A Dandy of a Time
Dandy and the Boobies girls
It was a matter of time that we would all be happy to be space cowboys again. Shinichiro Watanabe (director of Cowboy Bebop) comes back with an all new series that feel Cowboy Bebop-esque. It is also brought to us by Studio Bones. This studio is known for some pretty awesome anime… like Eureka Seven, Scrapped Princess, Wolf’s Rain, Darker Than Black, Ouran High School Host Club, both anime adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist and Soul Eater to name a few.
Another shot of Dandy
The series is Space Dandy. This series is interesting for so many reasons.
1) It’s actually a comedy. It starts out like most shōnen series tend to do. They always start kind of goofy and becomes series as the series goes a long. Everything about Space Dandy feels like it’s a comedy. Definitely worth watching. If anything, it gives you an idea of what Japanese humor is about.
2) Space Dandy debuted in the US before it debuted in Japan. That’s right. It broadcast the day before its Japanese début. This is a new thing.
3) I just wanted to add a three… there’s not a lot of interesting factoids to be had about this anime at this point. Only one episode has aired anywhere in the world.
So, really… this is a write-up of an entire episode… and that should tell you how awesome I think this
The Aloha Hoy, Dandy’s ship… It reminds me an awful lot of the Bebop.
series is.
I’ve never reviewed a series after one episode (though I’m not beyond doing a whole season).
Space Dandy is seriously funny. The explanation of Dandy at the opening is beyond worth it.
Dandy is… well, precisely that. He’s a dandy. The style he’s drawn in is a stereotypical gangster look, pompadour and all.
Dandy does occasionally feel like Spike. He simultaneously feels like a unique character. I’m curious to see where this series goes.
There isn’t much to review from the first episode.
I loved the jokes. I loved that at the opening Dandy is singing his love for shapely booty. Just after finishing this monologue he talks about visiting a restaurant called Boobies (an obvious rip-off of Hooters).
Just enjoy this gif.
In many ways, Dandy feels like Spike. He’s a devil-may-care man.
I don’t want to give away too much about the first episode, because I’m kind of curious how they’re going to work with how the first episode ended.
I must say… I was kind of looking forward to Space Dandy when I heard that it was airing on Adult Swim a month ago. After watching the first episode I can’t wait for the next episode (intergalactic centipedes be damned). There’s a lot of the Cowboy Bebop feel to this series. And yet, it certainly has the legs to run on its own.
Haven’t heard of Space Dandy yet? Here’s the handy-dandy trailer for Space Dandy:
And really this doesn’t even come close to covering the humor in the series. This show is definitely a great funny series that I can see going far and picking up a lot of fans (a lot like Cowboy Bebop).
And any of you who happen to have cable, the show airs on Cartoon Network’s Toonami at 11:30 PM. You know, if you wanna check it out.
And here are the webpages:
Japan- http://www.space-dandy.com/top.html
America- http://www.funimation.com/shows/space-dandy