The Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Series: How Netflix Can Avoid a Huge Flop

Netflix is set to release it’s live action iteration of beloved anime Cowboy Bebop on November 19th, starring John Cho, Daniella Pineda and Mustafa Shakir. The creative adaptation follows a recent effort to personify popular cartoons and video games, with varying degrees of success. Few anime garner the love and cult fandom that this 90's gem receives. The only feature in anime that crosses the uncanny valley from the cartoon to us is the disembodied human voices attributed to the characters we love. Distinct voices and style are attributed to characters that can be hard to emulate.