Spike's fate in Cowboy Bebop (potential spoiler)

[shooraijin]

Isstatic (and anyone else), please use spoiler tags -- if you don't know how this works, go here: http://www.christiananime.net/misc.php?do=bbcode

Even though the thread warns about potential spoilers, it's still common courtesy.

[lsstatic]

sry

[mitsuki lover]

I don't know if what I said could be classified as a spoiler since I only noted that it was left open ended like Blakes7.

[Arnobius]

I don't know if what I said could be classified as a spoiler since I only noted that it was left open ended like Blakes7.

[spoiler]Well, the whole debate is over whether it WAS open to interpretation.[/spoiler]

[lsstatic]

or was it.some said he lived some said he died ..but more said he died then more said he actually lived its really up to you I think.but i think they are doing a prequel in the works though

[Radical Dreamer]

[SPOILER=Spiiiike...T.T] Ok. Spike is one of my favorite anime characters ever, but...I have to say, I don't think Bebop would have been so amazing if he had lived. The ending majorly impacted me when I first saw it...In fact, I still get goosebumps and a lump in my throat when I watch it now! I mean, after he just says "Bang." and falls over dead (yes, I believe he is dead), it's just...Wow. The music starts, the credits roll, and everything is perfectly done. I absolutely LOVE Bebop's ending, however sad it may be. Sometimes a sad ending makes everything so much better. And since Bebop was a (sort of) meloncholy anime to begin with, it seems a fitting end, in my opinion, at least. I still feel really sad for Faye-Faye, though...T.T[/SPOILER]

YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT...

[ClosetOtaku]

I think the answer is very clear and unambiguous.

[Spoiler] Note that when Julia died, her death was heralded by a flock of white birds flying over her. You don't see this symbolism elsewhere in the series except... in the very final scene, same flock of birds flying over Spike. Like authors, animators don't put in extraneous stuff in their productions...[/Spoiler]

[Arnobius]

or was it.some said he lived some said he died ..but more said he died then more said he actually lived its really up to you I think.but i think they are doing a prequel in the works though

That would have been the movie, I think. The only info I saw on a second series was the director saying he had been misunderstood and he had no intention to do a second series.

[lsstatic]

in director i recently saw said hes gonna do something new with cowboy bebop series..hmm i wounder what new direction is it going in the past or in the future who knows....

[Shao Feng-Li]

Hmm... This is kind of a no-brainer. At any rate it was an awsome ending.

[Nate]

in director i recently saw said hes gonna do something new with cowboy bebop series..hmm i wounder what new direction is it going in the past or in the future who knows....

I've googled this, and this is what I've gotten. First of all, there was a misinterpretation from what was said at Otakon in 2001, and people said that Mr. Kawamoto had given the word that there would be a new Cowboy Bebop series. However, a mod on the Otakon forums posted this:

"Mr. Kawamoto has seen this website and claims this is false information (I did not attend his panel, so I can't say for sure). Perhaps this person misinterpreted what was said, or maybe the translator inaccurately spoke. Either way, I was told to have this thread corrected by Mr. Kawamoto."

So, Kawamoto himself has stated there is NO sequel, prequel, or what-have-you for Bebop. Also on this board was another statement:

"Anime television series that are going to get more animation, either in TV or OAV/movie form, usually have that animation announced within about a year of the conclusion of the prior installment."

Since Bebop concluded a while ago, and there was no announcement for a sequel, it's safe to say that the Bebop anime universe is totally over.

[lsstatic]

........say that now untill they say different, i actually read and interview saying they are going to do something new .i didnt say they were going to do a prequel nor a sequel.I said something new point blank.....I believe you misinterpreted what I said,,you trying to prove someone wrong you misunderstood my saying....LOL

[Nate]

No, I didn't misunderstand. Given that the article states:

"Some recent visitors to the Otakon convention in Baltimore, MD mistook what Mr. Kawamoto said. Many belived that a new Cowboy Bebop series was in the works. Set in the same universe as the original, but with new characters. This was a misscommunication."

As I said. NOTHING else will ever take place in the Cowboy Bebop universe, not even with brand new characters.

I understood what you said completely, and disproved it.

[lsstatic]

you misuderstood the meaning of what i said there are gonna do something NEW......, in original i didnt state they was going to do something in relation i said there gonna do something NEW..... lol you have misunderstood..