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This is what makes the show good. The fact
that the opponents aren’t just nameless nobodies, but actual characters that have their own backstories and strengths, and you see them clash against the Devil Bats. Whether it is a strong line, defense, running backs, kickers, QBs, or WRs, each team has their own specialization, just like in regular football.
Each team has their own ace, and each ace, along with a couple of other important members of the opponent’s team, are always introduced to the viewer before the game starts. Then, there’s the interaction and clashing between Deimon Devil bats and the other team.
Football’s a fairly varied game when it comes to strategies and rules, and the anime illustrates that perfectly. There’s a multitude of strategies and formations that are all viable to use, and each game’s always different. Each touchdown or point is painstakingly gained, and it’s not just “he ran down the center and scored” sort of deal. Honestly, even though I’m pretty familiar with American Football, some of the strategies, even I’m not familiar with. Man in motion, or onside kick, I had no idea they even existed. I mean, the NFL doesn’t even really permit onside kicks anymore like they did in the anime because the rules changed in 2018.
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Lamarre 2009, p. 204. ^
Fujie & Foster 2004, p. 39. ^ Lamarre 2009, p.
S. audience. ”Cowboy Bebop is very much a Japanese show, filled with nods to Japanese culture, from Jet practicing the art of bonsai to buying bird-shaped sponge treats inspired by the Japanese treat Hiyoko cakes. Watanabe has also said that Spike
Spiegel is modeled after Japanese actor Yūsaku Matsuda. But influences from the West are prominent in the show, seen in the very concept of cowboys, in the jazz-heavy soundtrack and in
countless pop culture references. While getting Cartoon Network to greenlight a show “this dark and fatalistic” was a challenge, according to DeMarco, the series’ impact on the American animation industry couldn’t be missed once it was aired.
