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Anonymous Sun Nov 2 13:59:38 2014 No.5671409 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /lit/, what is the Cowboy Bebop of literature?

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 2 14:00:22 2014 No.5671413 >>5671409 s-steinbeck

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 2 14:01:50 2014 No.5671423 Harry Potter

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 2 20:47:24 2014 No.5673522 The Maltese Falcon. A lot of character and setting tropes are very similar. Bebop draws heavily, if somewhat indirectly, from that era and genre of mystery novels.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 2 20:50:16 2014 No.5673538 >>5671423 le epic meme XD

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 2 21:14:46 2014 No.5673667 >>5673522 Are there any mystery novels set in space?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 05:59:21 2014 No.5675167 >>5671409 Go watch Evangelion and come back, maybe then /lit/ can give you relevant recommendations

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 07:27:15 2014 No.5675372 >>5675167 whats the evangelion of anime

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 08:47:55 2014 No.5675503 >>5671409 Princes of the Air

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 08:51:07 2014 No.5675511 >>5675167 >Go watch Evangelion why? its shit compared to bebop

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 08:52:11 2014 No.5675516 One of the better Philip K. Dick novels

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 09:06:38 2014 No.5675550 >>5675511 I meant it in the sense that if you want literature recommendations you're probably gonna get shit that covers the same themes as NGE. Also it's not shit. It's as entry level as Bebop but neither of them are shit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 17:56:12 2014 No.5677691 Well Cowboy bebop is an anime so accessible and fan pleasing while still being authentic that absolutely everyone loves it even people not usually into the medium. I dunno, Enders Game?

>>	fagve Mon Nov 3 18:05:19 2014 No.5677725 File: 136 KB, 728x1044, terraformar.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5675511 >it's shit compared to bebop

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 18:09:33 2014 No.5677735 >>5671409 the best equivalent would be some western or scifi with stylish, disillusioned/disenfranchised, romantic characters, i'm thinking something like Firefly the TV show, but in book form, more room for the pop-philosophy of Cowboy Bebop

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 19:52:51 2014 No.5678297 File: 232 KB, 730x548, 1406297294962.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5675511 >there is a chance that this post isn't an elaborate ruse to make me angry >this person might actually be sincere

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:32:33 2014 No.5678952 What is some patrician level anime I can watch?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:35:27 2014 No.5678971 >>5678952 Serial Experiments Lain or Evangelion, and before you even think about it, don't ask /a/, since they hate recommendation threads. Check their wiki for infographs if you need other shows.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:36:11 2014 No.5678976 >>5671409 do androids dream of electric sheep

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:43:29 2014 No.5679012 >>5671409 Tuf Voyaging I guess

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:48:36 2014 No.5679037 File: 292 KB, 552x690, Sakamichi.no.Apollon.full.1156886.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5678952 sakamichi no apollon

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:51:55 2014 No.5679052 >>5678952 Jin-Roh: the Wolf Brigade >>5679037 Bretty good but that fucking ending

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:53:35 2014 No.5679060 >>5677725 >>5678297 >there are people in /lit/ who actually think Eva is better than Bebop

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 21:55:00 2014 No.5679070 >>5678971 > patrician level anime >Serial Experiments Lain or Evangelion Serious_pleb.png >

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:04:12 2014 No.5679118 File: 888 KB, 2500x1447, Kotonoha.no.Niwa.full.1525251.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5678952 Kotonoha no Niwa/Garden of Words

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:08:10 2014 No.5679128 >>5679070 They are patrician, though. Just entry-level patrician. Eva is simultaneously in all conceivable tiers from plebbus maximus to exit-level Überpatrizier

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:17:58 2014 No.5679160 I have not as yet seen the show so I am ill disposed to contribute to the intelligent discussion taking place here. Carry on.

Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:20:10 2014 No.5679167

>>5678952
When I look for anime to watch I check directors and writers of stuff I know is great and usually their other work is good too. Also check character designers if you like a certain visual style.
If you are new to anime just start with the canon like Ghost in the Shell and Akira. And be wary that the majority of what is produced is philistine waste of time, that's why it's important to keep an eye out for the few talented people in anime.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:23:50 2014 No.5679188 File: 2.76 MB, 3494x2351, melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya-wallpaper-57.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Thoughts on Elfen Lied? I can remember marathoning through it like a crackhead when I was 16. Also, thoughts on pic related.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:29:50 2014 No.5679210 File: 531 KB, 794x700, berserk.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5678952 Don't, read Berserk.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:32:36 2014 No.5679225 >>5678952 Don't read Berserk.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:36:28 2014 No.5679241 >>5679210 Go to bed, Jason

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:41:09 2014 No.5679258 Is Outlaw Star for plebs?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:41:56 2014 No.5679260 Whats the Oyasumi Punpun of literature?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 3 22:47:21 2014 No.5679285 File: 152 KB, 500x281, tumblr_ndltcurnTf1tmatkzo1_500.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5679260 shit

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 04:48:36 2014 No.5680324 >>5679128 >entry-level patrician. What some final boss level patrician anime?

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 04:49:34 2014 No.5680325 >>5679260 Catcher in the Rye

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 04:51:28 2014 No.5680329 >>5679188 elfen lied is garbage, shit story, shit pacing, shit everything, the only thing it has to offer is nudity and sometimes impressive violence scenes

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 05:27:47 2014 No.5680388 >>5675372 Catcher in the Rye

>>	>implying !dKJ3./mk0w Tue Nov 4 05:29:32 2014 No.5680392 >>5671409 >Cowboy Bebop >literature

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 05:44:02 2014 No.5680419 >>5680392 >Cowboy Bebop > Art > Actually true

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 05:47:40 2014 No.5680424 >>5680419 >art >real

Anonymous Tue Nov 4 06:12:09 2014 No.5680486
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>>5678952
Lain & Texhnolyze.

Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba, Mind Game.

Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Jin-Roh.

Derivatives, longer than the above, with less content and not quite as good:
Ergo Proxy, Casshern Sins.

Welcome to the NHK, Jintai, Redline.

Animatrix, Darker Than Black, Kemonozume.

>>5679167
This guy has it.

Japanese names are tricky, personally. So I just find works I enjoy, and just connect them together, typically by Director.

>>5679260
>>5680325
fitting.

Anonymous Tue Nov 4 06:20:35 2014 No.5680510

>>5680486
I've never liked Mind Game, and on that list I'd replace it with Cat Soup. Kaiba was awesome, but when they decided to add plot it got pretty lame in my opinion. I do like and agree with the list though.

To the guy you responded to (I'm on my phone, sorry): there are loads of manga that are just as good if not better than "patrician level" anime and I'd recommend looking into that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 06:40:01 2014 No.5680558 >>5678952 What I recently watched and liked: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Gurren Lagann, first 15 episodes only.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 08:10:35 2014 No.5680711 >>5680424 >fart >teal

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 08:16:11 2014 No.5680724 >>5673667 There may be some science fiction mysteries. While not set in space except for in a few scenes and some flashbacks, I recommend Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan. Has a very noir mystery meets sci-fi anime feel.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 08:17:14 2014 No.5680726 >>5677691 Ender's Game is awful and has nothing in common with Cowboy Bebop

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 10:07:58 2014 No.5680966 Oh god it's another anime thread. And most of the recommendations for "actually good" anime aren't actually good

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 4 10:52:06 2014 No.5681067 >>5680966 > le patrician anime connoisseur faec[es]

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