Review of Space Dandy

This sci-fi comedy series is my favorite anime of the past decade (sorry, Demon Slayer). Space Dandy was helmed by Shin’ichirō Watanabe, the man behind Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, and it has the same level of quality despite the much zanier tone. Almost every episode is a self-contained adventure that had me constantly laughing out loud, and the show is equally effective when it decides to go for the occasional emotional beat. Series lead Dandy blends the effortless, roguish charm of Han Solo or Malcolm Reynolds with the over the top machismo and unearned confidence of Johnny Bravo, creating an endlessly enjoyable protagonist whocan appear super suave (and occasionally badass) despite being a total buffoon. The gorgeous visuals from beloved studio Bones, banging soundtrack, and supporting characters are stellar as well. It may lay on the fan service a little too heavily at times, but every other aspect of Space Dandy is damn-near perfect; which makes an easy binge recommendation to both anime fans and fans of comedy shows in general.