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Cowboy Bebop

Original title: Kaubôi bibappu
  • TV Series
  • 1998–19991998–1999
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
113K
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POPULARITY
852
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Kaubôi bibappu (1998)
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The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

IMDb RATING
8.9/10
113K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
852
22
  • Creator
    • Hajime Yatate
  • Stars
    • Kôichi Yamadera
    • Unshô Ishizuka
    • Megumi Hayashibara
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Hajime Yatate
  • Stars
    • Kôichi Yamadera
    • Unshô Ishizuka
    • Megumi Hayashibara
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    • 327User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #42
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    Episodes26

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    Melissa Fahn and Aoi Tada in Kaubôi bibappu (1998)
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    Top cast

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    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Spike Spiegelas Spike Spiegel
    26 episodes26 eps • 1998–1999
    Unshô Ishizuka
    Unshô Ishizuka
    • Jet Blackas Jet Black
    26 episodes26 eps • 1998–1999
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Faye Valentineas Faye Valentine
    24 episodes24 eps • 1998–1999
    Steve Blum
    Steve Blum
    • Spike Spiegelas Spike Spiegel
    26 episodes26 eps • 1998–1999
    Beau Billingslea
    Beau Billingslea
    • Jet Blackas Jet Black
    26 episodes26 eps • 1998–1999
    Kevin Seymour
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1998–1999
    Wendee Lee
    Wendee Lee
    • Faye Valentineas Faye Valentine
    25 episodes25 eps • 1998–1999
    Isshin Chiba
    • Man 2as Man 2…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1998–1999
    Melissa Fahn
    Melissa Fahn
    • Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IVas Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV
    16 episodes16 eps • 1998–1999
    Aoi Tada
    • Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IVas Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV
    16 episodes16 eps • 1998–1999
    Hiroshi Naka
    • Jobimas Jobim…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1998–1999
    Tsutomu Tareki
    • Punchas Punch
    9 episodes9 eps • 1998–1999
    Miki Nagasawa
    • Judyas Judy…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1998–1999
    Toshihiko Nakajima
    • Carlosas Carlos…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1998–1999
    Jin Hirao
    • Antonioas Antonio…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1998–1999
    Skip Stellrecht
    • Viciousas Vicious
    7 episodes7 eps • 1998–1999
    Kazuhiro Nakata
    • Bodyguard 2as Bodyguard 2…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1998–1999
    Shinpachi Tsuji
    • Amjadas Amjad…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1998–1999
    • Creator
      • Hajime Yatate
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    Storyline

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    Mankind has colonised the stars, yet humanity remains the same desperate and power-hungry species in 2071. A ragtag duo of spacefaring bounty-hunters, Spike Spiegel and Jet Black, struggle to make ends meet living amongst the stars; and things are about to get a hell of a lot more complicated when they adopt the super-dog Ein, persuade the seductive femme-fatale known as Faye Valentine, and the teenage-hacker Edward. These five figures are about to come across things crazier than the crew of the Bebop itself. —Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-2187
    • neo noir
    • bounty hunter
    • dark past
    • jazz music
    • hacker
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    • Taglines
      • See You Space Cowboy... (ending tagline)
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      • Animation
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      • Comedy
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      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The city of Faye's memories is recognizably Singapore.
    • Goofs
      Spike's hair changes from green to black repeatedly throughout the show.
    • Quotes

      Spike Spiegel: Look at my eyes, Faye. One of them is a fake because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I've been seeing the past in one eye and the present in the other. So, I thought I could only see patches of reality, never the whole picture. I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was over.

    • Crazy credits
      Most of the episodes end with an intertitle that reads "SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY..." However, certain episodes end with different text: Session #03: EASY COME, EASY GO... Session #11: THE END Session #12: TO BE CONTINUED Session #13: DO YOU HAVE A COMRADE? Session #15: SLEEPING BEAST... Session #17: LIFE IS BUT A DREAM... Session #22: SEE YOU SPACE SAMURAI... Session #24: SEE YOU COWGIRL,SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE! Session #25: TO BE CONTINUED Session #26: YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT.
    • Alternate versions
      In "Session 22 Cowboy Funk" Spike, Jet and Faye go to a costume party to catch a bounty head. Jet is dress up as an hippy with a marijuana leaf on his shirt.In the TV version Cartoon Network edited out the leaf and replaced it with a peace sign.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cowboy Bebop: Session XX - Mish-Mash Blues (1998)

    User reviews327

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Probably the best anime ever.
    Cowboy Bebop is the best anime ever. I'm 21, don't tend to be fanboyish, and have seen plenty of others. And it's the best anime ever.

    What other anime features a mix of the best choreographed/energetic/ kick-ass fighting scenes - hand-to-hand, hong-kong gun fights and air-space battle?

    An unbelievable mix of comic, tragic, violent and fairy tale style episodes...

    An incredible sound track - Yoko Kanno is a genius that can do memorable and emotional jazz, blues, classical, fantasy-style, j-pop and even heavy metal. I wouldn't even consider buying the soundtrack to any other anime.

    It quite literally oozes "cool" - characters (Spike is probably the coolest - not awsomest, but stylishly coolest) music, action and narrative.

    Hell, it's the only show that has both a "cute animal" character and a "cute annoying kid" character that I don't wish a horrible death upon. And if that doesn't convince you, then nothing will.
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    • Jun 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kaubôi bibappu
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Sunrise
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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