--- I feel like Space Dandy is an anime that got under most people's radar. And its a shame tbh, because it's easily one of the best shows I've ever watched and here's why:
--- Now let me start off by saying that this anime isn't for everyone as it is very episodic and some episodes have absolutely 0 connection to each other. But if you watched Samurai Champloo or Cowboy Bebop that shouldn't be a problem for you. Because I'm not a fan of reviews that just sum up the entire plot of the show I'll keep it short: Space Dandy is about a dandy guy in space whose job is to capture rare aliens for reward money. He visits different planets together with his robot companion "QT" and a cat-like creature called "Meow". Actually it's Mymyamo but nobody really cares. Well the problem is, they rarely succeed in actually capturing an alien and when they do, something almost always goes wrong. The way each and every planet has a totally unique atmosphere and most of the time they don't even know what they'll find when landing on a new planet is what makes it interesting. Now, because it's very episodic the anime can start fresh each episode without having to explain much so it almost never gets boring. I honestly can't remember a single actual boring episode.
The art and animation is one of the best I've ever seen, only second to Redline. Some episodes have a completely unique look and feel to them and combined with the amazing animation, it's just a piece of art:
The music also doesn't disappoint, quite the opposite actually. The opening and ending is a banger and some of the OST's like "Lonely Nights" are so good I actually listen to them outside of the anime. The characters are also great. Dandy is a genuinely cool guy that I'd love to hang out with irl. Character development is on point and the side characters also don't lack in personality and of course I can't forget the best thing about the anime: the dub. Damn it's good, probably the best dub I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Dandy has such a memorable voice that perfectly fits his character and the robot's VA is using autotune it's actually hilarious.
--- Now you might have noticed that I haven't mentioned a single bad thing about Space Dandy and that's just because I can't come up with anything even if I wanted to. It's one of those shows that's pretty much perfect, but not quite and I honestly can't make out what it is exactly. Still, it's an amazing anime nontheless and one that I'd absolutely recommend if you want to take a break from the mediocrity that gets produced every month nowadays.
