Grumpy Jii-san on the Cowboy Way

Grumpy Jii-san's been watching too many cartoons. Today he rides the open space of a modern classic.

These comments were recorded in Long Canyon, part of Arizona's red rock country.

You can find a transcript of these remarks here:
http://grumpyjiisan.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/grumpyjii-cowboytv

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• gumpyG
• aniscifi
• sfanime
• spaceopera
• futureanime
• spaceanime
• copanime
• adventuranime
• classicanime

[vampyrsten]

to rate cowboy bebop higher than LOGH is dissapointing..

[GrumpyJiisan]

@vampyrsten You know, I think I agree with you. :(

[Verd254]

See you space cowboy.

[lishakara]

@EnvyMizuhashi

I think your first paragraph here is right on the money. I think it's right to say that a lot of people don't view CB as an anime because of its style. That's not a bad thing, but then people do come back and say "It's the best Western-style animated series I've seen, but it came from Japan, so therefore it is the best anime".

[DeantaySharlon]

@EnvyMizuhashi I see your point. And not living in America, I guess I missed a lot of the hype this series got. Don;t get me wrong I love Cowboy Beepop. I do, I think it is one of the best Animes out there. But to me calling it the best, just doesn't feel right. Then again I can't make any claim to which I would think is the best lol. And i had been watching Anime a few more years before this one. Thank you for your reply. I appreciate you putting forward your take on it. Take it easy.

[EnvyMizuhashi]

@DeantaySharlon Well, Cowboy Bebop has a gigantic effect on America because when you have a cast of classy and developing characters, to-the-point plot pieces, and awesome jazz music, you're looking at an anime that couldn't possibly be an "anime." More like the best Western cartoon never made.

Although some people tend to compare today's anime with it, calling them average, lacking in potential, filled with overused and unnecessary archetypes and fanservice (all are true, except for few anime)

[DeantaySharlon]

I want to know Cowboy Bepop got the title as best Anime to. I mean I like it, it is good but..... How it got the Title of Greatest of all Time would be interesting to find out

[Alaskaslim]

I feel that your reviewing well-known anime like this means you've now bowed to popular demand Oji-san... and makes me wonder how I haven't convinced you to review Evangelion yet (But I'll wear you down yet!).

Ed, a "minor character"? While technically true, I think you're risking the fandumb's wrath their Oji-san, tread carefully (and maybe carry a big stick with you during future reviews, just to be safe ; ).

[TheTalespramos]

@puppetmaster1011 Don't worry, just be more careful next time :)

[puppetmaster1011]

@TheTalespramos Sorry about that. My bad.

[TheTalespramos]

@puppetmaster1011 If you are going to say a spoiler, please start your sentence with *SPOILER* or something. I haven't finished this anime yet and I'm sure a lot of people still haven't watched it too. Thanks for your atention.

[vampyrsten]

@Warpchy Yeah, Definately, but while some of the episodes were great, there also was a lot mediocre ones. Personally I'd give it an 8/10, but then again I'm not the one reviewing ^^