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Cowboy Bebop (TV Series)

TV Shows from the 90s

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Shin'ichirō Watanabe

Animation

8.0

17,152

TV Series. Animation. Action. Adventure. Sci-Fi. Thriller TV Series (2001-2002). 1 season. 26 episodes. In the year 2071, the Solar System is linked by a network of hyperspace gateways. Police lose their grasp on crime and a bounty hunting system has been implemented. On an old fishing starship called the "Bebop," a cool as Zen man of mystery, a macho former hard-boiled cop, a brash and fickle woman with a large debt, a whimsical whiz kid hacker and an unsuspecting Welsh Corgi band together ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Simon Abrams AV Club	"The show’s greatest asset is its ability to look cool and be smart in ways that other anime only strive for."	POS
United States	Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire	"One of the all-time great anime series, this romp set in the year 2071 features plenty of action, but never skimped on character development."	POS
United States	Meghan O'Keefe Decider	"Masterpiece (...) A truly unique gem. It stands apart from the rest of the anime boom on its sheer brilliance and unique approach to televisual storytelling."	POS
United States	John Maher Paste Magazine	"The pinnacle of anime (...) Its particular blend of cyberpunk intrigue, Western atmosphere, martial arts action, and noir cool in seinen form is unmatched and widely appealing."	POS
United States	Andy Patrizio IGN	"One of the best examples of the genre out there (...) 'Cowboy Bebop' was a perfect storm of a series. It had an intriguing storyline, memorable characters and one of the most revolutionary soundtracks in anime"	POS
Canada	Kwenton Bellette Screen Anarchy	"A mandatory masterpiece (...) An undeniable classic"	POS
United States	Jazmine Joyner SlashFilm	"[It] broke the mold on what anime could be for American audiences, paving the way for revolutionary storytelling and iconic visuals that would be copied for years to come."	POS
United States	Frank Guan Vulture	"Visually, the show was an astonishing feat of invention (...) An ambitious animation experiment conducted purely through style"	POS

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