

In session 18 (Speak Like A Child), a map of Japan, and the surrounding area,
is shown on screen around the 10m40s mark. The orientation of the map is
"upside-down" but the words are not flipped, indicating this was an
intentional choice.

Is there any significance to the orientation of the map? Perhaps, in Japan,
[South-up map orientation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-
up_map_orientation) is more common than in the west? Or was there a
[geomagnetic reversal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal) in
the Bebop universe? Or maybe the words on the map were also upside-down
originally and it was flipped when it was localized for US audiences? Or am I
just reading too much into it?


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"Upside-down" map in Cowboy Bebop