I won't make comparisons with the original animation.
I think this show in general is an excellent production. The actors are ok and have great chemistry together.
But this show takes a bold approach to the way it tells the story.
It tries, perhaps excessively, to be faithful to an Anime narrative structure.
It's a western. It's a space opera. It's a buddy cop comedy. It has a noir atmosphere mixed with ultra-over the top action scenes. All mixed in a crazy colored juice.
This cocktail isn't easy to make into a live series.
And the end result is a highly stylized TV show that is beautiful to watch, well interpreted, but not everything blends in very well.
This will certainly work for many people, but for many it won't.
So, in the end, what counts is a matter of taste.
Try it and you may like it or not.
I personally enjoyed some episodes more than others, but I wouldn't mind seeing more.
A solid 7 out of 10 for me.
I think this show in general is an excellent production. The actors are ok and have great chemistry together.
But this show takes a bold approach to the way it tells the story.
It tries, perhaps excessively, to be faithful to an Anime narrative structure.
It's a western. It's a space opera. It's a buddy cop comedy. It has a noir atmosphere mixed with ultra-over the top action scenes. All mixed in a crazy colored juice.
This cocktail isn't easy to make into a live series.
And the end result is a highly stylized TV show that is beautiful to watch, well interpreted, but not everything blends in very well.
This will certainly work for many people, but for many it won't.
So, in the end, what counts is a matter of taste.
Try it and you may like it or not.
I personally enjoyed some episodes more than others, but I wouldn't mind seeing more.
A solid 7 out of 10 for me.