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HKagemusha:
--- Quote from: "starist" ---Uh, :shock: (click to show/hide) I always thought that was metaphorically. They were dead inside. The way you're talking about it makes it seem like they were ghosts or something.
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(click to show/hide)100% positive vincent and spike are, and fairly certain vicious is as well. Although there is far less evidence that vicious had died and is in purgatory, it would make more sense for the story.
purgatory is a catholic concept for people who die and are borderline between going to heaven and going to hell. its like a waiting period where you are given a second chance to prove yourself. sometimes that is translated as being sent back to earth and allowed to live again for a short while in order to correct your mistakes. for instance, spike and vicious wanted to kill each other and get it over early on, but inspite of devastating wounds could not. this is because spike still had to resolve his relationship with julia, which vicious realized and so he went after julia. in the end, both had resolved their buisness and only had to deal with one another (remember spike and vicious were the closest thing to friends that they had in their former lives). regardless of whom killed whom both would probably have vanished after that scene.
that aside, there is more than enough evidence to show that spike definitely died while trying to leave the mafia. julia found him and treated him as he was dying. they had planned to meet in the graveyard afterwards (death). after he returned, it took a long time for him to find julia again (if she had saved his life.... i doubt hed have trouble finding her). he keeps meeting up with the indian guide whom no one else ever seems to see, and who appears at important moments. he suffers serious wounds multiple times and recovers. the fact that vicious (spikes former partner who apparently was under spike, as spike would have been selected as the next leader) is after spike fairly early in the series, while the other members of the yakuza (including its leader) really don't care that spike got away. a lot of smaller hints in the series (which ive already listed). and if you were still unsure, the movie clarifies any doubts remaining. again spike surviving vincents attacks while everyone else dies, vincent's explanation to faye, and the little narration at the beginning and end of the movie.
starist:
--- Quote from: "HKagemusha" ---
--- Quote from: "starist" ---Uh, :shock: (click to show/hide) I always thought that was metaphorically. They were dead inside. The way you're talking about it makes it seem like they were ghosts or something.
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(click to show/hide)100% positive vincent and spike are, and fairly certain vicious is as well. Although there is far less evidence that vicious had died and is in purgatory, it would make more sense for the story.
purgatory is a catholic concept for people who die and are borderline between going to heaven and going to hell. its like a waiting period where you are given a second chance to prove yourself. sometimes that is translated as being sent back to earth and allowed to live again for a short while in order to correct your mistakes. for instance, spike and vicious wanted to kill each other and get it over early on, but inspite of devastating wounds could not. this is because spike still had to resolve his relationship with julia, which vicious realized and so he went after julia. in the end, both had resolved their buisness and only had to deal with one another (remember spike and vicious were the closest thing to friends that they had in their former lives). regardless of whom killed whom both would probably have vanished after that scene.
that aside, there is more than enough evidence to show that spike definitely died while trying to leave the mafia. julia found him and treated him as he was dying. they had planned to meet in the graveyard afterwards (death). after he returned, it took a long time for him to find julia again (if she had saved his life.... i doubt hed have trouble finding her). he keeps meeting up with the indian guide whom no one else ever seems to see, and who appears at important moments. he suffers serious wounds multiple times and recovers. the fact that vicious (spikes former partner who apparently was under spike, as spike would have been selected as the next leader) is after spike fairly early in the series, while the other members of the yakuza (including its leader) really don't care that spike got away. a lot of smaller hints in the series (which ive already listed). and if you were still unsure, the movie clarifies any doubts remaining. again spike surviving vincents attacks while everyone else dies, vincent's explanation to faye, and the little narration at the beginning and end of the movie.
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(click to show/hide) I guess either explaination works, but because of the fact the Cowboy Bebop seems to be the type of anime where a lot of science comes into play in the story line, it would be strange to know that they are bringing paranorma into it as well.
kyomi:
I'm pretty sure that was meant in a metaphoric way, more than litteraly.
HKagemusha:
sorry wayyy too much evidence for me to believe it was merely metaphoric. since i havent watched the series in years, i cant pull out all the details but if you watch it once youve realized all that, it will all click into place. the types of characters, the art style, the scenery, the music, the story lines, all of the major events in the story, the conclusion to each major part of the story, and many smaller hints. all of that just coincidence? i highly doubt it. spike and vincent I am certain, I'm only unsure of vicious, since you really dont see his perspective in the story much.
its not unusual for a story where "a lot of science comes into play" to use spiritual elements as well. it may not be based in religion but they may still want to play with individual concepts taken from religions (another big one is NGE, but there are many in anime and in other stories from around the world). there were other "spiritual" elements in the show, drawn from various philosophies.
Mirai:
Ichigo Mashimaro deserves a sequel>_<V,i am so anticipating the ichigo mashimaro OVA!V>_<
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