Forbes’s Ollie Bardie conducted a lengthy interview with Shinichiro Watanabe, talking about his beginnings, his work on the anime Cowboy Bebop, what he thought of the Netflix live-action Cowboy Bebop, and his experiences working on The Animatrix. The interview brings alive much of Watanabe’s life …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe has written and directed a new animated short called “A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.” It will be shown on July 23 at the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival, located in Montreal, Canada. This is a segment of …Read more »
Today, we got our first real look at the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Cowboy Bebop — and a premiere date, November 19. As we (and others) have said many times before, live-action anime adaptations are a rough game. They can turn out great, or terrible, or (worst of …Read more »
Carole & Tuesday is an upcoming anime by studio BONES and supervising director Shinichiro Watanabe, known for Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and other acclaimed works. The series is now set to premiere in Japan on April 10, and the official website is here with a …Read more »
Carole & Tuesday is a new original musical anime from production house BONES, music producers FlyingDog, and supervising director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy). The series’ official website updated with some new info, including a visual, teaser trailer, and plans to air …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo‘s Shinichiro Watanabe is directing a new original anime at studio BONES, which he previously worked with on Space Dandy. Carol & Tuesday will debut as part of Fuji TV’s recently-revealed Plus Ultra anime block in April 2019. In addition to …Read more »
Hailed by its director Shinichiro Watanabe as a series that is a genre unto itself, Cowboy Bebop has enthralled millions of fans around the world. Debuting in 1997, the series rocked the world of anime with its impeccable pacing, imaginative and believable world, and well-defined …Read more »
Shinichiro Watanabe (left) and Dai Sato (right). You would be hard-pressed to find an anime fan, casual or serious, who hasn’t come across at least one of the works of Shinichiro Watanabe. Whether it’s his benchmark sci-fi Cowboy Bebop , the hip-hop infused Samurai Champloo …Read more »
To understand why production studios like TRIGGER, which featured in the previous all-anime issue, and MAPPA, which I have the distinct honor and pleasure to write about right now, matter in the grand scheme of anime production, it is imperative to understand the circumstances behind …Read more »
Talk to a Star Trek fan and chances are almost 100% that they’ve at least seen the original series from 1966 (that was nearly 45 years ago!), even if they only just recently became interested in the property thanks to the 2009 movie. Similarly, newly-made …Read more »
Ask anyone who watches anime what they think about Space Dandy and you might get a wildly different answer. That it's as divisive as it is speaks loudly of its wild ambition, roping in a bunch of heavy-hitting creators, each with their own distinct voice …Read more »
Space Dandy is gearing up for its January 2014 debut in Japan and in America, and Bandai Visual has a preview of the latest from Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo ) in a new full promo. The Japanese voice cast is on …Read more »
As revealed at this year's Otakon, the next work from studio BONES ( Fullmetal Alchemist , Eureka Seven ) and Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , Kids on the Slope ) is Space Dandy ! Shingo Natsume (unit director on Fullmetal Alchemist: …Read more »
Good news for fans of Cowboy Bebop (in other words, just about everyone on the planet who has seen Cowboy Bebop ): Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe has a new series coming out, and the official website, launched just the other day, gives us a glimpse …Read more »
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