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Overheard two teenagers at a con talking about how they "discovered" Cowboy Bebop
I was standing in line for a panel at Anime Expo last weekend, and these two kids maybe 16 or 17 were going on about how they just watched it for the first time. They kept saying things like "it's so old school" and "the animation is so retro." Made me feel ancient, honestly. I remember watching it on Adult Swim in 2001 when I was about their age, and back then it felt so new and groundbreaking. Now it's a classic from before they were born. I guess every generation has that moment where something you grew up with becomes history to someone else. Has anyone else had that jarring experience of hearing younger fans talk about shows you watched when they first aired? What was the show that made you feel old?
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mason.margaret14d ago
Tbh I read something the other day about how Cowboy Bebop is now considered "retro" and it hit me hard. I was in college when it first aired on Adult Swim and I remember thinking the animation was so slick and cinematic, not old at all. Now kids are calling it vintage and it makes me wonder what shows I watched back then will feel the same way to the next generation.
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