Way overhyped I understand that this is a classic, but honestly I feel like some people ONLY like it because it's a classic, and are just hopping on the bandwagon.
Like there was NO SOLID PLOT LINE, no character developments, and the relationships between the Bebop crew were awful, and could've been developed so much more. I mean, in the last episode we got to see a much more empathetic side of Faye which is nice, but this was limited. They were also bounty hunters yet THEY BARELY CAUGHT ANY BOUNTIES! Also, the relationship between Spike and Julia- I feel like the creators were trying to make it seem like a sad unattainable love story blah blah blah; it fell flat. I didn't find myself feeling any emotions whatsoever. And it's even generous of me giving this anime 5 stars because it got to the point where I was on episode 9, and I couldn't even be bothered to watch it anymore. I was persuaded to continue by people telling me "oh it gets better!". 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. I got none of that from this series.
I do not recommended at all.
UPDATE:
Looking back at this review I think I was a bit too harsh. I was writing it just after I had finished the show, and was disappointed to find an anime that had been put on so high a pedestal not exactly fitting my hopes. Personally now I believe it is up to you whether or not you want to watch it; but I do stand by my point that this anime just misses out on the emotive reaction I was hoping for when I began watching.