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  • Cowboy Bebop Can’t Keep Itself from Clapping on the 1s and 3s

    Cowboy Bebop Can’t Keep Itself from Clapping on the 1s and 3s

    Cowboy Bebop — Shinichiro Wantaname’s seminal anime — is a melody that Netflix’s new live-action adaptation from André Nemec knows well. This 2021 version sets out to remix the ‘90s classic with a story that both echoes and riffs on the original series. The new show’s reverence for its predecessor is palpable, and the cast’s…


  • Cowboy Bebop’s Showrunner Explains What He Added to the Anime and Why

    Cowboy Bebop’s Showrunner Explains What He Added to the Anime and Why

    André Nemec, the showrunner for Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the monstrously popular 1998 anime series Cowboy Bebop, has said many times that fans shouldn’t expect his show to be a one-to-one remake of the original. That was abundantly clear when the first Cowboy Bebop trailer dropped this week, which was recognisably Bebop, but offered glimpses…


  • Mobile Suit Gundam Returns to TV With a New Anime Series

    Mobile Suit Gundam Returns to TV With a New Anime Series

    Mobile Suit Gundam has, for the most part, spent the last decade focusing on its adaptations on both big-screen and small. While series like the model-kit themed Gundam Build series and adaptive works like The Origin and Thunderbolt have kept the iconic mecha series on TV, its major projects pushing the series forward have been…