

Ultimately, though, this review from The Daily Beast does a good job of summing up where it seems many fans’ heads are at regarding this new release from Netflix. The final wordĬowboy Bebop looks like another winner for Netflix /Go6SVnksx3Īll of which is to say: I don’t know what I think about the series yet, nor how you feel about it. Regardless of what feels like almost universal criticism. For now, though? I’m reserving judgement and still plan to check out the show myself.

Whereas tighter ending and more control over the show’s chaotic energy might have served it better. No commercials and no time constraints mean that some fans feel like Cowboy Bebop meanders and is a bit overlong. Variety’s argument is essentially that Netflix’s blank canvas - the fact there are almost no bounds for what a show can do or be - is not necessarily the formula for creative success that it might sound like. All of which, at least in terms of the packaging of the series, seems pretty faithful to the source material. To give you a good idea for the feel of the aesthetic, tone, and sound of the show. In case you haven’t seen it yet, by the way, we’ve embedded the trailer for the new series right here in this post. However, he feels like “visually, it’s a very faithful adaptation.” And what sealed the deal for Cho to participate in the series was hearing that the original anime composer Yoko Kanno was attached to this adaptation. In an interview with Netflix, Cho acknowledged that making this was “scary as hell.” The cast and crew were nervous about messing up, since the world and the characters have so many fans already. They’ll even save the world … for the right price.” The more pressing question: What in the world happened here? This is the summary for the series from Netflix: “Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts, as they hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals. One of the most highly anticipated Netflix releases
