<P> In March 2009, the print and web editions of The Onion's The A.V. Club called Cowboy Bebop "rightly a huge hit", and listed it as a gateway series to understanding the medium of anime as a whole . Suskind said: "It was unlike anything the genre had seen before . It even approached its music differently . The show kicked off with a wormhole of a theme song, and the soundtrack moves so seamlessly through genres, from rock to country to pop to jazz to funk, it's shocking to learn that one set of musicians is behind it all". In an interview, producer Sean Akins also states that the series "created a whole new world". "It's hard for me to quantify the impact that I think it has had . It changed anime . I think people began to think about what shows would be cool . I think it redefined cool within animation, not only in Japan but in the States". </P> <P> American film director, screenwriter, and producer Rian Johnson has cited Cowboy Bebop as a visual influence on his films, most notably Brick . Ender's Game writer, novelist, critic, playwright, and poet Orson Scott Card also praised the series . He states that the series is "better than most sci - fi films out there". He goes on to say that he "found this series brilliant, but what held me was a combination of strong relationship - based storytelling, a moody visual style that never got old and really smart dialogue". </P> <P> After the creation of the series, an interviewer asked Watanabe if he had any plans to create more Cowboy Bebop material . Watanabe responded by saying that he does not believe that he "should just keep on making Cowboy Bebop sequels for the sake of it". Watanabe added that ending production and "to quit while we're ahead when people still want more" is more "in keeping with the Bebop spirit". In a more recent interview from 2006 with The Daily Texan, Watanabe was asked if there would ever be more Cowboy Bebop . Watanabe's answer was "someday...maybe, someday". </P>

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