This show does not take itself seriously, so if you want that, go elsewhere. They keep coming up with entertaining stuff, and a lot of it is actually very clever in a Douglas-Adams- ish sort of way. This show is episodic, which I find very refreshing, as it forces the writers to tell a complete story in every episode and throw things at us with no reservations. Nothing has to make much sense as long as it completes the story, and give us something cool to look at. Writing: This show is creative and spontaneous, often following what I call "Narrative logic". They hold the show back from being perfect, but few of them come across as annoying, and they all have good visual characterization and moments of humor. It's the show's main reoccurring problem. The cheesy sexual content is very grating at times. Most of the characters are pretty simple, reflecting the "fun" nature of this show. I can't get particularly attached to anybody here. They could be a lot worse than they are, though, so I give them credit for that. Characters: The characters here are not as good as the ones in Watanabe's other anime. Occasionally, I'll look at something in the show and as myself "how did they even put a design like that together?" It's certainly the some of best you'll see in an animated series. There are also occasional moments when the movement, for a few seconds, will look almost film-quality. When he meets his alternate selves, they all look completely different from him and are well-designed enough to be characters in their own shows. When Dandy goes to a plant world, the plants look unique. There are times when the animators could take the cop-out direction and give us something cliché with their worlds and character designs, but they refuse to. The show is worth watching just for its designs. The machines, aliens, and worlds are all really interesting.
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The characters have varying degrees of cartoonishness in their designs, taking full advantage of the wild future. The designs, in addition, are very well-thought- out. They are colorful and psychedelic, but never confusing or hard to look at.
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Visuals: This is possibly the most visually arresting TV show I have ever seen.These are some of the only visuals that have ever satisfied me. I am seeing some reviews here that are not talking enough about the most notable thing about this series: The imagination and immersion. That being said, I highly recommend this series. Think about it: the characters don't change all that much, the villains seem to exist only to be villains, and all sorts of weird things and characters are encountered. Curiously enough, the thing I often compare it to in my mind is not Cowboy Bebop (who shares a creator), or any other anime for that matter, but The Big Lebowski. And I'll leave it there because I do not want to spoil ANY of the weird things that go on in the show. All I'll tell you about the plot is that it concerns Dandy, a lazy, moronic alien hunter, his vacuum cleaner/robot QT, incredibly useful but outdated, and Meow (real name unpronounceable), an alien who resembles a cat, and their surreal adventures.
The show is the funniest anime that I've ever seen, and easily in my top five for funniest shows of all time. If you think the plot is going to go in a certain direction, it's not. I really hope Space Dandy will also end with a "bang".īefore you watch this show, I should warn you this: Literally anything can happen on this show. The things it has in common with Cowboy Bebop are the highly dysfunctional crew, the beautiful artwork and animation and the fact the show grows on you every episode.
It didn't bother me since it's quite obvious a parody on Space monsters material from the 50ies and 60ies. I read from some comments here, people didn't like the amount of boobs and other sexual references. You can just see everybody loved working on this series.
Don't look for an arc or character development either, as the main characters usually don't make it to the end of the episode :-) The episodes are pure escapism, full of slapstick, and with numerous references to other Science Fiction works. Expect over the top characters who are constantly in a sugar rush. No dark, tormented characters like Spike or Faye here. To be honest, I didn't know what to think after viewing the first episode. Because I loved Cowboy Bebop so much, I was really anxious about Space Dandy.
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