Anime Versus (Week 1)
Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:28 pm
Greetings, and welcome to Anime Versus. With Christopher's blessing (well, he didn't say no 
), I've decided to revive this old competition. Like it's predecessors before it (Versus, Versus-Movies, Harry Potter Character Face Down, Versus-Video Games, and Christopher's Versus-Anime), Anime Versus will pit two competitors against each other each week, to see which one PPTers prefer. The winner of the week will move onto the next round, and will face a new challenger anime. Should an anime win for six weeks straight, it will be removed from the competition and placed into the Anime Hall of Fame.
To start things off with a bang, two well-known and well-loved anime of the same genre have been chosen.
<center>The Competitors
Trigun
versus
Cowboy Bebop</center>
Series Information:
Trigun is an action-comedy produced by Shounen Gaho-sha which originally showed in Japan from 4/2/1998 to 9/23/1998 (26 episodes).* It has been available in the United States for several years now, and has shown on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
The series is about a man named Vash the Stampede, a man who is feared and loathed throughout the planet of Gunsmoke, and is just as commonly referred to as the Humanoid Typhoon for the reported death and destruction that he causes. He's a wanderer, and destruction follows him wherever he goes. To combat the rising costs of the damage he causes, the Bernandelli Insurance company sends two agents, Meryl Stryfe and Millie Thompson to try to curb the costs to their company. Chaos, of course, ensues as Vash continues his journey, in search of something...while always being pursued by trouble, and of course, an ever-angry Meryl Stryfe and serenely smiling Millie Thompson.
Cowboy Bebop is another action-comedy and was produced by Bandai Visual/Sunrise. It's Japanese run was from 4/3/1998 to 4/23/1999 (26 episodes).* It too has been a staple on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States.
In Cowboy Bebop, the viewer follows the adventures of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, a little girl named Ed, and of course, the dog Ein, as they move through the solar system working as bounty hunters. While many anime seem to follow a linear movement, Cowboy Bebop is much more episodic, often with the previous episode having nothing to do with the one that follows. However, there is a main plot, and that is looking at Spike's past, which while never entirely into focus, deals mostly with betrayal and a lost love.
*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
<center>Let the voting begin!</center>
<hr>
Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Bleach
Prince of Tennis
Paranoia Agent
His and Her Circumstances
Shaman King
Scrapped Princess
Air
Candy Candy
Wolf's Rain
Previous Competitors:
None
Edit: Corrected code because while it worked in IE for XP, it was not working properly in IE for Mac.
), I've decided to revive this old competition. Like it's predecessors before it (Versus, Versus-Movies, Harry Potter Character Face Down, Versus-Video Games, and Christopher's Versus-Anime), Anime Versus will pit two competitors against each other each week, to see which one PPTers prefer. The winner of the week will move onto the next round, and will face a new challenger anime. Should an anime win for six weeks straight, it will be removed from the competition and placed into the Anime Hall of Fame.
To start things off with a bang, two well-known and well-loved anime of the same genre have been chosen.
<center>The Competitors
Trigun
versus
Cowboy Bebop</center>
Series Information:
Trigun is an action-comedy produced by Shounen Gaho-sha which originally showed in Japan from 4/2/1998 to 9/23/1998 (26 episodes).* It has been available in the United States for several years now, and has shown on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
The series is about a man named Vash the Stampede, a man who is feared and loathed throughout the planet of Gunsmoke, and is just as commonly referred to as the Humanoid Typhoon for the reported death and destruction that he causes. He's a wanderer, and destruction follows him wherever he goes. To combat the rising costs of the damage he causes, the Bernandelli Insurance company sends two agents, Meryl Stryfe and Millie Thompson to try to curb the costs to their company. Chaos, of course, ensues as Vash continues his journey, in search of something...while always being pursued by trouble, and of course, an ever-angry Meryl Stryfe and serenely smiling Millie Thompson.
Cowboy Bebop is another action-comedy and was produced by Bandai Visual/Sunrise. It's Japanese run was from 4/3/1998 to 4/23/1999 (26 episodes).* It too has been a staple on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States.
In Cowboy Bebop, the viewer follows the adventures of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, a little girl named Ed, and of course, the dog Ein, as they move through the solar system working as bounty hunters. While many anime seem to follow a linear movement, Cowboy Bebop is much more episodic, often with the previous episode having nothing to do with the one that follows. However, there is a main plot, and that is looking at Spike's past, which while never entirely into focus, deals mostly with betrayal and a lost love.
*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
<center>Let the voting begin!</center>
<hr>
Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Bleach
Prince of Tennis
Paranoia Agent
His and Her Circumstances
Shaman King
Scrapped Princess
Air
Candy Candy
Wolf's Rain
Previous Competitors:
None
Edit: Corrected code because while it worked in IE for XP, it was not working properly in IE for Mac.
Last edited by MyleneFarmer on Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:29 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:43 pm
Ooh, you actually did it! ^-^
Ack....-doesn't know what to pick-
-listens to No Reply-
...Cowboy Bebop.
Ack....-doesn't know what to pick-
-listens to No Reply-
...Cowboy Bebop.
Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:56 am
I've seen episodes of both, and I loooove Trigun WAAAY more than Cowboy Bebop. Yay for Vash and Kuroneko, who shows up at least once in every episode. ^_^
Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:03 am
Cowboy because personally had more rep about it, never watched either but yeah.
Side note where is naruto on future people...lol
Side note where is naruto on future people...lol
Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:05 am
I like both on their own merits
But I think I prefer Trigun (Massive wallscroll of Vash in your face when you enter my room)
But I think I prefer Trigun (Massive wallscroll of Vash in your face when you enter my room)
Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:13 am
Trigun probably
And you better put Noir up there for future anime <_<... Noir is the ultimate anime
And you better put Noir up there for future anime <_<... Noir is the ultimate anime
Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:32 pm
*stares* Trigun?
Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:43 pm
Yay for anime!
I caught a bit of each anime before... I think I like Trigun better. ^^
I caught a bit of each anime before... I think I like Trigun better. ^^
Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:50 pm
Cowboy Bebop. Faye Valentine is da bomb...did I just say that? oO
Ooh! I'm requesting Chobits.
Ooh! I'm requesting Chobits.
Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:40 pm
Hey, don't forget to add Tenchi Muyo to that list of future competitors!
I voted for Trigun, purely because it rocks and I've never seen Cowboy Bebop. Oh, how I hate living in Scotland!
I voted for Trigun, purely because it rocks and I've never seen Cowboy Bebop. Oh, how I hate living in Scotland!
Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:39 pm
Cowboy Bebop basically since ive never heard of trigun before.
Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:14 am
Well I voted for Cowboy Bebop.... its allright...
Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:12 am
Hmm... never seen Trigun, but I had a Bebop marathon at my house early this year... 4 friends, 2 days, 26 episodes + 1 movie. Great fun. Plus I own the entire Seatbelts collection, all 11 CDs (the Seatbelts played all the music in Bebop, and it's great stuff. All composed by Yoko Kanno, who also lead the band.)
Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:58 pm
Gwendolyn wrote:Cowboy Bebop. Faye Valentine is da bomb...did I just say that? oO
What she said.
Oja-majo Do-re-mi!
('tis what I'm requesting)
Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:58 pm
I'll have to say Trigun, never liked Cowboy Bebop.