Cowboy Bebop

Approval Rate: 89%

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    ultraheavybeat

    Sat Apr 30 2011

    one of the first animes Ive gotten into. spike is one bad ass mofo!

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    magneticd

    Fri May 28 2010

    Cowboy Bebop was one of the few series that knew how to pull off a satisfying ending. The Hollywood adaptation, if made, is supposed to have Keanu Reeves playing a wise-cracking bounty hunter who is so lucky and quick that he doesn't need a weapon, just a funny looking blue suit and a white man afro This show rules, watch it if you like sci-fi in the vein of Firefly.

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    numbah16tdhaha

    Mon Apr 13 2009

    Sweet theme music (look on my page for Tank!) and some pretty good characters plus enough action to keep me interested.

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    acidworld

    Mon Apr 13 2009

    One of my first animes I had ever seen a long time ago! I LOVE this show it's one of my favorites! All of the characters and their personalities clash most the time and it's just very entertaining. The whole Space Bounty Hunter scenario is very appealing to me it's a great idea. My favorite character is Ed ^^ Music is great as well I have the opening song on my ipod XD

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    xagent

    Mon Feb 18 2008

    One of the first anime I ever watched and I'm still a fan. Faye, Jet, Spike, and Ed are all awesome. And their little dog to.

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    ch0deyo

    Sun Dec 09 2007

    The BEST Anime/Manga EVER CREATED! If anyone says otherwise THEY ARE LYING and/or don't know a DAMN thing about Anime! Spike is the most interesting and entertaining character ever, while the supporting cast makes the whole thing EVEN MORE enjoyable! Music is TOP NOTCH! This is also THE ONLY Anime with PERFECT English voice acting! Watch this or DIE!

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    dark_delta

    Wed Oct 31 2007

    Its a great series with an excellent soudntrack because of this show I feel in love with Jazz. The plot the charcters are memorable and its a great mix of comedy action and the goold old angst/drama.

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    jebril

    Sun Sep 16 2007

    It's a short series but it's amazing I don't know if it still goes on Adult Swim but it used to go all the time, the story is amazing and the ending is one of the best in anime history. Of course what I do get annoyed at is the fact that in every episode they introduce a character and that same character ends up dying it happens 10 or 15 times through out the anime and gets to a point of getting annoying. It is a worthy watch however.

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    blueorchid

    Tue Jan 24 2006

    Overall I think it is a great anime - and it actually has characters that die, unlike MOST anime. It has elements of reality yet it helps us escape reality. Plus, you've got to admire Spike for wearing a sombrero. @ Hrod: Tsk tsk tsk. The anime involves space COWBOYS and BEBOP is a type of music...therefore COWBOY BEBOP. Ta-daaaaa. Now go grow some brains.

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    catmilk

    Sat Sep 10 2005

    I loved the last episode...But is it the LAST episode? I hopw it isn't...If it isn't can anyone tell me the name or the next episode?

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    punkirishlint

    Thu May 05 2005

    cool show, i think it rox.

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    hughesshouldnt_die

    Thu May 05 2005

    I love this show.The last episode was great besides Spike dying.

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    kawaiikonoama

    Fri Apr 22 2005

    Cowboy Bebop is very entertaining. The plot was wonderful, along with the sides of humor and useful information. Everyone has their own story to tell, and you will LOVE to hear all of them, while at the same time, enjoying the action packed adventure. This is a must.

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    milkmannne

    Thu Apr 21 2005

    One of the most hilarious shows that I have ever seen. I highly reccomend it to anyone 13+!

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    otakusami

    Thu Apr 21 2005

    Coyboy Bebop... Excellent. The Music is good, the plot is nice, and it is funny as well. Though little or immature children shouldn't watch it, it is highly recommended for those who haven't seen it yet or just getting into anime.

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    1256inuyasha

    Mon Mar 14 2005

    This so is Ok it kinda sucks though

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    terra_hawk

    Tue Mar 08 2005

    It's great it basically shows what's going to happen to us in 2071. We'll go to great heights, but in that process we kill everything else off. Probably one of the best ways of seeing the world.

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    mariusqeldroma

    Sat Dec 11 2004

    For a short series, it had a lot to convey. Really have to watch the whole thing back-to-back-to-back to get the whole flow. Good artwork, great concept.

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    mrpolitical

    Fri Dec 10 2004

    Nonsense.

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    lee_pi_long

    Sun Nov 14 2004

    classic old school.YEAHHHHHHHH i like how its original. no super powers and all human like characteristics. the setting in space is so cool and the flying ships and all that.

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    thebaldybean

    Thu Nov 11 2004

    What's there not to Love?? I love the characters - great stories . . .laugh, cry, get stressed . . .

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    hachiroku

    Tue Sep 21 2004

    a meaningful anime, not some dumb piece of crap put together for kids and/or people that like perky action shows

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    benfergy

    Wed Aug 18 2004

    This of course is my favorite anime TV show. Specifically, it is great because of it's outstanding music, well-done artwork, intriguing story lines (both on individual episodes as well as the long term story), and of course, the great characters. I recommend this show even if you've never seen any anime before.

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    scrappy_619

    Mon Jul 26 2004

    that is a cool show

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    nicolechelle

    Sun May 30 2004

    CB is alright....I only got to see the movie and it was good... the character spyke(sp) rocks...

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    inuyasha

    Sat May 22 2004

    Cowboy Bebop is funny,but hardly any action.

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    reene4e5

    Fri Apr 16 2004

    Cowboy Bebop has to be one of my absolute favorite anime. It consist of 26 sessions and a movie or two. The character of Spike was what drew me to the series. He's pretty angsty, but yet can act like a child. He says he hates women with attitudes, children and pets. Time the end of the series comes, he's a pretty changed guy. SPOILERS ahead- The reason I only gave it four stars is because they could have done so much more with this series, but no- they kill Spike off!

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    jontheman

    Wed Jan 21 2004

    I think from reading the reviews here (and countless other similar reviews across the internet) it seems fairly obvious this is the show which holds the most crossover appeal for non-anime fans. A review given by a fan of the show with a withering view towards the rest of the Japanese animation spectrum will often state that Bebop is a breath of fresh air in a stagnant medium in which the prevailing themes circulate around either gratuitous sex, voilence, exaggerated facial expressions, giant robots or little yellow rats (as somewhat of an enthusiast though, I'd be inclined to say this is a little unfair). Typically a disgruntled otaku will hold a grudge against Bebop as a result. That and they might think it seems Americanized. These two biases often make it difficult to objectively judge Bebop though I will try and present a balanced view: Bebop was actually hardly original in the anime world at the time of it's 1998 television debut on the Japanese television network WOWOW (in fact ... Read more

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    ariadne52

    Sun Nov 16 2003

    I love Spike!!!

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    tweekymonkeygi_rl

    Thu Nov 13 2003

    One of the best animes out there. And by far the best music I have ever heard in an anime.

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    hoshi_shouri

    Wed Nov 12 2003

    It was one CN for 3 years straight!! Great music too.

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    arctic_shatter

    Sat Oct 25 2003

    After reading the wonderful reviews that have already been given, I don't have anything to add that would benefit the topic in question. (except that my rating of 5 stars would raise it's overall rating on this site). My cousin found it boring, though. He's 11, so all the spiritual themes pass right over his head. -_- I think it's a brilliant show that anyone older than 14 should consider watching.

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    1sailormoonfa_n

    Sat Sep 27 2003

    i don't get this one...

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    cherie

    Wed Sep 24 2003

    I absolutely adore this show. I watch adult swim everynight, but i am anxious to watch Cowboy Bebop. I love the escape from reality this show brings. It's very relaxing to me! And I love Spike and the other characters! I hope to do voiceover work for anime half this exciting.

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    deathrattle

    Mon Sep 15 2003

    So far, Cowboy Bebop has proven to be thr greatest amine series to date. Every aspect of the show is top knotch and original(Main plot and sub-plots, many diverse and likeable, music score that is a part of the theme of the series, and so on). It is also that originality that has made this series so successful. Very few or none of the very known anime cliches (EXTREMELY weird pop up faces and expressions, pop-up bubbles, school girls in uniforms etc.) are visible in any of the episodes or the movie.

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    alty6905

    Sun Aug 17 2003

    I saw the movie and a few shows and I love it.

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    meatlamp

    Wed May 28 2003

    I think this has to be one of the best animes I have seen. The animation is exellent and the characters interact with each other so well. My personal favorite episode is "Waltz for Venus".

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    mjskywalker200_2

    Wed May 28 2003

    This is the only animated show I watch. I am a bit of an anime fan, it's obviously a bit deeper than what we'ere used to. Still the stereotypes of sex and violence bother me, anime isn't all that violent considering what we watch, and considering that if you looked at anime avaliablilty as a whole rather that what you can find here it's not that bad, and comes in a huge variety of subgenres. This show is a little odd I'll give it that, but not so much odd as a little hard to understand. It does have fairly good aniamtion, and Spike is just plain cool. As for Hrod, I think the name is cool. Cowboy is for the 'space cowboys', the bounty hunters like Jet and Spike (for those of you who do not know the main characters). Bebop is the name of their ship. The show is a wonderful combination of tragedy and humor, jazz, sci-fi and western, and a whole lot more. Excellent show, jsut prepare to be open-minded. This kinda stuff isn't for everybody.

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    spuffyness

    Sat May 24 2003

    It ROCKS!!! the music the story it has it all great intro to the genre of anime

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    medusa1861

    Mon Apr 14 2003

    This show is sooo great! best episode is "creatures in the atic" or somthing like that.. It's just an awsome show!

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    mentok_the_mindtaker

    Mon Mar 31 2003

    Cowboy Bebop is a rare gem of a show. The series challenges genre classification and is enthrawling right through to the last episode.

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    citygreenthumb

    Wed Mar 19 2003

    Has that "something special"... heads above the anime genre. A wee bit dark & sexy in its "Adult Swim" run on cable TV (more violent and hormonal in unedited form).

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    joepancake

    Mon Mar 10 2003

    Cowboy Bebop is stylish, smart and sexy.

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    drweird

    Sat Mar 08 2003

    i really dont care for anime at all, but this one is alright.

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    jkooks

    Mon Dec 16 2002

    Amazing show. A welcome departure from the typical exploding-heads-with-tentacles-coming-out-of-vaginas-and-massive-amounts-of-blood-under-high-pressure formula for anime. Regardless of its futuristic setting with personal space craft and other fabrications, Cowboy Bebop is not nearly as out there as many standard works of anime. The fight scenes are fairly conventional, with gunplay and hand-to-hand, and the music is awesome, various jazz numbers instead of some whacked out choir of shrieking Japanese teenagers. And another thing, a shout to Hrod for judging this show by virtue of its name. WHAT THE HELL IS A HROD ANYWAY?????

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    xlifeisbutadre_am

    Wed Dec 11 2002

    Alrighty. *cracks knuckles* Time to add some intelligent comments to a great program. Cowboy Bebop, this is a beautiful creation. I am not a fan of anime. Sometimes all it seems to be is big tranforming robots, porn, and shows about rodents. But no my friend, there is another genre of anime shows. Cowboy Bebop is one of them. It is filled up with cocoa-goodness of drama, humor, action, and romance. Thanks a bunch.

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    kurmashott

    Fri Nov 29 2002

    this show is one of the only cartoons i watch....

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    hrod4688

    Mon Nov 11 2002

    A good example of just how clueless the Japanese are. WHAT THE HELL IS A COWBOY BEBOP ANYWAY?????