“Space bounty hunters confront past demons while chasing criminals across the galaxy in 2071.”
Cowboy Bebop
カウボーイビバップ
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Synopsis
Space bounty hunters confront past demons while chasing criminals across the galaxy in 2071.
Crime is timeless. By the year 2071, humanity has expanded across the galaxy, filling the surface of other planets with settlements like those on Earth. These new societies are plagued by murder, drug use, and theft, and intergalactic outlaws are hunted by a growing number of tough bounty hunters. Spike Spiegel and Jet Black pursue criminals throughout space to make a humble living. Beneath his goofy and aloof demeanor, Spike is haunted by the weight of his violent past. Meanwhile, Jet manages his own troubled memories while taking care of Spike and the Bebop, their ship. The duo is joined by the beautiful con artist Faye Valentine, odd child Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, and Ein, a bioengineered Welsh corgi. While developing bonds and working to catch a colorful cast of criminals, the Bebop crew's lives are disrupted by a menace from Spike's past. As a rival's maniacal plot continues to unravel, Spike must choose between life with his newfound family or revenge for his old wounds.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 500 sampled reviews of 611
What 500 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.57 · some divergence
5.4 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.9
↓ 1.14
Running avg · Nov 2006 → Mar 2026
- 9 “Cowboy bebop is one of the most exciting and fast paced anime of all time, from fun action scenes, expansive universe and to amazing characters with great personality's, this one anime for anyone...”
- 9 “Cowboy Bebop is a show that no matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old. The characters are all unique and add their own "pizzazz" to the fantastic story. That, along with the beautiful...”
- 9 “It looked like he was watching an American movie of the 80s, in an anime full of homages and references to various elements of pop culture. world, without giving up their own elements, such as an...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1998 – Apr 1999 Spring 1998
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0001 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Audio Planning U Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor