Cowboy Bebop
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Title card for the anime series
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カウボーイビバップ (Kaubōi Bibappu) |
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| Genre | Neo-noir, space Western |
| Manga | |
| Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star | |
| Written by | Cain Kuga |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX |
| Original run | September 18, 1997 – June 18, 1998 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinichirō Watanabe |
| Produced by |
Masahiko Minami Kazuhiko Ikeguchi |
| Written by | Keiko Nobumoto |
| Music by | Yoko Kanno |
| Studio | Sunrise |
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| Original network |
TV Tokyo (1998) WOWOW (1998–1999) |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 3, 1998 – April 24, 1999 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yutaka Nanten |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX |
| Original run | October 18, 1998 – February 18, 2000 |
| Volumes | 3 |
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Cowboy Bebop (カウボーイビバップ Kaubōi Bibappu?) is a 1998 anime television series animated by Sunrise featuring a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno. The twenty-six episodes ("sessions") of the series are set in the year 2071, and follow the lives of a bounty hunter crew traveling on the Bebop (their spaceship). Cowboy Bebop explores philosophical concepts including existentialism, existential ennui, and loneliness.
The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 until June 26, 1998, broadcasting only twelve episodes and a special due to its controversial adult-themed content. The entire twenty-six episodes of the series were later broadcast on WOWOW from October 24 until April 24, 1999. The anime was adapted into two manga series which were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Fantasy DX. A film was later released to theaters worldwide.
The anime series was dubbed in the English language by Animaze and ZRO Limit Productions, and was licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America and is now licensed by Funimation. In Britain, it was licensed by Beez Entertainment and is now licensed by Anime Limited. Madman Entertainment has licensed it for releases in Australia and New Zealand. In 2001, Cowboy Bebop became the first anime title to be broadcast on Adult Swim in the United States.
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