The Random Learner's Guide to Anime (12 titles)
The Random Learner being ME. So, come along with me as I discover what's worth watching and what's just not.
Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 1
This is where it all starts and if you start with this you can't fail. You might find everything else disappointing by comparison but I believe in setting the bar high. Includes the Odessa Steps of anime editing in episode 5. Legendary
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 1
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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In the year 2071 AD, humanity have covered the stars and taken rules of freedom, violence and illegality with them. Spike Spiegal and Jet Black are two bounty hunters who pursue dangerous criminals just so they make enough to eat for another week. Their presents, and their pasts, are very dark and ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 2
Continuing in fine style and only marginally less fabulous than episodes 1-5. If you don't feel a yearning hunger to know what happens to these characters by now you must be dead.
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 2
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Unsho Ishizuka
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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Spike and Vicious conclude their reunion with a deadly duel. Meanwhile, on their travels the crew of the Bebop will meet a feisty space trucker, make a stop on Venus and meet up with Ed, the great hacker. Episodes comprise: Session #06) Sympathy for the Devil Session #07) Heavy Metal Queen ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 3
If you've come this far you know you're onto a winner. Don't look to me to discourage you.
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 3
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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In the third installment the crew must fight against a strange organism that's boarded the bebop, and then they must solve the mystery of a high tech crime that seems to have been masterminded by a ghost! Episodes comprise: Session #11) Toys in the Attic Session #12) Jupiter Jazz Part 1 ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 4
Are you watching carefully? You should. In this series there Is No Filler. These episodes are full of details you're going to wish you remembered later on...
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 4
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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The crew of Bebop unravels more mysteries in their quest for making a living. Faye and Jet learn that the past isn't always what you remember, and Ed and Ein strike out on their own in one of the funniest adventures yet. Episodes comprise: Session #15) My Funny Valentine Session #16) Black ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 5
Critics are divided but I say that episode 20 is the best in the series and therefore, to my mind, the best anime episode ever made. However; context is everything, so don't even consider skipping forward to this one: watch eps 1-19 first, a bit of patience never hurt anyone. Vols 2-4 may have gone as low as 4 and a half stars. Back to 5 here.
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 5
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara
Director: Cowboy Bebop
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The deep space adventures of the Bebop crew continue, but this time they have other things to worry about besides the bounties they are chasing. Spike accidentally runs into an unstoppable fighting machine named Mad Pierrot, who was experimented on and enhanced by scientists, and will not let Spike ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 6
Masterful finish to The Best Anime Series Ever. Now go back to the beginning and watch it all again.
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Cowboy Bebop - Vol. 6
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Unsho Ishizuka
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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Faye finally remembers everything about her past, and in doing so urges Ed to make a decision about her future...Meanwhile, Julia finally reappears, and a final showdown between Spike and Vicious becomes imminent. Spike faces his destiny, on this, the climatic conclusion to Cowboy Bebop! ..read more »
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Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
"Are you looking for a bean shop, my friend?" Excellent as a stand-alone, really quite reasonable as a companion-piece to the series. Aficionadoes might regret a certain unsubtlety in character behaviour; most people agree that it's a good 20 minutes too long but it's still one of the best anime films you'll see.
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Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Daran Norris, Steven Jay Blum
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
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Set on Mars in the year 2071, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE is based on the much-loved animated television series by Japanese director Shinichiro Watanabe. As the film begins, Spike (Steven Jay Blum) and his gang of gypsy vigilantes are roaming the city, looking for trouble when Faye (Wendee Lee) ..read more »
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The Castle Of Cagliostro
Good, fun stuff and the direct ancestor of Cowboy Bebop to this viewer's mind. Proto-Jet, Spike and Faye all present and correct but in a very different universe. Hi-jinks, humour and suprisingly good visuals, plus an early insight into the mind of Hayao Miyazaki all make this worth watching.
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The Castle Of Cagliostro
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Bob Bergen, Eiko Masuyama
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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The feature film debut of Hayao Miyazaki (NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND, PRINCESS MONONOKE), THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO depicts one adventure of the master thief Lupin and his rough-around-the-edges gunman, Jigen. Something of a cross between Batman, James Bond, and Cary Grant's character in TO ..read more »
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Bleach - Series 1 - Vol.1
FIGHTING! SHOUTING! Fabulous slice of entry-level shounen by way of bladed weaponry; if you can't enjoy this there's something wrong with you. Laugh-out-loud funny in places and remarkably filler-free. Also useful if you ever want to catch a smug 12-year-old off guard with your superior knowledge of the Shonen Jump ouevre. Life ain't all Naruto, you know.
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Bleach - Series 1 - Vol.1
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Derek Stephen Prince, Jamieson Price, Johnny Yong Bosch
Director: Noriyuki Abe
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Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This volume introduces the supernatural anime series with the first four episodes.
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Bleach - Series 1 Vol.2
BANKAI! Continuing in fine style, although I question the decision to cut the fighting and shouting with running and talking. No matter: the fights, when they come, are all well worth the very short wait and the expanded cast is wonderfully entertaining.
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Bleach - Series 1 Vol.2
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Derek Stephen Prince, Jamieson Price, Johnny Yong Bosch
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Bleach
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Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This volume episodes 13-20.
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