivations to work their hardest. Paying everyone the same gives people no incentive to work as hard as they can, which will be more or less productive than other people naturally. It's social engineering and inhumane to penalize people based on arbitrary feelings of fairness instead of giving them what they have legally earned through free market contracts and voluntary transactions. Principles over feels, bruh. Companies that supply Electricity, Communications Services(Phones), and Water Companies do not have the Right to discriminate who is able to use their services, in America. 1/10,000th of 1 state of the US cannot be allowed to control the power to manipulate the entirety of Public Online Communications with regards to Legally Political Discussion. I am right. :) Say this is a Country of Immigrants. Say you're for Human and oppressed minorities Rights. Take away gun Rights for US Citizens. Mexico Gang members kill US citizens. Let's get scientific. 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The President is not supposed to make laws with executive orders. He did exactly what he's supposed to legally. Those laws were passed by Democrats, not Republicans. We had those laws because we can't instantly confirm whether these children are being trafficked by the adult they are with. Do you really think it's better for children to be imprisoned with possibly dangerous adult criminals? Or with just other kids for a short time? We didn't force them into this situation. It's these peoples responsibility to make their country great, not rely on White people while saying Mexico and Latinos are the best. There were many "La Raza" or "The Race" believing people that were in the Migrant Caravan that headed for the US border months ago causing these problems. These next sentences are indirectly about the Gun debate, and is a Pro-Freedom argument. Should we put Speed limiters on, and Ban all Vehicles that don't have Safety measures to automatically stop when the sensors detect humanoid shapes because people can use vehicles to kill people? That's just one very nuanced argument. ;D American Men have to sign up for the Draft to Vote. That's not Equality. We've never Legally had Gender Equality in America. But because it disadvantages Men and benefits Whamen, they keep quiet about it, and even lie about it, about their vision of Equality. Wage Gap lies. Because Feminism isn't about Equality. Now, instead of projecting and continuing the cycle of hate that's enveloped Western Cultures, form an argument. Read my Copy/Paste in a reply to a comment on my funny video. ;) Voluntary charity is moral. Socialism uses Government force to redistribute resources, you will be jailed if you do not give them money. This is a short discussion I had in a comments section of one of The Daily Wire's video. This is the discussed paragraph. The rest are below. Humans used to live in a Communist/Socialist like state before we understood economic systems like we do today. Progressives say that such economic policies are the future when in fact Capitalism came after Socialism. People need linear motivations to work their hardest. Paying everyone the same gives people no incentive to work as hard as they can, which will be more or less productive than other people naturally. It's social engineering and inhumane to penalize people based on arbitrary feelings of fairness instead of giving them what they have legally earned through free market contracts and voluntary transactions. Principles over feels, bruh. Jon Smith 54 minutes ago "UntamedPandaSweg I agree with most of what you said here. But your statement that humans used to exist in a Communist/Socialist way is way off the mark, how you can substantiate it would be interesting, but not likely any more than anecdotal, with the odd examples of where it was tried and abandoned in abject failure. The original pilgrim enclaves were somewhat socialist but many failed completely, as the truth of human nature, includes sloth, sense of entitlement and thirst for power and control. I’m pushing 70, in the 60’s...the whole “Commune” sex, drugs, rock n roll, free love thing sounded pretty cool. But then experience shows ya that the dude gettin high all day, making tie-dyed t-shirts, is entitled to the same as the mechanic busting his ass and knuckles all day, keeping the communes equipment running...sorta makes ya rethink your positions and priorities. Turned me into a hardcore capitalist, second amendment “nut-job”, willing to fight to keep what my bloody knuckles had earned. Yeah, I support freedom of choice, and I CHOOSE to keep the product of my labor and the “right” to choose if and with whom I’ll “share”. By my mentions of freedom of choice, I DIDN’T mean abortion...just to clarify. ✌️🍻🇺🇸🍕🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸" UntamedPandaSweg 29 minutes ago "Jon Smith Happy 4th of July! It's a malformed abomination of an argument. I know that. A lot of History is murky, and more importantly we will never know what people thought/why they really did most things. Time for an excuse. Not much time to study History when I need to know everything about World Politics daily. I like to think about how early Humans treated resources as a society, the concept interests me. I theorize Humans before Civilization lived in a more socialistic fashion, technically they were more communist than anyone will ever be again from there not even being the idea of Government, because they didn't have the ideas that people do now of things like the Right to Private Property, and because they literally had to live like that, to survive as a species. They just had their feelings for guidance. There's been studies on how people eating together will subconsciously eat about the same amount of food as the other people eating with them if they're sharing from the same restricted food source. This is a big spur to guide my thinking to propose Socialism and Communism had their uses and aren't inherently evil. They're regressive ideas."
Whenever Spike brought up the idea of being asleep I thought of it more as existing without living. Sort of like Heidegger's idea of Dasein, or "being there." When Julia died, it snapped him out of this haze and even provided a morbid purpose for his continued existence since leaving the syndicate.
Cowboy Bebop is a classic among classics a anime were the music played just as a important role as the animation I remember watching this as a kid and thinking how cool it was but now I can understand just how relatable many of the character struggles are now that I'm older P.S bear wisecrack we're still waiting for that Philosophy of the berserk MANGA !!! covering the 20 16 version was like covering a 1st first graders macaroni drawing of the Mona Lisa instead of the original it has no real comparison to the original masterpiece
one of the most epic things about cowboy bebop, it knew when to quit. i could have happily watched an unlimited number of seasons full of just bottle shows, but i am not disappointed with under 30.
More fun facts. The death flags: In session 1, Katerina and Asimov foreshadowed Spike and Julia's endgame (i.e. their deaths). Both Katerina and Spike wished to escape the life of crime they led and have a new life elsewhere with their partner. Katerina expresses her wish in Session 1. Katerina: I can finally escape the low life I've had here. I can finally live happily on Mars. In session 25, we are shown a flashback of Spike expressing this same wish that Katerina had. Spike: We'll leave here. We'll escape from this world. Julia: And then what are we going to do? Spike: Just live a life of freedom somewhere. Just like watching a dream... “Road to the West” played just before Asimov and Katerina died, and again just before Spike went to see Julia, thus linking the two stories. These two scenes are the only times the song is ever used in the entire series. These two scenes are also visually linked (both include dogfights in outer space and show similar shots of Spike and the Swordfish II and an armed fleet that will ultimate prevent the lovers escape). Btw, going west is a reference to going towards death. Both Katerina and Spike have the realization that they will never get the Happily Ever After they always wanted. Katerina has her realization just before she dies when a fleet of cops block her and Asimov's escape. Spike has his realization while Julia is holding him at the cemetery. He has just escaped a fleet of syndicate assassins and knows more will be on the way. He knows they won't be able to escape in the long run. Both Katerina and Spike get the same expressions on their faces when they have their realizations. The dialogue said in one scene answers the dialogue said in the other, as if Katerina were reading out Spike's thoughts. Julia to Spike: Let's just run away somewhere. Truly escape from this world and go somewhere no one else is... Just the two of us... Katerina: We can't run anymore. There's no way we can get away. Both Katerina and Spike witnessed the death of their partner. Both their partners were shot to death. Both hold their partners' body in their arms. Both Katerina and Spike get slashed across the abdomen which resulted in something red spilling out. Both their stories end with a pull out shot of their death scene. [Check out the scenes side by side. Watch Katerina and Asimov's last scene and then the scene where Spike fights the syndicate fleet, the scene where he reunites with Julia, the scene when Julia's dies and Spike's final scenes. The visual evidence is very compelling. There are multiple visual parallels.] In session 3, Spike walks by a film screen which reads only a true samurai can kill him like the... [the rest is obscured by Spike's body]. Vicious, for all his faults, was a true warrior and fatally wounded Spike with a katana. In session 5, Spike got the ace of spades at the end of the episode. That is the death card. In session 13, during an auditory flashback we hear Vicious tell Spike that he is the only one that can kill him. This is again brought up in session 26, just before the two face off. Vicious, again, proclaims that he is the only one who can kill Spike and set him free. In Session 13, during a flashback sequence Spike and Julia discuss his eyes. Spike: My left eye sees the past... Julia: Then what about your right eye...? Spike then wakes up in the snow having been recently shot with a tranquilizer gun. The camera focuses on his right eye. Spike finds a crow standing on his chest. He asks the crow a question. Spike: Which way is west? [The crow caws loudly before spreading it's black wings and flying away] A crow is an omen of death. Also, there are various cultures (Ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Celtic, Chinese, etc.) in which death is associated with going west. In session 13, Faye attempts to stop Gren from going to face Vicious by holding him at gunpoint and then shooting her gun. Gren goes anyway and is killed by Vicious. The same thing happens with Spike in session 26. In session 16, Jet's ex-partner makes this ominous assertion. Fad: The people that go against the syndicate lose, Jet. They lose big. Either they give up like you did or they die young. In session 17, after eating a special mushroom Spike hallucinates that he is climbing up a stairway that stretches up above and leads to a glowing white entrance. He comes across an informative frog that lets him know where he is headed. Frog: Hey, mister. This is a stairway to heaven. You know that, right? In session 21, Jet tells Meifa there's no way out. Jet: It's impossible for someone to leave when they know that much. Once you join a syndicate they own you forever. In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman. Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death. Spike: One more time. Laughing Bull: What's that? Spike: I was killed once before by a woman. Spike is speaking of Julia. From the first episode Laughing Bull has foreshadowed that Spike will die and that his death will be connected to a woman. In Knockin' on Heaven’s Door, Spike almost dies and Laughing Bull tells him it is not yet his time. Laughing Bull: It was not a good day for you to die, so you did not. That is all. Laughing Bull also tells Spike that the past, present and future all all connected. Laughing Bull: Know this Swimming Bird, this blue eye perceives all things conjoined. The past, the future, and the present. Everything flows and all is connected. This eye is not merely seeing reality. It is touching the truth. Open the eye of truth... There is nothing to fear. Spike: Yeah... I know what you mean. In session 26, Laughing Bull predicts Spike's imminent death the scene directly after Julia dies. When Jet denies this Laughing Bull tells him not to fear death. Laughing Bull: Do not fear Death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity... When Spike leaves the Bebop to confront Vicious the song "See You Space Cowboy" plays. The lyrics begin over romantic images of Spike and Julia together. "Everything is already over", You say with closed ears The words only flow Towards a tomorrow without peace "There's nothing that won't change" Even if my life ends This love will not disappear It's something that will live forever Even if dreams are hidden in darkness I got a rainbow Rainbow in your hands... The song is a proclamation of undying love which implies that Spike and Julia will be together again in the afterlife. In the penultimate scene of the series Spike finally sees Julia with his eye that sees his present. Julia is cast in a white glowing light. We hear Julia's last words, "It's all a dream." We see Spike reflected in her *blue eye*. Spike agrees with her, "Yeah. Just a bad dream." He's still looking into her blue eye. Then everything is engulfed in a white light. Everything fades to white. Next scene is of Spike walking down the stairs. Spike smiles, does the finger gun, "bang." and he's down. The entire syndicate is now cast in a white light. The song "Blue" begins to play: Don't wake me from the dream It's really everything it seems I'm so free No black and white in the blue Everything is clearer now Life is just a dream, you know That's never-ending I'm ascending There is a tone switch from dreams being "bad" to dreams being something you never want to be woken from. When Spike was engulfed by the white light, he had a revelation. He knows he is going to a better place. He knows he is going to be with Julia again. He dies happy and at peace. At the very end we see a star go out but never fall. In session 13, Laughing Bull said that a falling star was a pitiful soul who could not find his way to the great other. Child: A star just fell from the sky. Laughing Bull: That is not an ordinary star, my son. That star is the tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battles somewhere on this planet. Child: What warrior is it? Laughing Bull: A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all. Spike makes it to the spirit that awaits us all. His star goes out. He is free.
That's a good idea. Moreover, I loved how it truly recreated the era and locale of its setting. I can't think of any other movie or anime that did it to such a degree.
I think it important to mention the man that Spike goes to see often. The Shaman that we meet in episode 1. If you think about it, he not only tells Spike how the life of the guy with the red eye will end but in a way, Spike's as well. In my opinion.
Why didnt Netflix hire Wisecrack team to make the live action or at least advice them... this was an amazing break down. Cowbow bebop is and will be my favorite anime, never gets old. The more i watched the learnt something new, but still missed something. Glad these breakdowns are made 😊
One of the very few anime’s or even shows i have ever cried at the end of the series. Spikes last words and I lost it. You feel attached to the charters and feel heart break with each tragedy
That 1st episode does a fantastic job pulling you in. Once your in the story, mix of genres & the world that Cowboy Bebop exists in all come beautifully. Honestly I'm surprised Cowboy Bebop hasn't been turned into an MMO or RPG video game, I'd love to be a bounty hunter, mobster, or even a detective in the world of cowboy bebop
Gonna need a drink and a smoke after this one, what a perfect beginning to one of those days off that can justify starting early~ This show was awesome to watch, especially on a week-to-week basis when it was on CN. I used to have three tapes with all the episodes, and it doesn't seem to have any weak episodes, only one-offs for fun and intrigue. I loved Wild Horses, with the guy in full cowboy getup that under Spike's skin immediately because he's JUST LIKE HIM, plus the terrorist bomber who kept trying to get his message out before getting interrupted by other characters, it- I'm losing track here, excellent introspective into the shows finer points and hopefully, people who haven't found it will chew into its greatness and find more~ One shot you included perfectly encapsulates the show's vibe, and that's the dude on Callisto, bummed out on the stoop at 4:09. It's the future, you have sophisticated airmasks to combat the ice-cold air of Jupiter's icy moon, and yet there are still stuffed ashtrays, empty tins of food and people are getting shitfaced on the reg. Nice future, US! What's more is the episode with Faye's true past introduced is done thru the medium of Beta-max, how deep of a cut is THAT? Your heart is made of pure Osmium if it doesn't break in half when you see that tape's contents too..
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Cowboy bebop's philosophy is life beyond survival. People usually get it wrong because they think the crew is just carrying the burden of past but bebop is a very very lonely show where we see despite all the funny scenes the show feels inherently depressing because they have exactly nothing to live for so they are just existing not living and every character has a different way to do so. We saw faye falling in love with spike ed leaving the crew and spike finally finding meaning in his own life. The final scenes or words of bebop are so fucking powerful that i was amazed.
Julia was the meaning in his life. That's the choice he made. He's focused on her until the very end. The second to last scene is Spike seeing Julia in his eye that sees the present and being engulfed by a white heavenly light. Before that he tells Vicious, "Julia is dead. Let's end it all." Before that the song that plays is about how he will love Julia forever, even after he's dead. Before that he's remembering when he fell in love with Julia and when he made love to her. Before that he tells Jet the tiger-striped cat story which ties his life to Julia's.
Finally returning to Cowboy Bebop after probably 15 years. This has me excited after finishing the first episode. I'll probably be going down the rabbit hole of multiple videos analyzing it now...
This video actually got me to think about something I normally wouldn't consider - you missed a genre covered in Cowboy Bebop, possibly because, when Bebop was released, it wasn't much of a thing (or at least not one that *I* knew about, though I was pretty ignorant at the time, so that doesn't mean much) - the crime drama (following the sometimes-extra-legal actions of the protagonists, namely Fey and Spike). This was really well made. Thanks! (Also, though I don't know if he's linked this one recently, over-all, more than once, MattPat sent me.)
This was my first anima, and it is still my favorite, after I have watched hundreds. Damn, do I love Spike! He's a real man. One Punch Man is a close second, which just proves I am weird
Such an amazing anime. Just recently found these videos and I'm in love. Philosophical and psychological analysis of movies, books, and anime is how I grew up. Real stories don't stop at action, they delve, invisibly, so deep into the psyche that it's absolutely enlightening. That's what makes Cowboy Bebop such a classic. Did I mention I'm a real private investigator too? Goals.
As a jazz musician, I would also like to add that the title of this anime makes perfect sense. Not just because of the spaceship, but because the original bebop of the 1940s was a musical genre that was also “breaking traditional styles,” which in this case was big band swing.
*waves* Not quite my tempo.
I never knew that. It fits in with the show
Yes. I also am a jazz musician, and I love the mix of styles!
There's also a theory that each of the main characters represents a different musician in a jazz band
Kanno Yoko is amazing! Never gets tired of this soundtrack!
Did anyone else cry when they all split ways at the end? Specifically the way Ed left, shit is so sad, hit me right in the feels...
Ed and Ein's departure made cry like a baby three times. It is the sweetest and saddest piece of TV I have ever seen.
Ciro Trejo Moya This and the ending of Death Note where Misa is standing on the ledge and it’s implied that she was about to commit suicide were the only two animes to ever make me cry like that.
I watched cowboy bebop on my teens and that episode took me days to get over with it.
I'm still dealing with it thats why I'm on here lol
I originally didn’t like Ed. I found her annoying and, especially in her early appearances, felt like she didn’t contribute much to the show. She eventually grew on me and it hit me hard when she left. That finally message made the heartbreak even worse “See you space cowgirl, someday, somewhere...”
The dubbed version is classical. And the philosophy of Cowboy BeBop is simple: you're going to carry that weight. Each of the characters carries the weight of the past. They try to run from the past, only to circle back to confront it. In the end, the past kills Spike. That is why it resonates with fans, we all carry our past...we carry that weight and spend our life trying to either support it and not letting it kill us.
See you space cowboy.
Damn repeat what you watched in another video, so much intelligence
Faye doesn't run from her past. Faye looks for her past, finds something to connect to. find herself. Ed doesn't have anything past related either, she simply leaves to find her father at the end. If you wanna consider that connected to the past then it would be classified as her looking for her past similar to Faye. Spike and kinda Jet are the only one who follow that philosophy of escaping their past.
@@SwimmingBerd
True. She finds her past, but it is a weight she has to carry. The last message you see before the series fades to black is : you're gonna carry that weight.The weight of our past. No one escapes their past. It will always mold us and the weight of what we have done to become what we are is ours. Some are like Ed who enjoys where she is and others are like Faye, where the weight of her past is painful. Jet has come to terms with his past and carries his weight well...Spike's past killed him. The main point of BeBop is that you and I can have a debate about extensional philosophy based around an anime show close to 25 years old. It is why Netflix is creating a live version of the show. Wantabe's creation is regarded as the one of greatest anime series ever created. And if you want to get really twisted, watch his Space Dandy and Samurai Champloo series. Frankly, the guy is a bloody genius.
@@binder38us Thank you for a better explanation, I understand much better now the point you weer trying to convey. I always understood the "you're gonna carry that weight" but I only really applied it to Spike and Jet. Thank you I fully understand the meaning now.
@@binder38us besides the Director of Cowboy Bebop never confirmed if Spike was dead or alive
There's never actually aliens in Cowboy Bebop which I think is sort of cool. That was a mutated Lobster
My train of thought after that point... Really no Aliens?
Well ya. They only explore the solar system.
There was that one virus/alien getting everyone sick on the Bebop.
Or was that just mutated leftovers?
I'm not sure if this counts but I'm pretty sure space dandy takes place in the same universe as cowboy beebop
I dont understand how they survived that episode tho
Cowboy Bebop is literally a timeless animation, everything about it is practically perfect.
i enjoyed almost every single episode.
Just like akira, watched again on netflix and it was still fresh and amazing
"Practically perfect"? What wasnt perfect about it? Before you answer, think about all of the animes youve ever seen, take your favorite, now compare which is worth more your last rewatch of any anime? Death bed anime choice is cowboy bebop
Anthony Brown how do i do that if bebop is my fav anime
@@anthonyzullo nothing is 100% perfect, some of the filler episodes were pretty stupid, and to be honest I really hate Faye
The meals they eat symbolize there life, in the begining Spike eats the meal and doesn't feel satisfied, toward the end they eat eggs stuffing themselves because they feel sad, but on the very last episode Spike finally is content with his exact meal from the beggining thus him finally accepting the tradigy of living with terrible situations that plague everyday life
I don’t think I explained this well.
Hungers the best spice
RIP Unsho Ishizuka 1951 - 2018 voice of Professor Oak, Mr. Satan, Zabuza Momochi, Old Joseph Joestar, and Jet Black.
daaang
didnt knew that , aw man that sucks
Jet's voice is so cool and deep.
Rest In Peace sir
Damn man, i didn't know that... he always did an excellent job in the many roles he starred in. A pleasant voice to listen to. Rest in peace Unsho Ishizuka!
I think it's time we blow this scene.
Get everybody and the stuff together.
Okay, three, two, one, let's jam!
That song, "Tank" is my smartphone's ringtone.
Ok, u get all the likes.
Pa rah PA rah PA rahhhhh.
*jazz music starts*
*TANK INTENSIFIES*
Just watched Cowboy Bebop for the first time ever. It might be the best thing I’ve ever seen.
Hell yeah it is
lol, idk why i waited this long!!
Welcome brethren
I wish i could be you. I was in HS 15 back in 2003 when I first came across cowboy bebop. For the ultra fan there is a manga that was released that extends the storyline passed what was made in the anime. I remember ordering it on Ebay from an obscured vendor to get it.
@Patricio Escamilla Mues that's just your opinion, man.
When she said "in season 2", not gonna lie, I almost had a heart attack.
same lmaoooo
I don't get it? There is no season 2
I paused right there and looked for season 2 lol
@@alishahrose2076 me too
Isn't the mutated lobster the season 1 finale...?
Spoilers? Don't worry, I've seen this series at least 50 times.
Ditto.
@@viracocha no need for salt
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How could you not talk about the best character Ein shame has befallen upon your house.
Indeed
I guess since Ein is a dog we don't know what he feels about his past. Though I feel like him thanking a cow for stopping a train should've been mentioned.
@@plasmaoctopus1728 na bruh he has past as being experimented on his whole life, and getting his first taste of companionship and freedom with the bebop, and finding his best friend in the whole world Ed, with a sad goodbye to the bebop crew.
Your house 😂😂😂😂
Im dead. My man str8 up bringing house 💀
Cowboy Bebop teaches us that if we can't let go of the past it can end up killing us
If the past won't stay dead, kill it.
I know that is true. But Spike did really love Julia. Was he really supposed to be okay with his love being trapped in a life on the run from her murderous ex?
You know...the one show where they could get away with dub, they go sub...
Many people like the dub better than the sub.
That's what I was going to say, hell this show wasn't even as big in Japan as it was in the US.
@Son Gohan The creator does NOT prefer the dub.
>Even Watanabe said himself he prefers the english dub
Is a common dub fan lie. (or perhaps a rumour that's mutated so much despite never being sourced)
web.archive.org/web/20100614081927/www.mania.com/anime-expo-new-york-cowboy-bebop-movie-dub-premier_article_86108.html
>Audience: What do you think of the American dub as opposed to the Japanese version?
>Watanabe: The American version if very well made this time. My English isn' that good, but I though it sounded very good.
>The director of the English dub was in the audience,
Japanese sense of politeness. Not one word about it being superior or preferred though.
Also according to some random ANN user:
>Just as a point of reference and/or interest, I was at a discussion/autograph evening with Shinichiro Watanabe a couple of months ago here in Edinburgh, and 2 episodes of Bebop were shown, in Japanese as that was how Watanabe had requested they be shown.
@@TheonormalMBVWhy does the audience say "American dub"? There is no American language, or rather there are many languages present over those two(!) continents! Like portugese, spanish, english, french and more...sooo, did I miss that America now has a new unified language? Or I just go along and asume they meant english? Well, ok! :D
I saw the english dub, the german dub and the original. This is a very well dubbed series, in more than one language, but, like you, I don't think the creator prefers it, Cowboy Bebop was dubbed in so many languages, I don't think they bothered to look over many of them and most definitely not western languages, also languages you don't speak, always sound a little bit off, if any they were reliefed that this show got great dubs and great receptions from all over the world.
One part of it is certainly that the characters came from different inspirartions, while Jet is clearly US, Faye and Ed are very European and Spike is an Asian character...who does look very, very French. :D But I could never stand the english voice actor of Spike, the rest is great but he really doesn't fit the character. The english Ed on the other end, while dubbed good almost everywhere, is really, really entertaining! Like Ed, probalby my favorite TV-character of all time, should be! :D
It seems to be a pattern
This was more in depth than I could have anticipated, and I loved every minute. I would argue, though, that the series itself specifically becomes a Western for Spike, a Noir for Jet, and a Science Fiction for Faye for all the reasons you stated that the genres apply to the show as a whole. Not just a show that has influences from all three.
Faye: "Above all, science fiction is the fiction of warm-blooded human men and women sometimes elevated and sometimes crushed by their machines." He stories elevate her by giving her a chance to find her past, and sometimes crush her by, well, not working. Specifically the VHS tape which does both.
Spike: "They have been defeated and lived with death and gore in a cause they, we are led to believe, saw either as their inescapable duty or as romantic." This fits 100% with his story arc. Spike meets the TV trope of The Drifter.
Jet: "Dreamlike, strange, erotic, ambivalent, cruel." Every Jet-focused episode is dreamlike in the color schemes; has a strange goal or mission; ambivalent because no choice he makes is truly the /right/ choice; and very cruel to him because they are constant reminders of his failings as a cop, a husband, a detective....
This makes so much sense and it just adds one more layer to this DAMNES ONION !!
Now where does Ed fit in here 😏
...
I say this as a joke and completely serious too. Is Ed the supporting role in it all but to all the characters in different ways?
@@Korbura An excellent question. In my first comment I said Faye's life is sometimes lifted up and sometimes crushed by technology. I would argue that Ed is the mirror opposite of Faye (in that technology typically crushes Faye while uplifting Ed) while embodying Science Fiction.
Ed really only has 2 episodes as a primary character; Hard Luck Woman and Mushroom Samba. In Mushroom Samba, I have no idea how to describe it. She pretends it's a western but it's kind of a genreless episode. But Hard Luck Woman is the one I want to talk about.
As I said, she's the mirrored opposite of Faye and that episode is Faye/Ed searching for their past. Faye searches for the landmarks in her video which happen to be near Ed's orphanage, leading Ed to place a bounty on her father. At the end of the episode they both find nothing for them, Faye's home is nothing but ruins and Ed's father leaves her behind to chase meteorites.
At the end of the episode Faye returns to the Bebop which has become her home while Ed leaves with Ein because the Bebop was never her home, just a fun adventure for a while.
So yeah, I'd say Ed is the uplifting side of Science Fiction while Faye is the soul crushing side of it.
@@CalebJaqua I can totally see it... I'm glad there's people out there that analzye this stuff because I always found it so interesting plus it usually gives a new/unique spin on the characters and the story itself.
Thank you so much for responding really appreciate it!
See you space cowboy...
You're gonna carry that weight.
See you space samurai...
@Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!!!
"LET'S GO, JIROBARU!"
SEE YOU COWGIRL,
SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE!
Rip
WISECRACK delivers again. 🔥 Samurai Champloo Next?
I would love to see both Samurai Champloo and Space Dandy.
omg both pls!
pls?
My favorite anime!!
Samurai Shampoo?
Yes, and also "Ergo Proxy".
Honestly whole most people see noir or nihilism as something depressing and hopeless, I find something beautiful in the fact that we are insignificant in the eyes of nature.
I know what you mean! I think it's a very freeing thought. If you're insignificant in the long run, then the responsibility of your actions is a little lighter. It makes it a lot easier to just enjoy life, instead of thinking "but shouldn't I be more productive?"
That explains the butterfly imagery in the Bebop Movie. Vincent see's butterflies and doubts reality. Makes more sense now.
Ray Ceeya the movie was wack
valentin armenta nah boi it was fun as hell
only now realized it!
The butterflies are also part of the experiments the military was doing on Ganemede- as explained in the Cowboy Bebop movie. It's possible both Spike and Viscous were exposed to the gas to dome degree...
@@jasoncaldwell5627 yes it acts as symbolism a type of medium that ties them both together in a sense of understanding of each other. It's almost like a catalyst for Spike to see his mirror image and future of whats to come, a sense of introspection on his own life.
I am LIVING for these Philosophies of Anime videos! Please keep it up!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeees
They should really go back and make each one into it's own miniseries
"Don't you lose... don't you lose... Don't you lose me!"
Oh my god, this scene always makes me cry like a baby.
actually teared up reading that
i wish u know the reason because im vrying too and i dont know why
What scene was this?
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If this video doesn't end with a "See you, Space Cowboy...", I'll eat my hat.
This whole bare bones analysis is a shameless plug for their service.
Wisecrack: Brian, eat your hat out!
how does it taste?
All the comments about sub vs dub are confusing me. I'm planning to watch cowboy bebop, and I'm used to watch sub (Btw I'm not a native English speaker). I don't want to offend anyone, but the the few times I watched an English dubbed anime I cringed at how bad the English dubbers were. Is really the dubbing in cowboy bebop so good it's better than the japanese? I find it hard to believe
@@luisa146 the dub sounds better, plus it feels like it belongs because cowboy bebop is so american
Champloo next?
Moe Rahman YES YES YES YES YES
Watanabe's animes are all very simillar so It's best if they dont do champloo at all...
Power Of Berzerker personally I just wanted to hear what’d they think of the late great Nujabes’ work on it.
@@CalmBreez Yeah, that would be nice...
Hell yeah they should do Samurai Champloo next
This is literally the first time I've ever heard the Japanese voice for any cowboy bebop character.
man, just watch Japanese animation in original voiceover
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 dont tell me how to live my life
@@OtherMomo right, right. what's next? eating sushi using a fork?
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 you're not being funny.
@@OtherMomo I wasn't even joking.
Out of all the Japanese cartoons out there this one was the one you should have used the dubbed.
Absolutely not
Raphael Miller even the original director prefers the American dub
Absolutely yes!!, bebop has one of the best English Dubs, this coming from a guy with multiple Terabytes of sub anime
incorrect.
The dub is high quality for the time it was dubbed, even by today’s standards. Agreed (from a sub preferrer myself).
Cowboy Bebop is not just one of my favourite TV series: It's one of my favourite art pieces full stop. I'm not really an anime fan, but combining jazz, sci-fi and the western so seamlessly... How could anyone resist? It's as though Ray Bradbury wrote the script, Charlie Parker did the soundtrack and Sergio Leone was sitting in the director's chair.
I'm not a giant anime person either, but Cowboy Beebop just gets it right. It took all of about 2 mins to go, "holy shit, I this is amazing." Somehow, the fact that they're just barely scraping by, nearly starving, adds something that's kinda' romantic. It wouldn't be the same if everything was fine, and they just zoomed around and had "space adventures"...
And you forgot to add, "...and Salvador Dali drew the artwork."
Very few anime series are anywhere near as beautiful as Cowboy Bebop. Consider the stained glass window; consider the drops of rain at the end of each episode; consider Venus. The writing, the music, the art, the vibe; Cowboy Bebop was beautiful.
Excellent point! Weird how it's got so much beauty yet it's still so pulpish.
The author himself said that he regrets adding the "new genre" part to the anime. In fact it was put in without his permission lol. He said it made the anime sound conceited.
He's Japanese. They don't like boasting too much. But honestly it's true. The show blended different genres together and do so beautifully. No one has quite done it like this series. In anime and tv shows alike worldwide. Cowboy Bebop is one of a kind . I saw this when it first came out. Like it made me hopeful that anime was gonna go in this direction. I mean that same decade Trigun was hot and Outlaw Star was hot.
Now in 2019. There isn't an anime series like it. Or even the other ones I mentioned.
Hey, when everybody else says it, and the people who worked on the film thought it too, an author might as well accept it haha
You should review Samurai Champloo.
Yeah
WHAT? BOONDOCKS?!
Yes Please!
Yes yes yes
The Swartz that was another awesome anime.
Why not just use both dub and sub? Not using Steve Blum for Spike Spiegel in a Cowboy Bebop video is just... a tragedy.
Having watched both... I beg to disagree.
Seconded. If you want more Steve Blum just watch literally any dub with a protagonist over 20.
Subs are far better for almost all animes, but with Bebop, Steve just had that thing that makes Spike Spike.
Surely, mac, you know that the original voice actors have said that the American voice actors are far superior, yes/no? If not, now you do.
The american voice cast for Bebop is possibly the best voice cast ever, and that's just my opinion which also happens to be fact. (This is a joke, don't try to explain fact and opinion to me)
Ikr.
The philosophy of the series can be pretty well summed up by a quote from Jet in the Toonami promo; "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.. To tell you the truth, I don't really think a lot about what happened back then". Just go with the flow, exist in the moment and when that moment passes, you move on to the next, or you'll drown in the sentimentality. Regardless of what happens, you keep on pushing. It can be seen as a pretty pessimistic approach when you look at someone like Jet, who floats through life, without any real goal, he's just content in spending his days doing a job and treating his bonsai. As such, he doesn't have a character arc, because he's already gone through it, we're seeing the epilogue to his story, and there's a real beauty in that.
But also, it can be seen as very cathartic, the notion that you embrace the good when it happens, and forget the bad as soon as it passes, you go with the flow.. Just as Spike says: "be like water", although the irony there, is that he was never really flowing like water, because he was always hooked on the past, it was the proverbial stone that blocked the waters motion
You explained it best 👏
They don't make anime like this anymore. This is definitely a beautiful Relic.
Its actually weird to hear the Orginal Japanese Audio from Cowboy Bebop when youre so used to the Dub
the dub is so good
Time to watch it again in sub, don't you think?
@@a.j.4076 nope, the dub is better.
Chris Not saying it's better or worse. Just think not watching both is self castration.
Also coming over this comment, unrelated to the silly dub vs sub war, says a lot about yourself.
A. J. Yeah anime fans in a nutshell get more worked up about sub vs dub rather than the Philosophy you know the point of this video
Its just that this is probably the only anime i got used to hearing in Dubbed
I fell in love with anime while I was stationed in Okinawa 🇯🇵. This and Trigun were the first series I completely binge watched. I’ve been hooked on anime ever since.
Trigun is my favorite anime ever!! Vash the Stampede is my husbando ❤💖🤞
dang trigun, i remember watching the first few episodes as a kid thinking it was lighthearted. But now that i've seen it again, it's gotta be the anime with one of the greatest main characters of all time
The great cowboy anime of the 90's. Or actually of all time, really.
Same I got hooked on it in college
"In the beginning of season 2..."
Wrong.
EP114587 what?
THANK YOU. I was looking for this comment.
Thank you!!!
what i like about cowboy bebop is that its one of the last animes that did the nostalgic old anime style that i grew up on and they did it in such a good fashion too. Its like an end of an era but with a bang
One thing I think is really interesting: Jet is haunted by his past in his failings of being a cop, he has to come back and deal with the people who got away, and as a husband his wife just got up and left one day. Spike dying can be felt by Jet as a continuation, similar to failing as a cop because Faye asks him if he should go after him and he declines. If Spike died maybe he would regret that.
It's a continuation of Faye's past because she lost everyone she knew, and the lawyer she fell in love with just died (faked his death rather) but just left her one day. Even though she confronts Spike in the ship as he's leaving, he's still leaving her.
And for Spike, he never gets satisfied in believing that he was alive, even after Julia dies, until he dies.
I just think it's interesting, as the end says, "you'll carry that weight" the ending never really sees them reach some certain satisfied conclusion about the past except for Jet, but now with Spike gone, it's more or less more of the same. As if once the weight was lifted from Jet's past, and Faye gets somewhere with hers, they get another load to carry.
Urmm... Ein is part of Bebop crew. Everyone beloved super intelligent corgi. Why you left him out? Edward got a back story too.
Ein is the 2deep4u character.
I wasn't surprised when they also said "Season 2" on an anime that had only ONE 26 episode season. I am still just as disappointed as you are.
Yeah, I was genuinely confused about this. Beginning of Season 2. One season and a movie. With something requested so much by fans, you'd think that they'd treat this with kit gloves and not just blow over significant characters who also have their own arcs (like Ed and Ein.)
They also didn't even mention Yoko Kanno, the amazing woman who composed the entire soundtrack for Bebop. I am pissed.
TheShadowHatter TV "Seasons" work a bit differently in Japan than they do in America. They have Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter seasons each of which runs right around 13 weeks. Following this formula, Cowboy Bebop ran for two seasons (or cours, as they're generally referred to), back-to-back. I'm pretty sure this is what Wisecrack was trying to reference.
Nietzsche's whole quote is: "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?". With this Nietzsche means that we have killed our morality and beliefs and we have to live with that fact no matter how much we try to forget it and how many things we try to replace god with. He is in fact, not celebrating the death of god, but rather grieving it and trying to get other people to understand what they have truly done
That's just one of a few different comments he made about the death of God...sometimes gods.
Nietzsche was and will always be vehemently AGAINST Nihilism, godlessness=Nihilism.
That kind of gets turned around later with the Ubermensch and his criticism of slave morality (i.e. Christian morals, where the meek are good and pure).
What Nietzsche didn't grasp about the Biblical God, mainly because Christians don't get it either, is that YHWH had Yeishuua` (Jesus) come as a Lamb to model the behavior necessary to learn how to properly restrain ultimate power. Humans, as demonstrated by the request of the Sons of Thunder to call down fire from heaven to consume the Samaritans, don't naturally have the necessary wisdom and judgment to properly control ultimate power. But Yeishuua` isn't a Lamb forever, and when He returns He will be an unstoppable Lion, and the sheep who heard His voice and meekly followed Him will be at His side, empowered to exercise the same power. To be a king, one must submit to being a slave first. At that point, the mightiest Ubermensch will wither instantly before lambs become lions.
Just because you're a lamb doesn't mean you have wisdom and good judgement.
Many slaves did not become lions once liberated and instead either didn't know what to do with their newfound 'power', or immediately started to abuse it.
Just look at how many abuse victims become abusers themselves (or just continue to be abused) later in life.
To say that the "mightiest Ubermensch" will wither instantly before "lambs become lions" is incredibly naive and dogmatic, and shows a great lack of understanding about what an Ubermensch actually is. Becoming an Ubermensch is no easy task. It's full of trials and introspection.
The writers for Netflix bebop should’ve watched this before starting anything. That live action show doesn’t have any of the heart that Cowboy Bebop has. It’s a timeless classic!
Putting in a request for Bojack season 5 as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender
Definitely both pretty damn good shows
I second that.
I second that motion.
Yes
Consider this motion fifthed.
Nietzsche doesn't see reality as being "in flux". For Nietzsche, the perspective of everyone is shaped by past experience and inherent biases, which alter how we see the world. There is one reality, each of us just experiences it differently. (and is doomed to experience it subjectively)
Wow you read a book and you know what that man was thinking, must be nice being the smart one smh
Hell of a party isnt it.
Agreed
On a late rainy night in the spring of 2003, I found Cowboy Bebop.
My world was never the same again.
Holy shit! I was was listening to Cowboy Bebop ending yesterday and starting watch Cowboy Bebop again and was thinking. "Why hasn't Wisecrack done a philosophy video of this yet?"
This is one of the only animes that's dub is praised and mostly preferred over the sub. Why'd you use the sub? C'mon this is one anime hipsters wont get mad at you for!!
always sub
999is666upsidedown enjoy reading then man lol. No judgment here. This is a great show just to have in the background. It's a beautiful looking show. But what I want to know is why do the sub purists think that every Japanese voice actor is the shit? There's crappy VA in both countries
Ghost in the shell and pretty much all Studio Gibli have amazing subs.
This was the series that turned me on to subs. Dont get me wrong, the dub way above average in quality, but one thing I grew to hate about dubs is even in the best acted ones, you lose a lot of the original emotional punch. The same character can come off as having a completely different personality in a dub, particularly with female characters.
Joe S true. Ok but sometimes the Japanese girl will have the highest pitch voice and it takes me out of it lol; then I just can't take it seriously
I cry every time i watch the scene where jet chases his old flame on his home planet. That song knocks the wind out of my chest every time i hear it.
God bless you, wisecrack, you wonderful channel
When are you gonna do the Philosophy of Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra?
Yes please!
Just read ancient Buddhist literature. However an episode about my favorite series would be nice.
I'll admit Korra has its flaws, but it does delve into Taoist, Buddhist, and Hindu philosophy much like its predecessor.
Not korra though, that show has HUGE problems
Avatar + Korra would need at least four videos.
So deep, meaningful, philosophical, artistic, and leaves it’s viewers with a message to part with. Why don’t anime have any of these elements anymore? A lot of older anime were so much deeper.
*TANK! STARTS PLAYING*
BAH-DAH, BA-DA, BAH-DAH, BA-DA, BUUH-DUUUM!
My smartphone's ringtone.
I watched this show when if first aired around 9/11. I was young enough at the time where I knew I didn't like westerns and had no idea what a noir was. Then this show came out and I realized there is so much out there that could be so great if only I gave it a chance.
ScuzoidMelee Damn. Never Forget.
Strange time. While it's a great anime, I think a significant part of why I love it as much as I do was because it was airing during a "Holy fuck, what is going on in this world? What is going on in my world? WTF?!" time period.
Cowboy Bebop was Jazz brought to life in an Anime. Just a fantastic ride with soul, and absolutely timeless.
Thanks a lot wisecrack. I'd asked for this a few months back and you guys actually delivered. Massive respect
See you, Space Cowboy
You're gonna carry that weight.
Lets keep it simple:
Whatever happens, happens
Umm... Cowboy Bebop does NOT take place throughout the wider universe. The entire series is set in just our solar system. Yes, they have what are essentially warp gates in Cowboy Bebop, but that's because even when traveling just within our own solar system, it would take years for them to travel from one location to another without that.
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It's like they didn't even watch the show, or don't know the difference between the universe and solar system.
Ned K I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't watch the show at all. They didn't mention Yoko Kanno by name, didn't mention Ein as a main character (Ein is TOTALLY a main character, I'll fight you), didn't see the difference between solar system and universe...
Tiffany Keeler they didn't even mention Ed!
Tiffany Keeler Ein? Isn't his name Spike? Or is it different in the Japanese version?
Great video as always, however Vicious ostensibly didn't know that Spike was shot with a tranquilliser bullet. That's because Shin was the one to shoot Spike and, as revealed when Spike raids the syndicate headquarters, Shin was on Spike's side the whole time. There's no evidence that suggests Vicious didn't believe Spike was shot dead.
PLEASE DO ERGO PROXY PLEAAASE...PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT UNDERRATED MASTERPIECE
escapist - It’s so _odd_ but interesting.
It is beautiful
Ergo proxy sucked
YES COWBOY BEBOP we are slowly turning Wisecrack into Weebs with these requests their transformation is almost complete
They should do an episode on how weeb is actually a racist word used by people who are too chicken shit to be openly racist against Japanese, and so choose to mock people who consume Japanese media as a proxy for their hatred. I'm honestly surprised the word has become so prevalent today without any sort of blowback.
Lol no.
Don b yeah no. Maybe some use it like that but a weeb or weeaboo is someone who acts like japan is inherently superior and thinks they know everything about japan just because they watch anime
Don b in other words weeaboos arent people who think katanas are cool for instance but more the type who claim katanas are the best sword ever and can cut through plate armor due to the "superior thousand fold nippon steel"
Don b Words change definitions over time most people who consider themselves Weebs are over enthusiastic about Japanese culture sometimes to a Disrespectful degree if thats what you were getting at. Doubt Wisecrack a Channel bout philosophy would cover such a thing. Maybe with more research you can make your own video if you’re passionate enough about that words History. All I said in a joking manner is that were making Wisecrack Anime Obsessed.
Yes!!!! Love wisecrack!!!
I want Jared. Fucking Normies. Don't understand that people love consistency. WELL THEN LOVE THE INCONSISTENCY OF ME GIVING A DISLIKE. FUCK.
They struck "The Patriarchy" = Merit based hierarchies in Western nations, not Islamic with Ghostbusters, 3 Star Wars movies, much TV News indoctrination, and oppression narrative lies. Like the reasons for the Wage Gap, 3/5 Women in America being Raped in their lives, 21 Million Women being abused online. All Lies. They're trying to subvert the Culture to benefit them, not obtain equality. To control the way everyone thinks. By banning words, replacing them with New-Speak- like how they say Diversity instead of the truth of Black and Brown people. Side note: How is the term African-American not a bit racist and very divisive?
Humans used to live in a Communist/Socialist like state before we understood economic systems like we do today. Progressives say that such economic policies are the future when in fact Capitalism came after Socialism. People need linear motivations to work their hardest. Paying everyone the same gives people no incentive to work as hard as they can, which will be more or less productive than other people naturally. It's social engineering and inhumane to penalize people based on arbitrary feelings of fairness instead of giving them what they have legally earned through free market contracts and voluntary transactions. Principles over feels, bruh.
Companies that supply Electricity, Communications Services(Phones), and Water Companies do not have the Right to discriminate who is able to use their services, in America. 1/10,000th of 1 state of the US cannot be allowed to control the power to manipulate the entirety of Public Online Communications with regards to Legally Political Discussion. I am right. :)
Say this is a Country of Immigrants. Say you're for Human and oppressed minorities Rights. Take away gun Rights for US Citizens. Mexico Gang members kill US citizens.
Let's get scientific. Women produce and release testosterone from their adrenal glands to their brains when needing to focus on high cognitive tasks such as fast paced/competitive gaming. After days of being in situations of high stress Women may break down because they can't keep producing testosterone to focus. They start producing adrenaline and will eventually fall apart mentally if they do not leave that stressful environment. Men naturally have an advantage over Women in prolonged settings of stressful situations because off this. Among other things. Like Men having generally 10% larger brains than Women, across all races.
Many Wars have been fought for Freedom. World War 3 may be started over a drawn out Cyber Cold War of Internet Regulatory Policies and Gestapo Bureaucracies to control Online Speech.
Obama had the same exact policies when in office. The Media did nothing. Trump ended the family separation with an executive order temporarily like he's supposed to. The President is not supposed to make laws with executive orders. He did exactly what he's supposed to legally. Those laws were passed by Democrats, not Republicans. We had those laws because we can't instantly confirm whether these children are being trafficked by the adult they are with. Do you really think it's better for children to be imprisoned with possibly dangerous adult criminals? Or with just other kids for a short time? We didn't force them into this situation. It's these peoples responsibility to make their country great, not rely on White people while saying Mexico and Latinos are the best. There were many "La Raza" or "The Race" believing people that were in the Migrant Caravan that headed for the US border months ago causing these problems.
These next sentences are indirectly about the Gun debate, and is a Pro-Freedom argument. Should we put Speed limiters on, and Ban all Vehicles that don't have Safety measures to automatically stop when the sensors detect humanoid shapes because people can use vehicles to kill people? That's just one very nuanced argument. ;D
American Men have to sign up for the Draft to Vote. That's not Equality. We've never Legally had Gender Equality in America. But because it disadvantages Men and benefits Whamen, they keep quiet about it, and even lie about it, about their vision of Equality. Wage Gap lies. Because Feminism isn't about Equality. Now, instead of projecting and continuing the cycle of hate that's enveloped Western Cultures, form an argument. Read my Copy/Paste in a reply to a comment on my funny video. ;)
Voluntary charity is moral. Socialism uses Government force to redistribute resources, you will be jailed if you do not give them money.
This is a short discussion I had in a comments section of one of The Daily Wire's video. This is the discussed paragraph. The rest are below.
Humans used to live in a Communist/Socialist like state before we understood economic systems like we do today. Progressives say that such economic policies are the future when in fact Capitalism came after Socialism. People need linear motivations to work their hardest. Paying everyone the same gives people no incentive to work as hard as they can, which will be more or less productive than other people naturally. It's social engineering and inhumane to penalize people based on arbitrary feelings of fairness instead of giving them what they have legally earned through free market contracts and voluntary transactions. Principles over feels, bruh.
Jon Smith
54 minutes ago
"UntamedPandaSweg I agree with most of what you said here. But your statement that humans used to exist in a Communist/Socialist way is way off the mark, how you can substantiate it would be interesting, but not likely any more than anecdotal, with the odd examples of where it was tried and abandoned in abject failure. The original pilgrim enclaves were somewhat socialist but many failed completely, as the truth of human nature, includes sloth, sense of entitlement and thirst for power and control. I’m pushing 70, in the 60’s...the whole “Commune” sex, drugs, rock n roll, free love thing sounded pretty cool. But then experience shows ya that the dude gettin high all day, making tie-dyed t-shirts, is entitled to the same as the mechanic busting his ass and knuckles all day, keeping the communes equipment running...sorta makes ya rethink your positions and priorities. Turned me into a hardcore capitalist, second amendment “nut-job”, willing to fight to keep what my bloody knuckles had earned. Yeah, I support freedom of choice, and I CHOOSE to keep the product of my labor and the “right” to choose if and with whom I’ll “share”. By my mentions of freedom of choice, I DIDN’T mean abortion...just to clarify. ✌️🍻🇺🇸🍕🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸"
UntamedPandaSweg
29 minutes ago
"Jon Smith Happy 4th of July! It's a malformed abomination of an argument. I know that. A lot of History is murky, and more importantly we will never know what people thought/why they really did most things. Time for an excuse. Not much time to study History when I need to know everything about World Politics daily. I like to think about how early Humans treated resources as a society, the concept interests me. I theorize Humans before Civilization lived in a more socialistic fashion, technically they were more communist than anyone will ever be again from there not even being the idea of Government, because they didn't have the ideas that people do now of things like the Right to Private Property, and because they literally had to live like that, to survive as a species. They just had their feelings for guidance. There's been studies on how people eating together will subconsciously eat about the same amount of food as the other people eating with them if they're sharing from the same restricted food source. This is a big spur to guide my thinking to propose Socialism and Communism had their uses and aren't inherently evil. They're regressive ideas."
Shoutout to West Tennessee truck stops
E Gully yessir
Ohhh I've been waiting for this one!
Watanabe is a champion!
Whenever Spike brought up the idea of being asleep I thought of it more as existing without living. Sort of like Heidegger's idea of Dasein, or "being there." When Julia died, it snapped him out of this haze and even provided a morbid purpose for his continued existence since leaving the syndicate.
Excellent video, keep it coming Wisecrack! Happy to be a patron.
TRIGUN
Hell yea
Love and peace ✌️❤️
FUCK YEAH!
Love and peace ❤🤞
to the anime with one of the greatest main characters of all time
Im still blown away by the fact that this anime debut in 98'.. with a killer soundtrack ... CB was way ahead of its time!
They don't make 'em like they used to anymore
When she said “season 2” i was going crazy...
Until i thought that she probably just meant session
Akiro Ai Del rosario I know but still, she probably has never seen the series, just reading a script, i hate that part of youtube.
Cowboy Bebop is a classic among classics a anime were the music played just as a important role as the animation I remember watching this as a kid and thinking how cool it was but now I can understand just how relatable many of the character struggles are now that I'm older
P.S bear wisecrack we're still waiting for that
Philosophy of the berserk MANGA !!! covering the 20 16 version was like covering a 1st first graders macaroni drawing of the Mona Lisa instead of the original it has no real comparison to the original masterpiece
please don't remind me of the 2016/2017 anime adaptation. Beserk will never get a great adaptation :(
The Philosophy of Monogatari series please!
PLOT
that's way too much
Cowboy Bebop is such a lovable classic. Thank you for doing this! dubs
one of the most epic things about cowboy bebop, it knew when to quit. i could have happily watched an unlimited number of seasons full of just bottle shows, but i am not disappointed with under 30.
More fun facts. The death flags: In session 1, Katerina and Asimov foreshadowed Spike and Julia's endgame (i.e. their deaths). Both Katerina and Spike wished to escape the life of crime they led and have a new life elsewhere with their partner.
Katerina expresses her wish in Session 1.
Katerina: I can finally escape the low life I've had here. I can finally live happily on Mars.
In session 25, we are shown a flashback of Spike expressing this same wish that Katerina had.
Spike: We'll leave here. We'll escape from this world.
Julia: And then what are we going to do?
Spike: Just live a life of freedom somewhere. Just like watching a dream...
“Road to the West” played just before Asimov and Katerina died, and again just before Spike went to see Julia, thus linking the two stories. These two scenes are the only times the song is ever used in the entire series. These two scenes are also visually linked (both include dogfights in outer space and show similar shots of Spike and the Swordfish II and an armed fleet that will ultimate prevent the lovers escape).
Btw, going west is a reference to going towards death.
Both Katerina and Spike have the realization that they will never get the Happily Ever After they always wanted. Katerina has her realization just before she dies when a fleet of cops block her and Asimov's escape. Spike has his realization while Julia is holding him at the cemetery. He has just escaped a fleet of syndicate assassins and knows more will be on the way. He knows they won't be able to escape in the long run. Both Katerina and Spike get the same expressions on their faces when they have their realizations. The dialogue said in one scene answers the dialogue said in the other, as if Katerina were reading out Spike's thoughts.
Julia to Spike: Let's just run away somewhere. Truly escape from this world and go somewhere no one else is... Just the two of us...
Katerina: We can't run anymore. There's no way we can get away.
Both Katerina and Spike witnessed the death of their partner. Both their partners were shot to death. Both hold their partners' body in their arms.
Both Katerina and Spike get slashed across the abdomen which resulted in something red spilling out. Both their stories end with a pull out shot of their death scene. [Check out the scenes side by side. Watch Katerina and Asimov's last scene and then the scene where Spike fights the syndicate fleet, the scene where he reunites with Julia, the scene when Julia's dies and Spike's final scenes. The visual evidence is very compelling. There are multiple visual parallels.]
In session 3, Spike walks by a film screen which reads only a true samurai can kill him like the... [the rest is obscured by Spike's body]. Vicious, for all his faults, was a true warrior and fatally wounded Spike with a katana.
In session 5, Spike got the ace of spades at the end of the episode. That is the death card.
In session 13, during an auditory flashback we hear Vicious tell Spike that he is the only one that can kill him. This is again brought up in session 26, just before the two face off. Vicious, again, proclaims that he is the only one who can kill Spike and set him free.
In Session 13, during a flashback sequence Spike and Julia discuss his eyes.
Spike: My left eye sees the past...
Julia: Then what about your right eye...?
Spike then wakes up in the snow having been recently shot with a tranquilizer gun. The camera focuses on his right eye. Spike finds a crow standing on his chest. He asks the crow a question.
Spike: Which way is west?
[The crow caws loudly before spreading it's black wings and flying away]
A crow is an omen of death. Also, there are various cultures (Ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Celtic, Chinese, etc.) in which death is associated with going west.
In session 13, Faye attempts to stop Gren from going to face Vicious by holding him at gunpoint and then shooting her gun. Gren goes anyway and is killed by Vicious. The same thing happens with Spike in session 26.
In session 16, Jet's ex-partner makes this ominous assertion.
Fad: The people that go against the syndicate lose, Jet. They lose big. Either they give up like you did or they die young.
In session 17, after eating a special mushroom Spike hallucinates that he is climbing up a stairway that stretches up above and leads to a glowing white entrance. He comes across an informative frog that lets him know where he is headed.
Frog: Hey, mister. This is a stairway to heaven. You know that, right?
In session 21, Jet tells Meifa there's no way out.
Jet: It's impossible for someone to leave when they know that much. Once you join a syndicate they own you forever.
In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman.
Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death.
Spike: One more time.
Laughing Bull: What's that?
Spike: I was killed once before by a woman.
Spike is speaking of Julia. From the first episode Laughing Bull has foreshadowed that Spike will die and that his death will be connected to a woman.
In Knockin' on Heaven’s Door, Spike almost dies and Laughing Bull tells him it is not yet his time.
Laughing Bull: It was not a good day for you to die, so you did not. That is all.
Laughing Bull also tells Spike that the past, present and future all all connected.
Laughing Bull: Know this Swimming Bird, this blue eye perceives all things conjoined. The past, the future, and the present. Everything flows and all is connected. This eye is not merely seeing reality. It is touching the truth. Open the eye of truth... There is nothing to fear.
Spike: Yeah... I know what you mean.
In session 26, Laughing Bull predicts Spike's imminent death the scene directly after Julia dies. When Jet denies this Laughing Bull tells him not to fear death.
Laughing Bull: Do not fear Death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity...
When Spike leaves the Bebop to confront Vicious the song "See You Space Cowboy" plays. The lyrics begin over romantic images of Spike and Julia together.
"Everything is already over",
You say with closed ears
The words only flow
Towards a tomorrow without peace
"There's nothing that won't change"
Even if my life ends
This love will not disappear
It's something that will live forever
Even if dreams are hidden in darkness
I got a rainbow
Rainbow in your hands...
The song is a proclamation of undying love which implies that Spike and Julia will be together again in the afterlife.
In the penultimate scene of the series Spike finally sees Julia with his eye that sees his present.
Julia is cast in a white glowing light.
We hear Julia's last words, "It's all a dream."
We see Spike reflected in her *blue eye*.
Spike agrees with her, "Yeah. Just a bad dream."
He's still looking into her blue eye.
Then everything is engulfed in a white light.
Everything fades to white.
Next scene is of Spike walking down the stairs. Spike smiles, does the finger gun, "bang." and he's down. The entire syndicate is now cast in a white light.
The song "Blue" begins to play:
Don't wake me from the dream
It's really everything it seems
I'm so free
No black and white in the blue
Everything is clearer now
Life is just a dream, you know
That's never-ending
I'm ascending
There is a tone switch from dreams being "bad" to dreams being something you never want to be woken from. When Spike was engulfed by the white light, he had a revelation. He knows he is going to a better place. He knows he is going to be with Julia again. He dies happy and at peace.
At the very end we see a star go out but never fall.
In session 13, Laughing Bull said that a falling star was a pitiful soul who could not find his way to the great other.
Child: A star just fell from the sky.
Laughing Bull: That is not an ordinary star, my son. That star is the tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battles somewhere on this planet.
Child: What warrior is it?
Laughing Bull: A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all.
Spike makes it to the spirit that awaits us all. His star goes out. He is free.
DO PHILOSOPHY OF NAOKI URASWA'S MONSTER ANIME OR MANGA PLEASE
That's a good idea. Moreover, I loved how it truly recreated the era and locale of its setting.
I can't think of any other movie or anime that did it to such a degree.
The world building, characters were great, brilliant in fact but i still cant get over the ending. It annoyed me soo much.
Oh God Monster would make a great episode
I know you would love to see Wisecrack doing one but there are other youtuberes like Aleczandxr who have done a great job at that.
@@shubhamgupta-sv2hn I want to see wisecrack do it so that more people will get exposed to it
I think it important to mention the man that Spike goes to see often. The Shaman that we meet in episode 1. If you think about it, he not only tells Spike how the life of the guy with the red eye will end but in a way, Spike's as well. In my opinion.
Why didnt Netflix hire Wisecrack team to make the live action or at least advice them... this was an amazing break down. Cowbow bebop is and will be my favorite anime, never gets old. The more i watched the learnt something new, but still missed something. Glad these breakdowns are made 😊
I am a simple man; I see cowboy bebop, I click.
One of the very few anime’s or even shows i have ever cried at the end of the series. Spikes last words and I lost it. You feel attached to the charters and feel heart break with each tragedy
That 1st episode does a fantastic job pulling you in. Once your in the story, mix of genres & the world that Cowboy Bebop exists in all come beautifully. Honestly I'm surprised Cowboy Bebop hasn't been turned into an MMO or RPG video game, I'd love to be a bounty hunter, mobster, or even a detective in the world of cowboy bebop
It's just that he was all alone, never anyone to play the game.
The man who lived in dreams.
"It's all a...dream."
"Yeah. Just a dream."
Gonna need a drink and a smoke after this one, what a perfect beginning to one of those days off that can justify starting early~
This show was awesome to watch, especially on a week-to-week basis when it was on CN. I used to have three tapes with all the episodes, and it doesn't seem to have any weak episodes, only one-offs for fun and intrigue. I loved Wild Horses, with the guy in full cowboy getup that under Spike's skin immediately because he's JUST LIKE HIM, plus the terrorist bomber who kept trying to get his message out before getting interrupted by other characters, it-
I'm losing track here, excellent introspective into the shows finer points and hopefully, people who haven't found it will chew into its greatness and find more~
One shot you included perfectly encapsulates the show's vibe, and that's the dude on Callisto, bummed out on the stoop at 4:09.
It's the future, you have sophisticated airmasks to combat the ice-cold air of Jupiter's icy moon, and yet there are still stuffed ashtrays, empty tins of food and people are getting shitfaced on the reg. Nice future, US! What's more is the episode with Faye's true past introduced is done thru the medium of Beta-max, how deep of a cut is THAT? Your heart is made of pure Osmium if it doesn't break in half when you see that tape's contents too..
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Cowboy bebop's philosophy is life beyond survival. People usually get it wrong because they think the crew is just carrying the burden of past but bebop is a very very lonely show where we see despite all the funny scenes the show feels inherently depressing because they have exactly nothing to live for so they are just existing not living and every character has a different way to do so. We saw faye falling in love with spike ed leaving the crew and spike finally finding meaning in his own life. The final scenes or words of bebop are so fucking powerful that i was amazed.
Julia was the meaning in his life. That's the choice he made. He's focused on her until the very end. The second to last scene is Spike seeing Julia in his eye that sees the present and being engulfed by a white heavenly light. Before that he tells Vicious, "Julia is dead. Let's end it all." Before that the song that plays is about how he will love Julia forever, even after he's dead. Before that he's remembering when he fell in love with Julia and when he made love to her. Before that he tells Jet the tiger-striped cat story which ties his life to Julia's.
"... and Wisecrack was born."
joke well-played. that short segue xD
Finally returning to Cowboy Bebop after probably 15 years. This has me excited after finishing the first episode. I'll probably be going down the rabbit hole of multiple videos analyzing it now...
12:40
Damn, that butterfly excerpt from Zhuangzi really fucks with me...
Cowboy Bebop is the best
Awesome time for this video to drop, I just finished watching the series again. Great synopsis- much appreciated.
Did Futurama based Fry on Faye from Cowboy Bebop?
Only cryogenic freeze part
Probably kind of? All art shamelessly steals and recombines, but I bet they were aware of bebop
No. The cryogenic trope was firmly in place long before this. We even see it in the original Star Trek.
He told Faye what she wanted to hear, Spikes does that often. especially to himself.
Good on wisecrack for recognizing that you can't discuss art using highly altered versions of it.
The only thing I dislike is the Japanese version...this is like the one time you can use the Dub and not be hated by fans.
CB is the only one I'm comfortable with sub and dub. I can go for both.
This video actually got me to think about something I normally wouldn't consider - you missed a genre covered in Cowboy Bebop, possibly because, when Bebop was released, it wasn't much of a thing (or at least not one that *I* knew about, though I was pretty ignorant at the time, so that doesn't mean much) - the crime drama (following the sometimes-extra-legal actions of the protagonists, namely Fey and Spike). This was really well made. Thanks!
(Also, though I don't know if he's linked this one recently, over-all, more than once, MattPat sent me.)
This was my first anima, and it is still my favorite, after I have watched hundreds. Damn, do I love Spike! He's a real man. One Punch Man is a close second, which just proves I am weird
I didn't know there was a second season?!?!....
Oh wait....
THERE'S NOT!!!!!
Such an amazing anime. Just recently found these videos and I'm in love. Philosophical and psychological analysis of movies, books, and anime is how I grew up. Real stories don't stop at action, they delve, invisibly, so deep into the psyche that it's absolutely enlightening. That's what makes Cowboy Bebop such a classic. Did I mention I'm a real private investigator too? Goals.
Haven't watched CB in four years. This video made me think about re-watching it.
Haven't watched the show in years. I feel like watching this with more mature eyes now.
Very well written video. Good work!
It's not set in "the universe". It's just our solar system.
And, I realized that I've been watching these cartoons like a zombie, without understanding any of it's depth. Oh well at least now I am aware of it.