Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop (2021) 

I guess that this show is a lot less of a bummer than I had originally expected. The stylization was spot on, the soundtrack is great, and I got to know some of the characters quite well. The atmosphere is a bit off though, the beginning is still sort of good; some episodes in the middle of the season were even pretty good. However, I missed the charming laidback feeling, especially towards the end. It seemed to have been replaced by an attempt at a sort of over-the-top Game of Thrones mafia drama. Furthermore, I could not recognize some of the characters at all compared to the anime series. In certain important aspects, they almost seemed like someone completely different from how I knew them from the anime series (especially Julia and Vicious). As far as the action was concerned, sometimes I was satisfied; other times, I thought they could not properly translate some of the punches and moves they pulled off in the anime series to live-action in a way that looked convincing. What is worse, though, is that with all the dramatic tension and the attempt at some sort of supposedly more original and complicated storyline at the end, I am now rather dreading what the second season might bring. I wonder how far they will take this show away from the style of the anime series, and that is not a good thing. It has certain things I enjoyed and things that did not sit well with me; however, it was not that irritating. I did not think it was too bad but other than a couple of scenes and a few stronger episodes, I did not really enjoy it that much. 5.5/10. (30/11/2021)