Could live-action anime adaptations follow a similar arc into the cultural spotlight?Netflixcertainly hopes so.

Unfortunately theBebopcrew’s most colorful member, the androgynous hacker Ed a.k.a Radical Edward a.k.a.

This invites what might be called the Disney+ Problem.

COWBOY BEBOP (L to R) JOHN CHO as SPIKE SPIEGEL, MUSTAFA SHAKIR as JET BLACK, DANIELLA PINEDA as FAYE VALENTINE and EIN in Cowboy Bebop

John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine in ‘Cowboy Bebop’.Geoffrey Short/Netflix

Easy come, easy go.C+

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