Cowboy Bebop

Name: Cowboy Bebop
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Western
Released: 1998-04-03
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Aoi Tada

ENDED1 Season26 Episodes★ 8.5

Cowboy Bebop is an animated action-adventure series on TV Tokyo that ran from 1998 to 1999, ending after 1 season and 26 episodes.

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NetworkTV Tokyo

First AiredApr 3, 1998

Last AiredApr 24, 1999

GenreAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Western

Runtime25 min

Original Titleカウボーイビバップ

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionSUNRISE, Bandai Visual

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.

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Cast

Koichi Yamadera

Spike Spiegel / Ein (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Jet Black (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Faye Valentine (voice)

Aoi Tada

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 26 episodes

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E1Stray Dog Strut

Apr 3, 199825m★ 7.4

Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.

E2Honky Tonk Women

Apr 10, 199825m★ 7.5

A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.

E3Heavy Metal Queen

Apr 17, 199825m★ 7.4

The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.

E4Waltz for Venus

Apr 24, 199825m★ 7.9

Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?

E5Jamming with Edward

May 1, 199825m★ 7.5

The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

E6Ganymede Elegy

May 8, 199825m★ 7.9

When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.

E7Toys in the Attic

May 15, 199825m★ 7.6

When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.

E8Jupiter Jazz (1)

May 22, 199825m★ 7.8

Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.

E9Jupiter Jazz (2)

May 29, 199825m★ 8.3

Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.

E10Bohemian Rhapsody

Jun 5, 199825m★ 7.6

The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

E11My Funny Valentine

Jun 12, 199825m★ 7.7

When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.

E12Speak Like a Child

Jun 19, 199825m★ 8.3

When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!

E13Asteroid Blues

Oct 24, 199825m★ 7.6

Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.

E14Gateway Shuffle

Nov 14, 199825m★ 7.6

Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

E15Ballad of Fallen Angels

Nov 21, 199825m★ 8.3

Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!

E16Sympathy for the Devil

Nov 28, 199825m★ 7.8

The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.

E17Black Dog Serenade

Feb 13, 199925m★ 7.8

Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.

E18Mushroom Samba

Feb 20, 199925m★ 8.1

After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!

E19Wild Horses

Mar 6, 199925m★ 7.7

While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.

E20Pierrot Le Fou

Mar 13, 199925m★ 8.3

Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

E21Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

Mar 20, 199925m★ 7.6

Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

E22Cowboy Funk

Mar 27, 199925m★ 7.8

Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!

E23Brain Scratch

Apr 3, 199925m★ 8.2

Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.

E24Hard Luck Woman

Apr 10, 199925m★ 8.0

Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.

E25The Real Folk Blues (1)

Apr 17, 199925m★ 8.5

Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.

E26The Real Folk Blues (2)

Apr 24, 199925m★ 8.7

Spike 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.

About Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop is an animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, western series on TV Tokyo. The show first aired on Apr 3, 1998 and currently has 1 season and 26 episodes. Cowboy Bebop has ended. It has a rating of 8.5/10 based on 2,062 votes. The cast includes Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Aoi Tada.