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Supposed to be Evil Jinmao AU.

I think I’ll post some sketches of this.

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tried out apothecary diaries the other day, got inspired to do a study, redrew jinmao as Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss", died

ive been sick for a while so excuse the messiness

now available as a print under the cut! (AAAAAH thank you guys so much for the lovely words!)

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The link is here fellas

Cowboy Bebop Art Book Funimation 20th Anniversary ( US) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Thank you mjbowman26 (and ShadowpulseKDH for DM), you guys have restored my faith in mankind

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Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episodes 14-26 boxset.

Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe Released: June 5, 1998 Includes: 2 discs of 13 episodes

Special Features:

• Audio Commentaries

• Ein’s Summer Holiday short

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Three, Two, One, Let's Jam

By Satoru Stevenson

I bought a 640 page book on Cowboy Bebop

Man, it's a beast.

A mammoth deep dive into this iconic show, and everyone involved in it.

Can't wait to get my teeth into this one.

3, 2, 1... let's jam!

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Third Session

Outsiders

Heavy Metal Queen

Waltz for Venus

Jamming with Edward

The innocence and sorrow of young freedom-seeking outlaws, who are always the same in any era…

The Third Session consists of three stories that offer helluva lot of variety. Now, the word "variety" has several meanings, so to be clear, I'm not talking about those TV programs you see with people singing karaoke on them. When I say "variety" here, what I mean is the depth of this series' worldview. Like how the various people in this universe live. Yeah, this story has as its stage our solar system in the near future. In it, there are lots of different people living in lots of different places. This session uses that richly defined setting as the groundwork for its stories.

For example, whether people live on a planet or out in space, they need truckers, right? They transport goods that are necessary for everyday life. In "Heavy Metal Queen," they are the key characters. Oh, by the way, the word "cowboy," which refers to bounty hunters in Bebop, originally came from the nickname of those who transported cattle during the days of the American frontier. And in modern times, truck drivers are also called "cowboys" in America. They transport things from one place to another. They live their lives constantly on the move, so you could say they're outlaws by nature. And, the Bebop bounty hunters are also outlaws in that sense, constantly moving in search of their next target. But precisely because they're so similar, they sometimes butt heads with one another. Outlaws vs. outlaws. I want you to enjoy the complex relationship between them in this episode. Buried in there, you can see the everyday lives of people who live in space. In addition, the music, of course, deserves your attention as well. This series has crossed various genres using jazz as its base up until now, but here they're using heavy metal not just for the sound, but for the entire episode's theme and mood. And the scenes in the latter part of the episode that show the relationship between the female trucker VT and all her fellow truckers give me the same vibe I got from movies like Convoy and the Ichibanboshi series that starred Bunta Sugawara. Yeah. You feel like this story's background could be a whole series in itself. That's how cool those truckers are. I want you to enjoy those guys as well as their cherished trucks.

Now, the simplest examples of “outlaws” are probably criminals like the yakuza of mafia. But they aren't as free as they seem. Since they belong to an organization, they've got rules they've gotta follow. The kind of people I'm talking about are probably more like punks. Those are the reckless youngsters who still don't have the ambition or courage to join an organization and try to work their way to the top. The key character in the episode "Waltz for Venus" is a punk like that. The story takes place on Venus. It's heavily based around the punk lifestyle. For example, the personality of Roco, a punk, is similar to characters you see in Shoji Kaneko's works, such as Ryuji, Chi-n-pi-ra, and Chochin. You see his innocence and longing to be free, and hence, his sorrow caused by his lack of freedom. Spike is normally indifferent to others, but he eventually starts confiding in him, maybe because he saw something in Roco that he lost in himself long ago. Outlaw vs. outlaw. You should be able to enjoy another look at that sort of relationship in this episode as well.

…all the regular members of Bebop have now fully assembled.

And finally, the story that has the honor of closing out the Third Session is "Jamming with Edward." This story takes place on Earth. That this planet is on the verge of collapse due to the accident caused by a hyperspace experiment was also mentioned in "Sympathy for the Devil" in the previous session. Although that's the state Earth is in, people still work hard to make a life there. That strength is hidden in the background of this story. No matter how terrible the disaster is, once it's over, people live a simple life in order to survive and rebuild their lives. And here, too, you can see outlaws in action. These new outlaws that appear in the ruins of Earth spend their days on a computer network known as the "space network." Those computer experts who are called "hackers" or "crackers" have continued to be outlaws ever since they came into existence. If the nature of outlaws is to keep on the move, well, in this case, it's just that their vehicles are computers and their roads are networks, that's all. And, hackers are called cowboys in the network world. They sit in front of their keyboards, not for anyone else, but for their own sake. Such a way of living may remind you of the lives of pioneers. I want you to relax and enjoy watching the relationship that develops between Spike, who's often portrayed as a traditional outlaw, and hacker Radical Edward, who is a totally new type of outlaw.

With this new type of outlaw onboard, all the regular members of Bebop have now fully assembled. That's right. By showing people's lives on each planet up to this point, this series has given us a brief look at its worldview. Starting in the next session, we'll get a closer look at each member of the Bebop crew. In that sense as well, in these three stories, I want you to pay attention to the stage on which they live their lives.

Second Session

Fourth Session

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FOURTH SESSION

High Tech Jazz

Ganymede Elegy

Toys in the Attic

Jupiter Jazz (Part 1)

A silly, stubborn romantic in search of freedom and space…

This session contains three stories about grit and darkness. There are all sorts of things to say about the worlds of men and darkness, but before I get into it, let me quote the words of a certain musician.

"Our music does not speak with words. Just like tigers are silent, we do not roar, but we always take down our prey." - "Mad" Mike (UR)

It sounds just like something Spike or Jet would say, right? Well, there's nothing surprising about it because this is the man who created a music piece called "Jupiter Jazz." No idle talk, and when push comes to shove, they never fail. Now that's the world men live in.

In the three stories in this session, we get a look at the worlds of men and of darkness. Up until now, the series has been focusing on its worldview and the characters' actions, but now, their pasts are gradually going to be revealed. And what's common between the worlds of men and darkness is that these rigid worlds sometimes are sad, but at the same time, funny for some reason.

Especially in the first episode, "Ganymede Elegy," where Jet Black (36 years old) gives us a refined enka performance. Unexpected from the strange episode title, which is very different from the previous titles, the actual content of the story gives you a bit of an idea as to why Jet, who used to be a police officer on Ganymede, switched to working a carefree, freelance job as a bounty hunter. I want you to enjoy how the story strikes a balance between the slow and quiet opening monologue by Jet in the beginning and the sad and fierce chase at the end.

The next episode, "Toys in the Attic," has such a creepy title that you'd never expect it to be comedy horror. This story is also unusual in that it takes place entirely inside the Bebop. Here, a certain famous piece of classical music is used to great effect. If you try to think about what this story reminds you of, many of you would probably think of Alien or 2001: A Space Odyssey, for example. However, in these movies, they are purposefully using it in an almost meta way to affect the film's mood. The darkness of space… the terror of a shadow approaching unnoticed… but then, this story eventually comes to an ambiguous but suggestive ending with a sense of mockery in it, and it suddenly comes to an end. Someone said that mysteries are always fated to remain in the dark. Now who was that? In any case, for someone to so earnestly create an episode that is so ridiculous… It certainly shows a lot of grit from the director, don't you think? Now, don't get bogged down thinking about minor little details like, "What happened to them after that?" or "What the heck was that?" when you watch this episode. You should just enjoy the carefree quest in the dark together with the Bebop crew. Or, this time, you may become unable to sleep at night. (lol)

And finally, the last episode of this volume, "Jupiter Jazz (Part 1)." After having each episode be a standalone up to this point, this is the first two-parter. You'll know how it turned out when you watch it. Viewers will be glued to their screens watching the fierce fight between Spike and Vicious, which is the core of this series. Vicious is Spike's long-standing enemy who appeared in Session #5. We've already seen a bit of Spike's past in the scenes shown during the ending. These were the two finest members in the same organization. So what happened between these two? And then, this mysterious woman… This story is turning out to be quite hard-boiled, isn't it? Jazz echoes through the darkness in a town made up only of men, where they live quiet, lonely lives. This is the first part of a two-part story that is indeed the essence of Bebop. The director had been nursing this episode title ever since this project started about two years ago. Even when the other titles in the project proposal had temporary names in the series episode notes, the title "Jupiter Jazz" was firmly written. I think you can feel his deep attachment to this episode when you watch it. By the way, this title is coming from a famous work of music created by a techno musician from UR (Underground Resistance), whose words I quoted earlier. In this world, many dance tracks are made only to be used on the dance floor and then disappear, but this is an exquisite piece of music that leaves something in your heart no matter when you listen to it, which is really almost like a miracle. So considering that the director borrowed the title from such an excellent piece of music, he must have had quite a strong attachment to, and confidence in, these episodes. And, let me point out that the UR is rooted firmly in the DIY spirit. They create their own music, they run their own labels, and they even control the distribution as well. They're quite stubborn about their art in a way that's quite rare these days. They work for their own satisfaction. They don't depend on anyone else. A silly, stubborn romantic in search of freedom and space… That's him. And that's exactly like Spike, isn't it? Well then, I'll write more about this story in the next volume.

I think you can feel his deep attachment to this episode when you watch it.

Third Session