The show was such a wonderful, jam-packed mishmash of stories and worlds. I'm pretty satisfied with the way it wrapped up. It's okay for a story to come to an end. I can go back and pick any single episode and dive in and enjoy it for what it is.
That's a good point - maybe one reason it's remembered so fondly is because it didn't drag on. But agree, the mix of ideas was on my favorite aspects too
“A boy has the right to dream. There are endless possibilities stretched out before him. What awaits him down the path, he will then have to choose. The boy doesn’t always know. At some point, the boy then becomes an adult and learns what he was able to become. Joy and sadness forever will accompany this. He is confronted with the choice. When this happens, does he bid his past farewell in his heart? Once a boy becomes an adult, he can no longer go back to being a boy. The boy is now a man. Only one thing can be said: A boy has the right to dream, for those endless possibilities are stretched out before him. We must remember; All men were once boys
For me Outlaw Star was far better than Bebop. When I want to watch either them for Bebop I’ll do the movie or an episode or two like “Mushroom Samba”, with Outlaw Star I’ll watch it from beginning to end. Just my personal preference, both shows are bangers. Edit. Angel Links was okay in my opinion, I’ll throw it on for background noise.
@@sychuan3729they tackle very different things and their worlds have very different scopes. To be fair I prefer Outlaw Star more as well, but that connection is like looking back on something fond. It's a fun, fast paced show with just enough heartbreak to move you. The adult father me connects on an emotional level with Bebop because I've got the experience to understand it now. Bebop is a VERY compact adult themed show. The setting is literally just the Solar System, primarily Mars, with a few visits to Earth. It's not really a nihilistic show, it's just a more realistic look at four flawed people and their struggles to reconcile their current lives with their past lives. Each of them is running from something, each of them has a past that has harmed them, and each of them has become something completely different than they were. Outlaw Star on the other hand spans multiple stars, systems and locations. Our crew isn't grizzled adults who have gone through trials that make them question themselves. They haven't faced any true challenges or struggles. For the most part it's the beginning of adulthood for them. They're trying to establish themselves, Gene and Jim especially, and leave their mark on the universe. It's an adventure (one I love) rather than a look at the messy parts that make us adults. That's why Hilda dies when they find the Outlaw Star. She's at the end of her adventure, and she sacrifices herself so Gene can begin his. In short Bebop is an adult dealing with their pasts, while Outlaw is young adults looking to their future. Both great Sci fi shows, but I don't really think the comparison would exist if they hadn't both hit Toonami. Kind of like comparing Star Wars to Star Trek, or Robotech to Gundam.
@@midnightfenrir Firstly I don't know what is Toonami. And personaly I don't agree with your opinion that CB is "adult show with adult themes". It is anime which shows how the teenagers imagine cool adults. Spike "dying inside" becouse of girl he have known 10 years ago is something you could believe when you are 14, but not after 20+. Many things in show are extremly hyperbolized. Nihilistic and dramatic emotional state of charaters is something which is very typical for teens. Not for adults in 30s or 40s. When I was younger I wathed some anime, which i thought were deep and psychological, with father and was surprized when he said "this anime is how kids imagine being cool adults". Today I totaly understand what he meant. In the end some simplier anime like Outlaw Star are more adult and mature than some over the top dramatic shows like Bebop
Me and my childhood friends, were always waiting for the next episode when it aired in my country. My nostalgia really filtered those memories, I barely even recognized the animation from the clips you've shown. 😂
BEING IN COLLEGE IN THE LATE 90S (1997-2001) I CAN HONESTLY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT IT WAS THE "GOLDEN ERA " OF ANIME IN THE U.S......ADULT SWIM AND TOONAMI WERE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR LIVES....GOOD TIMES
Oh yeah the show they recommended to everyone who liked Trigun or Cowboy Bebop. I remembered nothing about it, but remember thinking it was pretty good
Really excellent analysis here! This is one series (along with The Big O....do a video on that one too!!) that are relative unknowns to anime/manga fans of today, which in my opinion is a great shame. I felt like Gurren Lagan harnessed a lot of Outlaw Star energy to it, while keeping a closer eye on the overarching plot.
This a pretty good explanation of what happened to the series, though I do think there is a lot more depth to the show than meets the eye, but that would probably require a whole separate video to dive into. Also, while I do like Bebop, it is way over rated, more episodic, and has a complete lack of depth. I know that may trigger some, but almost every episode is a new bounty with no connection to previous episodes, or plot for that matter, and culminates in Spike having to face a past that seems to come out of nowhere aside from the occasional flashback lightly sprinkled through the series. Outlaw Star actually presents both metaphoric, as well as philosophical meaning. "There are 3 powers in the universe you will encounter "(Swanzo).
It was shown edited/censored and missing an episode on Toonami in the US, but it was shown in full and uncensored on Toonami in the UK. I vividly remember this.
@@exitsexamined Idk, but: - Toonami was a full-on channel in the UK, rather than just being a block on another channel. - I remember Outlaw Star being on quite late. Maybe because it was on after the watershed, it was fine, even though it was on a Cartoon Network-affiliated channel? - I think Toonami in the UK and Toonami in the US were managed separately? EDIT: Oh hey, I found the first episode, as shown in the UK, uploaded in full: ruclips.net/video/aXnNBvJpfiA/видео.html
The show was such a wonderful, jam-packed mishmash of stories and worlds. I'm pretty satisfied with the way it wrapped up. It's okay for a story to come to an end. I can go back and pick any single episode and dive in and enjoy it for what it is.
That's a good point - maybe one reason it's remembered so fondly is because it didn't drag on. But agree, the mix of ideas was on my favorite aspects too
“A boy has the right to dream. There are endless possibilities stretched out before him. What awaits him down the path, he will then have to choose. The boy doesn’t always know. At some point, the boy then becomes an adult and learns what he was able to become. Joy and sadness forever will accompany this. He is confronted with the choice. When this happens, does he bid his past farewell in his heart? Once a boy becomes an adult, he can no longer go back to being a boy. The boy is now a man. Only one thing can be said: A boy has the right to dream, for those endless possibilities are stretched out before him.
We must remember; All men were once boys
Classic stuff. Thought about using that as the intro actually!
I’m a simple man, I see outlaw star, I click
I loved that show! We even bought the VHS tapes and finally got to see the hot springs episode that they didn't show on tv. lol
ah so jealous you have the VHS! Still made toonami never aired the hot spring episode smh.I mean literally every anime has one haha
I can't play a game of Starfinder and not think about Outlaw Star.
I was 42 when it came to Toonami in 2001.The late 1990s-mid 2000 was the high point in Toonami.
There's not a day that goes by where I don't think of Outlaw Star. XD
For me Outlaw Star was far better than Bebop. When I want to watch either them for Bebop I’ll do the movie or an episode or two like “Mushroom Samba”, with Outlaw Star I’ll watch it from beginning to end. Just my personal preference, both shows are bangers.
Edit. Angel Links was okay in my opinion, I’ll throw it on for background noise.
I prefer Outlaw Star to CB. CB was to nihilistic and in some way childish with its over the top depressive themes.
@@sychuan3729they tackle very different things and their worlds have very different scopes. To be fair I prefer Outlaw Star more as well, but that connection is like looking back on something fond. It's a fun, fast paced show with just enough heartbreak to move you. The adult father me connects on an emotional level with Bebop because I've got the experience to understand it now.
Bebop is a VERY compact adult themed show. The setting is literally just the Solar System, primarily Mars, with a few visits to Earth. It's not really a nihilistic show, it's just a more realistic look at four flawed people and their struggles to reconcile their current lives with their past lives.
Each of them is running from something, each of them has a past that has harmed them, and each of them has become something completely different than they were.
Outlaw Star on the other hand spans multiple stars, systems and locations. Our crew isn't grizzled adults who have gone through trials that make them question themselves. They haven't faced any true challenges or struggles. For the most part it's the beginning of adulthood for them. They're trying to establish themselves, Gene and Jim especially, and leave their mark on the universe. It's an adventure (one I love) rather than a look at the messy parts that make us adults. That's why Hilda dies when they find the Outlaw Star. She's at the end of her adventure, and she sacrifices herself so Gene can begin his.
In short Bebop is an adult dealing with their pasts, while Outlaw is young adults looking to their future. Both great Sci fi shows, but I don't really think the comparison would exist if they hadn't both hit Toonami. Kind of like comparing Star Wars to Star Trek, or Robotech to Gundam.
@@midnightfenrir Firstly I don't know what is Toonami. And personaly I don't agree with your opinion that CB is "adult show with adult themes". It is anime which shows how the teenagers imagine cool adults. Spike "dying inside" becouse of girl he have known 10 years ago is something you could believe when you are 14, but not after 20+. Many things in show are extremly hyperbolized. Nihilistic and dramatic emotional state of charaters is something which is very typical for teens. Not for adults in 30s or 40s. When I was younger I wathed some anime, which i thought were deep and psychological, with father and was surprized when he said "this anime is how kids imagine being cool adults". Today I totaly understand what he meant. In the end some simplier anime like Outlaw Star are more adult and mature than some over the top dramatic shows like Bebop
Me and my childhood friends, were always waiting for the next episode when it aired in my country.
My nostalgia really filtered those memories, I barely even recognized the animation from the clips you've shown.
😂
haha yeah nostalgia has a funny way of doing that. Some of the original scenes were gorgeous in their own way though!
@@exitsexamined No doubt, Sunrise really leaves their mark in the character design.
100% agree@@raymundoii
I knew it was only a matter of time until you started doing anime haha
There might be a few more coming too 😅
BEING IN COLLEGE IN THE LATE 90S (1997-2001) I CAN HONESTLY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT IT WAS THE "GOLDEN ERA " OF ANIME
IN THE U.S......ADULT SWIM AND TOONAMI WERE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR LIVES....GOOD TIMES
This is one of my personal holy trinity of anime ;
Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Trigun.
Growing up, those three shows were life changing. I'm hoping to cover all of them at some point on this channel!
I didn't even see the view count. Totally underrated channel we have on our hands here boys
Hey means a lot since I just started in earnest. Honestly really appreciate it
Oh yeah the show they recommended to everyone who liked Trigun or Cowboy Bebop. I remembered nothing about it, but remember thinking it was pretty good
To me this was Firefly the anime, before I even laid eyes on Firefly, lol.
I think Joss Whedon felt the same way 🤣
Really excellent analysis here! This is one series (along with The Big O....do a video on that one too!!) that are relative unknowns to anime/manga fans of today, which in my opinion is a great shame. I felt like Gurren Lagan harnessed a lot of Outlaw Star energy to it, while keeping a closer eye on the overarching plot.
I enjoyed both Outlaw Star and Angel Links. And could you cover Trinity Blood in the future?
This was such a banger of a show! Futuristic sci-fi, chinese yin yang taoism, cowboy western is a glorious blend!
Totally! It makes you wonder if something like it could even be made today
Great video
Hey thanks so much for the support, honestly means alot to me
The show is amazing. I wish so badly I could get more.
This a pretty good explanation of what happened to the series, though I do think there is a lot more depth to the show than meets the eye, but that would probably require a whole separate video to dive into. Also, while I do like Bebop, it is way over rated, more episodic, and has a complete lack of depth. I know that may trigger some, but almost every episode is a new bounty with no connection to previous episodes, or plot for that matter, and culminates in Spike having to face a past that seems to come out of nowhere aside from the occasional flashback lightly sprinkled through the series. Outlaw Star actually presents both metaphoric, as well as philosophical meaning. "There are 3 powers in the universe you will encounter "(Swanzo).
Great video ⭐
Hey thanks so much! I still feel like I'm getting started so appreciate the kind words
The big villians the caster gun and the daoist stuff has been so neat to me my whole life i just rewatched lol
100% feel the same way. Some super unique ideas
It was shown edited/censored and missing an episode on Toonami in the US, but it was shown in full and uncensored on Toonami in the UK. I vividly remember this.
Interesting! I would have put that in the video if I had known. I wonder why
@@exitsexamined Idk, but:
- Toonami was a full-on channel in the UK, rather than just being a block on another channel.
- I remember Outlaw Star being on quite late. Maybe because it was on after the watershed, it was fine, even though it was on a Cartoon Network-affiliated channel?
- I think Toonami in the UK and Toonami in the US were managed separately?
EDIT: Oh hey, I found the first episode, as shown in the UK, uploaded in full: ruclips.net/video/aXnNBvJpfiA/видео.html
i'm pretty sure the caster gun was based off the Variable Cartridge Blaster in 2000AD's Strontium Dog
The base plot reminds me of the sci-fi show farscape
Thanks for the rec! Will check it out
Number two on my favorite animes of all time
Ok well now we have to know what number 1 is
Rune soldier number one
I love those shows too, but "golden age"?
Macross, Space Battleship Yomato, and Mobile Suit Gundam would like to have a word with you.
"one of the golden ages" 😂 actually I can't wait to talk about almost all of those series in more depth at some point
Mod 80s till late 90s was the golden Era for sure
:D
Thanks for all the smiles, smile guy!
@@exitsexamined :)
The original treasure planet
Now I wish I had changed my intro to include that 🤣
Outlaw Star is better than Cowboy Bebop because it was a heavier show. It was more spaced out.