Cowboy Bebop Director Breaks Silence on Working With John Wick's Team for New Anime: "All I Did Was Ask"

Axel smiling as he falls through the sky with birds around him in Lazarus

As the visionary behind Cowboy Bebop's legendary action-packed anime, Shinichiro Watanabe might seem like the last person to seek guidance on crafting unforgettable action sequences that stand out to the audience. However, for his latest project - the anime series Lazarus - Watanabe's quest for fresh fight choreography insights led to an unexpected outcome.

John Wick's Fight Scenes Are So Good, Watanabe Could Not Resist John Wick Upgraded And Expanded The Style And Flair Of Cowboy Bebop's Spike Speigel &#x2715 Remove Ads In a recent interview with Anime News Network, Watanabe shared details about collaborating with John Wick director Chad Stahelski and the John Wick creative team on Lazarus. Announced last summer, the partnership's specifics were scarce at the time.

Perhaps, believing the fight choreography that made Cowboy Bebop famous might feel outdated for modern audiences, Watanabe approached Stahelski for advice on making the fight and action scenes in Lazarus more like those in John Wick. Expecting only a few tips due to Stahelski's busy schedule, Watanabe was surprised when Stahelski offered to handle all the choreography for the series, including live-action fight sequences for animators to work from, completely free of charge.

&#x2715 Remove Ads Interestingly, when asked what makes a good action scene, Watanabe chose to share Stahelski's definition of a great fight scene. According to Stahelski, a prime example is the iconic church fight between Spike and Vicious in Cowboy Bebop Episode #5. Similar to some of the best John Wick fight sequences, it embodies a contrast between"violence and serenity," as a hallmark of"great action.

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