Live-Action Cowboy Bebop

[Pennywise]

If it weren’t for this, I probably would not have known about the anime. So, I’m happy I became a fan!

 

[Breogan]

Thought we were getting more new content, yet looks like among others they are revising,,,

Epi 1 Asimov & Katerina Bloody-Eye drug.

I imagine Abdul Hakim .(looks kick ass!) from Stray Dog Strut" when they recruit Ein?

Pierrot Le Fou

Teddy Bomber (so we'll likely see Cowboy Andy

Mama Maria Murdoch and the SeaRat-head Eco-Terrorists,

Obviously the Vicious and Julia narrative and flashbacks...

Yeah looks cheap as heck, still like a lot of fun! I'll absolutely watch it!

 

[Breogan]

Epi 1 Asimov & Katerina Bloody-Eye drug.

I imagine Abdul Hakim .(looks kick ass!) from Stray Dog Strut" when they recruit Ein?

What's funny is the fantastic genera nods and unforgettable character homages of the anime, become even more outrageously blatant when seen in live Action.....

Desperado

Most Bebop purist would have a minor meltdown having to admit how much it borrowed from Rodriguez. Down to Tito Puente's; Pa' Los Rumberos tweaked to a Bebop theme.


Game of Death.

And hey never mind we'll be seing their three ships live action, which is fantastic, I like they pick up little details like each of their unique guns in the open.

Side by side-

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Brother Jack]

This looks... weird.

 

[CadeSkywalker28]

It look like youtube live action opening made by fan.

 

[MarvelFan]

Man I really want to be postive as much as possible when it comes to this show and I'm still holding out some hope once we get an official trailer, but that opening title sequence looked low budget and fanmade asf.

I can only pray that this isn't the actual quality of the show or how it will look when its finished, because if so this thing is going to a huge disaster and completely laughed off the internet.

I just don't understand how a studio like Netflix with all the money in the world at their disposal can screw up so many anime adaptations when they have made plenty of good ones over in Japan.

The Ruroni Kenshin series is a pretty great example of that and I even really liked the two part adaptation of Parasyte that they made eventhough I know some weren't big fans of the show itself.

Yeah..It is really hard to adapt a good live action of anime and manga titles (especially fantasy title like this) without looking silly. I am concerned about this and definitely also concerned for One Piece.

RuroKen series is indeed an exception and outliner. Though the whole budget cannot compared to Hollywood production but the result is amazingly epic. The production value I proudly say was astounding! It truly shows that Ootomo director has so much love and passion for Kenshin's lore.

But I must say not all Japan made adaptations is good though, sadly...there were also a lot of failures (Shingeki no Kyojin, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach being the prime examples).

But there are a lot of good adaptation here also outside of more popular and mainstream Shounen Jump's title adaptation. (a few good ones are Kakegurui, Ajin, Honey and Clover, Joker Games, Inuyashiki, Liar Game, I want to eat your pancreas, Chihayafuru, Clover, Hana Yori Dango). Though I must say that the latter 3 are adaptation of romantic Shojo titles...haha. The rest though are pretty good..I recommend mostly for Liar Game and Kakegurui...if you like Alice in Borderland (which happened to be a manga adaptation as well), I believe you will also love Liar Game and Kakegurui @KaijuDude1992. I believe both its anime and live action adaptation also available in Netflix so maybe you can catch it

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Detective Conan]

I really don’t think Cowboy Bebop needs a live action adaption, but I will say out of all the anime manga properties you adapt. It’s one of the anime properties that would be suitable to a Western live action adaption as it’s less over-the-top and relatively grounded compared to many anime. It’s no secret the show is influenced by Western movies. So I think the show can 100% work in Live-action if handled correctly.

That being said, I agree with others in this thread who’ve said this looks cheap and uninspired. Just from that opening alone, even though I have yet to see him act in the role, just with the goofy way he runs Cho seems like a major miscast for the role already. Maybe he’ll win me over when I watch the actual show, or at least see him in the trailer but so far not impressed. This may come across as rather ageist, but he just seems too old to play this role. Spike, as I understand it is in his mid-to-late twenties or early thirties. Cho is in his fifties and looks like a fifty year old man. Doesn’t mean he can’t do the role justice and capture the spirit of the character, but for Spike I always imagine a someone like a young Keanu Reeves.

And I just remembered this is the same production company(Tomorrow Studios) that’s doing One Piece, and if they’re bringing this same flavor to Oda-sensei’s masterwork then we’re in trouble.

However, despite my general negative attitude towards Live-action anime and manga, I have high hopes for the live action Yu Yu Hakusho show since like Alice In The Borderland, that’s a Japanese production with that Netflix money. Not to say Japan is always the best at live-action adaptions as they’ve had some misses as well *cough* *cough* FMA, Lupin The Third, and Devilman, but with Kenshin, Death Note, Blade Immortal the land of the sun generally has a much better track record for making live adaptions of their IP better than us foreigners do.

 

[Breogan]

This looks... weird.

Considering the bizarre genre-mash nature, that there's an episode where they are all straight tripping on magic-shrooms, another an homages to Alien, yet replaced with rotten fridge leftovers witch come to life and terrorize the ship, and half the show and mood is the ennui of pondering their life, boredom, and what's for lunch, ... weird seems a fair take.

Despite all the visual hurdles which in the end should just fall away as the look and feel of their live action U. Going by the interview, this trio ^ do seem to have a great natural dynamic, which does seem to invoke their characters, so I hope that's captured . If so , this could work.

 

[Pennywise]

Posted this several pages back, and this has me even more concerned after yesterday. Paints a different picture to what the creative team said that Watanabe was very accepting of them playing in the sandbox. I really, really, really hope they took his feedback, but I don’t know…

https://www.otaquest.com/shinichiro-watanabe-interview-part-two/

Taku Takahashi: Is this the same with the live-action “Cowboy Bebop”?

Shinichiro Watanabe: That’s right. I read the initial concept and provided my opinions, but I’m not sure if they will be reflected in the final product.

☆Taku Takahashi: As the original creator, how would you feel if what you saw in the original scenario pitch and what was broadcasted differed?

Shinichiro Watanabe: That would leave a sour taste in my mouth. However, for example, when transitioning a manga to an anime, if the original author speaks out on various points, it makes the work for the anime staff and it won’t necessarily make it a good product. That’s why I have no choice but to pray and hope that it will turn out good (lol). Also, for “Cowboy Bebop” I don’t have any right to stop it. Those rights are in the hands of Sunrise, so if you have a complaint, please send it to them (lol),

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

However, despite my general negative attitude towards Live-action anime and manga, I have high hopes for the live action Yu Yu Hakusho show since like Alice In The Borderland, that’s a Japanese production with that Netflix money. Not to say Japan is always the best at live-action adaptions as they’ve had some misses as well *cough* *cough* FMA, Lupin The Third, and Devilman, but with Kenshin, Death Note, Blade Immortal the land of the sun generally has a much better track record for making live adaptions of their IP better than us foreigners do.

I don't even know how you can screw up Lupin III. That's like the easiest anime in the entire medium to adapt.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Posted this several pages back, and this has me even more concerned after yesterday. Paints a different picture to what the creative team said that Watanabe was very accepting of them playing in the sandbox. I really, really, really hope they took his feedback, but I don’t know…
https://www.otaquest.com/shinichiro-watanabe-interview-part-two/
Shinichiro Watanabe Interview Part Two - Doing Something Different – OTAQUEST

That doesn't strike with a lot of confidence.

 

[NotNickFury]

They can try to match the opening of the anime as much as they'd like, and I'll give Netflix credit for getting as close as they could, but it still just...feels odd. Not to mention Spike's run.

I want to be optimistic, but this all makes me wonder...if this goes south, how in the name of the Seven Warlords are they going to translate One Piece? Just talking about openings, as there are many. We Are alone would be a huge undertaking.

 

[Pennywise]

As much as I think he is too old for the role, I do appreciate the transformation Cho took, and the fact he doesn’t want to half ass anything as he mentioned in a recent interview.

Still, always picture Spike with Steven Blum’s voice, which is just perfect for the character, and the English Dub is just as good, which you can’t say for a lot of other anime.

 

[Mellie]

They can try to match the opening of the anime as much as they'd like, and I'll give Netflix credit for getting as close as they could, but it still just...feels odd. Not to mention Spike's run.

I want to be optimistic, but this all makes me wonder...if this goes south, how in the name of the Seven Warlords are they going to translate One Piece? Just talking about openings, as there are many. We Are alone would be a huge undertaking.

They slowed the actors' movements in editing. It would have been better if they kept it in normal speed.

One Piece will have a larger budget close to Game of Thrones' budget, so they might have more resources.

 

[TheVileOne]

To me the appeal of a lot of anime shows is that they are animated and they likely can't and couldn't work in live action. In my opinion, Cowboy Bebop is already perfect as is

 

[TheVileOne]

They slowed the actors' movements in editing. It would have been better if they kept it in normal speed.

One Piece will have a larger budget close to Game of Thrones' budget, so they might have more resources.

That still might not be enough for One Piece. Look at this ****:

Nothing we've seen in live-action comes close to visuals like this. Not Avengers: Infinity War, Not Godzilla vs. Kong, not Avengers: Endgame. Not Lord of the Rings. It doesn't translate to live-action.

Also, the fact that you have people of various races and crazy, unique body types that would make George Lucas blush and green with envy at the same time.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

To me the appeal of a lot of anime shows is that they are animated and they likely can't and couldn't work in live action. In my opinion, Cowboy Bebop is already perfect as is

I won't disagree with that, but I do think there are more stories to be told with this concept.

Which is why I'm disappointed that they appear to be just adopting adaptations of the existing episodes as opposed to telling new original stories with the same Cowboy Bebop setup.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

'Cowboy Bebop' anime moves to Netflix ahead of live-action series

Netflix is positioning itself as the go-to destination for fans of Cowboy Bebop.

Ahead of the streamer's live-action adaptation, starring John Cho as bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, Netflix has officially acquired the streaming rights to the original Cowboy Bebop anime, EW has learned exclusively.

All 26 episodes of the anime, which is currently available to stream on Hulu, will make its Netflix debut on Oct. 21.

EW can also exclusively reveal that the original voice cast of the anime are involved in the live-action rendition, reprising their roles for the Japanese dubs of the show.

Confirmed are Koichi Yamadera as Spike, Taiten Kusunoki as Jet, Megumi Hayashibara as Faye, Norio Wakamoto as syndicate hitman Vicious, Gara Takashima as Spike's love interest Julia, Tsutomu Taruki and Miki Nagasawa as TV hosts Punch and Judy, Takaya Hashi as the Teddy Bomber, Kenyu Horiuchi as Blue Crow sax player Gren, Masako Isobe as Spike's former mentor Mao, and Romi Park and Hikaru Midorikawa as Vicious' twin enforcers Shin and Lin.

"For me, it's a great surprise and honor that the Cowboy Bebop universe has thrived for over 20 years and will continue onward," Watanabe, who also consulted on the live-action Cowboy Bebop, said in a statement.

 

[Pennywise]

Do you know if it is coming to Canada?

 

[Still Wynning]

Considering the original anime just came to Netflix, and a little over a month until the live-action series is released, I’m guessing we might be getting a full trailer sometime in the next week or so, since Netflix typically starts promoting things about a month out.