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Tags: comedy, murder, violence, flashback, good versus evil, psychedelic, tragedy, sci-fi

Plot synopsis:
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters (also referred to as "Cowboys") chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward. The series' protagonists are bounty hunters working from the spaceship Bebop. The original crew are Spike Spiegel, an exiled former hitman of the criminal Red Dragon Syndicate, and his partner Jet Black, a former ISSP officer. They are later joined by Faye Valentine, an amnesiac con artist; Edward Wong, an eccentric girl skilled in hacking; and Ein, a genetically-engineered Pembroke Welsh Corgi with human-like intelligence. Over the course of the series, the team get involved in disastrous mishaps leaving them out of pocket, while often confronting faces and events from their past: these include Jet's reasons for leaving the ISSP, and Faye's past as a young woman from Earth injured in an accident and cryogenically frozen to save her life.
The main story arc focuses on Spike and his deadly rivalry with Vicious, an enforcer for the Red Dragon Syndicate. Spike and Vicious were once partners and friends, but when Spike began an affair with Vicious' girlfriend Julia and resolved to leave the Syndicate with her, Vicious attempted to have Julia kill Spike. Julia goes into hiding to protect herself and Spike, while Spike fakes his death to escape the Syndicate. In the present, Julia comes out of hiding and reunites with Spike, planning to complete their plan. Vicious, having staged a coup d'état and taken over the Syndicate, sends hitmen after the pair. Julia is killed, leaving Spike alone. His heartbreak feeds his desire to kill Vicious once and for all. Spike leaves the Bebop after saying a final goodbye to Faye and Jet. Upon infiltrating the syndicate, he finds Vicious on the top floor of the building. In a final battle, Vicious is killed and Spike severely wounded. The series ends as Spike descends the main staircase of the building into the rising sun. He falls to the ground, leaving his ultimate fate ambiguous.

Review: Well sometimes it's hard being a super intelligent Welsh Corgi on a ship where nobody appreciates you, you know?But not every episode is deathly serious - the character development is mixed in perfectly with humour (both light and dark), fistfights, shoot-outs, car chases, aerial fights, space battles and some of the lushest animation you'll see in an animated TV series.
And all of this spread over only 26 episodes.Yes, many people espouse the old "leave 'em wanting more" line, but so few of them actually do it; Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the perfect example of a series that spends three or four years being top-notch TV then freefalls due to apparent apathy from both the cast and writers.
This is one series you don't have to be an anime fan to appreciate, but you have to be willing to give it a fair chance.A single episode of Cowboy Bebop packs more punch than several entire anime series I know of.
Each character is given equal importance, though the show centers on the bounty hunter Spike.Spike describes himself as an "old fashioned cowboy." He spends a lot of the series searching for someone he once knew, I'll avoid details so I don't spoil anything.
She's often with Ein, a seemingly ordinary mutt that gets picked up along the way with a few not so hidden talents.In any case, Cowboy Bebop is a series anyone should watch.
Shinichi Watanabe crafted this mostly episodic anime with a beautiful plot arc that doesn't detract a bit from any moment in the series.Following the misadventures of a crew of unlikely bounty hunters through the future solar system, Bebop liberally dabbles in jazz, both the music and the attitude.
And who could forget Faye Valentine, the eat-your-heart-out sprite of a woman with pizazz, flair, and a penchant for gambling.If you're not a fan of anime because of its tendency to be far-fetched and downright weird at times, Bebop is the right starter series for you.
Cowboy Bebop is by far the best anime series I've ever had the pleasure and privilege of experiencing.
It has its share of comical scenes, but it seamlessly integrates them into a web of other predominant emotions; drama, action, thriller, suspense...Cowboy Bebop is the epitome of cool and intelligent anime.
Technology benefits both bounty hunter (known as Cowboys) and criminal as the crew of the Bebop Ship try to make an honest Wulong (the futuristic form of currency) while each member encounters shades of their illuminous past.A huge bondship amongst the characters is felt almost from the start, despite on-going tensions on the Bebop.
Furthermore, each character is given at least two whole episodes, which elaborate on their past, which intertwines oddly with the present (an on-going theme in Cowboy Bebop).Their pasts are as diverse as their personalities and at some points you'll have a hard time even figuring out who the main character is.
Virtually each session is entangled in some form of sophisticated music, usually Jazz, which is a welcome breeze from the stagnation of today's modern music.Compared to other anime, Bebop reigns supreme (along with a couple of others), and puts kids shows like Dragon Ball Z (which are virtually plotless in the light of Cowboy Bebop) to shame.
If you had to sum anime up into two words, it would undoubtably be "Cowboy Bebop." It's a 26 episode series that redefines what animation is and what it can do.
I wouldn't even consider buying the soundtrack to any other anime.It quite literally oozes "cool" - characters (Spike is probably the coolest - not awsomest, but stylishly coolest) music, action and narrative.Hell, it's the only show that has both a "cute animal" character and a "cute annoying kid" character that I don't wish a horrible death upon.
The main characters, Spike and Jet, try to make their living while not getting killed, traveling around looking for bounties.Technically, the animation is very good, though a friend pointed out that sometimes the frame rate is low, or they use a still in a shot.
The story within an episode develops rapidly, while the whole series moves more slowly, with the exception of the last few episodes (where they were trying to wrap things up).If you've never tried any anime, this would be my first choice.
When I hear that word I think of Cartoon Network, of the overly wordy internal monologues from 'Speed Racer,' of the pseudo-interesting transformation scenes from 'Sailor Moon,' of one person rushing at another from what appears to be several hundred yards away in 'Dragonball Z,' of convoluted plots and robots that pull mile-long guns out of thin air in 'Gundam 0083.'  It's all overly ridiculous, and in their attempts to look 'cool' a lot of animes instead end up looking stupid.So boy was I surprised when I first saw 'Cowboy Bebop.'I'm still in the process of watching all 26 episodes, so I don't know everything about the series, but from what I've seen, it's head-and-shoulders better than any anime out there.It's a fairly simple premise: around 2020 there was a weird explosion which took out part of Luna and put moon rocks in orbit around Earth in a miniature asteroid belt.
But it's not entirely accurate to say that the show FOCUSES on Spike and Jet, because there are two main characters who join the show in later episodes--Faye Valentine, a sexy, outrageous woman with a shadowed past and no tact (and a wardrobe that the animators seem to enjoy making look like it might fall off at any given moment) and a bizarre 13-year-old girl named Ed (don't ask) who can basically hack into any computer system and provides surreal comic relief on the side.
I've only seen eleven episodes, but I can already point to three or four moments when the music absolutely MAKES the scene, and I've probably missed more.One thing I should say--Cowboy Bebop, like most animes, isn't really meant as commentary or satire.
The science fiction details are well thought through and the animation direction is very good overall, but when you start looking at story structure and character, the level of originality drops sharply.
The first four episodes have basically the same story line - the bounty hunting main characters go after a fugitive only to find that he has stolen something top secret that other people want and are willing to double cross the bounty hunters over.
Okay, this probably sounds worse than it is.Beyond this point, quite fortunately, the story line breaks away from the formula to explore more of the universe of Cowboy Bebop and how the characters relate to it, all of which is a plus.
They pulled me halfway through the series before I quit.But the character and plot of Cowboy Bebop are pretty shallow.
In Cowboy Bebop, film noir, gangster flick, slapstick, martial arts, thriller, western, horror, screwball comedy, all see at least one episode with heavy influence from said genre.
This may sound like a mess, but it means that Cowboy Bebop gives us something different and wonderful each episode.
As a seemingly apathetic bounty hunter, he teams up with Jet Black on the good ship BeBop. Seeking those with hefty bounties, they run into Faye Valentine- a mysterious young vixen with a chip on her shoulder and an even larger price on her head.This is by far one of the best anime series I've ever seen.
Futurama has a comedic setting in it's show, while Cowboy Bebop is actually an anime that makes me laugh despite it's genre of action/drama.
Cowboy Bebop is a series that should need no introduction to anime fans.
Cowboy Bebop is a series that should need no introduction to anime fans.
However, for anyone unfamiliar with the show, it's basically about space bounty hunters set to an old time jazz music soundtrack with plenty of classy old time stories and dark morals along the way.
However, for anyone unfamiliar with the show, it's basically about space bounty hunters set to an old time jazz music soundtrack with plenty of classy old time stories and dark morals along the way.
If you like old time bounty hunter, private eye, or detective movies, you'll probably like Cowboy Bebop.
If you like old time bounty hunter, private eye, or detective movies, you'll probably like Cowboy Bebop.
This is one series you don't have to be an anime fan to appreciate, but you have to be willing to give it a fair chance.A single episode of Cowboy Bebop packs more punch than a bruce willis movie.
The combination of such wonderful elements - the stylized viewing of a futuristic life, with great music backing the superbly-voiced characters - creates an impressive series that...one has trouble explaining in few words.
Since Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed are bounty hunters there are plenty of fights, chases, mysteries and humour.So, the series' setting and characters get two big thumbs up from me.
Cowboy Bebop is similar to other 26-episodes anime in its structure.
I tried to be open-minded, but it didn't, and now I want three days of my life back.In my time watching anime, I've found that the best ones are the ones where at the end of the series you feel a sort of way- sometimes it's unexplainable, others highly emotional.
No episode is filler and every second is important to setting up the characters who we grow to love so that the story beats in the later episodes will truly affect us.The ending wraps up the story nicely and will force you to watch again: you will love every second and as a man who is not a huge fan of most anime I can entirely recommend this show..
A cool as ice bounty hunter, his stoic, but paternal ex-cop partner, a sexy, sensitive con-woman and an odd little hacker named...Edward Wong Hau Peppilu Trilovsky III (A name she--yes, she--has given herself)...oh, and not to forget a little welsh corgi named Ein. This ragtag group of intergalactic misfits are off on an adventure to collect the reward of infamous criminals, with both hilarity and tragedy strewn along the way.This is the premise of one of the best anime ever created, in a nutshell.
From whizz-bang jazz of the 'Bond' fare to whistling western flutes to acoustic guitar strains to even mid-70's 'blaxploitation' funk, it's all in here...and makes every moment believable.Overall, the series is not the brooding anime/manga fare, as I have stated before, but a 007-esque romp that could be made into a smashing movie...which, coincidentally is due out 2011...and I PRAY it holds up to the fantastic masterpiece that is Cowboy Bebop..
And Cowboy Bebop is that exception.story~9.5We start our episodic space journey in an environment that is futuristic yet in many ways primitive.
when compared with other shows that were released around the same time (Outlaw Star for example), it can clearly be seen that the art, animation and character design in Cowboy Bebop is something special.
All music is performed by The Seatbelts and they are outstandingly good.I wholeheartedly believe that it is safe to say that regardless of your ideas about Cowboy Bebop, everyone can agree that the music in this anime is absolutely amazing.
We have Spike Spiegel who is a male bounty hunter in his late twenties that is trying to escape an inescapable past.Jet black, The father like figure of the spaceship Bebop who has been stricken by unjust tragedies.Faye Valentine, the strong female character who is kept in the dark about her own life.And then we have Edward, the teenage female hacker with a background as confusing as herself.the characters of Cowboy Bebop are outstanding.
I'll have to say "Cowboy Bebop" is the anime with the greatest soundtrack ever(from what i've seen so far anyway)...it's all in the music...i just loved it.
Cowboy Bebop is a smart, and fairly complex show compared to many anime series I have seen.
There are many things that lead me to believe it one of the best anime series of all time.For one, the characters are well written, and you get to observe as they develop throughout the series.
To top it all off, much of the music in the show are original compositions.I recommend this series to anyone in the mood for adventure, excellent characters and a spectacular story all set to some of the best music out there..
This series has it all: good animation, good plot, attention to details, complex characters, good music.
If you want plot, this is one of the best there is.Overall, Cowboy Bebop is the greatest anime series I've ever seen.
Cowboy Bebop consists of stories about an oddball group of bounty hunters in, get this, action/sci-fi/western/detective/comedy genre.
Let me start by saying, i registered today to write my comment on Cowboy Bebop.I finished the series for the second time yesterday, and it made an even bigger impression on me this time.Simply put, this is the best series ever created in my opinion, regardless of anime, live action, or whatever.
It's very cool to watch.Cowboy Bebop takes place in the future, 2071 A.D. An alternate future when the economy and Eco system went bad on earth and numerous populations of humans fled to live on Mars, Venus, or any of the moons that are close by the other planets.The story is about a bounty Hunter name Spike Speilgel.
Our main character is Spike Spiegel, a very suave character who doesn't seem to take life too seriously until you start to dig into his past with the infamous "syndicate." Next in line is Jet Black, the owner of the Cowboy Bebop who used to work as a police man and is now a bounty hunter just trying' to get by.
"Cowboy Bebop" is the best anime program out there right now.
"And the work that will become a new genre will be called: Cowboy Bebop"This is a series that knew exactly what it was and was so well planned that it puts most other Anime to shame!
Spike is my favorite because he has an interesting past and he can really kick a criminal's butt.So overall, even though it has 26 episodes, "Cowboy Bebop", is worth watching.
if you no longer watch animation or are looking for something different, Cowboy Bebop is it..
Rated TV-MA for Violence and Some Sexual Content.Cowboy Bebop is a 26 episode animated series from Japan.Now to tell you the truth, I am not a really big fan of anime, I like the fairly violent anime films and the original dragon ball series but I am not a big fan of any others...except this one of course.If you are a fan of anime, you must watch this show now!
Excellent story,characters,humor,drama etc.The show is basically about three(later four) bounty hunters and them doing their job.There was also a film adaptation of this, which I saw before watching the series.The movie is excellent as well.If you are an anime fan, check this one out..
I can't start this comment without first telling you all that 'Cowboy Bebop' is the best anime series I have ever seen and I really don't think that anything could ever take it's place.
Spike, Jet and Faye; along with Edward and the genius dog Ein, somehow create the perfect family of lost misfits.Watanabe's one season series of 'Cowboy Bebop' ends on the perfect note.
Most people might say that anime it's just for kids and things like that, but Cowboy Bebop it's life in a different time and place.
A group of Bounty Hunters looking for criminals, that is how you see the series the first time you watch it, but believe me: THIS IS A MUST SEE if you want to feel alive.
Cowboy Bebop is with out a doubt one of the best animate series ever made, bar none by anybody.
i know people who are not even into anime, but they like Cowboy Bebop.
Cowboy Bebop is perhaps the best anime I have ever seen.
Cowboy Bebop is a series for both anime veterans and newcomers alike.
Cowboy Bebop is one of those shows that once you watch only one time you are hooked.
Some of the best things about Cowboy Bebop are the episodes aren't all linked directly so if you come in on episode 8 'Jamming with Edward' and watch from there on in you will know the plot of the show.
You are not a hard one anime fan if you have not watched Cowboy Bebop, it is that good do check it out.
Cowboy Bebop is so loved and cherished among anime fans that praising it is like singing to the choir.
And overall this is one of the best TV series I have ever had the privilege to watch.First off, the animation is very impressive for it's time.
All in all, Cowboy Bebop is a show with few flaws, and easily one of the best shows of all time.
It's not for me to say but I do know that any anime I decide to watch in the future will have the unfortunate task of living up to the masterpiece that is: Cowboy Bebop..
Not Cowboy Bebop.Something like this is hard to come by in any medium; books, films, live-action, comics, nothing I've seen has mixed such cool, well-written characters with rich character development and an intricate and complete story.
The character's emotions feel so real you sometimes forget it's animated.It's difficult to pinpoint a real demographic for Bebop because each episode is so different.
Wow. I've been watching anime now for a while, but I come to Cowboy Bebop late.
After watching this i checked out some other shows and what can i say Thank you Cowboy Bebop for making me an anime fan..
Cowboy Bebop is, in my opinion, hands down the best anime show ever made.