Genre: Sci-fi Comedy Drama Action
Creator:
Director: Shinchiro Watanabe Production Studio: Sunrise
American Distributor: Bandai Entertainment

Synopsis:

In the not-too-distant future, Earth is a bit of a mess as a result of an accident testing a new transportation system, and now nobody is left on it but folks to poor to get away. But, humanity has colonized and terraformed the rest of the solar system so things are going just fine. Taking advantage of the frontier spirit of the day, there is a new breed of bounty hunters, known as Cowboys, living a loose life, traveling between worlds, and hunting down the most wanted criminals for enough money to keep doing it. Two of the best (if unluckiest) of these folks are the owners of the good ship Bebop, Spike and Jet, both leaving behind pasts they'd rather forget. When they get joined by a couple of unwelcome companions--Fay, a gambler with a huge debt, no past, a penchant for cheating, even worse luck than Spike and Jet, and a lot of people after her, and Ed, a rather odd young hacker--we get the unusual tale that is Cowboy Bebop.

*An Otaku's Guide* Rated T16+ by Mx2
Contains: brief nudity, graphic violence, profanity, and drug use

Recommended for Mature Audiences

Animation: 5 stars
Audio: Japanese: 4 English: 5
Subs: 5 stars
Dubs: 5 stars
Storyline: 5 stars

Overall Rating: 5 stars

Availability:
Translated and released by Bandai Video. Available on subtitled and dubbed VHS, and bilingual DVD. Also shown on Cartoon Network on "Adult Swim"