Thinking Too Hard About Anime

Music - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra

We give our closing thoughts on Cowboy Bebop, list our top five episodes, and reveal what we have in store for season two. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Bang. Article: https://dotandline.net/cowboy-bebop-the-real-folk-blues-analysis/ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We try not to cry while talking about Ed's final episode. We also learn about Singapore and the Merlion. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

After many shipping delays we cover the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door. We get into the production of the film, nanotech, and lymphocytes. We also attempt to email Big Shots. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We talk about cults, nostalgia, and record scratching. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We talk about the duality of Spike, the Unabomber, Miyamoto Musashi, and how anime is bad and has ruined our brains. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We do our best to explain Feng Shui, sunstones, and the surrogate father trope.  email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We live in a society. We also discuss Batman: The Animated Series, commedia dell'arte, and get back on the French New Wave train. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Honestly, we just talk about NASA and how difficult space travel is for an hour. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We get deep into Faye's character while we learn about the videotape format wars and the fragility of physical media. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Boy oh boy do we gush about our favorite episode. We also talk about Blaxploitation, psilocybin mushrooms, and Wile E. Coyote. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We learn the origin of Jet's arm as we talk about match cuts, the first errand, and Golgo 13. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We get into cryogenics, future shock, Urashima Tarō, and vending machine culture in Japan. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We talk about drug culture in Japan, Kowloon Walled City, and vent our (mainly Aaron's) chess biases. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We discuss midpoints, the character of Gren, and how to make a cowboy as we cover both parts of Jupiter Jazz. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

In this Aliens pastiche we talk about lessons from crew members, horror tropes, and have an impromptu retrospective on anime music videos. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

It's the "big oof" episode as we talk about relationships, French New Wave, and how many hours are in a Ganymede day. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) Breaking The Rules - The French New Wave | The Cinema Cartography: https://www.youtube....

On this episode we figure out what makes Radical Edward so great, learn about the Nazca Lines, and discuss a cyberpunk "classic". email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)

NEWS: We got to talk about adding elements of Cowboy Bebop to your tabletop RPG on The Roleplaying Exchange . Give it a listen. On this episode we discuss Jeet Kune Do,  give a primer for Film Noir, and learn that we're running out of helium. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission und...

We discuss trucking culture in both the East and West, possible inspirations for VT, surviving the vacuum of space, and the dreaded prairie oyster. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

We discuss our mixed feelings about Wen, the consumer electronics of 2077, human adaptability, and the dark underbelly of warbling. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

We discuss the metaplot of Cowboy Bebop, heroic bloodshed, and the language of Yoko Kanno. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

We dig deeper into the music of Cowboy Bebop on this bonus episode of the show. We also pick our top five tracks.  email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) PROMO: Night Clerk Radio

We discuss environmentalism, analyze the pacing of the third act, and make a connection to a certain video game movie adaptation. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0) PROMO: Night Clerk Radio