![]() ![]() It's got sexy gun-fights, energetic jazz, edgy comebacks, and humor balanced with a tragic allegory about trying to change your fate. The great thing about the pilot is that it successfully cements the eclectic tone that the show is so famous for. Here, the duo is tasked with taking down a man named Asimov, who has betrayed the powerful crime syndicate called The Red Dragon by stealing their black market performance-enhancing drug called Red Eye. It introduces Spike and Jet as they navigate the seedy and dangerous world of bounty hunting. It seems kind of cliche to be telling someone to start with the first episode of a series, but the first episode is a certified Bebop banger. We've combed through and gathered the best 8 episodes - or sessions - you should watch for your mini-binge sesh so you feel prepared for the new series.Ĭowboy Bebop Hulu Session 1: "Asteroid Blues" ![]() With a short amount of time left before the Netflix adaptation drops, we know 26-episodes is a big task to watch before the new series' drops, but don't fret space cowboys in training. More specifically, the series' sprawling narrative is loosely strung together by the drama that unfolds between Spike, his ex-friend (now enemy) Vicious, and a woman named Julia. Netflix's Cowboy Bebop: Trailer, Premiere Date, and Everything You Need to Know The first being Jet, an ex-cop and owner of the Bebop spaceship Faye, a chaotic con-artist and cowboy who suffers from amnesia a young hacker named Radical Ed, a hyper-intelligent corgi named Ein, and lastly Spike Spiegel, super cool and rascally smart-mouth with a dangerous past that he can't outrun. If you need a refresher or are new to the series here are some of the basics of what you need to know upfront:Ĭowboy Bebop follows a group of bounty hunters (also known as cowboys) who surf the galaxy looking for dangerous space criminals for the right price. Now with Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop on the horizon, it seems a more perfect time than any to comb through the best of the 26-episode anime series to watch before jumping into the new mix. If there was clear love for the material in the live-action series, it just wasn’t meant to be – and for disappointed fans who wanted more, revisiting the original anime series should provide some comfort.Since its debut in 1998, Cowboy Bebop has maintained popularity in the anime zeitgeist for its iconic soundtrack, kickass characters, and unique subversion of the western genre by adding elements of sci-fi, noir, and comedy. The series was developed by Christopher Yost, and also starred Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine, and Alex Hassell – with special mention to corgi actors Charlie and Harry. It’s likely that translated into viewing figures, the real metric that would matter most to Netflix. And while the live-action episodes admirably sought to capture the visual stylings, mannered performances, and jazzy soundtrack of the landmark original animation, reviews of the series proved mixed. ![]() ![]() If it’s perhaps surprising how quickly the show’s cancellation has come about, the lavish production values indicated this was not a cheap show for Netflix – despite the streaming service’s seemingly deep pockets. The show won’t be renewed by the streaming service, and the cliffhanger teased in the final moments of the tenth episode won’t be followed up on. It’s only a matter of weeks since Netflix released the first season of its Cowboy Bebop series, starring John Cho as space cowboy Spike Siegel leading a rag-tag crew of misfits on bounty-hunting adventures – and now we know it’ll also be the only season. Translating beloved anime properties to live-action has proved difficult in the past – see Ghost In The Shell and Death Note – and now, another attempt has had its day. ![]()
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