Cowboy Bebop - Netflix Series - Cast is set

I like all but Cho.

I never saw Spike as Asian.

I always thought Timothy Olyphant was the best person for that role, but I guess he is too old now.

Cho has to be able to act out Spike’s funny attitude without it being too much.

Hopefully it’s good.

Who will play Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV? That’s most important.

oh i dont like this, i dont like this at all.

Ed: They're waiting to see where the status of gender fluidity is as they get closer to their shoot date (as to insult the smallest number of viewers as possible).

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I mean it’s a Japanese creation

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And?

I’m just saying he doesn’t look Japanese.

Many of their shows, especially the futuristic ones, are drawn without clear Asian physical characteristics.

Search on google and you will see that pretty much no one had an Asian playing Spike.

He doesn’t look Asian. I just found it interesting.

Jet is being played by Shakir. Jet is a Japanese creation.

There are some that are clear, like Major from Ghost in the Shell (one of the reasons I thought that the casting choices for that movie were abysmal).

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I never saw Spike as Asian. ?

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It's a cultural thing I've noticed with Chinese and japanese girls at least. The lighter skinned ones I dated all made comments about being able to pass as white in the home country.

So you'll have a guy who looks very western like Spike but with all the trappings of their cultural icons. We like Spike because he's a lovable rogue. But he's basically a stereotypical ronin with his whole story arc.

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So you'll have a guy who looks very western like Spike but with all the trappings of their cultural icons. We like Spike because he's a lovable rogue. But he's basically a stereotypical ronin with his whole story arc.

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I completely agree with that. I’m just referring to looks.

I don’t think Cho was on anyone’s prediction list.

It is just an interesting choice and not who I would have picked.

Plus, I can’t separate Cho from his role in White Castle and he is the complete opposite of Spike in that show.

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On the series, Spike has a slightly yellower tone to his skin, Faye is pink, and Jet is more of a Caucasian tone. Ed is more brown than the rest. It's more evident when they share a frame.

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I will give you that as well.

I’ll just admit John Cho was nowhere near who I was picturing.

Maybe he’ll pull it off. I’ll wait and see.

Other choices, I’m fine with.

Edward will make or break it though.

Ein too. He is important.

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His name is also Spiegel

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I think that is from the Bavaria Province of Japan.

I swear to God if they have Ein talk. I'm dropping it.

Naw, just Japanese admiral knocking up Bismarck.