As for the ending, it was better than the original ending, I suppose.
I thought that some things could have been given more screen time. Julia mostly, you hardly get to see her… and then she died.
And sudenly the series was over. :/
Apart from that, Spike probably dying was… well… it made for a nice song. And that’s what it’s all about. Yay.
And I really loved hearing The Real Folk Blues.
Could the ending and Cowboy Bebop itself have been better? Yeah. But I was still satisfied with the ending, and I somehow managed to retain my general enjoyment of the series, in spite of how many times I’ve seen the dubbed version. (I prefer the sub, by the way, but I’ve heard most people generally prefer the first one they heard)
But aside from that it’s a bit different from a lot of anime out there, starting with the music. That’s the most noticible thing about CB. My friend, who hates anime, saw CB, and thought it was great only for the music. The characters are a bit shallow, I have to admit. They don’t really change all that much until like the last 3 or four episodes…which is kinda sudden….That’s probably it’s biggest downfall of the anime…imo
I like that the storyline isn’t too linear, like a lot of anime out there. It doesn’t really have a clear cut objective. They just show day to day bounties, and personal struggles, and it ends when one of the main characters dies…