Cowboy Bebop Episode 1 & 2 Reaction & Discussion!

[@dkutch8776]

I can't believe you haven't seen Cowboy Bebop! It's so immediately immersive. It's simultaneously futuristic fantasy and charmingly vintage (even when it came out in 98) the scenery, art, animation, music, choreography, characters all work together so well and hook you immediately. You'll be drip fed backstory for the main characters throughout the series. It's so unique and smart. It's truly an experience to watch it for the first time. I'm a little jealous.

[@ANunes06]

9:30 - "Oh shi- he's gonna steal that fool's girl." Negative. He's going to steal that girl's food.

[@0okamino]

And a few packs of smokes, for good measure.

[@samwell54]

Katrina and Asimov are such great characters for the pilot episode. It establishes one of my favorite themes in the show of being haunted by your past and not being able to move on/escape from it. I think that’s why the bebop keeps losing the reward for their bounties. they are supposed to be stuck and not able to move forward with their lives

[@EbefrenRevo]

...and like he said, they truly remind of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.

[@455ryo]

Phase difference space gates are never explained in the story, but are only explained in commentary books. According to the "blinking universe theory" that was discovered in 2007, this world blinks in a 1/48 second cycle, and there exists another dimension called "phase difference space" that appears when this happens. The size of this space is 1/240, and by traveling within this phase difference space, you can reach your destination 240 times faster than if you were traveling in normal space. The phase difference space gates make this possible, and it is now possible to travel at high speeds between the entrance gate and the exit gate. It is like a highway in space. Each gate is made up of multiple huge rings, and each ring is responsible for accelerating and decelerating, collecting tolls, etc. The toll is automatically paid by money card when passing through a device called a "credit sensor" on the toll gate ring (similar to ETC). In addition to being used as a highway, they are also used to make it easier to guide sunlight to areas of space far from the sun, such as the Jupiter sphere, where sunlight is difficult to reach. Director Watanabe has stated that he came up with the idea for the gate after seeing the gaps between frames of film.

[@Ayyavazi13]

Trigun, Outlaw Star, and this show got me into Anime

[@cmbaz1140]

Good stuff...😙👌🏻

[@Courier_Seven]

LOVE AND PEEACE!! ✌

[@juliusperseus8612]

Escaflowne ?

[@dphalanx7465]

THE Holy Trinity of Space Westerns...

[@SurgicalPrecision]

yeah outlaw star doesnt get enough love imo

[@iamrayvell3052]

Tank by Yoko Kanno is a certified classic

[@mwpretorius7913]

True, honestly the whole Soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop Is great. "Space Lion" has been my favourite piece of music for while now.

[@MrJethroha]

@@mwpretorius7913 True, I regularly just pop on the complete soundtrack. The Seatbelts released like 7 albums from this

[@punctualwizard]

The whole soundtrack is iconic

[@timewizardphil]

The Tijuana from episode one is an asteroid colony, hence the episode title (an establishing shot shows it from space early on). You will be told whenever Earth comes in to play. It can be assumed that there are a bunch of colonies in Bebop's world, and a lot of them are likely named after familiar earth cities and perhaps first settled primarily by different earth cultures

[@diaborosyuzuha9865]

Much of this series pays homage to different eras and genres of cinema. Also, everyone who worked on this series was at the top of their game at the time.

[@mwpretorius7913]

Asimov's line of "Keep those eyes open". Sometimes when I wakeup I repeat that line in order to get myself up.

[@volumeoneplus]

HAHAHA iconic

[@木村喬-s7m]

日本語で失礼します。 このアニメは僕が見たアニメの中で最高のアニメだと思ってます。 是非、続きも楽しんで下さい！

[@InugamiTheHound]

in episode 2 has many calls back to bruce lee and enter the dragon/the game of death especially with Abdul Hakeem(He's based off Kareem Abdul-Jabbar basketball player and actor who was in The game of Death) and Spike fighting each other (bruce lee vs Kareem) and Spike knowing martial arts and being as devoted to to that along with seeing cool weapons , showing off his personality. Yeah cowboy bebop does a very good job at establishing the characters and the world without going overboard with exposition its all about shots and music and backgrounds and you fill in things with your mind (space travel, colonizing planets or moons and mining asteroids and seeing how in far future we still have classism, police, government, money, jobs, crime etc..)

[@WayTooLateTV]

The BEST part about Bebop is the sparseness of the setting and the background and the past of the entire universe. You have to really pick up on hints, clues, and things barely said to figure out what happened, and it's ABSOLUTELY so much more enriching for it.

[@Jessesgirl2013]

Yes! I love the subtlety. This show never hits you over the head with exposition. It wakes it extremely rewatchable with new details noticed each time.

[@abeautifullie7579]

~See ya space cowboy 🤠

[@gallendugall8913]

The score for Cowboy Bebop is addictive. Fricking hyper expensive anime scores.

[@TheCicada]

Yall have no idea how happy I was when I saw this notification. Your Eva reaction series was so perfect as a podcast for me and I'm sure this series won't disappoint

[@chrono.stasis]

Be prepared for surprisingly high quality animation because this show sometimes decides to go crazy out of nowhere (hyped for the jazzy space moments) Cowboy Bebop is so good edit: Corgi edit 2: Abdul falling straight to the police station has got to be the funniest way to lose a bounty, the guy "turned himself in" before Spike could even get his bounty lmao edit 3: Spike and Jet already struggle with money to eat and they'll need to feed the dog too now lmfao

[@Nastyn1nja808]

17:46 lol most people dont even know that there is a Movie Before "Desperado" "El Mariachi"

[@TurntBucket]

You speaking about the story having confidence is great. I don't see a lot of ppl talk about stories like that, but it's clear that a lot of storytellers don't have confidence in their story, characters, world, etc. and they feel the need to rush everything. They are scared the audience will get bored or realize the flaws in their story so they try to distract you with fast pacing and spectacles so you don't have time to properly digest what is actually going on and if it is actually good. Mushoku Tensei is one of the shows that is current and I feel that it is confident enough to spend time with it's characters and the world instead of speed running the plot. What makes the problem worse is that anime and manga just keep getting more and more generic. Lot's of stories are very unoriginal. Then on top of that the author instead of at least making the characters and world interesting, they speedrun through the plot. They destroy any chance of making a good story even if their plot is generic. You can have a generic plot and still have a great story if you spend time with interesting characters and build up the world properly. Most authors are too unconfident (maybe justifiably so if they suck, but if you don't try then you'll never make something good).

[@mitchhamstrung1679]

Yes!! So excited to see you reacting to this show, it’s one of my all time favorites

[@volumeoneplus]

We’re so excited to start it! 😭💜

[@poet8708]

I know this is quite early to suggest, but consider adding Samurai Champloo to the line up. Very much considered the spiritual successor of Cowboy Bebop

[@Otokichi786]

How about the delightfully deranged "Space Dandy" series?;)

[@Youkai_Andres]

Session 2: Ein the dog has joined the group! I like your dialogues, your analysis is quite accurate, the pauses allow you to analyze and meditate on what you are seeing, the narration has a cinematic style, well seen! I found it very funny that when the music starts playing you two introduce yourselves as announcers of a blues and jazz FM radio station hahaha! Well done =P

[@JohnDoe-s7l]

Oh man she nailed that rose and thorns metaphor without haven't meeting Julia yet. Fucking spot on. Great job!

[@markvicferrer]

One of the best first episodes of any anime. And it was a homage to Desperado.

[@ACriticalGeek]

TJ was a circular satellite ring built around an asteroid that supported a local gate. The three old men worked on building that gate, as they said. You can see how the horizon veers up in the distance at TJ because it’s a “ring world”. That final flight scene is them trying to exit the satellite by flying to the center, where the gate (and the cops) is.

[@JPGameStuffs]

Cowboy Bebop is such a vibe of a show

[@MangoMann072]

3 2 1 Let's Jam!!🎶🎵

[@beanzaru]

FINALLY!! THIS IS IN MY TOP 3 SERIES OF ALL TIME

[@ReidAnderson-sx2mg]

You guys should watch trigun if you haven't already, these 90s sci fi westerns were amazing

[@juliusperseus8612]

I love people who Pays Attention instead to talking Senselessly ! Good Job, Great Reaction video the This Classic !

[@HiddenWindshield]

21:15 I think you might have missed a quick shot during that very first scene. It's understandable, because it's very quick, only on screen for a second or two. Spike's machine gun was hidden _in_ the roses. That one shot changes the whole feel of the scene. It changes the scenario from "guy waiting for his girl" to "assassin waiting for his mark". That's also why Spike and [spoiler] grin at each other when they're standing back-to-back: they're not panicked, they were _expecting_ that firefight.

[@DontStealMyFish]

My favorite part of this has got to be right at the beginning @1:51 - @1:56 : M: "Been there!" J: "...Have you though?...🤔" M: "That's.... Rude..." It was quite unexpected and made me laugh 😂

[@unseen575]

I am so glad we get to experience this with you guys! Especially since it is your first time. I am so hyped for this wild ride!

[@spiraljumper74]

Cowboy Bebop was a staple of the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network for like, years. I’m past thirty so I started watching anime thanks to Toonami, but any western anime fan around or under the age of 28 or so would’ve probably had this and a few others like Trigun and Outlaw Star as their first exposure to anime. I know Cowboy Bebop is popular in Japan but especially among western fans it’s considered an iconic classic of the genre. Kinda funny that there were so many space-y, western influenced animes with gunslinging protagonists around at the time. And that all of them are so much fun.

[@IAmInfinitus208]

Spike also uses Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee's martial arts and teachings. This will come into play later on in the series!

[@ConekillerConfuzor]

The BGM is basically a character in the show. Absolutely iconic!

[@viciouz000]

this channel deserves more for this kind of quality content!

[@InvaderTrond]

Can't believe you guys haven't seen this series but you're gonna love it. Great all the way through and the music is crazy, there's a couple songs I still listen to to this day. Definitely watch Samurai Champloo after it if you haven't seen that either.

[@sagusvalivian]

You're on point with the Desperado similarities. You should go in viewing this series as like a melding of old Eastwood westerns, old film noir like Maltese Falcon, and kung fu movies, and throw in a bunch of classy jazz. There's a lot of classic film references and tropes throughout.

[@peters4115]

One of my first intros to anime back in the 90s, and no sir no rotoscope that's just plain ol fashion 90s hand drawn animation at it's pinnacle! I love this era of anime it just hits me in the nostalgia childhood feels so good lmao

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

Glad to see you again, and super glad to see you're reacting to another of the best of the bests :)

[@oxiiacid]

I've been wanting to rewatch Cowboy Bebop, and I was pleasantly surprised to see you pair watching it for the first time. This show is a blast, you guys.

[@aseaofstars2353]

Bebop was such a major part of my younger teenage years for me, and I'd never give up the memories I have of discovering it. But the other hand I'd love to watch it for the first time again. Kinda envious.

[@cjpolett2055]

Some people will tell you the movie takes place before the series ends, but it was made after the series ended and that is when it is meant to be watched. Don't try to squeeze it in the middle.

[@elishaj2977]

Agreed, it builds on an understanding of Spike's character that you can only gain from watching the original series prior to the film even if the film canonically takes place before episode 21 I believe.

[@cjpolett2055]

@elishaj2977 And yet they knew the movie would bring in new people so they also wrote it for them so it can be watched first, beautifully done.

[@brianyaniro4797]

The movie does take place after the story ends.

[@spiraljumper74]

@@brianyaniro4797Prove it.

[@brianyaniro4797]

@@spiraljumper74 I meant to say before it ends. It obviously does so I don't understand the point of the original post.

[@karasuma_seiichiro]

Funny you mentioned Desperado. The couple in this episode were modeled after Banderas and Hayek in Desperado

[@Youkai_Andres]

Session 1: A start with intrigue, good presentation of protagonists, perfect blend of Country + space atmosphere, dynamic and a musical selection that leaves no one indifferent... a world-class anime! :D

[@cjpolett2055]

You should definitely watch the "Coming Soon" next episode teasers. They're narrated by the characters and are part of the show.

[@BiGChocolate008]

Thank you for joining the Bebop Community💜💜💜

[@DB-vl9ob]

Nice! Will definitely follow this series!

[@AgGalaxy7]

Funny part about the BELL Peppers &Beef, is when Spike got mad that there wasn't any beef, And said "You wouldn't really call this bell Peppers and beef ,now would you?." The Jet says, " It is when you're Broke." 😂😂 yoo that line hit so hard... then hes always hungry in the episode, taking that girl's food ect... mad that was great.

[@shouryu]

Old school anime fan here (maybe more like...just...OLD anime fan here). Enjoyed watching through your Evangelion reactions last year. Really hyped you two are doing Bebop now. Looking forward to this ride, because you guys are so thoughtful and analytic, while still just ENJOYING what you're watching. This is gonna be fun. ^_^

[@MrInuhanyou123]

One of the greatest anime of all time period.

[@DwarfsRBest]

The discussion portions were really well thought out and pointed. This is easily one of my favorite series of all time, and it's cool to see people watching it and appreciating it fresh. Edit: Y'all were talking about the use of jazz; this show "IS" jazz. The way it moves, the way it breathes. There's nothing like it.

[@NotInTheFace111]

What a gem of a series! There's a brilliantly animated movie, too. It takes place somewhere in the middle, but since it came out long after the series ended, IMO it is fun to see the movie as a sereis finale they never got to make. (Kind of paralleled irl by Firefly and Serenity)

[@Mugiwara_JonC]

I started watching anime like dragon ball, sailor moon, yuyu hakusho after school but it wasn’t until cowboy bebop I fell in love with it. I’ll never forget staying up past curfew to watch it on school nights. The intro ughhh tank kills it I love the blues and just the music in general and the old animation is nostalgic.. the characters and setting are amazing and the episodic nature but underlying plot that’s there.. it’s just chefs kiss. I’m glad that yall are watching and hope it brings you joy!

[@thequietrevolution3404]

Fun Facts: (1) Spike wearing the poncho in Episode 1 is paying homage to Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name'" character (also a bounty hunter). (2) 1 Woolong is the equivalent of 0.01 cent U.S.D. Thus, 1 million Woolongs is around $10,000 dollars.🤑💰💸

[@Otokichi786]

I've read that Woolongs are the equivalent of Japanese Yen, NOT U.S. money. It's a Japanese series, why would they base the monetary system on an foreign monetry system?

[@thequietrevolution3404]

@@Otokichi786 The amount was the answer I got when I Googled "how much is 1 Woolong worth?" Also, nationality in the series seems ambiguous and open to each person's own interpretation. An example is Spike being Jewish, yet he practices the philosophy of Chinese Kung Fu.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

@@Otokichi786 Just discovered. Spike is a Martian (born on Mars). So, it's likely an interstellar space series.

[@YoZentrus]

I keep trying to watch this damn show all the way through. Here I go again! Goated OP and ED, btw

[@volumeoneplus]

LETS GOOOOO! 👏👏

[@the_gratefulgamer]

Great Reaction. First time viewer. Subscribed.

[@volumeoneplus]

Thank you! 😊💜

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

41:32 with on-point riffing like that, I am convinced of a good time following the rest of y'alls content, so that's a subbin'~ Bebop is one of those anime that leans a bit farther past the line of "important anime" into "really good damn anime". This meaning the sort of important that the Beatles or film noir or _shonen_ anime classics are. Not everyone's cup of tea, but undoubtedly the big game changers that paved the way for many others. Cowboy Bebop stands on its own in this category as yeah, something not everyone can get it into, but is downright meteoric in its reputation and influence, coming and going. You're gonna be in for quite an adventure with this one, so be ready for it to answer all the questions.

[@the_gratefulgamer]

22:54 Yooo what was that Gretchen from Disney's Recess voice, you started doing? That caught me completely off guard lol 😂😂😂

[@jackknibb510]

Sunrise smooth baby. Nothing quite like it.

[@radicaladz]

34:50 - the VA for that store owner I'm pretty sure is the same guy who voices Spike, Steve Blum. So he's essentially talking to himself.

[@miguel2501]

i love this show this show is amazing ,the music is other level

[@Courier_Seven]

To this day spike is the most effortlessly smooth and cool anime character ive ever seen.

[@brianyaniro4797]

I'm so mad that you haven't seen Cowboy Bebop. Especially you Josh as we're of similar age and this was constantly rerunning on Adult Swim for like a decade. But I'm so happy I get to see your first impressions of this masterpiece. What a timeless gem. It inspired so much that came after in. Shinichiro Watanabe truly did create a new genre. And the music! Yoko Kanno did the opposite for Cowboy Bebop what Yoko Ono did for the Beatles. Her composition along with the Seatbelts creates so many varied songs she's a genius! Best anime soundtrack ever. Can't wait to see you two enjoy this!

[@DuonDRaven]

34:46 That was an actual Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VA doing his character's voice, lol.

[@Ishida1694]

Bebop is a once in a life time kind of Anime. It's the gold standard of the entire medium. People need water, the sky is blue, Cowboy Bebop is the greatest of all time.

[@TimpossibleOne]

Cowboy Bebop's intro and outro music is the only anime theme songs to be included in my music library.

[@brotherbuddha89]

The use of Blues and Jazz in the composition lends itself well to the series. Would be a different show entirely without this stellar soundtrack.

[@Im_1n_The_House]

The Bebop catches very few Ws ngl

[@Courier_Seven]

Pretty sure these dudes are starving the majority of the series. Of course now that i say that i picture the "egg eating" scene with spike and jet.

[@Im_1n_The_House]

@@Courier_Seven that was emotionally charged binge eating to ignore their feelings lol (eggs they only got because of yet another flopped bounty)

[@MetastaticMaladies]

Honestly this is one of the best anime ever made and my personal favorite. Everyone needs to see this show

[@mirroredhour]

23:55 great point from mehgan about how a series allowing scenes to breathe (rather it be through time or silence in conversations) can really elevate it. sometimes it's that that makes a series as good as it is and cowboy bebop is definitely one of them! 27:08 "personality goes so far. if you're confident in your characters having personality and being able to just be themselves, then stellar." 🔥🔥🔥 45:23 good point from josh and i definitely agree with how the diversity makes the universe feel more real. if bebop came out today there'd be idiots going on about how it's trying to be woke but bruh that's the way the world is. there's a lot of different types of people and it's nice to have a show like bebop reflect that so naturally. also, your delighted reactions to ein's first appearance is so funny and josh grooving to all the jazz is such a mood.

[@Courier_Seven]

This and samurai champloo are my favorite animes ever. Amazingly great dubs as well. Super excited to see someone on youtube finally react to it.

[@flpndrox]

Around 2003 or '04 I dropped $125 on the OST CDs; never regretted that purchase

[@danielcampos4336]

Amazing reaction one of the best animes ever! I think that the gunfights and gun animations in general are really realistic! Its interesting to see a futuristic enviroment with 80s - 90s guns!

[@villarreal0706]

Going with a classic 😎

[@SamTheGumMan117]

I hope you like jazz music 🎷 and then jazz intensifies. Let's get it, baby. And Spike with Jet have a great dynamic between just the two of them also I love women that can kick my ass too

[@JARA-MIR]

The initial jingle before opening. This is Edward Hill. Soviet jazz chansonnier. his song will be in the last episode for the finale. and all another musical compositions are cool.

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

This show is fantastic I completely recommend watching all of it, including the movie

[@kiryukaimemorial]

Often forgotten to be mentioned is the fact that older anime had lower budgets, as well as hand painted cels. Each second of animation you watch was hours of toil by someone over a lightbox.

[@Kiaburra]

Code Geass connection! In this case the team had just finished the big anniversary project Macross Plus and enjoyed working together so much they, like CG, proposed this to Sunrise and got approved to do whatever they wanted so long as they had marketable, toyetic mecha.

[@scottyboatright]

Before berserk, cowboy bebop was the series i loved most. Very cool, very atmospheric. Im sure you guys will really enjoy the ride.

[@Mark-Elf]

Cowboy Bebop was produced by Sunrise and aired from April to June 1998, with some of the series' 26 episodes. In September 2001, a theatrical version, Cowboy Bebop: Door to Heaven, was released. It won the TV award at the 3rd Kobe Animation Festival in November 1998, and the Nebula Award in the Media category at the Japan Science Fiction Convention in 2000. Set in the solar system centered on Mars in 2071, this space western anime follows the adventures of bounty hunter Spike Spiegel and his crew as they travel aboard the dilapidated spaceship, the Bebop. It features stylish dialogue, cool visuals, and thrilling mecha and gun action. The main story has a hard-boiled touch, but the style varies depending on the episode, with a wide range including suspense, horror, slapstick comedy, and cyberpunk. As the title "Bebop" suggests, the series uses a variety of music genres, including jazz, blues, rock, and techno, and this, combined with its unique worldview, creates a unique style that was not seen in existing science fiction works. Director Shinichiro Watanabe said, "I made this by putting in everything I had wanted to do up until then but couldn't," and "I thought I was making a 20-minute movie each time." When it was first broadcast, many people said it was similar to "Lupin the Third," but according to Watanabe, it is more similar to the TV drama "Detective Story," starring Yusaku Matsuda, which was popular in Japan in the 1970s (including the narration for the next episode preview). Another feature of this work is that the racial characteristics of the characters are well reflected in the design of the world setting. According to character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, this was because director Watanabe gave permission. The production was handled by Sunrise Studio 2. The core staff was made up of people from the network of Watanabe and producer Masahiko Minami, who had previously been involved in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Macross Plus, and Escaflowne. After the TV series was produced, Minami and his team left Sunrise to found Bones, which produced the film. Sunrise is originally a studio that produces many original robot animes with the intention of commercializing toys, but the idea for this work also came from an offer from Bandai Hobby Division, who saw a spaceship boom coming with the resurgence in popularity following the release of the new Star Wars trilogy, to make an anime that could be developed into spaceship plastic models. When Minami asked Watanabe if he had any ideas, he was inspired by the work of American bounty hunters and immediately came up with an idea for a stateless action movie set in space in the near future. The concept was "space jazz" rather than space opera, and the project title was "Shooting Star Bebop!" . However, the unique style of the work was met with a negative response from those around, and it was almost lumped together with another project that Sunrise was working on at the same time. The sponsor almost dropped the project, saying, "This won't sell spaceships," but with the cooperation of Bandai Visual, the show was able to be aired. The record company releasing the soundtrack opposed the idea, saying, "How many jazz records do you think sell in Japan?" (Music director Yoko Kanno also said that she initially thought, "Jazz will never sell"), and those involved who watched the first episode before it aired commented, "It's too dull. It won't sell." With no prospect of royalty income from the toys, a detailed plan was devised to recoup the investment through music CDs and video packages. As a result, the software was a hit, and Sunrise stated that this work "achieved sales of videos and music CDs comparable to those of the Gundam series." According to producer Minami, the production costs were so high that the president of Sunrise said to him, "Minami, are you trying to ruin the company!?" The opening and ending songs and background music in the film were all composed by Yoko Kanno, with the exception of a few, and performed by The Seatbelts, a group that included Kanno and other musicians from Japan and abroad. In addition to the ending song, vocal songs were used extensively. The first soundtrack won the Animation Album of the Year award at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards. The theme song, Tank!, was used in the short program of Canadian male single skater Kevin Reynolds at the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships (with costumes by Spike Spiegel). The terrestrial broadcast version was subject to self-censorship, and violent and sexual content, as well as flashing lights, were revised or cut. This was due to the fact that between the start of production and the broadcast, there were violent crimes committed by minors, such as the Kobe serial child murders and the Tochigi female teacher stabbing incident, and TV Tokyo's regulations were strengthened due to the "Pokémon Shock." The final episode, a compilation titled "Yoseatsume Blues - A Collection Blues," is a protest against these restrictions and cuts in the form of monologues by the main characters, and unlike regular compilations, it makes almost no reference to the story itself. The ending concludes with the provocative message, "THIS IS NOT THE END. YOU WILL SEE THE REAL "COWBOY BEBOP" SOMEDAY!" This episode has been excluded from subsequent rebroadcasts and has not been included on video software such as DVDs. In the United States, the series was first released on video and DVD, and was broadcast nationwide (TV-14: ages 14 and over only) on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim slot from September 1, 2001, where it gained popularity. However, the depictions of fake blood and naked women were edited out for this broadcast, and episodes 6 (as they were reminiscent of the Columbine High School shooting), 8 (hijacking), and 22 (building bombing) were not broadcast on the first episode due to broadcasting codes and the influence of the September 11 terrorist attacks (though they were aired in a rerun immediately after). The evolution of the theme songs is as follows 😌 Opening theme "Tank!" Composed by Yoko Kanno / Performed by The Seatbelts (THE SEATBELTS) Ending theme "THE REAL FOLK BLUES" Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato / Composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno / Sung by Mai Yamane "SPACE LION" (#13) Composed by Yoko Kanno / Performed by The Seatbelts (THE SEATBELTS) "BLUE" (#26) Lyrics by Tim Jensen / Composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno / Sung by Mai Yamane Here's the OST 😀 [COWBOY BEBOP SOUNDTRACK 1] Released May 21, 1998 (VICL-60201) Won the Grand Prize in the Animation Album category at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards. [COWBOY BEBOP VITAMINLESS] Released June 3, 1998 (VICL-60248) Mini album in a paper jacket. Includes the full version of the ending theme. [COWBOY BEBOP SOUNDTRACK 2 - No Disc] Released October 21, 1998 (VICL-60202) [COWBOY BEBOP SOUNDTRACK 3 - BLUE] Released May 1, 1999 (VICL-60203) Only the first limited edition has the "As you like" jacket. [Cowboy Bebop remixes music for freelance] Released June 2, 1999 (VICL-60371) A remix album of soundtrack songs. The five previous albums have sold 800,000 copies. [COWBOY BEBOP Knockin'on heaven's door Ask DNA] A maxi single of the movie theme song. Limited edition vinyl version available. [FUTURE BLUES〜COWBOY BEBOP -Knockin' on heaven's door] The soundtrack for the movie. Includes the Mai Yamane version of "Rain (DEMO ver.)" that was played in Session #5. - Regular edition (VICL-60756) - The first limited edition (VIZL-54) comes with an 8cm CD "COWGIRL ED O.S.T.". The six songs included are "Goodnight Julia," "PAPA Plastic," "Telephone Shopping," "Kabutogani Kodai no Sakana," "Slipper Sleaze," and "Episode 23." ...Sorry for the long message 😅

[@Tekzeiro84.]

Cowboy Bebop is the truth! Y'all in for a wild ride

[@Scallycowell]

Nobody: Bebop staff: “Hey, what if we made the 1969 Milwaukee Bucks era Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the bounty in episode two? Wouldn’t that just be so weird and random?”

[@shadow7796]

This has to be my favorite anime series.

[@jeffeezy]

I’m loving watching you all check out this series already. Bebop is such a classic Ps The “seems that way” line seems like something that might be funny to add to the sound board 🚀

[@aznsrdabest]

What i would give to erase my memory and go back and watch Cowboy Bebop for the first time...

[@cmbaz1140]

Nothing beats the "classics" when it comes to story and "animation"... remnants of the golden age of anime... Edit : forgot to add ...the music in this one is a banger its absolutely a masterpiece on its own .

[@3Kings_Industries]

Cant wait for your reaction to ep. 5

[@吉本レイモンド]

the couple betrayed syndicate and how they end…… that was sad story

[@LeethLee1]

you guys have great picks, huge market for this one even if some people don't it yet 😂. Timeless classic.

[@Rexicity]

I advise rewatching ep1 when you complete the series

[@joross2313]

i cant wait for ya'll to get into this, its one of the gems of anime

[@superharuhifan]

This show is perfect to overanalyze and absolutely IS special, i know y'all will enjoy it

[@clericjin]

90's anime had the best English dubbing, and Cowboy Bebop was on top of them. You should check out their Knocking on Heaven's Door. Absolute fantastic animation.

[@dadandadandan]

By the way episodes aftercredits have funny sketches and banter between different characters and mostly non spoilery, so you can watch it if you want.

[@altart8102]

Ya love to see it.

[@elishaj2977]

Ooh y'all are starting a straight up anime classic. Are you planning on reacting to the movie when everything for the original series has been finished?

[@saulmadrid9950]

It's that Bruce Lee bounce in Spike Spiegel.

[@jacobcoates7987]

Mehgan should watch the El Mariachi trilogy.