Cowboy Bebop

Crime is timeless. By the year 2071, humanity has expanded across the galaxy, filling the surface of other planets with settlements like those on Earth. These new societies are plagued by murder, drug use, and theft, and intergalactic outlaws are hunted by a growing number of tough bounty hunters.

Spike Spiegel and Jet Black pursue criminals throughout space to make a humble living. Beneath his goofy and aloof demeanor, Spike is haunted by the weight of his violent past. Meanwhile, Jet manages his own troubled memories while taking care of Spike and the Bebop, their ship. The duo is joined by the beautiful con artist Faye Valentine, odd child Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, and Ein, a bioengineered Welsh Corgi.

While developing bonds and working to catch a colorful cast of criminals, the Bebop crew's lives are disrupted by a menace from Spike's past. As a rival's maniacal plot continues to unravel, Spike must choose between life with his newfound family or revenge for his old wounds.

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Spiegel, Spike Main

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Valentine, Faye Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, Edward Main

Tada, Aoi Japanese

Black, Jet Main

Ishizuka, Unshou Japanese

Ein Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Vicious Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Eckener, Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Supporting

Horiuchi, Kenyuu Japanese

Julia Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Von de Oniyate, Andy Supporting

Ebara, Masashi Japanese

Mad Pierrot Supporting

Ginga, Banjou Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer, Director

Maseba, Yutaka Producer

Minami, Masahiko Producer

Watanabe, Shinichirou Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

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Aug 6, 2024

CaptainSalty

Recommended

MUST WATCH: Cowboy Bebop is one of those shows that you can't help but have a blast with all the way through. The comedy, characters, story, and everything in between stays consistently amazing all the way through. Music is phenomenal, and as you can assume its Bebop. It adds to the vibe and emotions of the show and respective scenes. Some songs still have a presence in the internet today, and are extremely well recognized as iconic songs. While a bit different with its approach to an overarching story, by having character focused episodes be the most frequent, the show is more about learning and ... growing connections with the characters than a big plot. There is still a plot, but it isn't shy to be a background entity in favor of one-off episodes. The one off episodes that are more character focused or just a filler episode, are all written extraordinarily well. While some have been done many times before, Cowboy Bebop still shows off these stories in its own unique way, usually using it's setting to its advantage. Still can highly recommend, and personally it sits comfortably right between a 9 and a 10, unforgettable fun and emotional ride.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Feb 9, 2024

Labracadabrador

Mixed Feelings

Cowboy Bebop was an interesting watch. It's definitely one of the anime that requires you to read in between the lines as not everything is presented to you at face value like most anime nowadays. However because of that it may be hard to grasp some of the overarching themes in this show without having to watch an explanation video of the entire series. For this reason I gave it a 7, as personally I believe that a piece should portray it's themes clearly, otherwise it'd probably be an 8 or 9.

But the more I think about the show I can see why people enjoy ... it so much. The approach to this anime is very realistic in it's portrayal. In fact I could say that in the far fetched future this could very well be the life of someone out there floating in space if we ever advance that far scientifically. As the anime has its boring episodes where it doesn't really add anything to the plot point, episodes with action aplenty as you would expect from a life as a bounty hunter, and finally episodes that build at the overarching theme, which is rather quite similar to the life we live ourselves; minus the gun slinging action for most of us of course. Looking back at it in that perspective it's almost as though we are just witnessing a portion their lives through a scope and it somewhat makes those boring episodes more bearable. As if we are just watching someone live out their life to the best of their abilities.

Overall I would say to give it a shot. I can see why this anime can hold a special place in people's hearts, but Cowboy Bebop is definitely starting to show its age.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 17, 2024

Noya_xoxo

Not Recommended

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Don't understand the hype. Except the music and style it was super boring.
The ''deep meanings' and ''symbolism'' don't hit if that is ALL there is. Each episode felt like filler with maybe 1 good scene.
Julia is insufferable. Her final scene has zero impact. You can't honestly tell me you care this much about such an empty character that you get no exposure to. Even if it impacts Spike, as a viewer, it doesn't hit. Her presence was more annoying than anything else.
Spike was a an amazing character until they decided to strip all the good stuff off of him and literally make ... him into an air-head who is completely useless and suddenly seems to have lost all his brain-cells.
Ed is just...there. Only actually active in like 2 episodes and then get's a terrible resolution. It literally made no sense. Why would Ed leave with someone who clearly doesn't care if they are even there?
Fay was cool until you realized that she follows the same formula every.single.time.
Justice for Ain. He deserves his own show. Had more charisma and character than any of the other 4.
Vicious is just an empty villain in his peak emo phase.
I understand that for it's time it was a masterpiece but the plot is not cutting it. Sorry.
It had so much potential to be amazing, but it wasn't. You have those amazing characters and beautiful animation with great music and yet it STILL ended up feeling like staring at wall-paint dry.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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