I need a suggestion then. Gimme something that's heady like AT but colorful with cool music that kids would dig. Cuz AT is the only thing everyone in my house enjoys and it would be nice to add something into the mix
Seriously, if I had to suggest one anime it'd be Cowboy Bebop. Its a space western about a group of rejects/wanderers that gather together on a ship and travel the galaxy as bounty hunters. If you enjoyed Joss Whedon's "Firefly" of Guardians Of The Galaxy, you'll love this. The thing is, it predates Firefly by about 5 years. And to be honest does a lot of things better than both.
First of all, the soundtrack is FANTASTIC. Seriously, the best soundtrack of anything on television. Yoko Kanno, the composer, is brilliant. Its mostly jazz. I never imagined how awesome a spaceship dogfight would be when paired with good jazz music. There's a ton of other music though too like blues, classical, and even some metal. Here's a sample:
Each episode has its own self contained story (usually in the form of a bounty target) but certain antagonists and secondary characters pop in every few episodes to tie together the overarching story. You slowly learn the backstory of each member of the group, all of which is very engrossing.
The director drew a lot of inspiration from the western and film noir genres, so a lot of the japanese quirk that turns people off from anime is missing from this show. Hell, the English voiceover is considered superior to the japanese voice actors because of how westernized it is.
There's a ton of callbacks to things like Bruce Lee movies, 70s sci fi flicks, Midnight Run, and more. There's even an entire episode dedicated as an homage to "Alien"
While its not exactly made for kids, none of it is really inappropriate. No over the top gore or nudity. EXCEPT for the last few minutes of episode 12. Transexual android.....yeah )
Have you watched Space Dandy? Its the same creator
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might check it out :-?
>disagrees