Cowboy Bebop (1998– )
"Kaubôi bibappu: Cowboy Bebop" (original title)

The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

Creator:

Hajime Yatate

Stars:

Kôichi Yamadera, Steve Blum, Unshô Ishizuka

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Spike Spiegel (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Steve Blum	...	Spike Spiegel (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Jet Black (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Beau Billingslea	...	Jet Black (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Wendee Lee	...	Faye Valentine (25 episodes, 1998-1999)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Faye Valentine (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Isshin Chiba	...	Man 2 (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Melissa Fahn	...	Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Aoi Tada	...	Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (16 episodes, 1998-1999)

Storyline

Spike Spiegel is a bounty hunter in the far future with an easy going attitude and some deadly skill at martial arts. Together with his partners, Jet Black, and later Faye Valentine as well, they go to job to job across the galaxy looking for the high priced fugitives to bag.

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Plot Keywords:

bounty hunter | future | martial arts | hacker | police | 

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Taglines:

You're gonna carry that weight. (final episode tagline)

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

French German Italian Spanish Tagalog English Japanese

Release Date:

8 January 2003 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Cowboy Bebop

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Sunrise, ZRO Limit Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (26 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fight on the bridge between Spike and Abdul Hakim in Episode 2, "Stray Dog Strut," is a homage to the fight scene in Game of Death between Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. All of Spike's fights feature the use Bruce Lee's "Jeet Kune Do" style of fighting.

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Quotes

Mad Pierrot: Hello, gentlemen. I have come to take your lives.

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Crazy Credits

In the English version during the credits while "Real Folk Blues" plays the subtitles alternate between the English translation (odd-numbered episodes) and romanized Japanese lyrics (even-numbered episodes).

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Connections

Referenced in Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Space Lion"
Ending theme (episode 13)
Music by Yôko Kanno
Performed by The Seatbelts

User Reviews

The greatest anime to date

"One ship, one crew, one destiny" indeed. 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. The character developement is beyond comparison and the voice acting is unforgettable. If you see only one anime in your life, make it this one. I can't sum it up and give it the credit it deserves, but what I can say, is that it is the most compelling story to be turned into an anime that will have you laughing, and the more sensitive may even cry, but you will get goosebumps. All I can say is, don't forget to watch this before you die, it is worth it and then some.