8.525 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestSpike finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.
Score
Yoko Kanno's jazz fusion that redefined anime music forever.
Direction
Watanabe's cinematic storytelling across 26 perfect episodes.
Cinematography
Frame compositions that put most live-action to shame.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cowboy Bebop was one of the first anime series to achieve mainstream critical acclaim in the West, airing on Adult Swim in 2001 and introducing millions to mature Japanese animation.
The session titles are all musical references — 'Ballad of Fallen Angels,' 'Jupiter Jazz,' 'The Real Folk Blues' — and the final episode title directly quotes the show's own closing line.
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