Cowboy Bebop #19 Reaction Early Access!

I can't wait for the next episode. One of my absolute favorites and perfect for the week of Halloween.

Notice that the shuttle is the "Columbia"? Cowboy Bebop was made before the Columbia disaster.

Bebop just proves more and more why it's a contender for greatest anime of all time with every episode. The level of detail, characters, music, fluid animation, the deep and differing themes/philosophies of the protagonists and the show's ability to tell what feels like a complete story in each session without feeling rushed all is virtually unparalleled.

They’re so good at telling a story in 20min. Like the thing that cuts spikes finger in the beginning of the ep allows him to draw on the glass in the end, everything connects.

It's always weird watching this episode know the final fate of the Columbia in real life. The parallels are kind of creepy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

Actually, it was the Columbia from the start. This episode specifically aired in 2001, but then in 2003 when the actual Space Shuttle Columbia burned up on reentry, they then banned this episode. After a while, they edited the Columbia to be the Challenger instead.

Whatever happens, happens. -Spike