Hey, Japan. I know you keep trying to remake Cowboy Bebop to tap into the American market. You think, “Americans must like American things!” and you’d be pretty much right. But I’m gonna give you a tip on the down-low about something that’s so American that you’re sure to see dudes dropping dollar bills while they eat hot dogs and sing the Star-Spangled Banner.
Picture a youth traveling the country with a bag over his shoulders, never satisfied with staying in one place, always looking for the next challenge. Is he a Martial Artist? A Traveler? A Drift Racer? No, he is a Stand-up Comedian.
Meet the rival who cannot forgive anyone who steals jokes. Meet the beautiful girl in the crowd who follows our hero to all of his events but the hero’s too oblivious to notice. Get a narrator who will explain the nuance and power of each joke dropped by the hero as his audience sits gasping.
It’s the kind of thing that could go on for hundreds of episodes or just three and it would have the ability to be good either way.
No need to thank me, Japan. Any check you cut, just commission Kio Shimoku to draw a life-size Ogiue poster to mail to me.
OGIUE MANIAX 
But Japaneses fail at American humor.
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I’m still waiting for the competitive Scrabble manga.
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Yea, anon’s got it right. Japanese people have absolutely no clue how American humor works. It’s in their DNA along with Engrish and all that other stuff that boggles scientists and academics everywhere.
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But that’s where a good dub would save it!
A ha. ha.
Ha.
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only if it’s called アメリカン ジョーク
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According to japan, we are all blond and have blue eyes and big tits.
Pretty sure we won World War 2.
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I like this idea though if it were to be done to suit Americans they would need to consult some prominent US comedians for context and content. I’ve personally toyed with the idea of a historical anime about the US pioneer era. Think about it, rugged mountain men hunting, trapping and traded in the rugged Rocky Mountains. Navigating the complex and often violent social interactions between native tribes and the expanding western frontier, perhaps an anime version of the Lewis and Clark expedition. I should note that I’m a history as well as anime geek so this this kind of thing may have a limited audience, like, just me.
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