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Postby GloryQuestor » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:06 pm

There is no "better" between them, really. They are both very good, almost equal on many points.

Most of Cowboy Bebop was very good.
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Postby The Hitokiri Battousai » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:47 pm

I'd say Ballad of Fallen Angels however I like the Jupiter Jazz Part 1 and 2 episodes, Toys in the Attic, Cowboy Funk, and Hard Luck Woman alot better.
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Postby Lord Tarrant » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:57 pm

Bardiel13 wrote:I still think that Spike's death was truely unneccesary. I mean, the show had such a have-fun attitude with slapstick humor thrown in, up until the last 2 episodes. Spike was always the comic relief guy, too. I especially like the commonly AMVed part in CB when all the guys are getting out of the car and he's on the roof, kicking them and they get out. Pure gold. Anyway, Spike's death still riuned the attitude of the show (for me at least). Still one of the greatest animes ever.


While I definately agree with you on the fact that CB's style of humor is unique and uplifting not to mention entertaining, but that certainly isn't the focus of the series. There are obviously some episodes which are meant to brighten the mood, for example the one where that strange critter gets out of the fridge, but that aside, there is too much underlying conflict between the characters. CB is a mixture of drama and tragedy, and when it all boils down to it, the entire series is basically devoted to wrapping up the past for all of the characters, not comedy. Fae is always striving to learn about her past, whether openly or not. Ed is looking for a family, you could argue that point I suppose but I won't bother to defend it until someone does. Spike has to deal with the loss of a family, (Red Dragons) the loss of a best friend in Vicious, and the loss of a lover in Julia. Jet too has demons from the past, such as how he lost his arm, the loss of his wife, and the loss of a place for him as well in the ISSP. While comedy is a key part of CB, it is not the main focus of the series, and if you did not have Spike and Vicious die, that would be tantamount to throwing out the theme of the entire series which up until that point had been prolonged suffering and tragedy.
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Postby seandagado » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:47 pm

have any of you ever seen gungrave...its so damn good...it is on par with bebop the characters he emtions..damn that was a good anime made from an ok game i was shocked how excellent it was.
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Postby Malificus » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:53 pm

Here areThe Rules, you aren't braking any (as far as I can tell), but read them anyway, they're good.

And please, do not necropost, or make stupid, pointless, off topic posts. Especially not all together! It is greatly frowned upon.
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Postby hanyou21 » Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:43 am

RFB Part 2 was on Cartoon Network tonight - man I love that episode...

I really think Bebop's dub is better than its sub...and I am a lip-sync fanatic.
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Postby Bardiel13 » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:11 pm

Does anyone notice that none of Spike's vital organs were hit and yet he died? Hmm.... :?
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Postby GloryQuestor » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:24 pm

Bardiel13 wrote:Does anyone notice that none of Spike's vital organs were hit and yet he died? Hmm.... :?


I put the answer in "Funny Anime Questions". And, yes, I really think that's the reason why. :wink:
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Postby OzzieAlThor79 » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:09 pm

Episode 5 is better.

Latin choir's used as background music for action > Everything else.
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Postby Darcy_Smack » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:24 pm

I actuly found the first episode "astroid blues" to be really good, it's what got me hooked, and made me spend months getting the dvds (ya, I can some times have a hard time getting spare change...and if your woundering, some one showed me the first ep to try and get me hooked...it worked)
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Postby saiyuki returns » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:36 pm

o i love all of them but i have to say the real folk blues sessions were awesome, why because of faye-faye, she really cared about spike and she fired her gun in the air and was very upset because he was giving up his life. :cry:
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Postby Swordfish23 » Sun May 01, 2005 4:56 am

Lord Talent said it all up there. Without the death of Spike and Vicious is the end , it wouldnt come together in the end. I wont go over stuff just because Talent covered it all so well. But ...i dont know..The Last Two are spectacular, but so is Ballad. I'd have to say Real Folk Blues is better because its so important to the plot and so serious. Ballad has great action but it isnt as good plot as RFB's so yeah i like RFB's better, its riduclously close thow.
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Postby yuppa » Mon May 16, 2005 12:45 am

did anyon enotice spikes eyes were the sam ecolor when he died? that meant he was finally free of his past. I think his life as spike ended.. but he prolly can be Born again so to speak but free of his past.
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Postby Bardiel13 » Wed May 18, 2005 8:12 pm

Umm... I know that last few eps of CB were pretty deep, but... I think you're missing the point XD. Still... how did Spike die? We keep talking about him dying, but do ever question how? He only managed to get a few shots to the shoulder, stab to the shoulder, shallow slice to the thigh, and that's about it... :?
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Postby supersayian313 » Tue May 31, 2005 5:42 pm

i thought spike died at the end of the series? or did he? i own the dvds and rewatch it at least once a year. :twisted:
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