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In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.

1 Seasons
26 Episodes
Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Western
Cast & Characters
episode image Ballad of Fallen Angels
9.2/10 (5743 votes)

#1 Ballad of Fallen Angels

S1:E15

Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!

episode image The Real Folk Blues (1)
9.1/10 (3568 votes)

#2 The Real Folk Blues (1)

S1:E25

Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.

episode image Pierrot Le Fou
9.0/10 (4072 votes)

#3 Pierrot Le Fou

S1:E20

Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

episode image Hard Luck Woman
8.9/10 (3597 votes)

#4 Hard Luck Woman

S1:E24

Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.

episode image Jupiter Jazz (2)
8.8/10 (3803 votes)

#5 Jupiter Jazz (2)

S1:E9

Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.

episode image Waltz for Venus
8.6/10 (4105 votes)

#6 Waltz for Venus

S1:E4

Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?

episode image Jupiter Jazz (1)
8.6/10 (3599 votes)

#7 Jupiter Jazz (1)

S1:E8

Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.

episode image Speak Like a Child
8.6/10 (3510 votes)

#8 Speak Like a Child

S1:E12

When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!

episode image Mushroom Samba
8.4/10 (3377 votes)

#9 Mushroom Samba

S1:E18

After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!

episode image Toys in the Attic
8.3/10 (3554 votes)

#10 Toys in the Attic

S1:E7

When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.

episode image Brain Scratch
8.3/10 (3135 votes)

#11 Brain Scratch

S1:E23

Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.

episode image Ganymede Elegy
8.2/10 (3470 votes)

#12 Ganymede Elegy

S1:E6

When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.

episode image Asteroid Blues
8.2/10 (4971 votes)

#13 Asteroid Blues

S1:E13

Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.

episode image Cowboy Funk
8.2/10 (3158 votes)

#14 Cowboy Funk

S1:E22

Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!

episode image Sympathy for the Devil
8.1/10 (3736 votes)

#15 Sympathy for the Devil

S1:E16

The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.

episode image My Funny Valentine
7.9/10 (3099 votes)

#16 My Funny Valentine

S1:E11

When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.

episode image Black Dog Serenade
7.9/10 (3030 votes)

#17 Black Dog Serenade

S1:E17

Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.

episode image Honky Tonk Women
7.8/10 (3980 votes)

#18 Honky Tonk Women

S1:E2

A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.

episode image Bohemian Rhapsody
7.7/10 (3121 votes)

#19 Bohemian Rhapsody

S1:E10

The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

episode image Heavy Metal Queen
7.6/10 (3492 votes)

#20 Heavy Metal Queen

S1:E3

The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.

episode image Jamming with Edward
7.6/10 (3315 votes)

#21 Jamming with Edward

S1:E5

The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

episode image Gateway Shuffle
7.5/10 (3750 votes)

#22 Gateway Shuffle

S1:E14

Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

episode image Stray Dog Strut
7.4/10 (4175 votes)

#23 Stray Dog Strut

S1:E1

Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.

episode image Wild Horses
7.3/10 (2940 votes)

#24 Wild Horses

S1:E19

While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.

episode image Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
7.1/10 (2884 votes)

#25 Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

S1:E21

Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

Cast & Chracters

character image Spike Spiegel / Ein (voice)

Spike Spiegel / Ein (voice)

Actor: Koichi Yamadera
character image Jet Black (voice)

Jet Black (voice)

Actor: Unsho Ishizuka
character image Faye Valentine (voice)

Faye Valentine (voice)

Actor: Megumi Hayashibara
character image Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)

Actor: Aoi Tada

The highest rated episode of Cowboy Bebop is "Ballad of Fallen Angels" (S1E15) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 5,743 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Boogie Woogie Feng Shui" (S1E21) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 2,884 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Ballad of Fallen Angels" (S1E15) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 5,743 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Boogie Woogie Feng Shui" (S1E21) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 2,884 votes.

Name Department Job
Isamu Imakake Art Set Designer
Junichi Higashi Art Art Direction
Youichi Ogami Camera Director of Photography
Toshio Hasegawa Crew Special Effects
Shinichiro Watanabe Directing Series Director
Tomoaki Tsurubuchi Editing Editor
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Production Producer
Masahiko Minami Production Producer
Katsuyoshi Kobayashi Sound Sound Director
Yoko Kanno Sound Original Music Composer
Hiroyuki Okiura Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation
Keiko Nobumoto Writing Screenplay

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