Month: December 2015

Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #17: Mushroom Samba

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As Cowboy Bebop has become this evergreen ambassador of anime, we decided to go back and re-watch the show now that is has gotten a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Every week we will share our memories and then re-evaluate these stories with 16 years of experience and distance. Which episodes are just as we remember, which have major flaws, and which have aged like a fine wine. At the same time, we will also look back on the music, cultural references, and holistic connections contained within each episode. Plus, we will judge if there in an appropriate amount of Ein.

Does Cowboy Bebop hold up as a classic or was its reputation all a dream? Let’s rewatch Cowboy Bebop together and find out!

Session #17

All the Titles Fit to License, 2015 Edition

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Not a year goes by without a few surprises. Everyone will remember where they were when they heard that, first, the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels were licensed, then the anime was licensed mere hours later. Big sports series are finally, finally getting another chance in the U.S. with Kuroko’s Basketball, Haikyu!!, and Yowamushi Pedal manga all being picked up. Yen Press decided to up the light novel game here in the U.S. with long-running titles like Durarara!! and Baccano! among others.

In years past, the ratio of anime to manga licenses was pretty even, but 2015 has seen a sharp departure from that. With a little more than 130 anime licenses, manga easily trounces anime with more than 200 titles picked up. This is probably due to many more digital only releases of manga.

As a reminder, this list does not include streaming-only anime and manga. And as always, let us know if we missed anything.

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All Points Bulletin: Stand Alone Sanitation

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narutaki_icon_4040 Kate’s picks:

hisui_icon_4040 Alain’s picks:

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narutaki_icon_4040 Not a combination I was expecting, but what the heck! Yay Samurai Jack!