Another animated movie will squeeze in at #24, on the downturn of the entire list…
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (2001)
I am happy to have a spot for my all-time favorite Anime series, and possibly tv series in general, Cowboy Bebop. I need to thank my buddy Joel for insisting that I watch the first five episodes to give it a try. Well, once I got past the first episode, I knew this show was for me! This series has so much going for it. Heart is the word that I would use. A lot of anime seems to feel lifeless, but Bebop has heart and soul. So, please do as Joel instructed me, and go watch the first five episodes and give it a try. Now on to the movie. The movie is just another day in the life of the Bebop crew. It feels like a movie, and the stakes are really high this time around. It takes place in the midst of the series, and still gives me hope that they could make another film. I depicted one of my favorite scenes in the film, and that is with Ein the Welch Corgi wearing a jacklantern mask! Most people would have done a Spike drawing, but not me. I have fond memories of seeing this in the theatre when it debuted in the US in Cambridge. Bebop for life!
Tony Sedani 