Alexander Williams

If the Cowboy Bebop anime is a Van Gough, the Cowboy Bebop live action is feces on toilet paper. While one should be hung up and preserved for the world to enjoy, the other should be flushed down the toilet. Many would argue that anime should never be made into live action. I feel like Cowboy Bebop is one of those properties [that if handled correctly] could be made into a successful, and beautiful live action. But that is not what this is. This is a poorly acted, campy, cheesy, and thoughtless "recreation." A lot of people are saying, "well if you don't compare them, it is still fine on its own." To that I say, "No." First, I will most definitely compare them...since they are meant to be compared. Netflix even went so far as to have a side by side video of the opening theme song [The irresistibly enjoyable TANK]. Even if this property did not hold the weight of the "Cowboy Bebop," name, it would still be little more than a sad cyber punk that tries too hard be edgy. Find something else to watch.

2 stars is being generous, honestly. The first few episodes are maybe a 7/10, but after that the characters quickly lose any sense of logic. I cannot understand why this was hyped so much. The concept is like that of a edgy teenagers wish list. Vampires [with guns,] badass butlers, Militarized Vatican, Nazis, and vampire Nazis. The random humor thrown in meant to humanize the villains feels out of place, and just drags the already boring plot out further and further. The main characters aren't very likeable, and that makes it hard to care whether they win or lose. The scenes you'd think should be the coolest [i.e. anything with Alucard] are really dull and lack a sense of danger. Most, if not all, of Alucard's fight scenes involve him standing still, getting shot a whole bunch of times, laughing, and then heads explode. Honestly, it is hard to find any good here. The animation and sound track are good. The voice acting is pretty decent, too. But all of that gets overshadowed by a boring plot, and stupid characters. And boy do I mean stupid. Integra lacked any sort of sense of strategy and [spoilers] just let the Nazis destroy the entirety of London. Devoid of logic. I was excited to watch this series. I am disappointed to say the least.

A beautiful and heartbreaking story. Written with soul and performed with integrity.

What an utter disappointment. I am a huge anime and star wars fan, so needless to say I was excited when this was announced. The trailer showed off some interesting visuals, and potentially exciting plot lines. The only good episode was the first one. After that, we had a pointless episode about a rock band [whose english voice actor could not sing.] That was followed by a fanficition exploring all of the worst aspects of the sequel trilogy. Followed by repeat disappointment, blunder, and bastardization of the franchise at every turn. What a shame. Anime and Star Wars should be an EASY hit, but this was a giant miss. Lucas Arts sold their soul when they were bought by Disney, and it shows through these repeated failures. This was a burning trash pile, and not worth your time or excitement.