I would think that Ed would show up by the end of the first season or show up in the second after being teased in the finale.
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Having that kind of costume would just scream "We care more about pandering to the male part of our audience than we do having realistic, believable female characters".
Both plausible suggestions. Although that's assuming they even get a second season. Is it safe to gamble on something like that?
That's assuming they did a verbatim adaptation, which seems unlikely. Being faithful to the core ideas, characters, and spirit of the show is good, but a remake is an opportunity to put the storyline together in a fresh way -- maybe to distill the most important parts, or to give more development to plot points and characters that got short shrift.
Plus, just in general, animation is often faster-paced than live action, so the same story might take longer to tell in the latter medium.
I think the argument is ridiculous because I will actually find it pretty strange if every character wears those same outfits for every episode of a live-action show. I think they probably will for the 'iconic' aspect wear them at some point and it's why that's the photo released... but I will think it looks pretty strange to see them wearing those clothes in every episode. So what the costume designers go with for the entire series matters more then this 'homage' to what was worn in the anime.
The article kind of sums up my argument.
You can dress sexy and still be proud of yourself. Being a feminist doesn't mean you have to dress in a burka. The article listed numerous actresses that get blasted for showing to much skin, hell some have trouble keeping there clothes ON! But in the end there proud of there body, and the flaunt it. Why? because they want to, not because some man or woman looks at her and cares about there opinion.
Could have shown a Faye that was happy in her own skin, where what she wants to wear, and been a role model to those who are proud of there body but are pushed down by the social/puritan people that think dressing up like that is slutty. No, a person is just happy/proud of there body and want to show it off, girls and guys.
This is just in general, whatever the actresses are comfortable with.
You can dress sexy and still be proud of yourself. Being a feminist doesn't mean you have to dress in a burka. The article listed numerous actresses that get blasted for showing to much skin, hell some have trouble keeping there clothes ON! But in the end there proud of there body, and the flaunt it. Why? because they want to, not because some man or woman looks at her and cares about there opinion.
Could have shown a Faye that was happy in her own skin, where what she wants to wear, and been a role model to those who are proud of there body but are pushed down by the social/puritan people that think dressing up like that is slutty. No, a person is just happy/proud of there body and want to show it off, girls and guys.
This is just in general, whatever the actresses are comfortable with.
As I said, though, Faye's live-action outfit essentially is her anime outfit, just with darker colors and less skimpy proportions and with the jacket actually worn instead of tied around the waist. It's certainly the same yellow top, just less caricatured, in the same way that the face and body of the woman wearing it are less caricatured. So she's already in her iconic outfit, just an interpretation of it that makes more sense in live action, in the same manner as, say, Wanda's final Scarlet Witch costume in WandaVision or Arthur's full costume in Aquaman.
I don't disagree that there's no way you can subject an actual person to THAT particular costume. However, I can't help but feel like what they've gone for just doesn't do the character justice. Faye is meant to be trying to pull of the sexy noir femme fatale, but really she's a dishevelled mess and only just barely holding her shit together from one moment to the next.Annnnnd there are people complaining that Faye's costume is not slutty as her anime counterpart. Because, you know, in real life going around dressed like this is certainly very practical and functional.
The live action version in that shot does not convey the Jack Sparrow meets Harley Quinn white hot mess that is Faye Valentine. Her inability to feel comfortable in her own skin isn't just a quirk, it's core to her character and her backstory. She's a person with a shattered sense of identity who's trying (and failing) to reinvent herself into something she's not, in a vain attempt to escape her past.
Honestly all three of them look like only half-hearted attempts at portraying the characters. Spike at least has some sense of the right physical attitude, but the others just look like unusually expensive cosplays. Indeed they all look just a little too clean and well laundered.
Not that I expected much more honestly. Live action anime adaptations have about as low a batting average as live action video game adaptations (but with more whitewashing.)
Possibly, but still: boo! Ed's the best part of the show!
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I can see the argument they could have found something in between. There’s nothing wrong with dressing sexy, just when you go beyond the point of realism solely for the sake of fan service.
The counter to “It’s part of her character” is “The writers made it part of her character with exploitative motives”. It’s certainly possible to translate those character traits to more comfortable clothes.
The counter to “It’s part of her character” is “The writers made it part of her character with exploitative motives”. It’s certainly possible to translate those character traits to more comfortable clothes.
3) To express themselves and manage other people’s perceptions of them.
Like I said there
And this is why I used the word "basically".Of course there are a lot of more reasons: fashion, projecting a certain image, adhering to some organization requirements (army police and so on), heck, even making a political statement. But at their core, clothes need just two requirements: protect you from the enviroment, and avoiding getting arrested for indecent exposure.
They can put Faye in whatever they want, as long as she's still a hot mess. 
No, seriously, thanks for the article @FreezeC77 - it's quite good.
OTOH, I am a tad disappointed that Spike isn't 1) taller, 2) skinnier, and 3) younger.
No, seriously, thanks for the article @FreezeC77 - it's quite good.OTOH, I am a tad disappointed that Spike isn't 1) taller, 2) skinnier, and 3) younger.
Hopefully now that we're starting to get official photos, we'll see a trailer soon. I was rather skeptical about this adaptation when it was first announced but I liked the casting, bringing back Yoko Kanno was a big point in their favor, and now these stills look pretty promising.
I wouldn't say Faye isn't dressed sexily here, not with those stockings and boots. People are focusing too much on the relative amount of bared skin, but there are other ways for an outfit to be sexy.
Not to mention that the jacket presumably comes off. She might sometimes go without it, and I expect the yellow top is sleeveless, since it's pretty authentic otherwise in general design.
OTOH, I am a tad disappointed that Spike isn't 1) taller, 2) skinnier, and 3) younger.
I've thought that a good choice for Spike might have been Sota Fukushi, who starred in Kamen Rider Fourze and the live-action Bleach movie. But I don't know if he speaks English.
Oh my! He IS pretty!
John Cho is a very good actor, but Spike isn't Asian and making him so doesn't make much sense.
Between that and the unfathomable omission of Ed, I have little interest in this thing and will stick to the Anime.
Between that and the unfathomable omission of Ed, I have little interest in this thing and will stick to the Anime.
Incorrect.
https://cowboybebop.fandom.com/wiki/Spike_Spiegel
Anime characters who are intended to look Japanese are often misread as white by American viewers, since they aren't designed with the cartoon conventions that Westerners have been conditioned to perceive as Asian (and I'm told this is true even of non-white Americans, who have been raised with the same expectations; see comment 11 in this thread).
Granted, Spike Spiegel is not an Asian name, but neither is, say, Kristin Kreuk or Jessica Henwick. Spike was born on Mars, presumably in an ethnically blended culture, so he could plausibly have both Japanese (or Korean) ancestry and a Western name.
I don't really want to get into this argument but not every country is the same when it comes to fashion and how women dress and the mindset for how women dress is different. I often see women here dress in short skirts or short pants and showing a lot of skin, in particular younger women, even if it's winter or summer. I don't think they are dressing that way to appeal to men but because it's fashionable for them and people of their age/generation are wearing the same type of clothing too. I don't understand it but I'm also not a woman and in my early 20s. I just want to say that it's not unprecedented and I think how a woman or an actress dresses is up to themselves and what they feel comfortable with.
And Faye was born in singapore, but is played by a Hispanic. Not much being said about that.
And I'm just mentioning it, I like Daniella
And I'm just mentioning it, I like Daniella
I'm 1/4 Asian (Japanese), and so I can confidently say that Spike does not have any Asian physical features or characteristics whatsoever as animated/drawn.