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Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop is a Japanese neo-noir space Western anime series that originally aired from 1998 to 1999. The series follows the adventures of the bounty-hunting crew aboard the spaceship Bebop as they navigate the solar system in the year 2071. Renowned for its genre-blending narrative, complex characters, and jazz-influenced soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop has garnered critical acclaim and a dedicated global fanbase.

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Cowboy Bebop
Created by
Hajime Yatate
First TV Show
Cowboy Bebop
Latest TV Show
Cowboy Bebop
First Episode Air Date
April 3, 1998

Cast
Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Aoi Tada, Steve Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Melissa Fahn
TV Show(s)
Cowboy Bebop
Character(s)
Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, Ein (Cowboy Bebop), Vicious (Cowboy Bebop), Julia (Cowboy Bebop)

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