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Pineda, who has been the center of a lot of conversation ahead of the premiere, will likely shut up critics and garner fans immediately with her foul-mouthed turn as Faye Valentine. You can’t accuse Cho of trying too hard and there’s humor (even kinkiness) there that you won’t see in the trailers. But Cho’s experience, it turns out, adds a layer of world-weariness to his cool demeanor. “People will be… very delighted when they watch the season.”Ĭho, too, channels Spike’s coolness, even if you can’t help but wonder if the role might not be better served by someone more youthful. “Ed - everybody wants to know about Ed!” he said. Throughout the lead-up for Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, there's been one very prevalent question: where's Radical Edward, the eccentric young hacker who becomes the fourth pillar of the Bebop? Rest assured, showrunner André Nemec told Polygon that fans needn't worry. It’s uncanny, and if you close your eyes it’s impossible to tell whether you’re hearing Shakir or accidentally put on the anime again. Shakir sounds and acts so much like Jet Black he may have walked straight onto the set from a 1998 storyboard. There are moments when Spike (John Cho), Jet (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye (Daniella Pineda) look like they stepped out of a cosplay contest, but these moments of unreality are saved by how natural Cho, Shakir, and Pineda embrace the personalities of their characters. This high-wire balancing act between endearment and ruin extends to the main trio too. And the design team behind Cowboy Bebop has captured it in all its ramshackle glory.

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This isn’t the sleek chrome space of Star Wars or Star Trek Cowboy Bebop’s space was always full of broken junk and tech that looks like it’s either from 2089 or 1989. There’s something magical about seeing the Bebop world brought to modern life. After all, if the anime mixed and matched so many different genres already, why not flirt a bit with live-action and all the possibilities there that it entails? A real 3D space for actors to play around in has its benefits. In a way, Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation can be considered an extension of that free-wheeling, anything goes philosophy. Cowboy Bebop was, as it proclaimed during one title sequence, “a new genre itself.” It mixed speculative sci-fi, kung-fu, noir, crime thrillers, and so much more. The beauty of the original Cowboy Bebop is that it was never just one thing.

Instead, what does Cowboy Bebop gain from going live action?

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That alone puts Cowboy Bebop in contention for the best live-action anime adaptation, but that bar’s so low you might as well ask me what the best video game movie is.

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