'Cowboy bebop' did it three years earlier and much better. But then I'm very partial to jazz and film noir. Then got remade by the same people much grittier as a period piece set in immediately post-feudal police state Japan.

Edit: in kind of the same way a lot of Kurosawa films got remade as westerns

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's the remade show? Samurai champloo?

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Yep. Same characters, secondary characters shuffled slightly.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

Bebop is very different from Firefly imo. They're both good, but I wouldn't say to watch one over the other. I can't directly compare them like that.

Bebop is smooth and classy, more focused on music and choreography. Firefly way more grounded and physical; lots of greebled grimy tools, machinery, carts.

You can see a similar divide in the themes. Firefly is way more rural, frontier type western. They get rid of small-town despots and help trading outposts under siege, because they're the only help around9. Bebop is the end of the wild west: they all have stories about the real west, but that era is over. Cities are growing, the government starts playing a role, outlaws are on the run. The heroes are struggling to let go of the past and find their place in this new world.

I also want to shout out Outlaw Star, released in the shadow of Bebop. It's not western at all, a bit messier in its theme, but still a lot of fun.