I agree the problem would seem to be cultural in that the Western is at heart a very American genre.
Though interesting enough it also seems to be a bit generational as well,as it doesn’t seem to be as popular with Millennials as it is with Boomers.
Though as the question has been raised,is Cowboy Bebop a Western or a Film Noir anime?
(I was going to say Crime,but then I think CB actually has more in common with classic film noir than it does with crime.For example Fay and Julia being two types of the femme fatale.I would have said simply noir
but then everyone would be confused and think I meant the anime series NOIR.)
