Cowboy Beebop – Friday 1st August 2025

I was definitely aware of ‘Cowboy Beebop’ in the late 90s and early 2000s, but unfortunately it was never on my list of things to watch. It’s only after Netflix made a live-action series, and everyone began to go on about how great the anime is, did I finally get around to watching it.

Everyone was right. The anime is great! Right from the opening titles, you know you’re in for a treat! The art style, the energy, the wise-cracking protagonists; it’s so much more original than anything on at the moment, and it’s from the 90s! Man, the 90s really were a golden time…

The episodes are self-contained, and I have to say, not all of them are amazing, but it’s always fun to spend time with the characters, and there is an overall arc, even if the show isn’t one long narrative.

Honestly, I loved it. It’s so good! Hard to believe in a couple of years it will be thirty years old!! (Fcuk, time flies)