Hmm. I’m conflicted. On the one hand, this looks like a loving adaptation. On the other, seeing anime tropes in a live action adaptation feels uniquely cringe to me.
This might reach the point where it’s cringey enough to be enjoyable to watch, but I’m not sure that’s what they were aiming for.
I could see it growing on me. The first time I saw the style of humor they used for Luffy, it was a bit uncanny valley. By the end of the trailer I felt like I liked the live action tone of Luffy as its own thing.
The Chop Chop Carnival line in isolation seemed a bit forced, but I think I’ll keep an open mind. I figure they’re going to have to take lessons learned from season 1 and tweak what doesn’t work for season 2. They were intending to do that for cowboy bebop, but they never really got a chance to do it.
Unfortunate that we never got a second season for Cowboy Bebop. Would’ve loved to see what they did with it!
Maybe, but I feel like the writers for that show didn’t really get Cowboy Bebop. The great casting and sets would have just worn off over time if the writing kept eroding at the show.
I think there’s also a reason the original show was only 1 season. Its not meant to be a deep exploration of the evolution of these characters or the world. Its a show where you see a section of the lives of these complex troubled people while they’re part of this bounty hunter crew, then they all kind of go on their own way.
