Edward is a girl, without a doubt. Despite a name that is more commonly associated with boys, Ed is a girl. As we mentioned in the main character guide above, she is a teenage hacker girl who joins the crew of the Bebop. That said, there is an awkward situation that makes the question of her gender more complicated. Unfortunately, the confusion around Ed being a girl also comes from the fact that there was a manga adaptation that began before the release of the Cowboy Bebop anime. This was vastly different from the actual series and not nearly as good in quality. Given that it arrived before the anime, it only had some semblance to the main series that Sunrise was coming up with. Because of this, one of the major changes in the first manga was the fact that Ed was a boy rather than a girl like in the main anime series. However, this was that particular manga artist’s interpretation of Ed and not the canon Ed at all. In the main anime series from the creators of the Cowboy Bebop setting, plot, and characters, Ed is undoubtedly a girl. This is seen in the more legitimate manga adaptation that came later and even the Netflix live-action adaptation.