Cowboy Bebop’s director has some thoughts about Netflix’s series

Nobody seems to want to talk about Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop series since it premiered back in November 2021 and was subsequently canceled the following month — least of all Netflix, by all appearances. Only the director of the original seems to be the only one who wants to forget about the series. Cowboy Bebop himself.

In an interview published on Forbes on Thursday, Shinichirō Watanabe, known for his prolific career as a director on such anime as Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space DandyPlease see the following: Carole & Tuesday, spoke at length about the milestones of his career, from his early years working at Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks) under his mentor Ryōsuke Takahashi (Blue Gender)The origins and development of Cowboy BebopThese are the lessons that he has learned Æon Flux creator Peter Chung while working on 2003’s The Animatrix.

Naturally, the conversation turned to his thoughts about Netflix’s Cowboy BebopWatanabe was credited with being an associate producer as well as consultant for the film. Watanabe was no slouch. “For the new Netflix live-action adaptation, they sent me a video to review and check,” Watanabe told Forbes. “It started with a scene in a casino, which made it very tough for me to continue. That was the point where I stopped. […]Only the opening scene was seen.

Watanabe continues to explain how the series’ live action was different from the 1998 anime. “It was clearly not Cowboy Bebop and I realized at that point that if I wasn’t involved, it would not be Cowboy Bebop. This was something I thought I ought to have done. Although the value of the original anime is somehow far higher now.”

Ouch! Well, if it’s any consolation for Watanabe, Cowboy BebopIt is not the first animated series that has been loved by many and was adapted to live action. One can only hope that Netflix’s upcoming live-action One PieceSeries can learn from live-action. Cowboy Bebop in stride, and deliver a series worthy of Eiichiro Oda’s iconic manga.

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