Cowboy Bebop

Cartoon Network (ended 2005)

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Premiered: Sep 01, 2001
Status: Ended

Cowboy Bebop is an action-drama anime that centres around four bounty hunters and their dog. It first premiered when Cartoon Network launched a block of cartoons aimed at older audiences called [Adult Swim] on Sunday September 2nd, 2001.''Japanese Title: 「カウボーイ・ビバップ」''Characters:''Spike Speigel, Age 27: The protagonist of the series in which most of the show revolves around. He once belonged to a syndicate called the Red Dragons, but left for his own reasons. He now spends his time bounty hunting. Unfortunately, he finds his past starting to catch up with him.''Jet Black, Age 36: The oldest member of the crew and owner of the star ship Bebop. He once worked for the I.S.S.P (Inter-Solar System Police), but left because of corruption. He is also known as the "Black Dog".''Faye Valentine, Age 23: A master con-artist, Faye is a drifter with a mysterious past who just happened to come across the Bebop. There is a very large price on her head due to a massive amount of money that she owes to creditors. Beautiful, smart, and cunning, she is definitely one to keep both eyes on.''Edward Wong Hau Pepalu Tivrusky IV, Age 13: The youngest member of the bunch. Ed is the genius, if somewhat bizarre, hacker that rounds out the Bebop. She is pretty silly and not really up there at times, though she is still a valuable member of the team.''b>Ein: Ein, a welsh-corgi, was once a lab animal. As a test subject, his brain has been greatly enhanced. Due to this, he is actually smarter then the rest of the Bebop crew. Most of the time you'll see him hanging around with Ed during the series.''Japanese Airdates''While three episodes of Cowboy Bebop did not air on [Adult Swim] during the series first run on the network (see below under "Episodes"), more than half of Bebop, fourteen episodes in all, did not air during its first run in Japan on TV Tōkyō (Japanese: テレビ東京) in late spring of 1998. Cowboy Bebop was acquired in the summer by WOWOW Network and broadcast in its entirety in late 1998 and early 1999.moreless

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S 1 : Ep 27	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Aired 9/3/05
S 1 : Ep 26	The Real Folk Blues, Part II	Aired 11/25/01
S 1 : Ep 25	The Real Folk Blues, Part I	Aired 11/18/01	go Comcast Subscription
S 1 : Ep 24	Hard Luck Woman	Aired 11/18/01
S 1 : Ep 23	Brain Scratch	Aired 11/11/01

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The Real Folk Blues, Part I

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Speak Like a Child

S 1 : Ep 18

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Mushroom Samba

S 1 : Ep 17

Aired 10/28/01
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Black Dog Serenade

S 1 : Ep 16

Aired 10/21/01

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Wendee Lee

Faye Valentine
Steven Jay Blum

Spike Spiegel

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*The* greatest anime, period.

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"Perfect"

By Mr_Fjord, Aug 18, 2011 Report Abuse

Cowboy Bebop is simply the pinnacle of anime. It was an extremely groundbreaking show which was focused on real world problems, problems which plague us even today. The show was centered on ideals such as existentialism, atheism, and philosophical overtones. This anime can stand the test of time, not because of it's intense action, but because how thought provoking it is.

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4 bounty hunters from the future work together as they scower the galaxy for bounty heads. By living together they search for the autonomy of their lives, of what it really means to be free.moreless

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By bebopordeath, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse

This anime series, in my opinion, is in the top 5 of all time. The first thing that most people realize, I've talked to many people about it, is the music. Cowboy Bebop is an amazing arrangement of audial and visual art. The plot line throws these 4 "rouges" with their own agendas and past together, and they slowly unveil their pasts. Without the others, each would be tradgically lost, but together, they discover what it is to be human. They discover what it means to be free. And most importantly, that the past must not catch up to them, but that they must catch up to their past.
I could go into so much more detail because the show operates at so many different levels, but I wouldn't want to ruin the series. It is truily "The work which became a genre"moreless

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There are no words...

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By lupin1375, Mar 03, 2010 Report Abuse

I simply cannot express how much I love this show. It has had a profound affect on how I view all types of fiction and cemented my love for anime. One particular scene ALWAYS makes me cry and I've seen it like a dozen times. Every time I watch this show on DVD I get emotionally hooked just like I did when I first discovered it.
Many of us think it's the greatest anime ever but that's really a matter of opinion. No one's pick is really wrong but this show has to be in the discussion.
I can understand why younger anime fans don't love this series. It speaks to a more mature heart, one that has loved but more importantly one that has lost something very dear to it. I don't wish this fate on the legions of teenage Bleach-heads but life will unfortunately give them the tools to appreciate the Bebop someday.
The soundtrack is an absolute classic. The woman who composed it used her travels in America (she's Japanese) to inspire her and it shows.
The theme song just came up on my random/shuffle iTunes session, so I think that's a sign that I'm on the right track here and also that my review is finished.moreless

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I just started watching this and I'm already hooked.

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By carnagae1225, Feb 28, 2010 Report Abuse

I am appalled I am appalled that people are giving this show a score of 8. The show is magnificent, for the lack of a better word. I am not very big on anime, but this is was one of my favorites on a very short list. Cowboy bebop has everything in a television program, interesting characters and plot. The show is amazing and every time I watch its like looking at a piece of art. The american voice characters are left to be admired except Steve Blum whom I a believe is Spike. When I was younger I disliked the show because it was violent, but now I don't really mind. Cowboy Bebop rocks.moreless

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By ihatefamilyguy, May 19, 2009 Report Abuse

Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese anime action/ adventure/comedy series created by Studio Sunrise and is about a group of bounty hunters called "cowboys" whose job is to journey through the solar system and along the way capture as many bounties as possible, although they're not always successful! Each episode of this show is filled with a great blend of action and comedy and is also accompanied by an extremely cool acid jazz soundtrack by The SeatBelts. From the 1st episode to the very last, this show will have you gripped from start to finish. Overall, Cowboy Bebop is a very enjoyable anime series that deserves its legendary status.moreless

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