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  • Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Finally Debuts Its Radical Edward

    Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Finally Debuts Its Radical Edward

    Cowboy Bebop fans have been waiting for the live-action Netflix adaptation to reveal the fourth member of the Bebop crew (well, fifth if you count Ein the Data Dog). It took until today, the day Cowboy Bebop premieres on Netflix, for the streamer to do so, but it has finally announced newcomer Eden Perkins has…


  • John Cho’s Hair Was Almost as Vital to Cowboy Bebop as Anything Else

    John Cho’s Hair Was Almost as Vital to Cowboy Bebop as Anything Else

    Cowboy Bebop’s lived-in fusion of sci-fi urban design, Western shantytowns, and interstellar mechanical design is so important to its tone and feel that any live-action adaptation has to nail it to “get” Bebop. But as Netflix’s upcoming series apparently learned, of equal importance was ensuring John Cho went through some awkward hair phases to play Spike…


  • Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Is Here and Ready to Jam

    Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Is Here and Ready to Jam

    We’ve had teases, we’ve had casting, we’ve even had Yoko Kanno. But now, after a long, long wait, we’ve got our first look at the crew of the Bebop for Netflix’s live-action take on the seminal Shinichirō Watanabe anime, ahead of its release this November. And yes, John Cho looks incredible as Spike Spiegel.