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Overwatch 2 Fans Think One Cowboy Bebop Skin Is Goofy As Hell
13.3.2024
Overwatch 2’s latest collaboration is with the beloved space western anime Cowboy Bebop. The event, which kicked off on March 12, lets five heroes from Blizzard’s team-based shooter cosplay as different characters from the classic ‘90s show. The event follows in the footsteps of other crossover...
Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop Collaboration Is 10/10, No Notes
7.3.2024
We already knew Overwatch 2 was getting a collaboration event with the much-loved anime Cowboy Bebop. What we didn’t know is that the trailer would go this hard, instead of just giving us a bog-standard look at the new anime-inspired skins.Read more
Overwatch 2’s Next Anime Collaboration Is Cowboy Bebop
7.2.2024
Overwatch 2’s second big anime collaboration is coming in season nine, and this time, it’s all about the classic ‘90s space western Cowboy Bebop. This marks the first big crossover event the game has put on in 2024, and cements that Blizzard is more than willing to go back to the anime well after...
10 Anime You Should Watch If You Like Cyberpunk 2077
27.9.2023
Cyberpunk 2077 proudly wears its love of anime on its chromed-out sleeves. Proof? Look no further than its many JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure photo mode poses, or the fact that Kaneda’s iconic red motorcycle from Akira is in the game. With Cyberpunk 2077’s game-changing 2.0 update and its just-released...
Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 Could Air Next Year, Says Producer
7.9.2023
The producers of Netflix’s surprisingly popular One Piece live-action series say scripts for a potential second season are done and the show could return on the streamer as early as next year.Read more
Starfield Chat: Our First Few Hours With Bethesda’s Space Epic
1.9.2023
Starfield is officially out in Early Access for those who got one of several special editions of Bethesda’s long-awaited sci-fi RPG. Though everyone else will have to wait until September 6, several Kotaku staffers decided to shell out for the Early Access editions and spent the first night...
Starfield Chat: Our First Few Hours With Bethesda’s Space Epic
1.9.2023
Starfield is officially out in Early Access for those who got one of several special editions of Bethesda’s long-awaited sci-fi RPG. Though everyone else will have to wait until September 6, several Kotaku staffers decided to shell out for the Early Access editions and spent the first night...
Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Series Delivers More Than It Disappoints
31.8.2023
One Piece is a series built on lofty promises. Chief among them: that its hallowed treasure, which still has yet to be revealed since the series began 26 years ago, will be worth the journey; that protagonist Monkey D. Luffy will someday fulfill his dream of becoming the king of the pirates;...
Every Big Anime Announcement At San Diego Comic-Con
24.7.2023
Anime fans ate well at this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con. The four-day event saw both major series announcements and world premiere trailers for a variety of upcoming shows, sure to bolster your anime watchlist for the rest of the year and beyond. So, here’s a quick roundup of some of...
The Creator Of Cowboy Bebop Is Coming Back With A New Anime
20.7.2023
According to a new report from Variety, Adult Swim has ordered a new anime series for Toonami by Shinichirō Watanabe, legendary director of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, and studio Mappa, the popular animation studio behind Chainsaw Man and the final seasons of the mega-popular anime series...
New Cyberpunk Anime Is A Cross Between Blade Runner And Kamen Rider
6.7.2023
During Anime Expo 2023, Studio Bones released a brand-new trailer for its upcoming cyberpunk anime, Metallic Rouge. Its lush futuristic cityscape, in tandem with its inventive cybernetic character design for its leading protag, hopes to wow fans with an affinity for strong female leads with magical...
What To Expect At Anime Expo 2023
26.6.2023
If, like me, you’re making your way toward Anime Expo, the self-proclaimed “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” this coming weekend (yes, the Otaku of Kotaku will be there!), you may be feeling overwhelmed. But fear not! If you have no earthly idea what must-see events...
NBA Playoff Teams As Anime Characters
9.5.2022
What started out as a casual ironic viewing of the NBA playoffs has quickly shifted into an unironic obsession, with the games becoming a must-watch priority in my life. Why the sudden change, you ask? I realized that the NBA is eerily like the many anime series I’ve watched. Read more
Keiko Nobumoto, Writer For Cowboy Bebop And Tokyo Godfathers, Dies At 57
11.12.2021
Keiko Nobumoto, the acclaimed writer behind Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Godfathers, and Macross Plus, passed away on December 1 after a battle with esophageal cancer. The news of her passing was confirmed by fellow anime writer Dai Sato on Facebook. A private funeral service was held for her on December...
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Cancellation
10.12.2021
As previously reported, Netflix is cancelling the live-action Cowboy Bebop series after one season. You might know what you think of the show, but here’s what viewers in Japan thought of it—and the ensuing cancellation. Read more
Netflix Cancels Cowboy Bebop After One Season
10.12.2021
The Hollywood Reporter has the news this evening that Netflix’s live-action adaptation of classic anime series Cowboy Bebop has been cancelled after just one season.Read more
Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Series Needs Some Damn Color
12.11.2021
Since dropping the first official trailer in late September, Netflix has tweeted a few side-by-side comparisons of Cowboy Bebop, showing how the upcoming live-action adaptation compares to the original anime series. One takeaway of mine? It looks promising. The other takeaway? It really needs some...
Gantz Creator Is Apparently In The Dark About Hollywood's Live-Action Adaptation
3.11.2021
Hollywood is making a live-action Gantz adaptation and, according to Deadline, Julius Avery of Overlord fame helming the project. Did you hear? Because Hiroya Oku, the manga artist who created Gantz, hadn’t. Oku’s Gantz manga debuted in 2000 and ran until 2013 in Weekly Young Jump magazine....
Cowboy Bebop's Original Japanese Voice Cast Returns To Dub Netflix Series
13.10.2021
Yoko Kanno, who scored the original anime, isn’t the only one returning to Cowboy Bebop. The entire, original voice cast is, too, and will be dubbing the live-action Netflix show’s Japanese language track. That’s right, not just some of the original Japanese language cast, but the entire Japanese...
Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Intro Is Good
25.9.2021
I’m still not sure how I feel about this upcoming Netflix adaptation of the classic Cowboy Bebop series, but thanks in large part to the show’s classic “Tank!” theme song, the intro is a banger at least.Read more