New To You ep237: Anime pt4

Teylor kicks us off this week with a details of her Pokemon Go exploits.  ___________ pt4: Cowboy Bebop (Anime 2001) Keith's pick this week is the genre-blending series from director Shinichirō Watanabe. This 26 episode series (plus a movie) explores a futuristic galaxy with a group of bounty hunters. The writers started with extensive world building, detailing all the different planets and expressions of civilization throughout the universe. They then played with different tropes within the world they had built. Originally imagined as a toy vehicle Bandai gave them cart blanche, the one condition being they have cool space ships. Part way through the project Bandai toys realized the series wouldn't work for their purposes. Bandai Visual (a separate division) swept in before the series was cancelled to be a production partner. Composer Yoko Kanno formed a Jazz & Blues band "The Seatbelts" as part of the process of composing the score and soundtrack for the series. The music is some of the best written for television. The opening title sequence, which includes the song "Tank," is at once retro and original- it has influenced a number of animated series opening since, like Teen Titians on Cartoon Network. The cast of characters are unique individuals with their own stories. Each character has their storyline explored through the course of their adventures. You can purchase the anime on Amazon, or stream it on Hulu.  ______________________ NEXT WEEK: We'll return to discuss a new topic for a couple of episodes, Father's and what they want to share with their kids. You can follow us on twitter @newtoyoushow and you can leave comments down below! You can follow Teylor on twitter @teylorsmirl go listen to the fun and heartfelft podcast she does with her sisters: Still Buffering, and go check out her art on her tumblr- teylorsmirl.tumblr.com. You should also go out and get the comic she contributed to Amazing Forest #5 from IDW. (available @ Amazon, Comixology, and perhaps your local comic store!) You can follow John on twitter @lordjoho or on snapchat notdeadjohn You can follow Jules on twitter @beautifuljules or on snapchat beautifuljules You can check out Keith's art on his tumblr earthlingkeith.tumblr.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newtoyoushow.substack.com