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Daniel Bevan I never really thought of it that way, but that’s another great way of explaining why I didn’t really enjoy the show all that much. It treats its overarching plot as if we’ve had a lot of buildup to it, yet we don’t really know that much about it. Vicious isn’t even in 90% of the show, and we hardly get to experience Spike’s past at all. It’s hard for me to care about their conflict when I hardly spent any time with one of them, and the other I barely have any emotional understanding of their connection to the other party. It feels like the tension isn’t properly developed. I’m glad most people are able to enjoy this show, but for me, I mostly remember it as being a very meh experience. I’m sure I had more fun when I watched it, but the fact that it’s barely left an impact on me is pretty telling that this wasn’t the show for me.
@@CommanderWof Maybe you'd like Samurai Champloo better. Same creator but not so much of the overarching story. Most will say Bebop is better but I think Champloo isnt far behind
@@CommanderWof I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I thought the show was very artistic, but I'd never been able to put into words why I felt there was something missing that would allow me to fully love this show, until now.
This show deserves so much more respect then it gets. There are so many loners that bring everyone to silence and people act like that’s just a normal thing these days in anime even though it never happens anymore
I always feel the most sad for jet, like he had become the father of the group and now he is just all alone waiting for his kids to come home when they never will. Sometimes I just think about how lonely or sad jet was when he realized he's by himself now and no ones coming back.
I'd like to think Faye Stayed. Like she said, she had nowhere else to go. And I hope they eventually hook back up w/ Ed and Ein after Ed did what she needed w/ her Dad.
Not really. Bebop as we see it is thematically sanctuary for outcasts. You have almost every flavor: Disgraced cop, Dead man, Woman without past, Abandoned child and Trans-canine that can't relate to his own species. All except Jet and Faye found the reason to cast themselves back to the larger world and left. Abandoned child decided to actively pursue her parent, Trans-canine found someone he can relate to and Dead man came back to life for one last hurrah. Faye nearly found something to move on, but with Spike gone she's once again lost and Jet accepted his lot as an outcast and just keeps the door open for the others.
I wonder if they could ever do a story where they reunite with Ed as a young adult. Or if that would even be worthwhile considering the heart of it all was spike's past. I just love this show lol
I really like to think that Jet and Faye are the new crew of the Bebop after this. We start with Jet and Spike as the crew, and end with Jet and Faye. Spike's story revolves around the past and not being able to ever get beyond it, but Faye is the opposite, realising her past is completely gone but discovers she can still have a future. It's beautiful, really.
The song that plays when Spike attacks the syndicate isn't quite the same as the ending song. It has the same tune as "The Real Folk Blues" but the lyrics are different. It is titled "See You Space Cowboy..."
There's actually a story behind that. See you Space Cowboy was supposed ending theme of the series and The Real Folk Blues should be the one being played when Spike was Battling the whole syndicate
The version that plays when Spike is fighting isn't just in a different key. I would swear that it's a different genre. It's slower pace marks it as actual Blues versus the show ending version which is more (cool) Jazz, to match the opening sequence music. It's kinda like Spike's Gonna Carry That Weight Blues. See You Space Cowboy works, too. haha. This called for a completely different end song because Spike's story was over. Bonus Round: Some species of birds are psychopoms. They act as guides for souls into the underworld/next world. I believe this is why you see birds when some of the important characters die. I learned that reading Stephen King's novel, Dark Half a long butt time ago. haha
@@LA_HA “Tank” and “Real Folk Blues” aren’t remotely in the mode of cool jazz. The former is hard bop big band jazz reminiscent of James Bond or Lupin the 3rd, the latter is more of a rock ballad with blues undertones
@@DefenestrateYourself Really? Thank you for your information. I'm going to listen to the pieces you mentioned and think more about it. Honestly, I'm not as educated on jazz because I don't listen to it that often. So, Thank You again. I appreciate you giving me some insight on this. Have a great weekend
In the episode Ballad of fallen angels, as spike falls from the chapel, we see the entire scene and his flashback through his “left eye”. And what more, the eye that is fake is his right eye. His real self cannot move on from his past. He was still stuck in his past. When he walks out at the end, he has his left eye closed and covered in blood and only his right eye is open as he says “Bang” which might probably mean he has moved on from his past.
You are correct on everything except the church scene isnt infamous. Its fantastic, infamous has a negative connonation. That scene could be considered the best in the series.
Jason Richter My bad. I thought infamous was used to describe something famous or well known. You're right. That scene is one of the best scenes in the series and personally my favourite as well.
One of my favourite things about the Spike and Vicious dynamic is that one has a sword, the chosen weapon of the samurai, and one a gun, the chosen weapon of a cowboy in a western, and both genres are parallels of each other and influence this show heavily
Spike meant it when he said Julia is dead there is nothing he can do.. He went to Vicious to kill him, so he could protect Jet and Faye. It's why Faye flipped out after she asked if it was for the girl and Spike didn't say anything back, because it wasn't and she knew he was going to die for her. The present "eye" was Faye, Jet and his family now, the Past is Vicious, not Julia. It's why Spike refused to run when Julia said they could. He couldn't leave Jet and Faye to die at hands the red dragons to get to Spike. It started with him hating animals, kids and women like Faye, but he ended up loving them all (ed and eins farewell episode proves this itself). To see if he was alive was because this new life he found felt like a dream because of ignoring his past and vicious. It's amazing small details that make a great story.
A legendary final episode to a masterpiece anime. Spike taking down most of vicious's men and then killing him as well, his final word ''bang'', and finally his death that followed along with a great song made these final minutes some of the best i have seen in anime. The other thing that broke me was seeing faye crying when Spike left, thinking that she may not see him again. After finally remembering everything about her past, she decided to focuse on the future and delete her bad memories, as Spike told her, and that future was with Spike and Jet. However, unlike her, Spike hadn't settled things with his own past, at least in his own mind. This anime focused so damn well on each character's past and the burden they carry ( which also explains the phrase ''you are gonna carry that weight'' ) that makes it one of the most realistic and well - written anime ever. I loved that you guys enjoyed the show and understood the true meaning and greatness of Cowboy Bebop. It's been a great journey since summer, when you started the series. All this time i was waiting patiently for Tuesdays to come in order to see your reaction to each episode, which were great as always, and i wish you all the best for your future anime reactions. Until then, see you space cowboys.
I finished Bebop 2 days ago, and the friend that recommended it to me catched this: when Spike is doing Bang in his final scene, he only has one eye open. The one looking into the present, his artificial eye, maybe implying that right before the end, he realized what he made was a mistake and he could have 'carried his weight' and moved forward with the Bebop. Our interpretation.
@@suncore598 The beauty of Bebop is that not everything about the story is given and can be interpreted differently, so your point is as valid as mine. Need to say that I don't say he's not at peace, he wanted to do it, but feels like a 'I wish I could have done the same' kinda for me, even if he's satisfied at that moment. Have a good day mate
I could understand that view, I don't think he made a mistake, but to me when he tells Jet the story of the cat, it's almost like he's sad it has to be the way it is.
Dude, Spike can't see with his artificial eye, that's why he's good at aiming. So, the memories he has with both eyes, were at the time he felt alive. The memories he has with one eye (the present), were he has this pending stuff to do, find Julia/kill Vicious. When he does the final bang, he has the fake eye open and the real one closed with blood, he can't see anything, he's done.
Fun Fact: Steve Blum and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn are engaged so it's looking like Spike and Julia will actually end up together after all. Such an amazing series!
Yes, their crowd know how to choose the true masterpieces: fma, death note, code geass, attack on titan and now cowboy bebop. Each one of them are great great series.
Andreas Barcelona ah I get you that makes sense, but I can only recommend to watch it when you have the time . I can’t really form an opinion about attack on titan since I’ve only seen the first season and to me there’s almost nothing interesting going on for me to keep watching other than maybe Levi‘s character, but I don’t know I always hear it’s great everywhere 🤷♂️
Apparently the director said that it was ambigious if Spike survived. I didn't even realise it was a chance, so now I can believe that he did survive :D
It is better that way. His fight with vicious and his death scene along with that great song makes it one of best anime endings i have ever seen, and probably one of the best in general. As much as i love Spike and i want so much to see him again, it is better this way, and more memorable.
The silence as he staggers down to the entrance, and the heavy breath he draws and exhales before looking forward and saying "Bang"... I get chills every time. And then the music kicks in and I start crying my eyes out. Such a great show and I'm so happy you guys enjoyed it! It really is one of the best anime out there - Rick I'm so happy and impressed at how well you kept the answers and details to yourself, letting them speculate and watch it without spoilers. Very good self-control!
For those wondering how Spike died: It's hard to see due to the lighting but at the same time Spike shot Vicious through the heart Vicious basically sliced his stomach open with his sword.
the music composer, Yoko Kanno went on to do the soundtrack for Ghost In The shell: Stand Alone Complex, she often mixes English lyrics in with Japanese lyrics.
I love this episode. Personally, I think Spike really is just sleeping, but as it's the end of the show, it doesn't matter. I always thought it was interesting that the only people who ever gave Spike real trouble are people with his own fighting style. Jeet Kune Do fighters like Hakiim, the two guys with twin pistols who hurt him in this and Ballad of Fallen Angels, etc. Vicious was never as skilled as Spike; both times he hurt Spike he did so after he used a dozen of his mooks as ablative armor.
Samurai Champloo is so fun to watch. It follows a format similar to Bebop because it’s the same crew/director. This show had space jazz. Champloo has samurai hiphop. It’s fucking awesome.
After watching it and finding out that no other anime comes close to how good it is, it has truly left a void in my heart. It is an epic masterpiece that stands tall amongst the greatest anime of all time. With its richly imaginative world, complex characters, and thrilling storylines, it has captured the hearts and minds of viewers across the globe.
you guys really need to see "wolf´s rain" that anime is incredible, the art is unique and also the music. the story is a masterpiece but the anime is sooo underrated. i recomend you to watch it.
Not embarrassed to say, the first time I saw the ending I ugly cried. The song at the end is perfection.
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Shinichiro Watanabe is quite a storyteller. they never really have an "Ending" compared to other stories. and even though the ending was never really clear about if Spike lived or not, it was never really about the ending. it was about the journey. people come, people go. bittersweet, it may be, but worthwhile nonetheless. that's my perspective at least. fun fact: Shinichiro Watanabe directed another series with the help of Studio Bones (The people behind FMA & My Hero Academia's adaptations) called "Carole & Tuesday" which is believed to take place in the same universe of Cowboy Bebop. It's worth checking out.
i highly recommend all the anime made by this director: Shinichirō Watanabe, If you still want cool action Samurai Champloo, if you want comedy to cheer up then Space Dandy.
Talking about Steve Blum's voice, it's not just deep sounding. The descriptors I tend to use are smooth and smoky. Most of the time Spike sounds charismatic (apart from when he loses his temper), which is an interesting contrast to his character. He's not sophisticated, but there's this magnetism about him that draws people in, at least to the audience watching.
One of anime's greatest talks is if Spike lived or not. The Director never gave a clear answer if he did or not. It all points that he did but the truth is we really don't know.
@@shushant5045 although I do think its spike, I still think that star could've been vicious, Julia or any of the people who died during those 2 final episodes
Yeah he def died. This aint naruto. No old lady who was gonna die in week anyway can give up her life to drag you back. No reward for being unable to give up the past.
Never occurred to me that he could’ve lived. He chose the path of vengeance, and paid with his life. Seems like the whole point was that he was destined to die.
Especially when those tears come from a badass and independent woman. Faye had a great character development over the course of the series and showed that she is sexy both inside and outside.
My thoughts exactly. These 2 series apart from being great they had also the best anime endings i have seen so far. From the rest of the anime i have seen, Death note and Berserk had also great endings but these 2 are masterpiece.
7:16, this and Faye’s conversation is one where the original voice is 1000% better. The undertone of the laugh is much more haunting. And Faye’s voice cracks up with her holding back the tears
The rooftop explosion, I never found a reason to either. But go back to the scene of Spike and Jet laughing, it is nearly identical to the Bell Peppers and Beef from episode one. I have always felt the FAN above them in the dining room was as much of a character as Ed, Faye and Ein. If not the fan then the dining hall itself, with the awkward, almost disturbing Egg Meal in Eps. 24, and the awkward and forced laugh Spike and Jet share here before Spike goes off.
BTW my opinion may be unpopular but as it was left up to interpretation, Spike did Die. Reasons include Spike's analogy with the Cat as the Cat was fulfilled in it's last life, the old Native American, saying a Star of a Warrior falls, eluding to Spike and not Vicious. I don't feel like it is an "interpretational" ending. It is straightforward, Spike fulfilled his role/arc therefore ending his story. Jet and Faye go on, with the usual differences. Spike has no qualms with either Jet or Faye at this point, therefor his role on the Bebop is equally void.
I'm not sure if anyone else agrees but i would love if when you guys finish a show you go around and talk about your favorite characters, favorite moments and whatnot. Sort of like a series or season wrap up. One thing i enjoy about you guys is that you try and talk about characters motivations, the messages and feelings behind a scene, the art of it. It'd be nice to get an idea of where you guys stand, kind of how Shane started talking about Faye possibly being his favorite character you know? Like seeing if Jet was Calvin's favorite why that is. I'd find it interesting
i downloaded and watched this show with the sole intent that i wanna watch your reactions to it, so, i, myself went into it blind while i watched each episode before i watch you guys' reactions to em', and my god, this has been my best 3 days of watching anime, it was just so good....too good, i hate it..because we all know that nothing like this is ever gonna be released ever again..my god, its so heartwrenching, this has been one of the most unique anime i have ever watched and...im glad i got to watch it along with you guys in a way..the anime was great and so was your guys' reactions to it, Thank you Cowboy bebop and thank you Blind wave.
Rick knows how to respect the really good series, he said cowboy bebop is one of his favourite anime, berserk as well, he also said good things for death note, code geass and attack on titan (which i'm currently watching their reactions to it).
Amazing story and reaction my friends, it was a long time. Now the movie is next. My suggestions to fill the gap are Serial Experiments Lain or Hellsing Ultimate, very different stories but top quality.
Love this show so much. You guys should react to Outlaw Star after this. It's similar, but different enough. Or I'd really love to see you finally react to Gurren Lagan. People keep sending you Gurren Lagan stuff in past Mail Bags, so it'll be cool for you guys to finally understand the references.
@@meursaulty6672 TheFlamingShark has a good reaction to this anime, I keep coming back and rewatching it every now and then since it's also one of my favorite anime ever :D
Something to point out, the director has stated that Spike's death is unconfirmed. There are two stars next to each other, one for Vicious, and one for Spike. Only one star went out. The implications of Spike being the one that died, and not Vicious is disturbing. I tend to think that Spike lived.
Y'kno I just realized this, Spike is a stray cat, and strays will always come around to a home that'll feed him. So I wonder, is this how Jet and Spike met? A strayed Spike stumbles in famished to Jet and he cooks him beefless beef and green peppers? Unno, just seems like a Spike thing to do and also a Jet thing to do.
Glad to have taken this journey again alongside you guys, it was great a reminder of what a GREAT series this is... ...wish you guys would do The Big O which features Steve Blum's *other* iconic character, Roger Smith...
I love this anime so much its either my favorite anime of time or its my second favorite all of time but either way this show is awesome and is one of the best animes of all time
Maybe Evangelion next? I don't even know if it's on the poll or not but i feel like it would work really good for you guys since you take notes and have long discussions those would make great reactions
Definately one of the best. There are many great anime out there but very few can reach the level of greatness of cowboy bebop. A true masterpiece. I'm glad that the crowd gave these guys the chance to watch it.
Unfortunately it hasn't been on their polls yet, and i doubt it will ever be because it is not as popular as the other series they watch, and this is a shame because it is a masterpiece indeed.
I hope the next one is Trigun, watched it after Cowboy Bebop and it felt like a good spot to jump to next to go along with the space cowboy feel. Trigun is such an amazing series.
It's been a good ride fellas, and I think we're all gonna carry the weight now that it's over. Now you know what show I think EVERYONE agrees needs to be next? SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, another great show made by literally the same people who made this series and Steve Blum plays one of the 3 main characters. But anyways it's just a thought, see you space Cowboys X)
Ha funny story, Black Dog Serenade and then The Real Folk Blues part 1&2 were the first episodes of this show that I watched on AdultSwim way back when. So yeah I had the ending spoiled, but that's why it stuck with me after all these years and made me want to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. Love the reaction, guys.
I always thought that one of Spike's remote grenades ends up in a weapons locker which sets of a shit ton of ammo and explosives, this blowing out part of the building.
Watch the Reaction to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie HERE: www.patreon.com/posts/32420764
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Why would you?
@@wujumbo2480 A true masterpiece. One of the best anime of all time, yet so underrated.
You have to see Samurai Champloo or Serial Experiments Lain.
"You're gonna carry that weight"
That's too heavy
What an effective note to end on. I will never forget this show because of that. Fucking masterpiece
The Beatles sampling.
Dang it!
You gone made me cry! 😭😭😭
What do they exactly mean with this line?
@@idk-vm9wx" you're gonna carry that weight" means everyone will carry the weight of their past but never let it bring you down.
Spike kicking that grenade into the lobby is one his most badass moments in anime.
I know that was so epic
@@ultrascouter203 he let it bounce first then kicked it too……caught it on the rebound lol
Cowboy Bebop is the epilogue to a story we'll never get to see
That's one of the best descriptions of it. That and the "it will become a genre all its own blah blah blah" or whatever it says.
Daniel Bevan I never really thought of it that way, but that’s another great way of explaining why I didn’t really enjoy the show all that much. It treats its overarching plot as if we’ve had a lot of buildup to it, yet we don’t really know that much about it. Vicious isn’t even in 90% of the show, and we hardly get to experience Spike’s past at all. It’s hard for me to care about their conflict when I hardly spent any time with one of them, and the other I barely have any emotional understanding of their connection to the other party. It feels like the tension isn’t properly developed.
I’m glad most people are able to enjoy this show, but for me, I mostly remember it as being a very meh experience. I’m sure I had more fun when I watched it, but the fact that it’s barely left an impact on me is pretty telling that this wasn’t the show for me.
@@CommanderWof Maybe you'd like Samurai Champloo better. Same creator but not so much of the overarching story. Most will say Bebop is better but I think Champloo isnt far behind
Kylan Joseph Thanks for the recommendation, I might check it out sometime!
@@CommanderWof I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I thought the show was very artistic, but I'd never been able to put into words why I felt there was something missing that would allow me to fully love this show, until now.
I love whoever reacts to cowboy Bebop final episode, there's always a moment of silence 😊
What else can we say? Don't go? Its too late. Nothing we can do but watch.
@@ceejayhargrove6585 that's my point....
I remember after Spike died in the stairs, me and my brother were just silent throughout the whole ending song
@@theoriginalman9426 it’s really a moment you never forget where you were and who you were with
This show deserves so much more respect then it gets. There are so many loners that bring everyone to silence and people act like that’s just a normal thing these days in anime even though it never happens anymore
I always feel the most sad for jet, like he had become the father of the group and now he is just all alone waiting for his kids to come home when they never will. Sometimes I just think about how lonely or sad jet was when he realized he's by himself now and no ones coming back.
i wonder if faye stayed with him for a while or of she just left after spike offscreen
I'd like to think Faye Stayed. Like she said, she had nowhere else to go. And I hope they eventually hook back up w/ Ed and Ein after Ed did what she needed w/ her Dad.
I teared up rewatching his scenes in this episode, I really feel for him.
Not really.
Bebop as we see it is thematically sanctuary for outcasts. You have almost every flavor: Disgraced cop, Dead man, Woman without past, Abandoned child and Trans-canine that can't relate to his own species.
All except Jet and Faye found the reason to cast themselves back to the larger world and left.
Abandoned child decided to actively pursue her parent, Trans-canine found someone he can relate to and Dead man came back to life for one last hurrah.
Faye nearly found something to move on, but with Spike gone she's once again lost and Jet accepted his lot as an outcast and just keeps the door open for the others.
I wonder if they could ever do a story where they reunite with Ed as a young adult. Or if that would even be worthwhile considering the heart of it all was spike's past. I just love this show lol
I really like to think that Jet and Faye are the new crew of the Bebop after this. We start with Jet and Spike as the crew, and end with Jet and Faye. Spike's story revolves around the past and not being able to ever get beyond it, but Faye is the opposite, realising her past is completely gone but discovers she can still have a future. It's beautiful, really.
The song that plays when Spike attacks the syndicate isn't quite the same as the ending song. It has the same tune as "The Real Folk Blues" but the lyrics are different. It is titled "See You Space Cowboy..."
There's actually a story behind that. See you Space Cowboy was supposed ending theme of the series and The Real Folk Blues should be the one being played when Spike was Battling the whole syndicate
The version that plays when Spike is fighting isn't just in a different key. I would swear that it's a different genre. It's slower pace marks it as actual Blues versus the show ending version which is more (cool) Jazz, to match the opening sequence music. It's kinda like Spike's Gonna Carry That Weight Blues. See You Space Cowboy works, too. haha.
This called for a completely different end song because Spike's story was over.
Bonus Round: Some species of birds are psychopoms. They act as guides for souls into the underworld/next world. I believe this is why you see birds when some of the important characters die. I learned that reading Stephen King's novel, Dark Half a long butt time ago. haha
@@LA_HA “Tank” and “Real Folk Blues” aren’t remotely in the mode of cool jazz. The former is hard bop big band jazz reminiscent of James Bond or Lupin the 3rd, the latter is more of a rock ballad with blues undertones
@@DefenestrateYourself Really?
Thank you for your information. I'm going to listen to the pieces you mentioned and think more about it.
Honestly, I'm not as educated on jazz because I don't listen to it that often. So, Thank You again.
I appreciate you giving me some insight on this.
Have a great weekend
In the episode Ballad of fallen angels, as spike falls from the chapel, we see the entire scene and his flashback through his “left eye”.
And what more, the eye that is fake is his right eye. His real self cannot move on from his past. He was still stuck in his past.
When he walks out at the end, he has his left eye closed and covered in blood and only his right eye is open as he says “Bang” which might probably mean he has moved on from his past.
HOly shit!!!
You are correct on everything except the church scene isnt infamous. Its fantastic, infamous has a negative connonation. That scene could be considered the best in the series.
Jason Richter My bad. I thought infamous was used to describe something famous or well known.
You're right. That scene is one of the best scenes in the series and personally my favourite as well.
@@varunvenkatesh2169 sorry i wasn't trying to be a asshole. All love
Yea that's why it supports the fact that he died b/c he was able to move on
One of my favourite things about the Spike and Vicious dynamic is that one has a sword, the chosen weapon of the samurai, and one a gun, the chosen weapon of a cowboy in a western, and both genres are parallels of each other and influence this show heavily
Spike meant it when he said Julia is dead there is nothing he can do.. He went to Vicious to kill him, so he could protect Jet and Faye. It's why Faye flipped out after she asked if it was for the girl and Spike didn't say anything back, because it wasn't and she knew he was going to die for her. The present "eye" was Faye, Jet and his family now, the Past is Vicious, not Julia. It's why Spike refused to run when Julia said they could. He couldn't leave Jet and Faye to die at hands the red dragons to get to Spike. It started with him hating animals, kids and women like Faye, but he ended up loving them all (ed and eins farewell episode proves this itself). To see if he was alive was because this new life he found felt like a dream because of ignoring his past and vicious. It's amazing small details that make a great story.
Next up a slice-of-life comedy: Evangelion
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😂😂😂...
Zankoku no Tenshi...
Omg :D i would def wazch this
When are you guys gonna make em watch Gurren Lagann?
One of the best anime ever
A legendary final episode to a masterpiece anime. Spike taking down most of vicious's men and then killing him as well, his final word ''bang'', and finally his death that followed along with a great song made these final minutes some of the best i have seen in anime. The other thing that broke me was seeing faye crying when Spike left, thinking that she may not see him again. After finally remembering everything about her past, she decided to focuse on the future and delete her bad memories, as Spike told her, and that future was with Spike and Jet. However, unlike her, Spike hadn't settled things with his own past, at least in his own mind. This anime focused so damn well on each character's past and the burden they carry ( which also explains the phrase ''you are gonna carry that weight'' ) that makes it one of the most realistic and well - written anime ever. I loved that you guys enjoyed the show and understood the true meaning and greatness of Cowboy Bebop. It's been a great journey since summer, when you started the series. All this time i was waiting patiently for Tuesdays to come in order to see your reaction to each episode, which were great as always, and i wish you all the best for your future anime reactions. Until then, see you space cowboys.
I finished Bebop 2 days ago, and the friend that recommended it to me catched this: when Spike is doing Bang in his final scene, he only has one eye open. The one looking into the present, his artificial eye, maybe implying that right before the end, he realized what he made was a mistake and he could have 'carried his weight' and moved forward with the Bebop. Our interpretation.
I disagree. Spike isn't acting like he made a mistake. He seems at peace with what he's done.
@@suncore598 The beauty of Bebop is that not everything about the story is given and can be interpreted differently, so your point is as valid as mine. Need to say that I don't say he's not at peace, he wanted to do it, but feels like a 'I wish I could have done the same' kinda for me, even if he's satisfied at that moment. Have a good day mate
I could understand that view, I don't think he made a mistake, but to me when he tells Jet the story of the cat, it's almost like he's sad it has to be the way it is.
Dude, Spike can't see with his artificial eye, that's why he's good at aiming. So, the memories he has with both eyes, were at the time he felt alive. The memories he has with one eye (the present), were he has this pending stuff to do, find Julia/kill Vicious. When he does the final bang, he has the fake eye open and the real one closed with blood, he can't see anything, he's done.
Fun Fact: Steve Blum and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn are engaged so it's looking like Spike and Julia will actually end up together after all. Such an amazing series!
Fun Fact: the voice of Spike and the voice of Julia are currently engaged.
really ?
Pics or it never happened
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Heres a picture, therefore it's real. #logic
@@jayfroggy Dummy
Taylor Royal go to hell
SAMURAI CHAMPLOO WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT
*I second this notion!*
Absolutely. Same director.
I REALLY hope enough people ask for that. They'd love it!
This should be higher up.
YES!
I liked how this anime was more mature than the majority of others. Far better written too.
There's actually a lot of mature and well written animes
@@comandantethorn9929 didn't say there weren't
@@separator94 You certainly implied something about it being mature makes it unique or special.
That "Bang" kills me everytime man, ffs.
And so ends one of the best, if not the best, anime ever
Yes, their crowd know how to choose the true masterpieces: fma, death note, code geass, attack on titan and now cowboy bebop. Each one of them are great great series.
Andreas Barcelona don’t forget mob psycho 100, I believe it was a poll show too and is one of the best shounen
@@animusswtor4822 I wrote only the anime i watched. Mob phycho 100 may be great as well, i don't doubt that, but i have no opinion about it.
Andreas Barcelona ah I get you that makes sense, but I can only recommend to watch it when you have the time .
I can’t really form an opinion about attack on titan since I’ve only seen the first season and to me there’s almost nothing interesting going on for me to keep watching other than maybe Levi‘s character, but I don’t know I always hear it’s great everywhere 🤷♂️
@@animusswtor4822 I see
Apparently the director said that it was ambigious if Spike survived. I didn't even realise it was a chance, so now I can believe that he did survive :D
obviously he died tho
@@elgranhermano8872 let us believe man!!!!
I think it's more fitting that he died
It is better that way. His fight with vicious and his death scene along with that great song makes it one of best anime endings i have ever seen, and probably one of the best in general. As much as i love Spike and i want so much to see him again, it is better this way, and more memorable.
Spike survived far worse damage than a little blood loss.
The silence as he staggers down to the entrance, and the heavy breath he draws and exhales before looking forward and saying "Bang"... I get chills every time. And then the music kicks in and I start crying my eyes out. Such a great show and I'm so happy you guys enjoyed it! It really is one of the best anime out there - Rick I'm so happy and impressed at how well you kept the answers and details to yourself, letting them speculate and watch it without spoilers. Very good self-control!
Always feel like the appropriate follow up for Bebop is Trigun.
deadass?
I prefer Samurai Champloo tho
samurai champloo then black lagoon then trigun
Don't forget the fraternal clone of cowboy bebop, outlaw star
Trigun is my second favorite anime ever, behind Bebop.
For those wondering how Spike died:
It's hard to see due to the lighting but at the same time Spike shot Vicious through the heart Vicious basically sliced his stomach open with his sword.
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time.
The Real Folk Blues song will never get old thanks to the irreplaceable memories from Cowboy Bebop. It'll be one of my favourites forever
the music composer, Yoko Kanno went on to do the soundtrack for Ghost In The shell: Stand Alone Complex, she often mixes English lyrics in with Japanese lyrics.
She also did Turn A Gundam if I'm not mistaken
I love this episode. Personally, I think Spike really is just sleeping, but as it's the end of the show, it doesn't matter.
I always thought it was interesting that the only people who ever gave Spike real trouble are people with his own fighting style. Jeet Kune Do fighters like Hakiim, the two guys with twin pistols who hurt him in this and Ballad of Fallen Angels, etc. Vicious was never as skilled as Spike; both times he hurt Spike he did so after he used a dozen of his mooks as ablative armor.
Samurai Champloo is so fun to watch. It follows a format similar to Bebop because it’s the same crew/director. This show had space jazz. Champloo has samurai hiphop. It’s fucking awesome.
After watching it and finding out that no other anime comes close to how good it is, it has truly left a void in my heart.
It is an epic masterpiece that stands tall amongst the greatest anime of all time. With its richly imaginative world, complex characters, and thrilling storylines, it has captured the hearts and minds of viewers across the globe.
you guys really need to see "wolf´s rain" that anime is incredible, the art is unique and also the music. the story is a masterpiece but the anime is sooo underrated. i recomend you to watch it.
Yes more people need know about Wolf's Rain.
Many of the people who made Cowboy Bebop were involved in the creation of Wolf's Rain.
Not embarrassed to say, the first time I saw the ending I ugly cried. The song at the end is perfection.
Shinichiro Watanabe is quite a storyteller. they never really have an "Ending" compared to other stories. and even though the ending was never really clear about if Spike lived or not, it was never really about the ending. it was about the journey. people come, people go. bittersweet, it may be, but worthwhile nonetheless.
that's my perspective at least.
fun fact: Shinichiro Watanabe directed another series with the help of Studio Bones (The people behind FMA & My Hero Academia's adaptations) called "Carole & Tuesday" which is believed to take place in the same universe of Cowboy Bebop. It's worth checking out.
Malk Von Batshit it makes sense but it’s canon to be ambiguous
i highly recommend all the anime made by this director: Shinichirō Watanabe,
If you still want cool action Samurai Champloo, if you want comedy to cheer up then Space Dandy.
Cowboy Bebop'score is the best music ever written for a TV show.
I recommand you watch SAMURAI CHAMPLOO next. I'ts great.
and many years later the voices of Spike and Julia would in real life be basically spouses :D
Talking about Steve Blum's voice, it's not just deep sounding. The descriptors I tend to use are smooth and smoky. Most of the time Spike sounds charismatic (apart from when he loses his temper), which is an interesting contrast to his character. He's not sophisticated, but there's this magnetism about him that draws people in, at least to the audience watching.
One of anime's greatest talks is if Spike lived or not. The Director never gave a clear answer if he did or not. It all points that he did but the truth is we really don't know.
Dude the star was gone in the end.
@@shushant5045 although I do think its spike, I still think that star could've been vicious, Julia or any of the people who died during those 2 final episodes
@@MrGrim504 Come on man, also the last shot is of his face dying.
Yeah he def died. This aint naruto. No old lady who was gonna die in week anyway can give up her life to drag you back. No reward for being unable to give up the past.
Never occurred to me that he could’ve lived. He chose the path of vengeance, and paid with his life. Seems like the whole point was that he was destined to die.
It breaks my heart when I see Faye's💗 tears 😭😭😭
And when that theme kicks in while Spike takes off.... ❤🎼🖤🥀🌹🎶🎙🎵 amazing....
Especially when those tears come from a badass and independent woman. Faye had a great character development over the course of the series and showed that she is sexy both inside and outside.
Can anyone actually give me a better ending for a show than Cowboy Bebop? I honestly think it's my favourite of all time, slightly above Code Geass.
My thoughts exactly. These 2 series apart from being great they had also the best anime endings i have seen so far. From the rest of the anime i have seen, Death note and Berserk had also great endings but these 2 are masterpiece.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Hellsing Ultimate, Hunter x Hunter 2011, JoJo part 5
@@Deviant69 All good. But i still think Cowboy Bebop is above all.
7:16, this and Faye’s conversation is one where the original voice is 1000% better. The undertone of the laugh is much more haunting. And Faye’s voice cracks up with her holding back the tears
The rooftop explosion, I never found a reason to either. But go back to the scene of Spike and Jet laughing, it is nearly identical to the Bell Peppers and Beef from episode one. I have always felt the FAN above them in the dining room was as much of a character as Ed, Faye and Ein. If not the fan then the dining hall itself, with the awkward, almost disturbing Egg Meal in Eps. 24, and the awkward and forced laugh Spike and Jet share here before Spike goes off.
BTW my opinion may be unpopular but as it was left up to interpretation, Spike did Die. Reasons include Spike's analogy with the Cat as the Cat was fulfilled in it's last life, the old Native American, saying a Star of a Warrior falls, eluding to Spike and not Vicious. I don't feel like it is an "interpretational" ending. It is straightforward, Spike fulfilled his role/arc therefore ending his story. Jet and Faye go on, with the usual differences. Spike has no qualms with either Jet or Faye at this point, therefor his role on the Bebop is equally void.
Goddammit, the "you're gonna carry that weight" gets me bawling every fucking time.
I'm not sure if anyone else agrees but i would love if when you guys finish a show you go around and talk about your favorite characters, favorite moments and whatnot. Sort of like a series or season wrap up. One thing i enjoy about you guys is that you try and talk about characters motivations, the messages and feelings behind a scene, the art of it. It'd be nice to get an idea of where you guys stand, kind of how Shane started talking about Faye possibly being his favorite character you know? Like seeing if Jet was Calvin's favorite why that is. I'd find it interesting
i downloaded and watched this show with the sole intent that i wanna watch your reactions to it, so, i, myself went into it blind while i watched each episode before i watch you guys' reactions to em', and my god, this has been my best 3 days of watching anime, it was just so good....too good, i hate it..because we all know that nothing like this is ever gonna be released ever again..my god, its so heartwrenching, this has been one of the most unique anime i have ever watched and...im glad i got to watch it along with you guys in a way..the anime was great and so was your guys' reactions to it, Thank you Cowboy bebop and thank you Blind wave.
God damn it Rick! Don't start tearing up. Now I'm tearing up :(
Rick knows how to respect the really good series, he said cowboy bebop is one of his favourite anime, berserk as well, he also said good things for death note, code geass and attack on titan (which i'm currently watching their reactions to it).
Amazing story and reaction my friends, it was a long time. Now the movie is next.
My suggestions to fill the gap are Serial Experiments Lain or Hellsing Ultimate, very different stories but top quality.
Best anime series ever.
That said, I'll keep waiting for Psycho-Pass to appear on the Patreon poll.
I'd love to see you tackle the other series I saw at the same time as this one back in the day: Outlaw Star.
Agreed
Blue is such an amazing song, even after all these years. It was a fun journey watching this again.....See you Blindwave boys, thanks.
Samurai champloo also Thankyou so much for reacting to this amazing series
Of all the music theming throughout the series, Julia's final words of "It's all a dream" is my favorite.
whoops Samurai Champloo NEXT
You would LOVE Samurai Champloo!
You gotta watch Evangelion
Yo you guys should seriously watch samurai champloo after this
I really want to see your react on ghost in the shell the movies and series!. ^^
STEINS GATE PLS, ONE OF THE GOATS!
Steins;gate or trigun next please!!
Trigun would be a great replacement
Or Big O?
That moment of silence after the show ended. Yep, They're carrying that weight.
Love this show so much. You guys should react to Outlaw Star after this. It's similar, but different enough. Or I'd really love to see you finally react to Gurren Lagan. People keep sending you Gurren Lagan stuff in past Mail Bags, so it'll be cool for you guys to finally understand the references.
Can’t wait for Steins;Gate ! Glad it won finally (Sorry Rick) :D
It did? Thank God. It never wins on any other reaction channel.
If it did that's great, because I think it'll be the one reaction I'm waiting for the conversation after
@@meursaulty6672 TheFlamingShark has a good reaction to this anime, I keep coming back and rewatching it every now and then since it's also one of my favorite anime ever :D
Holy Shit Steins Gate won?! There is a god
The first time I watched this ending, I couldn't moved for a long time. That weight, I'm still carrying it.
Something to point out, the director has stated that Spike's death is unconfirmed.
There are two stars next to each other, one for Vicious, and one for Spike. Only one star went out.
The implications of Spike being the one that died, and not Vicious is disturbing. I tend to think that Spike lived.
Space Dandy or Trigun would be amazing after this, they give the same vibe
Watch eon Genesis evangeliona next!
Samurai Champloo now! Just as great and slightly more uplifting 😁
Alright, when’s samurai champloo episode 1 reaction coming out?
See you Space Cowboy.
Samurai Champloo next pleaseeeee
Y'kno I just realized this, Spike is a stray cat, and strays will always come around to a home that'll feed him. So I wonder, is this how Jet and Spike met? A strayed Spike stumbles in famished to Jet and he cooks him beefless beef and green peppers? Unno, just seems like a Spike thing to do and also a Jet thing to do.
**insert bland "ended with a bang" comment here**
Bang
gnaB
@@drvnkenkvlt1841 nice profile pic
Dang
You're gonna carry that weight
Spike went out with a bang. Now Jet and Faye have gotta carry that weight. See ya space cowboy!
Glad to have taken this journey again alongside you guys, it was great a reminder of what a GREAT series this is...
...wish you guys would do The Big O which features Steve Blum's *other* iconic character, Roger Smith...
Music by the amazing Yoko Kanno. Genius.
I love this anime so much its either my favorite anime of time or its my second favorite all of time but either way this show is awesome and is one of the best animes of all time
The director of the show has said that its a mystery of whether Spike survived or not and its more up to the fans to decide
Him dying is a better ending. Even though its sad.
Thanks so much for reacting to the series guys!
I was so happy when I saw the first video pop-up on my timeline, and I am just as happy now.
Maybe Evangelion next? I don't even know if it's on the poll or not but i feel like it would work really good for you guys since you take notes and have long discussions those would make great reactions
BEST ANIME EVER!
Definately one of the best. There are many great anime out there but very few can reach the level of greatness of cowboy bebop. A true masterpiece. I'm glad that the crowd gave these guys the chance to watch it.
It's SAD. It's Just fu*king SAD!!!😥
11:53 God I love that “bang” so much 😭
The end of an amazing show!
Please react to Samurai Champloo next.
React to MONSTER next, the best anime of all time.
Unfortunately it hasn't been on their polls yet, and i doubt it will ever be because it is not as popular as the other series they watch, and this is a shame because it is a masterpiece indeed.
Still carrying that weight...
Is it just me that want them to react to MONSTER 2004
Samurai champloo PLSSS
You should watch SAMURAI CHAMPLOO next!!!
Give Rick his Xmas gift and vote for Berserk.
bursky09 lol put your grasses on
I hope the next one is Trigun, watched it after Cowboy Bebop and it felt like a good spot to jump to next to go along with the space cowboy feel. Trigun is such an amazing series.
Big O would be fun as well.
Mats Mårtensson Big O is fun, been a long time since i seen it
Y'all should watch Gurren Lagann sometime.
It's been a good ride fellas, and I think we're all gonna carry the weight now that it's over. Now you know what show I think EVERYONE agrees needs to be next? SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, another great show made by literally the same people who made this series and Steve Blum plays one of the 3 main characters. But anyways it's just a thought, see you space Cowboys X)
So can we get Samurai Champloo now?
Can't wait for the movie :D
Still one of the best Anime out there.
Ha funny story, Black Dog Serenade and then The Real Folk Blues part 1&2 were the first episodes of this show that I watched on AdultSwim way back when. So yeah I had the ending spoiled, but that's why it stuck with me after all these years and made me want to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. Love the reaction, guys.
Samurai Champloo now, please!
I always thought that one of Spike's remote grenades ends up in a weapons locker which sets of a shit ton of ammo and explosives, this blowing out part of the building.