I honestly think the days of Bebop being mainstream are over. It's replayed on Cartoon Network sometimes, but not when the people currently pumping money into anime and manga are watching (they're in bed, because they have school the next day). I think it's a huge favorite among 20- and 30-something otaku . . . but there aren't enough of them to carry the movie, even if they all go. It could pull in some action fans who has no interest in anime and want to see things blow up, but Speed Racer didn't pull them. It could pull in film noir fans . . . but then again, The Spirit has terrible numbers (rightfully so, ugh). Josh doesn't know the numbers for Serenity (which is basically American Cowboy Bebop), but he SWEARS there are more Bebop fans than Joss Whedon fans, which I disagree with. I just don't see a second movie about interstellar bounty hunters--based on international source material, no less--going over well.
I HOPE I'm wrong, because if a second (well, third, counting Dragonball) anime-based movie tanks, we may not ever see the other ones already in production, much less any new ones. But then again, do we want to? I thought Speed Racer was just AWESOME, but for the most part, I'd rather see Japan make the adaptations instead of the West. I mean really, American Naruto? Ouch.
Oh, I think we all need to acknowledge that this could very well be an ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE movie. Keanu Reeves. As Spike Spiegal. O RLY? They're turning only the first episode into a full-length movie, too--so, unless they seriously condense some storylines, that means no Vicious, no Julia, no Ein, and no Ed.
Can you tell I've had this conversation a lot? *lol* Like I said, I hope it does well if only to boost the reputation of anime in this country, but I'm very afraid it will only hurt us otaku in the long run.
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I HOPE I'm wrong, because if a second (well, third, counting Dragonball) anime-based movie tanks, we may not ever see the other ones already in production, much less any new ones. But then again, do we want to? I thought Speed Racer was just AWESOME, but for the most part, I'd rather see Japan make the adaptations instead of the West. I mean really, American Naruto? Ouch.
Oh, I think we all need to acknowledge that this could very well be an ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE movie. Keanu Reeves. As Spike Spiegal. O RLY? They're turning only the first episode into a full-length movie, too--so, unless they seriously condense some storylines, that means no Vicious, no Julia, no Ein, and no Ed.
Can you tell I've had this conversation a lot? *lol* Like I said, I hope it does well if only to boost the reputation of anime in this country, but I'm very afraid it will only hurt us otaku in the long run.