I find it super funny that there are guys that call those people names that dislike the show because it has so little to do with the Anime. Well because the show is called Cowboy Bepop. And therefore it should get close to the original.
But it doesn't: Spike Spiegel is supposed to be 24, yet John Cho (who is 50!) looks like an Asian grandma with his hairstyle. Jet Black should be looking older and also shouldn't be black but I guess we can't have shows without racial appeasement anymore. Same goes for Faye Valentine, who in the Anime talks about her Roma (gipsy) inheritance but is some kind of Asian Latina now. OK.
The casting, alas, total crap. Same goes for the set design. Why would a spaceport on a distant planet have WW2 planes standing around? Why are all cars from the 70ies? Why do they use CRT monitors from the 90ies? Why do the cities look like out of a cheap Western? I have no problem with retro look, but this just looks super cheap and lacking in ideas.
Since the story is also quite boring this show is an abomination of a remake and 3/10 at best.
But it doesn't: Spike Spiegel is supposed to be 24, yet John Cho (who is 50!) looks like an Asian grandma with his hairstyle. Jet Black should be looking older and also shouldn't be black but I guess we can't have shows without racial appeasement anymore. Same goes for Faye Valentine, who in the Anime talks about her Roma (gipsy) inheritance but is some kind of Asian Latina now. OK.
The casting, alas, total crap. Same goes for the set design. Why would a spaceport on a distant planet have WW2 planes standing around? Why are all cars from the 70ies? Why do they use CRT monitors from the 90ies? Why do the cities look like out of a cheap Western? I have no problem with retro look, but this just looks super cheap and lacking in ideas.
Since the story is also quite boring this show is an abomination of a remake and 3/10 at best.
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