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Cowboy Bebop

Original title: Kaubôi bibappu
  • TV Series
  • 1998–1999
  • TV-14
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
173K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
610
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Megumi Hayashibara, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, and Koichi Yamadera in Cowboy Bebop (1998)
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JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeCyberpunkHand-Drawn AnimationPsychological DramaSpace Sci-FiActionAdventureAnimation

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  • Creator
    • Shin'ichirō Watanabe
  • Stars
    • Koichi Yamadera
    • Unsho Ishizuka
    • Megumi Hayashibara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    173K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    610
    25
    • Creator
      • Shin'ichirō Watanabe
    • Stars
      • Koichi Yamadera
      • Unsho Ishizuka
      • Megumi Hayashibara
    • 408User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #48
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    Episodes

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    Koichi Yamadera
    Koichi Yamadera
    • Spike Spiegel
    • 1998–1999
    Unsho Ishizuka
    Unsho Ishizuka
    • Jet Black
    • 1998–1999
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Faye Valentine
    • 1998–1999
    Isshin Chiba
    • Police…
    • 1998–1999
    Aoi Tada
    • Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV
    • 1998–1999
    Hiroshi Naka
    • Jobim…
    • 1998–1999
    Tsutomu Tareki
    • Punch
    • 1998–1999
    Miki Nagasawa
    • Judy…
    • 1998–1999
    Toshihiko Nakajima
    • Carlos…
    • 1998–1999
    Jin Hirao
    • Antonio…
    • 1998–1999
    Kazuhiro Nakata
    • Bodyguard 2…
    • 1998–1999
    Shinpachi Tsuji
    • Bodyguard 1…
    • 1998–1999
    Norio Wakamoto
    Norio Wakamoto
    • Vicious
    • 1998–1999
    Takehiro Koyama
    • Laughing Bull
    • 1998–1999
    Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
    • Gangster B…
    • 1998–1999
    Naoki Makishima
    • Gangster B…
    • 1998
    Takehiro Murozono
    • Man…
    • 1998
    Ai Uchikawa
    • Announcer…
    • 1998
    • Creator
      • Shin'ichirō Watanabe
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews408

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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: Hunger is the best spice they say.
    • 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)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kovboy Bibop
    • Production companies
      • Sunrise
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Sunrise
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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