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I`ve put sticky in the thread title as hopefully this will be a unifying Anime thread for all us fans rather than having the odd one floating about :) it`s not a forum, but it`s a start :)

Cowboy Bobop VS FireFly :)

i just started watching the cowboy bebop movie (i`ll be following it with the full tv series) & it`s firefly in anime :o i mean, REALY apart fro the fact it`s set on earth (at least i assume it is, only watched the first 45 mins) i don`t know which came first, firefly or bebop (tho i` assuming it`s bebop) but it`s uncanny :D it just "feels" like firefly, i wonder if joss is an anime fan ?

also just watched the Read Or Die ova`s, also excellent :)

& blood the last vampire, trying to get the tv series sequel Blood+ as we speak.

all comments & anime recommendations appreciated & welcome. i`ve spent to long away from "good" anime, but i`m rediscovering it with a vengeance :D

This item was edited on Sunday, 5th March 2006, 20:12

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also just watched the Read Or Die ova`s, also excellent
Just watching the fifth disc - just 6 episodes to go....getting very habit forming! Love the books/library (ie knowledge) as centre of power motif....

& blood the last vampire, trying to get the tv series sequel Blood+ as we speak.

One of the best (albeit short) anime features I`ve ever seen... :D

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Cowboy Bobop VS FireFly

i just started watching the cowboy bebop movie (i`ll be following it with the full tv series) & it`s firefly in anime i mean, REALY apart fro the fact it`s set on earth (at least i assume it is, only watched the first 45 mins) i don`t know which came first, firefly or bebop (tho i` assuming it`s bebop) but it`s uncanny it just "feels" like firefly, i wonder if joss is an anime fan ?

Your not the first to make this comparison, though I have never seen Cowboy.


I consider myself an optimist, albeit an optimist with cynical tendencies and a dark side that Lucifer himself would find a little creepy. (Perhaps you've noticed.) You don't normally associate cynicism with an upbeat pov. But I have exactly that combination and will defend it.

Your not the first to make this comparison, though I have never seen Cowboy.

it`s uncanny :) but i`ve no idea which was out first,,,, not that it matters :)

ps, i just sent you a p :)

Too strange this, lol. My mate came round this morning with Cowboy Bebop The Movie and said "you gotta watch this Bryan, it`s very fireflyish". Went to IMDB and saw there was a series before the movie so i`m gonna have to source that before i watch the film:D.

Regards
Bryan

Can`t see the Firefly link myself, but its a few years since I watched Cowboy Bebob. Will have to dig it out again. Play.com were selling the Bebob movie for about 6 quid recently I think.

Samurai Champloo by the same team is also excellent, nothing like Firefly however :)

nothing like Firefly however Happy

then you realy need to watch it again ;)
even a lot of the charactor interaction is the same...

This item was edited on Tuesday, 7th March 2006, 17:25

Does anyone know if ITV are planning to regularly show anime ? Ghost in the Shell is repeated tonight by the way.

Rapture TV (Sky 193 I think) are showing bits of anime. Both Full Metal Alchemist and Wolf`s Rain are on Sunday nights from about 8.00 ish. Picture quality is a bit poor mind.

I watched the first 45 minutes of Cowbot Bebop (The Movie) and although it`s really good so far i`m finding it difficult to see how it`s similar to Firefly other than the whole crew dynamic thing. I`ve now got the full Bebop series and i`m gonna watch these before the film as i read that the movie sits between Session 22-23 of the series.

The same mate that got me onto Cowboy mentioned another anime movie that is aparently very similar to The Matrix. A whole world of people plugged into a computer program type thing but i can`t for the life of me remember what it was called, Mega City or something like that. Any ideas?

I`ve see a fair few Anime movies now, some i loved and some didnt really do anything for me. I seem to be preffering the more futuristic action type ones such as Ghost in the Shell 1+2, Akira, Street Fighter 2 and now Cowboy. Things like Ninja Scroll don`t seem to do anything for me though. Are there any others in this genre that i should check out?

Should note that i`m not over fussed about things like Spirited Away and Grave of Firefly`s. Although these were very beautiful films they didn`t make me want to watch them again if you know what i mean.

So folks, Sci-Fi, Futuristic and action are the key words here so recommendations please.

Bryan

Regards
Bryan

Well, for sci-fi futuristic action, Appleseed is pretty hard to top.