Synopsis
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.
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Cast
- Koichi YamaderaSpike Spiegel (voice)
- Unsho IshizukaJet Black (voice)
- Aoi TadaEdward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)
- Ai KobayashiElectra (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraFaye Valentine (voice)
- Mickey CurtisRasheed (voice)
- Tsutomu IsobeVincent (voice)
- Jin HiraoAntonio (voice)
- Renji IshibashiRenji (voice)
- Miki NagasawaJudy (voice)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Isn't exactly adult animation but it's more complex and ambiguous than the usual Hollywood live-action blockbuster, and just as splashy. - 70
L.A. Weekly
There are so many good ideas at the visual level that you can't help wishing the narrative elements had been more cleverly worked out. - 63
Boston Globe
If you want state of the art anime that comes within spitting distance of escaping the limits of its genre, this might be your cup of bootleg sake. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
With all due respect to Japanese animation fans and pop-culture enthusiasts, life may be just too short to plunge into the busy world of Cowboy Bebop. - 60
Dallas Observer
When the action sequences work, they work well; the climax cribs heavily from 1989's "Batman," but improves on Tim Burton's finale. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Brisk, engaging story. - 58
Portland Oregonian
It's a stylish work, seeping with brilliant animation and potentially interesting characters that didn't need so much time to establish themselves. It's worthwhile, but it's a good thing there's a television show to refer to. - 50
Village Voice
Americanized through western showdowns, shadowy film noir, gangster shootings, sci-fi, Bruckheimer explosions, slapstick, and soaps, Bebop aims to transcend its own genre by emulating all genres, and it falls short only in the melodrama.
