Three Anime-Related Pieces Nominated for Emmy Awards
It’s almost that time of the year again — the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards for television are almost here. The list of nominees for this year was released on July 12th, and we combed through the list, so you don’t have to. Amongst hundreds of other nominees in many fields, there are three in particular that are of interest to anime fans.
The Primetime Emmy Awards are for television shows that were released between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022. This includes programming that was on regular network television in America, as well as shows that were released via streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu. This means there are hundreds of shows that could possibly be nominated, making it even more impressive when anything becomes an award nominee.
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The first show of otaku interest to earn an Emmy nomination is Netflix’s live action production of the beloved anime Cowboy Bebop. The show aired on Netflix on November 19, 2021, releasing all episodes at the same time. It received mixed reviews from both fans and newcomers to the story alike, and caused a lot of hot debate in the otaku community over whether the show should have even been made. One of the few things that almost everyone could agree that Cowboy Bebop did right, though, was keeping the music true to the original anime. The opening credits went one step further, keeping not only the music, but also the same style.
Cowboy Bebop has now been nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Main Title Design. The full nomination is for Netflix in association with Tomorrow Studios Karin Fong, Creative Director Kiyoon Nam, Designer/Animator James Gardner, Designer/Animator Merrill Hall, Designer/Animator Kathy
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