Cowboy Bebop: Ein's Summer Vacation

This incredible special truly and perfectly demonstrates how perfection can never be achieved. At 1 minute, it is far too short to be able to enjoy the beauty of every aspect of this special to its fullest. The catchy music, the beautiful art, the heartwarming story of Ein and Ed bonding over their vacation, all so close, yet just barely out of grasp. However if it were longer, it would run the risk of being poorly produced or rushed. At the end, we as the audience are left with a tease of nirvana. We are shown the heartbreaking truth that we will never get enoughEin to satisfy our desires.

Featuring the only good character in the series, this 1 minute short is better than anything else connected to Cowboy Bebop. Unlike the TV series, it had me invested from beginning to end, never allowing me to divert my eyes for a single moment. Every one of the 62 seconds comprising Ein's Summer Vacation is polished and streamlined, providing a flawless viewing experience, especially compared to its inferior predecessors from the same franchise. I feel like I don't have to finish the main series now, because I've seen the best Bebop has to offer. This is also the reason I've thrown away my Cowboy Bebop Blu-ray boxset, savethe extras disc, which houses the masterpiece known as Ein's Summer Vacation.

It's just a slideshow of Ein and some of his adventures, there really isn't anything else to it. It's interesting to think about what Ein is doing with Edward but it does not answer many questions. My biggest gripe with this is that Sunrise, one if the biggest anime studios out there, couldn't bother at making an actual animation that involves Ein. That is this short's biggest flaw, it's a slideshow. Ein was cute though and the vibrant colors really did make this slideshow look decent. Also Ein with eyebrows at the end pretty much proves that Edward is still with Ein. 6/1010/10 for Ein