Adulting with Cowboy Bebop

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The anime series Cowboy Bebop is currently being turned into a live-action series for Netflix, but Cowboy Bebop doesn’t need to be Americanized. The original series was already an homage to Western films and movies. Authors Roland Kelts and Matt Alt talk about how Cowboy Bebop fits into a very Japanese tradition of adopting and even improving upon aspects of foreign cultures. Evan Minto of Anime News Network explains why the show was groundbreaking. And Eric Vilas-Boas and John Maher of Dot + Line discuss how Cowboy Bebop had a huge impact on them as kids, even though it took them decades to understand the characters. See You, Space Cowboy…. Matt Alt’s book “Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World.” Roland Kelt’s book, “Japanamerica: How Japanese Culture Has Invaded the U.S.” Today's episode is brought to you by Acorn TV and BetterHelp. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. Imaginary Worlds AdvertiseCast Listing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.4	Sign up at tabforacaws.org slash imaginary worlds.
0:28.8	You're listening to imaginary worlds.
0:31.8	I show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:35.1	I'm Eric Milinski.
0:37.1	I've been a fan of Japanese animation or anime for a long time.
0:41.4	When I was in college, I used to watch and rewatch Akira, the classic sci-fi anime, on
0:47.2	laser disk.
0:48.2	That's how old I am.
0:51.1	At the time, I really identified with a teen angst of the characters.
0:54.9	But anime has always been a very youthful medium, or at least the anime shows and movies
0:59.0	that get exported to the West.
1:02.0	And as I've reached middle age, I find that I don't connect with a lot of anime, unless
1:07.2	it's looking at youth from a more mature perspective.
1:10.6	So I've been searching for a new anime series to fall in love with.
1:18.3	And that's when I discovered Cowboy Beat Bomb.
1:21.2	I think it's time to blow this thing and get everybody to stuff together.
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