Cowboy Bebop

Is it any good? I don't think I've seen any review of it that wasn't positive.

I liked it.  ^*

It's good but I think it's a bit dated in some ways.

(Then again, I haven't seen it in years.)

I can't not recommend it, though.

Well, if the theme song itself is that cool, it has to be good.

Some say the dub was actually pretty good too.

Uhm... Yes?

It is one of the most popular anime ever that still managed to avoid Hype Backlash, which is an amazing feat.

And yes, it is one of the best anime.

Here's a review!

And for god's sake, watch it dubbed!

edited 7th Nov '09 1:38:31 AM by Smokie

It's quieter than you're probably expecting. But it is very good, yes.

How can anyone not review this positive? Have you got a link?

But yeah, it's very good. And the theme song is probably one of the best there is.

I loved all of it, except the very first episode. Ironically, watching that put me off watching the rest for months.

I felt very stupid once I got around to seeing the rest of the episodes.

The first episode of Cowboy Bebop was (I think) the first anime I ever watched. I remember thinking "Man, what a downer..." That was quite a while before I got into anime in general seriously, so it was about 4 or 5 years before I saw the rest of it.

It's pretty much my favourite show evar.

Yeah, Cowboy Bebop is excellent. The first few episodes aren't great, but it grows the beard in episode five and is absolutely amazing from that point onward. The dub is really good, too.

edited 7th Nov '09 1:09:25 PM by Nyktos

Wow, I thought I was the only one who had trouble getting into it. I watched the first two episodes and dropped it. Then I picked up after a long time. And I loved it.

Seconding Smokie on this one, it's better to watch the dub. I actually watched about thirteen episodes subtitled before checking out the dub, and I was immediately won over by the English voice actors.

edited 7th Nov '09 2:13:02 PM by Desertopa

Steve Blum. Nothing more needs to be said.

And Beau Billingslea and Melissa Fahn (Jet and Ed). Their voices are just as awesome as Spike in the dub.

I prefer the original voices, actually... *shot*

I'm watching it a bit at a time. I really can't handle it in too large doses. It's weird. Probably too much awesome.

edited 7th Nov '09 4:45:02 PM by Lemurian

Update: Watching episode 5 right now. Yes indeed, it's good.

I'm currently (very, very slowly) making my way through the middle of the series — it's a very good anime so far, but I feel like something hasn't really clicked yet to make it great.

Maybe I need to watch more.

Seen bits and pieces on Adult Swim from time to time, haven't had a chance to really watch it though.

I prefer the original voices, actually...

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Well, I did spoiler-tag it.

I need to watch this again soon.

Cowboy Bebop is the Firefly of anime.

I thought that was Outlaw Star.

Outlaw Star, while awesome, doesn't seem to be as matured as Firefly and Bebop. Call it the shounen/seinen divide. The closest analogue to OS I could think of in the West would be ReBoot.