The Man Behind Cowboy Bebop [Part 2]

Further looking into Watanabe's career post Bebop with Samurai Champloo and where that rabbit hole goes
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0:00 Animatrix
3:23 Samurai Champloo
20:14 In-between Projects (Mind Game, Hatchin, Women called Fujiko)
21:55 Genius Party
23:20 Bebop Live Action (2012)
24:21 Kids on the Slope (2012)
#SamuraiChamploo #ShinichiroWatanabe #cowboybebop

[@Stevem]

Check out Fox's vid here -kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6HdhYFpbsxpmqs REFS Animatrix (2003) Kill Bill (2004) Samurai Champloo (2004) Cowboy Bebop (1998) bebop movie (2001) Animatrix behind the scenes (2003) Mind game (2004) Yuri on Ice (2014) Yuasa's new film- RIDE YOUR WAVE (2019) Vision of Escaflowne (1997) Watanabe con Interview Nan Desu kan (2016) Roman Book champloo Game of Thrones season 8 trailer Interview with Dai sato Bebop behind the scenes Horus Prince of the Sun (1968) Fuji tv tour Samurai Champloo PS2 (2006) Hatchin and Michiko (2008) Lupin the Third Women called fujiko (2012) Star Driver (2010) Genius Party (2008) Your Name (2016) Cowboy Bebop Don't bother None (2012) Kids on the Slope (2012) www.popmatters.com/174817-for-infidelity-reconsidering-aesthetic-anachronism-2495729299.html www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/1110/100.html#85a8a3a7863a www.matrixfans.net/interview-with-shinichiro-watanabe-director-kids-story-and-a-detective-story-from-the-animatrix-2003/ www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/57_/s08_/000827.html web.archive.org/web/20130102061952/www.intothematrix.com/rl_cmp/rl_interview_watanabe.html uk.ign.com/articles/2003/05/22/interviewing-the-animatrix-part-2 www.awn.com/animationworld/deeper-animatrix kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIHai6mbg6ajY80 www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html www.magicalmysterymix.com/interview-tsutchie-samurai-champloo www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/champloo-tv-timeline.html www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/watanabe-at-DIA.html www.whiteboardjournal.com/interview/ideas/djing-and-producing-with-force-of-nature/ www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-09-20/interview-dai-sato/.120756 www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-10-09/.93740 animetics.net/2014/07/14/via-anime-insider-samurai-champloo-directors-commentary-november-2005/ minorityrights.org/minorities/ainu/ www.uchinanchu.org/uchinanchu/history_early.htm www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/05/13/books/book-reviews/ryukyu-kingdom-cornerstone-east-asia-look-okinawas-distant-past/#.XO7tBDzQiJB www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-octogenarian-who-took-on-the-shoguns-1307033/ kotaku.com/a-listeners-guide-to-the-music-of-kids-on-the-slope-30786490 anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2430/what-was-omitted-skipped-from-the-end-of-sakamichi-no-apollon/16796

[@Stevem]

MUSIC Erik_Satie_-_gymnopedies Acid Jazz by Kevin MacLeod Hon Kyoku one last time ... miles beyond Twin Musicom -With_a_Stamp "Sincerely" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Kids story OST Nujabes - 1st samurai - battlecry -Aurian Dance - Kajuku -counting stars -Sea of Clouds Tsutchie - Sincerely -You -I sighed -reflective Force Of Nature -Same ol Thing Fat Jon - How you feel Unreleased Samurai Champloo Piano Music Mind Game OST 21 - VIVA Baby, its Blue- Yoko Kanno Cowboy Bebop OST 2 No Disc - Dont Bother None Sakamichi no Apollon OST - Bags Groove Sakamichi no Apollon OST - Blowin The Blues Away Sakamichi no Apollon OST - Satin Doll Sakamichi no Apollon OST - Rosario segment from live version of I'm gonna rock and roll all night

[@Stevem]

Oh yeah I spelled Maaski Yuasa name wrong at one point in the video was too late to fix by the time I noticed will sort it out in the full length extended documentary version of this series

[@schemingfox]

That Scheming Fox guy seems a bit creepy if you ask me :P

[@luisca92]

Thank you so much this information is truly premium. I will make sure to credit you for putting together this amazing research

[@Stevem]

@@schemingfox Not as creepy as Peter Molyneux HUH HUH HUH

[@JMD501]

I have to say kids on the slope really affected me, but I have a personal connection to the show. My father is exactly their age, born in 1950, he was also half Japanese half American living in Kyushu right off of an army base. And because of this connection I was profoundly moved to see the world he grew up in. My father is almost 70 now and we both watched the series last year and were in tears, coming from a father that is both Japanese and a military guy, who went to Vietnam, experiencing a moment like that was unreplaceable.

[@Stevem]

Oh wow I'm glad you could experience it together , if I know anything about the production I know they'd work there hardest to recreate the period with the finest attention to detail

[@maismann]

man i love champloo and bebop.. truly all-time classics for me

[@AK-bd5lr]

Kids on the Slope kindled my jazz admiration and motivated me to play the piano. Well done video very insightful!

[@Stevem]

No probs, I hope the Jazz playing is going well

[@bigbone_99]

A samurai champloo video, nice. If anyone hasn't checked it out yet, Watanabe directed a music video with Flying Lotus called "More". Its an excellent video with excellent music

[@Stevem]

It's good shit I will be talking about it in part 3

[@bigbone_99]

@@Stevem glad you enjoyed it

[@Stevem]

0:00 Animatrix 3:23 Samurai Champloo 20:14 In-between Projects (Mind Game, Hatchin, Women called Fujiko) 21:55 Genius Party 23:20 Bebop Live Action (2012) 24:21 Kids on the Slope (2012)

[@realkingofantarctica]

Samurai Champloo is really something special, and now that it’s on Netflix and it’s at the top of the popular list, I’m glad more people are getting to experience it.

[@PiterburgCowboy]

Oh of course he did Samurai Champloo, I should have known, lol. Also: Nunjabes is basically the father of todays Lo-Fi.

[@03e-210a]

Unpopular opinion but I like Samurai Champloo more than Cowboy Bebop. You should know that I treasure Cowboy Bebop just as deep as Samurai Champloo, but Samurai Champloo edges out in terms of my personal preference

[@Stevem]

It's a really great show, So I wouldn't blame anyone for being for Champloo if it hit their preferences better

[@hanswurst6726]

maybe unpopular but hey both are great so whatever :D

[@Stevem]

@@hanswurst6726 Exactly

[@03e-210a]

@@Stevem The music in Samurai Champloo is what makes all the difference to me. At the time before watching Samurai Champloo, music never really meant much to me until I heard the music. No joke it just hits me differently. Notably, Nujabes (i don’t mean to discredit others who worked on the music) who I still listen till this day. Sorry for the late reply ulul

[@buggyyuji851]

Same

[@dieuzyaidsarchive444]

thank you for this. amazing video. Thank you for putting all these talented people into the spotlight

[@beegdigit9811]

Great video, looking forward to the last one.

[@Stevem]

@beegDIGIT coming out in two days

[@d3dwzrdx138]

Another excellent video, thank you!

[@FalloutboyLetsPlays]

Niceee love your videos steveeem!!!!

[@g3nj1]

Well done mate. Wonderfully put together as usual.

[@Stevem]

Cheers ! One more part to go

[@chvd00]

this series is awesome. did justice for such a meaningful topic for so many people

[@808v1]

really appreciative that you're doing this quality of production/info on these topics...orig caught your Nujabes vid, now this on Champloo - personally one of the best animes done for me (and Nujabes a fantastic artist)

[@Stevem]

champloo is due for more respect when it's good it's on a another level

[@xyanide1986]

Love these videos man, great work.

[@Stevem]

Cheers ! One more to go !

[@igodreamer7096]

Great ending for the video, Stevem! xD

[@Stevem]

Great performance, hands down

[@LightYagami-wt1jw]

Loved this

[@sanukula3422]

That song episode 14 makes me cry every time

[@Stevem]

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[@mookiestewart3776]

Fun fact: the song “counting stars “ you like so much is actually a redo of the original “affirmation “ by the legendary jazz guitarist George benson. You should really listen to the original sometime it’s a beautiful song and benson was so talented it almost hurts my soul lol.

[@marqueesound]

To this day, it is one of the only animes that hooked me with the first episode, I excessively bought every DVD that came out and the reason why I will never tolerate a bad word about Adult Swim.

[@lillysora]

OMG 21:36 ! That’s the anime convention I’m volunteer staff for! I was in the room when this happened! See the Tron shirt? We had a great moment off camera where we geeked out over Tron together! BTW if you can ever get to NDK Nan Desu Kan please do so!

[@Hemperorjoans]

Another amazing video man! Your previous video inspired me to do a video essay for a school project, also rest in beats Nujabes.

[@Stevem]

Hope it goes well mate

[@Hemperorjoans]

@@Stevem It got me a good mark, I also got bonus marks for being the first student to present their process essay in video format.

[@Stevem]

@@Hemperorjoans Shit man sounds dope , when i was in school the idea of giving an essay in video form was just not a thing I'm glad people can do it now since I know some kids will actually apply themselves more to that format

[@Hemperorjoans]

@@Stevem I agree, KZbin is a great tool for doing essays, I find it a lot easier to present it that way, as I don't have to worry about tripping over my words since I suck at public speaking lol.

[@Stevem]

@@Hemperorjoans It's a hard talent to master honestly, ahahha Ive found performing for youtube with a mic and a script so much harder. My background is public speaking, drama etc but ya get there eventually

[@schemingfox]

Champloo is so bloody good!

[@Stevem]

Goood Watanabe Banger right there

[@schemingfox]

@@Stevem Might just watch it again, RIGHT NOW!

[@EvgeniyNeutralMusician]

I like the fact you didn't forget "Baby Blue" from "Genius Party". Genious and strong in it's simplicity. And, of course, Yoko Kanno music there as well like that.

[@kevp9601]

I Love You, CowBoy BeBop the Anime Television Series. :-D

[@Userdoesnotexit]

well done.

[@Stevem]

Cheers my man

[@nickfernandez6387]

Great video

[@Stevem]

Thanks Nick, next part is in the works now

[@nickfernandez6387]

Can't wait Shinichiro Watanabe is my all time favorite anime director.

[@Stevem]

@@nickfernandez6387 should be out on the 30th I hope I've got a lot to do and the deadline is heavy on this one

[@nickfernandez6387]

I'll carry that weight...

[@mechajay3358]

Jazz and Hip-hop, two perfect genres of music I can't help but admire.

[@sanukula3422]

Samurai champloo is a master piece

[@luisca92]

Hi, I'm an animator and am just starting to dive into Japanese animation (aside from ghibli and the other well known titles). Could you please provide all the referenced pieces in the description?

[@pedroquinteros6181]

I thought the same thing!

[@Stevem]

It's on the way , I couldn't do it from a scheduled video and I've been at work. Check the pinned comment

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

He did

[@RajSingh-mr7ss]

@stevem you ever seen or been interested in street fighter anime ? Would love to hear what you think and find on it ? Alpha would be a really cool vid

[@paulwillard9687]

Love Samurai Champloo it was great and stands up pretty well except maybe the music 🎵 but it is a masterpiece considering the trouble it had.

[@icecreammm665]

this is great! i have one issue though, would it be better to research how well the anime was recieved in japan? like in sales or japanese rating bc myanimelist/anilist i kind of not trust. like evangelion is lower than some anime even tho its was greatly influental in japan etc

[@funDzAmEntal]

0:15 name of movie to the left?

[@Stevem]

In the west it's called neo Tokyo

[@smug_slime]

Do shoji meguro plz

[@Stevem]

I've dabbled with idea it will happen in the future , I have a friend who wants to do smt retrospectives so when he starts I might do that vid

[@Sk-tb7kt]

noo Ja Bess ouch lol

[@Stevem]

That's literally how it's pronounced lol

[@kossemoore3342]

tsuchi is pronounced suchi, the t is silent like tsunami

[@Stevem]

The "t" in tsunami is pronounced in Japanese, it's just English speakers that don't do it

[@aoazuru]

I'll watch anything that has fuu in the thumbnail :3

[@Stevem]

Ayyyyyyyeeeee

[@madrugaiden2317]

Is it weird that i loved Bebop and dropped Champloo? Maybe because i'm getting tired of japanese culture in anime lol

[@Stevem]

I don't know dude there's some great episodes in their I found they had their own personal twists on a lot of Japanese traditionalism . It's episodic so I'd recommend Eps 5, 11, 15 , 18