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[113] Becket felt the animation style had aged poorly, though giving praise to the art style and fight sequences. [111] The music met with general praise for its use and style. [3][110][111][112][113] Becket additionally praised the English dub. [111] The mixture of traditional elements with hip hop met with some mixed responses. Halverson was enthusiastic about them and called the hip hop representation superior to many Western portrayals. [112] Robinson also enjoyed them, noting that they kept the anime from being too much like Cowboy Bebop. [3] Browne enjoyed the contemporary visual references used alongside the Edo setting, but faulted the show's reliance on them. [110] By contrast, Bonaminio cited its sense of style and unique blend of elements its greatest strength. [113] As part of a 2007 retrospective article on Geneon Entertainment, David Smith of IGN called it one of the best anime published by the company during its lifetime, saying it was almost perfect in what it did and stood out from other Geneon properties. [73] Mike Dent of Otaku USA Magazine, writing in 2015, praised the music for adding to each episode's atmosphere, in addition to its animation quality and writing. [4] In a 2019 retrospective for Anime News Network, Matthew Roe states "the mixture of hip-hop aesthetics and classic samurai tropes seems like a more awkward fit than Bebop's effortless fusion of jazz and science fiction" and further criticized a lack of emotional resonance, but felt the direction of Watanabe and Manglobe kept the series going.
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