What I love the most about this scene is it explained Spike and Viscious' history in less than a minute. Most show's can't even do that in a single season today.
If anyone doesn't think that this one of the top best moments in Anime, idk what to say to that. This is the exact scene that made me watch the entire series... Cowboy seemed so...weightless.
When i first saw this scene, late night on probably Toonami, or Adult Swim, It made me remember that Anime is art, after only being exposed to kid oriented anime for a too long.
Funny how this scene made me not want to watch it at all. I saw this episode in a cinema full of people. Everyone was going crazy and I was just like... Meh. You parry swords with guns. I just couldn't get into it.
Wow! I was just about to say the exact thing! This was the scene in cowboy bebop that made me completely hooked to the show and made me finish it and it’s still my favorite scene to this day
I’m here after watching the live action adaptation, just to remember how flawless this scene was. You had one job Netflix. This was one of the most important scenes of Cowboy Bebop and you dropped the ball.
One of my favorite things about this scene (other than all of it) is how the camera keeps cutting between Spike's left eye and his flashbacks. Fitting, because his left eye "only sees the past."
That's really cool. Then in the second to last scene of the series, the camera zooms in on his right eye and he finally sees Julia in the eye that sees the present.
I'll never forget the first time I saw this scene and the series all together. I was six and was in the hospital because my sister had to have heart surgery. I had stayed up all night because I couldn't sleep thinking about it and stayed up watching shows like the Boondocks and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Then later on this show I had never seen before came on and it had me loving it right when I heard Tank!! for the first time. I watched the whole episode which was The Ballad of Fallen Angels. The final scenes in the church cemented into my brain with the main one being the overhead shot of Spike walking into the church. Bits and pieces of this scene also became apart of my memory but I also remembered the Green Bird song perfectly. It would sometimes play in my head and I would be unsure where it came from. But later on I heard about how great an anime Cowboy Bebop was and decided to check it out and to be pleasantly surprised that this was in fact the very same anime I had watched all those years before. Goes to show how well executed this scene was.
Lord Jugga Sorry but i imagine your father comin in like "Son ! Your sister is saved (start crying) she is ok come see her !" "Just after this episode dad !"
I love that in this scene Vicious asks “why” are you still alive, not how. It’s not any sort of incredulousness at Spike being alive, it’s a simpler question. “If you’re no longer the ravenous beast I knew, then WHY are you? What is your purpose without that?”
It's like Vicious is trying to reassure himself that he's alive, by being the way he is. Spike is an affront to his very life, by virtue of being more then a bloodthirsty animal. Vicious doesn't accept that, because then he'd be admitting that he's really nothing beyond his work as a hired killer, something Spike has been able to surpass him in.
@KikrinMan stole his thunder. Stole his girl. Stole his peace. Viscous is living pretending he's moving forward. Spike is stuck in his past. One is a fool because he doesn't realize he could change, the other is a tragedy because he couldn't see that he already did.
I think when spike said he bled all that blood away, vicious asked why spike is still alive because he believes there is nothing else TO spike besides being that killer he was
@@tfcbioshock this is also true. “Without all of that, what is the point of you” and also “that beast was all you were so without that, what else is there?” Both seem accurate to me
For the longest time, I thought this was part of the last episode of the whole show. My cable had gone out the first time I saw this for 2 minutes, and I thought Spike died, that's the end.
you notice they keep going to spike left eye where he see the past and have a flashback of how this whole situation happened between him and one time his best friend it's one of the important keys I feel a lot of people miss and never understand
If this is about the commonly perceived tendency to look left when recalling memories, then it might be worth pointing out that drawing a left eye simply is easier than a right. It could totally be intentional though-choosing the left eye to represent his flashbacks. Great anime do tend to put a lot of thought into their sequences.
Split Banana there’s nothing they could do to even get within this scene’s shadow and I guarantee you they’re not even going to give it an honest effort
@@Sellipsis well so far live action renditions of anime have sucked major donkey dick. Alchemist, Titan, Ghost in Shell, Death Note, Bleach.... Bebop is top notch anime. And seeing as how netflix tends to ruin art, it'll probably be the dragon ball evolution treatment 😔
This! This was the moment I found out that there was this world of unbelievable storytelling, animation, and something that I was missing from my life....I can't tell you how much this scene means to me....it's probably the reason I'm alive to be honest...
I probably would have killed myself if it wasn't for anime...My best friend killed himself in front of me, and I bet anime could have saved him, like it did for me....so I'm waiting for hate...you can't even try against me....
This scene changed my life too I started believing in something else other then myself because of this scene even just for one moment I didn’t feel alone and to this day I carry that with me
I think it's the opposite for me, I've thought from time to time about music to die to, but this seems so spiritual, pure, and beautiful that I would rather die to it than any other type of music...
I've heard that Cowboy Bebop was and is more popular in America than in Japan. I don't know if that's true or not though. I personally, as an American, think this short lived series is perfect in every category.
MLFreese actually is true, like berserk, most of the reason because it's not so popular in JAPAN it's because it was a CABLE anime because TV Tokyo think that the show was pretty adult
Pretty adult anime’s are the best ones, these new “kawaii” anime’s are plain horrible, these dark anime’s are the best such as Evangelion, and Hellsing ultimate which are all so good
I am 68 years old. I didn’t know anything about anime but when my son showed this to me, I cried. A whole tragic story heartbreakingly told in a few minutes.
In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman. Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death. Spike: One more time. Laughing Bull: What's that? Spike: I was killed once before by a woman. Spike is speaking of Julia. Losing her love was so painful as to be considered a form of death. He was left in a detached dream-like purgatory from that day on. In Session 26, Julia is shot in front of Spike. White doves fly by in slow motion. Horror, shock, and agony are expressed in Spike's left eye. He screams her name, drops his weapon, and runs to her. He takes her in his arms. Hears her last words, which are inaudible to the audience. Spike looks down at his lost love and then up to the sky. The camera is now focused on Spike's right eye, which is shaking in a disturbing manner. The camera zooms into Spike's pupil and everything fades to black. The next scene is of Laughing Bull predicting Spike's imminent death. Holding Julia's coat, Vicious speaks of Spike. Vicious: A beast that has lost his place. He has nowhere to return to now. He will come. Vicious is both right and wrong. Spike will come, but he does have somewhere to return to one last time. Two rose petals are shown blowing away in the wind. Spike returns to the Bebop and tells Jet a story. An allegory about his life which he uses to explain why he will never return. Spike: There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn't really care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life. Jet is keenly aware that Spike's death looms in the horizon. He is wary of the tale's implications. When Spike gets up to leave, Jet asks him one last question. Jet: Is it for the girl? Spike: [beat] She's dead. There's nothing I can do for her now. This is true. Julia is dead. There is nothing Spike can do for her. This does not lessen the impact she has on the events that are about to unfold. Jet understands this. Upon hearing of Julia's death, he has a resigned if devastated reaction. He knows exactly what this means for Spike. Faye confronts Spike while holding him at gunpoint. She knows that he is marching towards his death. Faye: Where are you going? Why, are you going? You told me once, to forget the past, ‘cause it doesn’t matter, but you’re the one still tied to the past, Spike! Spike does not deny this. Instead, he explains the truth about his eyes. The camera spans from his left eye to his right eye. Spike: Look at my eyes, Faye. One of them is a fake because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I've been seeing the past in one eye and the present in the other. So, I thought I could only see patches of reality, never the whole picture. Faye: Don’t tell me things like that; you’ve never told me anything about yourself, so don’t tell me now! Spike: I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was all over. This is not the first time Spike has expressed this sentiment. One of his most revelatory quotes was said in the teaser for Ballad of Fallen Angels. Spike: The music box is broken, or is it? It starts to play, and a haunting tune fills the air. I wake suddenly from my dream. There is no music box! And yet there it is. A tiny one nestled in my hand. And I awaken from my dream again. As if I were peeling an onion. It’s a dream no matter how far I go. I can never reach reality. Trapped in an endless nightmare. Spike is so affected by the loss of the woman he loves that even an item she once possessed haunts him. It is her death that has finally woken him from his detached dream-like state. Faye shares with Spike that her memory has returned. She explains that there was nowhere for her to go back to. She pleads with him to stay. Spike ignores her please and instead leaves her with these parting words. Spike: I’m not going there to die; I’m going to find out if I’m really alive. I have to do it, Faye. Faye is not comforted by this statement. The audience should not be comforted either. Spike's words eerily echo what Jet said to him in session 25. Jet: Men only think about the past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive. Faye cries and shoots off her gun. An act reminiscent of the 21-gun salute that is used in the military to honor the fallen. Spike walks away from Faye without looking back. He is never shown thinking about anyone from the Bebop again. The song "See You Space Cowboy" plays as Spike leaves the Bebop. "Everything is already over", You say with closed ears The words only flow Towards a tomorrow without peace "There's nothing that won't change" Even if my life ends This love will not disappear It's something that will live forever Even if dreams are hidden in darkness I got a rainbow Rainbow in your hands... The camera zooms in on Spike's left eye. The eye that sees Spike's past. The lyrics begin as Spike is recalling romantic memories of Julia. He thinks of the first time he saw Julia and was captivated by her beauty. He thinks of a time when he made love to Julia and she cradled him in her arms. Given that Spike confided to Jet just the previous session that Julia was a part of him, the image shows a moment in Spike's life when he felt whole. Spike: She was a piece of me I had lost. She is my other half that I had longed for. The song continues to play as Spike attacks the syndicate. It is a ballad of undying love alluding to lovers being reunited in the afterlife. When Spike faces off against his hated rival, Vicious makes a proclamation. Vicious: So, you're finally awake. I told you before, Spike. I'm the only one who can kill you and set you free. Spike does not deny this. But makes a proclamation of his own. Spike: Those words apply to you as well, Vicious. During their fight, there comes a moment where the two disarm each other by swapping weapons. Vicious getting Spike's gun and Spike getting Vicious's katana. It is at this moment that Spike makes a statement of great significance to both men. Spike: Julia passed away. Let's end it all. Vicious: If that's your wish. The rivals return their weapons. Spike shoots Vicious but gets sliced across the abdomen. Vicious's death comes quickly, while Spike lingers as was foreshadowed. Vicious: Don't forget, a snake's venom poisons slowly after the bite. Spike watches Vicious's body fall to the ground, spends but a few of seconds looking at him, then looks up to the night's sky. The camera is focused on Spike's right eye. Now calm. Spike sees Julia. This is the first time in the entire series that Spike is shown seeing Julia with his right eye. In session 13, during an auditory flashback, Spike and Julia discuss his eyes. Spike: My left eye sees the past. Julia: What about your right eye? We do not hear his response. In the penultimate scene of the series, we are specifically shown what Spike sees with his eye that sees his present. He sees her. In Spike's vision, Julia is cast in a white light. She says her last words to Spike, this time they are audible to the audience. Spike is shown reflected back in Julia's eye. He glumly concurs with her. Spike is then completely engulfed by a blinding white light. The scene fades to white. This light is reminiscent of the divine light that is cast upon a soul that is ready to ascend to heaven. Julia: It's all a dream. Spike: Yeah. Just a bad dream. From white we transition to the final scene of the series. It is now day. A white light is now cast over the entire syndicate. Spike smiles, points a finger gun at the remaining syndicate goons and says "bang". This is a callback to Wen from session 6. As Wen was dying he asked Spike if he understood the relief that came with one's own death. In response, Spike threw Wen's harmonica up in the air, pretended to shoot it while saying "bang", but then said "as if". When Spike says "bang" this time he is acknowledging that he now understands that relief. Spike falls to the ground. He is never shown moving again. White doves are shown flying over Spike's body. White doves also flew by Julia when she died. The camera follows an ascension into the heavens, while the song "Blue" plays. The song's lyrics allude to a soul ascending to heaven. Free Wanna be free Gonna be free And move among the stars You know, they really aren't so far Feels so free Gotta know free Please Don't wake me from the dream It's really everything it seems I'm so free No black and white in the blue Everything is clearer now Life is just a dream, you know That's never-ending I'm ascending At the end of the credits a star goes out but never falls. In session 13, Laughing Bull informs the audience to what a falling star truly is. Laughing Bull: The tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battle. A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all. Given that the star we are shown does not fall, it is reasonable to infer that the soul the star belonged to did make its way to the great spirit that awaits us all. That soul has broken away from the cycle of death and rebirth and is never coming back. As was foreshadowed to happen to Spike in the fable of the tiger striped cat, who followed his love into death and never returned.
Your analysis was absolutely spectacular my man. I feel like you could write an entire paper dissecting the meaning behind Spike Spiegel's eyes. Just how it's written in the show and how it can all be interpreted is absolutely insane. I really appreciate your work on this man; how you managed to take parts from scenes throughout the series to come to this conclusion illustrates the beauty that is in this show. Thank you for the post and for adding more perspective to this masterpiece 😊
Lupe Seriously, I was watching a random review of one of those CGI Netflix originals (I believe Knights of Sidonia) and the asshole reviewing it just randomly spoiled Bebop's ending without warning for no god damn reason. It pissed me the hell off, and the ending probably would have been more shocking had that not been the case.
Darkest Knight Oh, I'm sorry for only having started watching anime within the past few months, while having tons of shows on my list that were recommended well before Bebop.
This scene is just so damn memorable. In fact, this episode feels so cinematic. Out of all the episodes of Cowboy Bebop, this one sticks to me the most. Just a really good episode IMO
I remember watching for the first time during bebop’s first run in the US when I was 11-12 in 2001……..my jaw was on the floor ……it opened up an entire new art form for me as a kid. To this day I think it’s the essentially the best episode of an anime ever created
I just can’t get over how I absolutely love how the show doesn’t treat its audience like idiots and feel the need to tell us everything. We learn more about Spikes past, his relationship with Julia, the companionship with Vicious and the Syndicate than most shows today in a whole season. They did all that in a minute without a single word. It lets us use our brains, try and connect the dots and let’s us draw our own conclusions to what it means.
Nicolet Guillaume - Vicious once said: "Julia is in town - our Julia!" i can't remember the episode :/ but yeah, after her death, he really did not show any sign of affection
I simply cannot get enough of this scene; I get tears and chills every time. It so well illustrates who Spike is, and shows you what's important to his story, even if you don't understand at this point in time. It also shows you Spike's outlook. He's not panicked, he's not struggling, he simply doesn't care if he comes out alive or not. He just looks back with sad reflection, as many of us do, knowing that very few stories stack up to this magnum opus of a show that we miss and hold so dearly.
The first time I saw this scene, I was in awe. This is the point where I fell in love with Cowboy Bebop. You could tell how much Spike, missed being with Julia. This scene is a MASTERPIECE!
Fun thing to note, either as a production oversight or a very clever bit of character enhancement, even after the explosion goes off the reflection in Spike's eyes continues to show the sky as if he doesn't even care about what happens to Vicious or if his grenade even went off, he only wants to look at the clouds.
This remains one of the single most incredible background summaries I've ever seen of any character in any story. Spike's backstory flashes before us literally in a blaze and you really, truly begin to understand not only the extent of the damage he's had to endure, but also the power he has to keep living after that. Also, we see Vicious, his nemesis, for the first time, and what a nemesis! The villains of the story tend to define how clever, resourceful, willful, wise or strong the protagonist is, because you need to be better than the villain in the end if you're the hero, and Spike beats Vicious every time. Another important thing happens. Vicious appears in the series five times and it only takes the creators that long to flesh out a villain worth every penny. You don't feel confusion or doubt about him... you fear him and you despise him and yet he's perfect and admirable in terms of character development. This whole anime I regard as the best I've ever seen, and it's because of scenes like this one. Significant dialogues, beautiful scenery, great references, lovely action sequences and a soundtrack that sways the heart. What else can you ask from a show?
That brief shot of Spike and Vicious back to back tells us what we need to know about the two instead of an entire episode dedicated to a flashback. Cowboy Bebop isn’t that far from the norm but the way it executed these things is what makes it a classic
Nothing stands out more than the time between Spike falling out that window and him seeing that explosion go off. It feels like an eternity as we see through Spike's memories and it makes that blast so much more intense when it does finally happen.
Agreed. By the time the blast went off, I had forgotten he even dropped the hand grenade. I love that the explosion is totally silent, behind the music too- just spine chilling!
One time in choir class, we sang an F major scale up to the fifth note, and I immediately recognized it as the scale used in this song(it's the one that is first sung at 0:53) and I smiled spontaneously in class.
there's something different about old animes that I can't describe. Evangelion and Cowboy bebop are by far my favorites anime of all time, there's so much meaning behind these
this is the first episode I saw, getting me into Cowboy Bebop, and it's still my favorite...same thing happened with FMA; first episode I saw was when Ed dueled Colonel Mustang, and that still stands as my favorite episode. I'm so lucky to be inducted into anime with the episodes that get me hooked and become my favorites
I remember trying to convince my parents to let me watch this show on adult swim when I was like 6 or 8 years old. I would try to stay up passed 10pm to catch a few minutes until my parents shut it off. This was about 20 years ago when we didn't have smartphones, streaming and high speed internet.
I was already loving this show. But when Spike goes through the window, they drop out the sound effects, and Green Bird begins, damn. That's when I knew this show was on a whole new level.
Everytime I hear this song, I'm reminded of my past, and with that comes the pain I've endured, the people I've lost, and the formula for how I came to be today.
True masterpiece of an anime,to be brought to death's door by someone close to you but are unable to die I remember something similar in samurai champloo with mugen,and both he and mugen fell on their faces,how fitting both shows were made by the same guy and both characters were voiced by steve blum
You can attend a whole class on analyzing why this scene, the music, and characters are great and iconic for anime. Too bad Netflix slept through the lesson and "attempt" to make ""improvements"" They brought back the dunce cap
So amazing. You just finish seeing Spike and Vicious tear into each other and the very next scene you get this little tease that there was a history and these two enemies were friendly at one point. Makes you immediately reflect on the fight and see it in a different light. All in the matter of a few minutes.
Why Vicious walked off a gunshot wound: it’s heavily implied Vicious consistently takes Bloody Eye which increases his reaction time and adrenaline, as well numbness to pain. Netflix Vicious: good actor bad direction.
Two individuals rife with a hellacious animosity towards each other, all-the-while being compromised by demons from their past’s that they couldn’t escape ironically is what made Spike and Vicious so alike.
One of my all time favorite scenes in all of anime. I watched it about 3 times back to back. Idk how to explain it but it’s very emotional to watch. So well done. Anime has literally been the sole reason I am still alive today.
Love the fact that even in this early episode, relatively speaking, they're setting up the final duel between them with the gun and the sword clashing over and over again, even down to both of them wounding each other with those weapons
Not just my favorite scene from bebop, not just my favorite scene in anime, not just my favorite scene from a tv show, not just my favorite scene in animation, but my favorite scene from any piece of media.
"There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life." Spike Spiegel. 😎😎😎😎 😈😈😈😈
Anyone noticed how this was almost exactly like the scene in samurai champloo was where mugen was sinking in the water after being blown up on that ship?
That single moment, of the grenade appearing, manages to completely switch Spike and Vicious' roles. The predator becomes the prey, and Cowboy Bebop is elevated to the status of a legend.
I love that there's no fear in Spike's eyes as he falls, only sad reflection.
It isn't no fear, its more "accepting death at any time".
thats not even his eye
its just a plastic
bad english sorry :P
he's used to croaking
Ikr id be like “damn this is gonna hurt”
That's because his left eye is fake.
What I love the most about this scene is it explained Spike and Viscious' history in less than a minute. Most show's can't even do that in a single season today.
And, by not explaining a thing, it forces you to see the rest, out of curiosity.
Of course you actually had to google it to actually understand it
@@AKAdaJoker14 Nah there was no need at the time.
@@AKAdaJoker14 or just watch the series
AKL4P I’ve seen it at least twice all the way through and occasionally I rewatch one of them.
Fun fact: The English voice actors for Spike and Julia got married in real life.
At least they are together somewhere 😭
Wtf, for real? That is actually quite a funny coincidence
So wholesome 😭
You mean Steve Blum and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn?
Awesome
"Ive bled all that blood away."
"Then why are you STILL ALIVE!!"
Classic, greatest anime ever
Definitely my favorite 💯💯🌌
Spike: I HAD A VERY LONG AND COMPLICATED TRANSFUSION
Why is Vicious angered by Spike's statement
@@bigshadow847 I guess he wants spike to be a ravenous beast like he was back then
I don't know, I would say this and black lagoon have a shared crown, but both would be proud to be second
If anyone doesn't think that this one of the top best moments in Anime, idk what to say to that. This is the exact scene that made me watch the entire series... Cowboy seemed so...weightless.
When i first saw this scene, late night on probably Toonami, or Adult Swim, It made me remember that Anime is art, after only being exposed to kid oriented anime for a too long.
Funny how this scene made me not want to watch it at all. I saw this episode in a cinema full of people. Everyone was going crazy and I was just like... Meh. You parry swords with guns. I just couldn't get into it.
You're gonna carry that weight
I don't about best? Have you seen Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V! ?
Wow! I was just about to say the exact thing! This was the scene in cowboy bebop that made me completely hooked to the show and made me finish it and it’s still my favorite scene to this day
Men only think of their past right before they die, as if their frantically searching for proof that they were ever alive.
-Spike Speagel
beeneylord that was jet
When?
@@_nicomarco_ one of the last episodes, i think the finale or the one before
No, I think it was Jet who said that
That was jet. And it’s SPIEGEL. Cmon man
I’m here after watching the live action adaptation, just to remember how flawless this scene was.
You had one job Netflix. This was one of the most important scenes of Cowboy Bebop and you dropped the ball.
Spoiler!!!
That Julia shit ruined this beatiful scene... It had so many potential.
@@sadfdsfasfify oh no you spoiled a shit sandwich!
They didn’t drop the ball
They threw it out a window
Mochi Mochi? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cuando vi em tráiler de la seria live action no esperaba nada bueno y aún así logró desepcionarme
One of my favorite things about this scene (other than all of it) is how the camera keeps cutting between Spike's left eye and his flashbacks. Fitting, because his left eye "only sees the past."
yeah it's little things like that. I'm only now noticing after watching the show again now that i'm older
I think it's amazing that the sho shows you his entire past in 2 minutes, and never explains a damn thing. It's all just set to song, as it were.
OMG YOU JUST MADE ME REALIZE.
That's really cool. Then in the second to last scene of the series, the camera zooms in on his right eye and he finally sees Julia in the eye that sees the present.
I love how he got the grenade in there, fucking slick.
ye nigga i agree :^)
Just A Regular Guy so you hate a word? good going bud
wow so edgy and offensive!11!!1!!! that really shockd me!!
I'll never forget the first time I saw this scene and the series all together. I was six and was in the hospital because my sister had to have heart surgery. I had stayed up all night because I couldn't sleep thinking about it and stayed up watching shows like the Boondocks and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Then later on this show I had never seen before came on and it had me loving it right when I heard Tank!! for the first time. I watched the whole episode which was The Ballad of Fallen Angels. The final scenes in the church cemented into my brain with the main one being the overhead shot of Spike walking into the church. Bits and pieces of this scene also became apart of my memory but I also remembered the Green Bird song perfectly. It would sometimes play in my head and I would be unsure where it came from. But later on I heard about how great an anime Cowboy Bebop was and decided to check it out and to be pleasantly surprised that this was in fact the very same anime I had watched all those years before. Goes to show how well executed this scene was.
Awww, So Beautiful :)
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Lord Jugga good story.
A similar thing happened to me with spirited away, watched it as a kid and always remembered it but never knew the name for years.
Lord Jugga
Sorry but i imagine your father comin in like
"Son ! Your sister is saved (start crying) she is ok come see her !"
"Just after this episode dad !"
I love that in this scene Vicious asks “why” are you still alive, not how. It’s not any sort of incredulousness at Spike being alive, it’s a simpler question. “If you’re no longer the ravenous beast I knew, then WHY are you? What is your purpose without that?”
It's like Vicious is trying to reassure himself that he's alive, by being the way he is.
Spike is an affront to his very life, by virtue of being more then a bloodthirsty animal. Vicious doesn't accept that, because then he'd be admitting that he's really nothing beyond his work as a hired killer, something Spike has been able to surpass him in.
@KikrinMan stole his thunder. Stole his girl. Stole his peace.
Viscous is living pretending he's moving forward. Spike is stuck in his past. One is a fool because he doesn't realize he could change, the other is a tragedy because he couldn't see that he already did.
@@kikrinman1450which makes the ending even more sad. He surpassed Viscous but Spike also couldn’t move on. He couldn’t escape his past.
I think when spike said he bled all that blood away, vicious asked why spike is still alive because he believes there is nothing else TO spike besides being that killer he was
@@tfcbioshock this is also true. “Without all of that, what is the point of you” and also “that beast was all you were so without that, what else is there?” Both seem accurate to me
For the longest time, I thought this was part of the last episode of the whole show. My cable had gone out the first time I saw this for 2 minutes, and I thought Spike died, that's the end.
well you're not wrong. The same thing, same result, about twelve episodes later.
Dave Charin
Well Spike's not dead at the end of the last episode.
MicoDossun Its an ambiguous ending, now shush before you spoil the show for someone.
Jonathan Harvey
It's not ambiguous though, the creator explicitly said so.
He said, "I like to think that Spike is sleeping."
You're going to carry those feels
;( last episode
Are you living in the real world?
😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖💖👊👊👊👊👊✊✊✊✊✊🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 SO TRUE!
I'm not afraid to admit, this scene brought tears to my eyes.. so beautifully done.
😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖💖
Right here with ya
you notice they keep going to spike left eye where he see the past and have a flashback of how this whole situation happened between him and one time his best friend it's one of the important keys I feel a lot of people miss and never understand
+Derick Hardin Werent they rivals the whole time?
+WillyWillz they used to be friends vicious wanted to take over spike didn't just went along and had his back pretty much
Derick Hardin o yeah....
Derick Hardin another reason to love this scene.
If this is about the commonly perceived tendency to look left when recalling memories, then it might be worth pointing out that drawing a left eye simply is easier than a right. It could totally be intentional though-choosing the left eye to represent his flashbacks. Great anime do tend to put a lot of thought into their sequences.
The fall; that flashback, the greatest story never told.
Beautiful. Unbearable.
Bebop.
Omg I what I wouldn't give to see a prequel mini series but it would also lose so much of the mystique.
When I die, I want this to be the last thing I ever hear...
Instead it will be the screams of terror and death as your village burns!
Wtf is wrong with you!? XD
WiLdFiRePlaysMC I see what he did there,naruto.
That's creepy, man
Shonda Boydston He was referencing Naruto. My username used to be Kakashi
I know they're going to try to recreate this scene for the Netflix show, and I know it won't be nearly as good as this was.
Split Banana there’s nothing they could do to even get within this scene’s shadow and I guarantee you they’re not even going to give it an honest effort
@@Sellipsis well so far live action renditions of anime have sucked major donkey dick. Alchemist, Titan, Ghost in Shell, Death Note, Bleach.... Bebop is top notch anime. And seeing as how netflix tends to ruin art, it'll probably be the dragon ball evolution treatment 😔
Yep I'm not even going to think about watching it.
@Ornate Orator A painting is considered to be a priceless work of art, yet a moving painting with music and words is considered a child fantasy.
That Netflix thing is gonna suck ASS.
This!
This was the moment I found out that there was this world of unbelievable storytelling, animation, and something that I was missing from my life....I can't tell you how much this scene means to me....it's probably the reason I'm alive to be honest...
I probably would have killed myself if it wasn't for anime...My best friend killed himself in front of me, and I bet anime could have saved him, like it did for me....so I'm waiting for hate...you can't even try against me....
unmemorablehero I understand completely. Anime has really changed my life. It’s different from cartoons or tv shows
This scene changed my life too I started believing in something else other then myself because of this scene even just for one moment I didn’t feel alone and to this day I carry that with me
I think it's the opposite for me, I've thought from time to time about music to die to, but this seems so spiritual, pure, and beautiful that I would rather die to it than any other type of music...
As silly as it sounds some of us need a escape from our lives before we loose our selves to the pressure of it
I've heard that Cowboy Bebop was and is more popular in America than in Japan. I don't know if that's true or not though. I personally, as an American, think this short lived series is perfect in every category.
MLFreese actually is true, like berserk, most of the reason because it's not so popular in JAPAN it's because it was a CABLE anime because TV Tokyo think that the show was pretty adult
Pretty adult anime’s are the best ones, these new “kawaii” anime’s are plain horrible, these dark anime’s are the best such as Evangelion, and Hellsing ultimate which are all so good
Perfection indeed.
I think it's because Bebop feels more like an American show then a Japanese one.
bop god especially because the English dub is so good
I am 68 years old. I didn’t know anything about anime but when my son showed this to me, I cried. A whole tragic story heartbreakingly told in a few minutes.
is it weird that I wanna see this scene reanacted with Ernie and Bert from sesame Street?
Now that you've mentioned it....
Annie Russell it needs to be done
would you settle for animation instead of the actual puppets? i know a few people...
I don't know honestly. I wanna say the puppets but I think it would have the same impact. I think just have them animated.
So Burt is Spike and Ernie is Vicious?
In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman.
Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death.
Spike: One more time.
Laughing Bull: What's that?
Spike: I was killed once before by a woman.
Spike is speaking of Julia. Losing her love was so painful as to be considered a form of death. He was left in a detached dream-like purgatory from that day on.
In Session 26, Julia is shot in front of Spike. White doves fly by in slow motion. Horror, shock, and agony are expressed in Spike's left eye. He screams her name, drops his weapon, and runs to her. He takes her in his arms. Hears her last words, which are inaudible to the audience.
Spike looks down at his lost love and then up to the sky. The camera is now focused on Spike's right eye, which is shaking in a disturbing manner. The camera zooms into Spike's pupil and everything fades to black.
The next scene is of Laughing Bull predicting Spike's imminent death.
Holding Julia's coat, Vicious speaks of Spike.
Vicious: A beast that has lost his place. He has nowhere to return to now. He will come.
Vicious is both right and wrong. Spike will come, but he does have somewhere to return to one last time.
Two rose petals are shown blowing away in the wind.
Spike returns to the Bebop and tells Jet a story. An allegory about his life which he uses to explain why he will never return.
Spike: There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn't really care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life.
Jet is keenly aware that Spike's death looms in the horizon. He is wary of the tale's implications.
When Spike gets up to leave, Jet asks him one last question.
Jet: Is it for the girl?
Spike: [beat] She's dead. There's nothing I can do for her now.
This is true. Julia is dead. There is nothing Spike can do for her. This does not lessen the impact she has on the events that are about to unfold. Jet understands this. Upon hearing of Julia's death, he has a resigned if devastated reaction. He knows exactly what this means for Spike.
Faye confronts Spike while holding him at gunpoint. She knows that he is marching towards his death.
Faye: Where are you going? Why, are you going? You told me once, to forget the past, ‘cause it doesn’t matter, but you’re the one still tied to the past, Spike!
Spike does not deny this. Instead, he explains the truth about his eyes. The camera spans from his left eye to his right eye.
Spike: Look at my eyes, Faye. One of them is a fake because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I've been seeing the past in one eye and the present in the other. So, I thought I could only see patches of reality, never the whole picture.
Faye: Don’t tell me things like that; you’ve never told me anything about yourself, so don’t tell me now!
Spike: I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was all over.
This is not the first time Spike has expressed this sentiment. One of his most revelatory quotes was said in the teaser for Ballad of Fallen Angels.
Spike: The music box is broken, or is it? It starts to play, and a haunting tune fills the air. I wake suddenly from my dream. There is no music box! And yet there it is. A tiny one nestled in my hand. And I awaken from my dream again. As if I were peeling an onion. It’s a dream no matter how far I go. I can never reach reality. Trapped in an endless nightmare.
Spike is so affected by the loss of the woman he loves that even an item she once possessed haunts him. It is her death that has finally woken him from his detached dream-like state.
Faye shares with Spike that her memory has returned. She explains that there was nowhere for her to go back to. She pleads with him to stay.
Spike ignores her please and instead leaves her with these parting words.
Spike: I’m not going there to die; I’m going to find out if I’m really alive. I have to do it, Faye.
Faye is not comforted by this statement. The audience should not be comforted either. Spike's words eerily echo what Jet said to him in session 25.
Jet: Men only think about the past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive.
Faye cries and shoots off her gun. An act reminiscent of the 21-gun salute that is used in the military to honor the fallen.
Spike walks away from Faye without looking back. He is never shown thinking about anyone from the Bebop again.
The song "See You Space Cowboy" plays as Spike leaves the Bebop.
"Everything is already over",
You say with closed ears
The words only flow
Towards a tomorrow without peace
"There's nothing that won't change"
Even if my life ends
This love will not disappear
It's something that will live forever
Even if dreams are hidden in darkness
I got a rainbow
Rainbow in your hands...
The camera zooms in on Spike's left eye. The eye that sees Spike's past. The lyrics begin as Spike is recalling romantic memories of Julia. He thinks of the first time he saw Julia and was captivated by her beauty. He thinks of a time when he made love to Julia and she cradled him in her arms.
Given that Spike confided to Jet just the previous session that Julia was a part of him, the image shows a moment in Spike's life when he felt whole.
Spike: She was a piece of me I had lost. She is my other half that I had longed for.
The song continues to play as Spike attacks the syndicate. It is a ballad of undying love alluding to lovers being reunited in the afterlife.
When Spike faces off against his hated rival, Vicious makes a proclamation.
Vicious: So, you're finally awake. I told you before, Spike. I'm the only one who can kill you and set you free.
Spike does not deny this. But makes a proclamation of his own.
Spike: Those words apply to you as well, Vicious.
During their fight, there comes a moment where the two disarm each other by swapping weapons. Vicious getting Spike's gun and Spike getting Vicious's katana. It is at this moment that Spike makes a statement of great significance to both men.
Spike: Julia passed away. Let's end it all.
Vicious: If that's your wish.
The rivals return their weapons. Spike shoots Vicious but gets sliced across the abdomen.
Vicious's death comes quickly, while Spike lingers as was foreshadowed.
Vicious: Don't forget, a snake's venom poisons slowly after the bite.
Spike watches Vicious's body fall to the ground, spends but a few of seconds looking at him, then looks up to the night's sky. The camera is focused on Spike's right eye. Now calm.
Spike sees Julia. This is the first time in the entire series that Spike is shown seeing Julia with his right eye.
In session 13, during an auditory flashback, Spike and Julia discuss his eyes.
Spike: My left eye sees the past.
Julia: What about your right eye?
We do not hear his response.
In the penultimate scene of the series, we are specifically shown what Spike sees with his eye that sees his present. He sees her.
In Spike's vision, Julia is cast in a white light. She says her last words to Spike, this time they are audible to the audience. Spike is shown reflected back in Julia's eye. He glumly concurs with her. Spike is then completely engulfed by a blinding white light. The scene fades to white. This light is reminiscent of the divine light that is cast upon a soul that is ready to ascend to heaven.
Julia: It's all a dream.
Spike: Yeah. Just a bad dream.
From white we transition to the final scene of the series. It is now day. A white light is now cast over the entire syndicate.
Spike smiles, points a finger gun at the remaining syndicate goons and says "bang".
This is a callback to Wen from session 6. As Wen was dying he asked Spike if he understood the relief that came with one's own death. In response, Spike threw Wen's harmonica up in the air, pretended to shoot it while saying "bang", but then said "as if". When Spike says "bang" this time he is acknowledging that he now understands that relief.
Spike falls to the ground. He is never shown moving again. White doves are shown flying over Spike's body. White doves also flew by Julia when she died.
The camera follows an ascension into the heavens, while the song "Blue" plays. The song's lyrics allude to a soul ascending to heaven.
Free
Wanna be free
Gonna be free
And move among the stars
You know, they really aren't so far
Feels so free
Gotta know free
Please
Don't wake me from the dream
It's really everything it seems
I'm so free
No black and white in the blue
Everything is clearer now
Life is just a dream, you know
That's never-ending
I'm ascending
At the end of the credits a star goes out but never falls.
In session 13, Laughing Bull informs the audience to what a falling star truly is.
Laughing Bull: The tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battle. A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all.
Given that the star we are shown does not fall, it is reasonable to infer that the soul the star belonged to did make its way to the great spirit that awaits us all.
That soul has broken away from the cycle of death and rebirth and is never coming back. As was foreshadowed to happen to Spike in the fable of the tiger striped cat, who followed his love into death and never returned.
Perfect analyzations
Holy crap why doesn’t your comment have more likes ??
Perfect.
Nice
Your analysis was absolutely spectacular my man. I feel like you could write an entire paper dissecting the meaning behind Spike Spiegel's eyes. Just how it's written in the show and how it can all be interpreted is absolutely insane. I really appreciate your work on this man; how you managed to take parts from scenes throughout the series to come to this conclusion illustrates the beauty that is in this show. Thank you for the post and for adding more perspective to this masterpiece 😊
1:41 That part really gets me.
Everytime !!
The worst thing about watching a classic anime is that there are shit tons of spoilers of it in the internet...
Lupe well this show has been on since the 90s....so you had years to watch this before coming here
Lupe Seriously, I was watching a random review of one of those CGI Netflix originals (I believe Knights of Sidonia) and the asshole reviewing it just randomly spoiled Bebop's ending without warning for no god damn reason. It pissed me the hell off, and the ending probably would have been more shocking had that not been the case.
Violet Rose it's an old tv show... you had plenty of time to watch it
Darkest Knight Oh, I'm sorry for only having started watching anime within the past few months, while having tons of shows on my list that were recommended well before Bebop.
Violet Rose this show came out in the late 90s. You can't expect other people to not talk about the show and how it ended after so many years
This scene is just so damn memorable. In fact, this episode feels so cinematic. Out of all the episodes of Cowboy Bebop, this one sticks to me the most. Just a really good episode IMO
I remember watching for the first time during bebop’s first run in the US when I was 11-12 in 2001……..my jaw was on the floor ……it opened up an entire new art form for me as a kid. To this day I think it’s the essentially the best episode of an anime ever created
Episode 5. The GOATed episode! ❤️
One of my favorite anime scene of all time.
I just can’t get over how I absolutely love how the show doesn’t treat its audience like idiots and feel the need to tell us everything. We learn more about Spikes past, his relationship with Julia, the companionship with Vicious and the Syndicate than most shows today in a whole season. They did all that in a minute without a single word. It lets us use our brains, try and connect the dots and let’s us draw our own conclusions to what it means.
best friends killing each other over a woman...
J. Gallegos just like last time
bros b4 hoez man
Bros not hoes
I may be wrong but I don't remember that Vicious showed any sign of affection
Nicolet Guillaume - Vicious once said: "Julia is in town - our Julia!" i can't remember the episode :/ but yeah, after her death, he really did not show any sign of affection
Honestly come back to this scene so much. Probably my favorite scene in any piece of media.
It’s the best easily
Netflix is despicable for ruining this scene
Ugh, what a heartbreaking series that was. We waited so long g through all the "Keanu is spike" rumors to get that? I wanna throw up
“See you space cowboy” thank you for making my childhood so special spike, you and vash have always been my heroes.
they don't make anime like this anymore...sucks
haha you too mate
neeko Now your in love!
I actually likes 91 days a lot, and it's pretty recent too.
Ieva Jachimaviciute 91 Days was fucking great. Especially when dude gets bottled in the neck
neeko kobayashi dragon maid, checkmate
Watching this as a palette cleanser. Those who have seen the new live action monstrosity will get it.
I simply cannot get enough of this scene; I get tears and chills every time. It so well illustrates who Spike is, and shows you what's important to his story, even if you don't understand at this point in time. It also shows you Spike's outlook. He's not panicked, he's not struggling, he simply doesn't care if he comes out alive or not. He just looks back with sad reflection, as many of us do, knowing that very few stories stack up to this magnum opus of a show that we miss and hold so dearly.
This is one of my favourite scenes. The music, the slo-mo fall, the flashbacks.....It was perfect. This scene made me realize what a gem this show is
The first time I saw this scene, I was in awe. This is the point where I fell in love with Cowboy Bebop. You could tell how much Spike, missed being with Julia. This scene is a MASTERPIECE!
This is one of my absolute favorite anime scenes of all time.
Fun thing to note, either as a production oversight or a very clever bit of character enhancement, even after the explosion goes off the reflection in Spike's eyes continues to show the sky as if he doesn't even care about what happens to Vicious or if his grenade even went off, he only wants to look at the clouds.
That eye can't see
@@glungusgongus It can, but it only sees the past.
Whenever i hear this song, It makes me feel greatful to have life this day.
This remains one of the single most incredible background summaries I've ever seen of any character in any story. Spike's backstory flashes before us literally in a blaze and you really, truly begin to understand not only the extent of the damage he's had to endure, but also the power he has to keep living after that. Also, we see Vicious, his nemesis, for the first time, and what a nemesis! The villains of the story tend to define how clever, resourceful, willful, wise or strong the protagonist is, because you need to be better than the villain in the end if you're the hero, and Spike beats Vicious every time. Another important thing happens. Vicious appears in the series five times and it only takes the creators that long to flesh out a villain worth every penny. You don't feel confusion or doubt about him... you fear him and you despise him and yet he's perfect and admirable in terms of character development.
This whole anime I regard as the best I've ever seen, and it's because of scenes like this one. Significant dialogues, beautiful scenery, great references, lovely action sequences and a soundtrack that sways the heart. What else can you ask from a show?
Man, the nostalgia - I remember the exact time I first watched this. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it. Still gives me chills
That brief shot of Spike and Vicious back to back tells us what we need to know about the two instead of an entire episode dedicated to a flashback. Cowboy Bebop isn’t that far from the norm but the way it executed these things is what makes it a classic
Just like that, sing for me please...
Mitchell Green 😢
#Feels
oh scary seeing dat profile pic i tought u were my clone.
You sing o f f k e y .
Best scene in the anime.
And they screwed it up.
God damn it Netflix. You had one job.
This show sure had one hell of a soundtrack. The best that I've ever heard.
No exaggeration, the soundtrack is probably the closest we'll ever get to having the entirety of the human experience set to music.
Nothing stands out more than the time between Spike falling out that window and him seeing that explosion go off. It feels like an eternity as we see through Spike's memories and it makes that blast so much more intense when it does finally happen.
Agreed. By the time the blast went off, I had forgotten he even dropped the hand grenade. I love that the explosion is totally silent, behind the music too- just spine chilling!
Know what I love we all did the same thing, saw the Netflix scene and went….nope need the original to cleanse out my eyes
This is the moment I knew. This show was something else.
Thank you Cowboy Bebop. For helping me during quarantine.
For me this is the best, the most mature scene in all anime I"ve ever seen. Regards
Here after this Netflix Nightmare
Still one of the best scenes ever made...
One time in choir class, we sang an F major scale up to the fifth note, and I immediately recognized it as the scale used in this song(it's the one that is first sung at 0:53) and I smiled spontaneously in class.
could you please tell me the name of the song if you know it, id really appreciate it. thanks
@@daniel-tj8noit’s called green bird
@@Prayer.slowedthanks man i appreciate it
They say right before you die, your life flash before your eyes. I'm s believer now.
At least someone else would sing it in key where Spike can go to sleep already.
*smacks you with a pillow*
Existential depression
No fear in his eyes as he falls just sadness and deep reflection
one eye sees the past, and the other eye...
Sees the present
this is the most heartbreaking song in the series, even more so than "blue." when you realize this is the moment Spike actually died.
Wait, can you explain this ?
So, who was re-visiting “Friendship was magic” as an adult and ended up here? We were all traumatised as kids huh
YES
there's something different about old animes that I can't describe. Evangelion and Cowboy bebop are by far my favorites anime of all time, there's so much meaning behind these
this is the first episode I saw, getting me into Cowboy Bebop, and it's still my favorite...same thing happened with FMA; first episode I saw was when Ed dueled Colonel Mustang, and that still stands as my favorite episode. I'm so lucky to be inducted into anime with the episodes that get me hooked and become my favorites
This stays with you,
Forever.
I remember trying to convince my parents to let me watch this show on adult swim when I was like 6 or 8 years old. I would try to stay up passed 10pm to catch a few minutes until my parents shut it off. This was about 20 years ago when we didn't have smartphones, streaming and high speed internet.
Saw the first run on adult swim when I was 12 or 13 ……changed my life and how I view art entirely
I saw this scene back in the early 00’s. To this day, it strikes me as one as the best animated/musical sequences of all time.
Came back after seeing how Netflix screwed this masterpiece up
Greatest Anime ever.
I notice something between these two. Every bullet Spike put into Vicious is the same amount of cuts Vicious put on Spike.
I was already loving this show. But when Spike goes through the window, they drop out the sound effects, and Green Bird begins, damn. That's when I knew this show was on a whole new level.
Everytime I hear this song, I'm reminded of my past, and with that comes the pain I've endured, the people I've lost, and the formula for how I came to be today.
What is the name of the song please
Green bird@@uday4617
that grenade was fucking powerful as shit, so was the music.
can’t get over how beautiful this scene is.
True masterpiece of an anime,to be brought to death's door by someone close to you but are unable to die
I remember something similar in samurai champloo with mugen,and both he and mugen fell on their faces,how fitting both shows were made by the same guy and both characters were voiced by steve blum
ITS ON SPOTIFY NOW!!! It's called Green Bird by Gabriela Robin
You can attend a whole class on analyzing why this scene, the music, and characters are great and iconic for anime.
Too bad Netflix slept through the lesson and "attempt" to make ""improvements""
They brought back the dunce cap
As soon as the grenade hit the floor and the song started playing, you can really feel the emotion and pain in spikes eyes..
This e̶p̶i̶s̶o̶d̶e show is a work of fucking art.
Hands down the best episode I’ve watched of any anime
Does anybody else feels something inside while listening and seeing this scene!!?
Everyone here lmao
Creepy and depressing song as he falls out the window. Beautiful though.
One scene that they should have got right they completely fucked up in the live action.
I like this scene because it give a real clue that can be understood. That scene in the first episode doesn't count, no one could understand it.
It's called build up. You aren't meant to understand yet.
me beholding the slow downfall of my life while remembering my happy moments
"Im just watching a bad dream i never wake up from" -spike
All these years later and this scene and the last “Bang.” Live forever in my head.
I first watched this episode on Christmas Eve one year and have been hooked on Cowboy Bepop ever since. Memories man.
So amazing. You just finish seeing Spike and Vicious tear into each other and the very next scene you get this little tease that there was a history and these two enemies were friendly at one point. Makes you immediately reflect on the fight and see it in a different light. All in the matter of a few minutes.
Why Vicious walked off a gunshot wound: it’s heavily implied Vicious consistently takes Bloody Eye which increases his reaction time and adrenaline, as well numbness to pain.
Netflix Vicious: good actor bad direction.
Two individuals rife with a hellacious animosity towards each other, all-the-while being compromised by demons from their past’s that they couldn’t escape ironically is what made Spike and Vicious so alike.
Came here to cleanse myself after watching whatever that ending was that they did with this scene in the netflix adaptation.
One of my all time favorite scenes in all of anime. I watched it about 3 times back to back. Idk how to explain it but it’s very emotional to watch. So well done. Anime has literally been the sole reason I am still alive today.
Love the fact that even in this early episode, relatively speaking, they're setting up the final duel between them with the gun and the sword clashing over and over again, even down to both of them wounding each other with those weapons
Man this is so much better then the live action.
Live action does not exist.
It do
Live action version looked like an Indian novel- 😭
What are you talking about good sir ? Is this a twisted troll comment thing....🤨 ?
👑
_Yup, that's how much it Doesn't Exist, people... Nnnnnope._👑
This episode was the one where I realized I was not just watching another anime but something more.
Man you can see the sadness in spike eyes
Not just my favorite scene from bebop, not just my favorite scene in anime, not just my favorite scene from a tv show, not just my favorite scene in animation, but my favorite scene from any piece of media.
"There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life." Spike Spiegel.
😎😎😎😎
😈😈😈😈
nothing is wasted or in excess, the dialouge the action the pacing the frames.And yet it manages to show everything and more.
Anyone noticed how this was almost exactly like the scene in samurai champloo was where mugen was sinking in the water after being blown up on that ship?
Munkee D. Luffy they both share the same director.
That single moment, of the grenade appearing, manages to completely switch Spike and Vicious' roles. The predator becomes the prey, and Cowboy Bebop is elevated to the status of a legend.