Cowboy Bebop - Ballad of Fallen Angels fight

The first battle between Spike and Vicious in episode 5, Ballad of Fallen Angels.

The first song is Rain sung by Mai Yamane. It was written by Yoko Kanno and performed by The Seatbelts.

The second song at 5:20 is Green Bird, also written by Yoko Kanno and performed by The Seatbelts.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Cowboy
• Bebop
• Spike
• Vicious
• fight
• Ballad
• Fallen
• Angels

[Machammerballs]

This sounds so fucking horrible in dubbed - so fucking goofy, the pure power of this scene is ruined in english.

[gamingguy90]

@Machammerballs I couldn't disagree more. I find the English dub of this show to be superior to the subs.  The voices fit better, the dialog is fantastic, and it's one of the greatest dubs ever.

[TurboNemesis]

this. this is one of the single greatest scenes ever animated, voiced, and scored.

[BoyWhoLikesTV]

A true ladies man.

[TheMitch485]

@strife93 I watch the show with subs as I can speak abit of Japanese (though not enough to understand the story, hence subs). For me Spike's dubbed voice sounds like an action man; his Japanese one sounds fatalistic, like he's following Bushido and waiting to die in battle.

I'll admit I'm bias though; I lived in Japan so enjoy hearing the language and all its sounds and intonations. I just think the dub loses the subtlety of the original.

[strife93]

@Machammerballs A suppose you're one of those people who assume that you're smarter because you watch foreign films with subtitles.

[Kwendtster]

@GreenGearMood You are just straight stupid and your opinion has no meaning here, troll. If you don't like it, don't post about it. Simple.

[phoniexkai]

@gamingguy90 thank u 

[GreenGearMood]

This is everyone's favorite episode. Which annoys me. I was watching JO's top 10 bebop episode video and saying repeatedly "Put ANYTHING but Ballad of Fallen Angels at #1. Just don't. For fuck sake. Pick something else."

:I I don't get the PULL of this particular episode. I hate the cookie-cutterness of Vicious. He's just a grinning douche who spouts HEAVY-HANDED POETRY. I could've come up with his persona, but I would've done it ironically. Vincent was leagues more interesting.

[Machammerballs]

@atmhso Well, I'm very proud of him, while I do doubt that's accurate. It still sounds bad. They voice actors sound like they're just reading lines.

[atmhso]

@Machammerballs The creator has said he considers the English dub to be the definitive version of the show.

[Machammerballs]

@gamingguy90 Agree to disagree my friend. To me the English sounds wooden and detracts, that said, if you enjoy the show dubbed = good for you man, it;s a rad show either way.