What is the Genre "COWBOY BEBOP"?
I recently wrote an article on the idea of the cowboy bebop "genre" mentioned in the opening credits. I do feel like there is a methodology here, though it seems like the anime community and the film industry have never been able to break it down properly (do not mention the live fanfiction which Netflix released).
It's certainly difficult to gauge based off the show - what aspects of it are unique to that story, and what aspects are part of this universal "genre" Watanabe was talking about. But there is a deleted episode - Cowboy Bebop Mix-Mash - and it's an entire episode of Watanabe ranting about his philosophy on life and art, and I think this holds the key to defining what the work, which becomes a new genre in itself, truly is.
But I'm not the be-all and end-all in this conversation, and I wanted to get some fresh opinions.
What is the genre "Cowboy Bebop" to you?