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Awkwardly Watching Anime: Cowboy Bebop Episode Session #2

A super dog. That was enough for me to enjoy the second episode of Cowboy Bebop. Before I go in depth about this 2nd adventure, I want to talk about the fact that these episodes are referred to as “sessions”. I found out from the comments section that the episodes are named as sessions to resemble a band playing a number of different songs in their sessions at a venue. I really like this idea, that the 26 episodes of this series are all different songs sung by the same band. Perfect metaphor which enhances my intrigue about how much thought went into every aspect of the show.

The narrative here is that this pet thief by the name of Abdul Hakim (love the diversity!) supposedly has a dangerous species in a briefcase he carries around and plans to sell it to a buyer all the while trying to stay hidden as he is the most wanted criminal of the week, information that we are told by the hosts of an interesting Bounty Hunter TV show named Big Shot. Abdul has foregone plastic surgery numerous times to keep out of sight from the 300,000 bounty hunters along with the police and it turns out a team of scientists are also after him.

Interesting that the number of Bounty Hunters in the universe are so high, meaning everywhere you look there is a vigilante trying to sell something!

I want to focus mainly on the Animation this time around and I have to say, I am falling in love with this style so much to the point where I will be disappointed with how the real world looks :/. The shading and lining specifically help the characters stand out against the backdrop. The variety of angles shown in this and the previous session (still feels weird calling it session) tell me that the Director knows how to visually express the personalities of all characters involved, especially the vigilantes.

In session #1, we see Asimov Solensan’s face up-close to show the effects of blood eye, conveying how impatient and suspicious it has made him. You can really see how focused he is as he drives away, the beads of sweat and the never-ending frown epitomises his demeanour: focused, strong willed and suspicious of everyone.

In this second session, as an old man trips and bumps into Hakim allowing his drink to spill just a teeny bit, we see a few frames from a low angle that really reveals the height of this long legged vigilante. I really like this scene as I feel it perfectly put across how he is just as dangerous as he is calm, expressed wonderfully well in the above frame. The frightened look on the old man; Hakim’s arms resting on the counter as all he wanted to do was enjoy his refreshing drink. He didn’t want to get into an altercation, but he must do so to frighten and express his dominance. The “quite yet dangerous” character is somewhat similar to that of Asimov and overall a perfect homage to the 1960 Cowboy Western characters. Fantastic.

“Man, I hate kids and critters! They’re nothing but trouble!”

This episode wasn’t as intriguing to me as the first, but it was full of fun scenes and all animation series always need those types of narratives. Even though it was less character driven, it still looked into Spike’s interesting outlook on anything that is bothersome to his daily life, epitomised by his annoyance with having to take in this energetic Dog. I predict some type of family loss in his past will come up in the following episodes explaining his bitterness towards most people and the Corgi.

My favourite scene was when Hakim stole a newly married couple’s honeymoon car and the husband got punched as he tried to politely retrieve the vehicle. Idk, I just really loved the way the husband popped his down and had his index finger up, trying to be as polite as he could be, only to be met with a punch to his face. Loved that :D

Hope you enjoyed my thoughts on the second session of Cowboy Bebop! Feel free to give your thoughts by sending a message or asking me a Q!

Remember to eat those little trees!

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