Cowboy Bebop: Complete Series [Blu-ray] [US Import]

Amazing

It's 2071 and humankind has colonised the rocky planets and some of their moons. In this new and dangerous wild west three bounty hunters (cowboys), two with pasts they want to forget and one who can't remember hers, search for the largest bounties to make a living. Always hungry and short of money, they eke out a living aboard the Bebop, a beat-up spaceship that's always breaking down. However their pasts soon begin to catch up with them. Can Spike, Jet and the mysterious Faye Valentine come to terms with their pasts and be the last ones standing. No spoilers. Now almost 25 years old, it's amazing to me how fresh and new this show still feels. With 26 sessions (episodes) to enjoy there is about eleven hours of fabulously cool Manga animation to enjoy. Spike, Jet and Faye are extremely likeable characters and you soon become seriously involved with their individual and combined stories. Each with interesting back stories meshed into each individual session, it soon becomes clear that this is not a story you can hop in and out of, you really need to watch the shows in order and take at least some notice of what is going on. It's a noirish Sam Spade/Maltese Falcon type mystery and each session drops subtle hints and clues as to what is actually going on behind the scenes. Filled with secondary characters to die for like the computer hacker Ed and a genius dog called Ein the combined whole is very nearly a masterpiece. When the last session was over I wanted to rewatch the whole thing again to see how many of those subtle clues I missed, probably most of them. In all honesty this extremely cool but violent animated Science Fiction, Western, Blade Runner like, Manga, mystery mash up with a great Jazz soundtrack shouldn't work, but somehow it does, wonderfully. The main reasons for me were the excellent animation and design, the really quite compelling storyline, the fascinating depth of the characters and the utter lack of political correctness or ideological messaging. It is simply a very cool show designed to entertain uncluttered and unburdened with with any agenda I could see. However parents might want to take note of the rating of this show “15” and realise that this is not for younger kids as it is often extremely graphic in it's portrayal of knife and sword violence. Although as I have said, it's almost a masterpiece, it is not without some problems. Some of the episodes (maybe four) were duds that seemed superfluous to the overall arching story. I suspect these were essentially filler episodes to get the session number up to the agreed twenty six with the producers. Not that they're bad because they are not, but do just feel unnecessary. The editing is sometimes eccentric, especially in the space battle scenes, and poor old Jet does get an awful lot of exposition dialogue explaining the plot. Faye's extremely skimpy and often revealing costume might raise a few eyebrows and if made today would probably be dialled down a bit. However it is a product of it's time and I had no issues with it really as scantily clad females and men mountains are all part of the overall Manga aesthetic. However apart from these few small criticisms the show is almost perfect and kept me watching glued to my tablet. The final two episodes were probably my favourites when the whole complicated back story collides with the present and we are presented with that somewhat ambiguous open ended finale. I suspect the show was left at least partially open for series two that never happened. I've never been a huge fan of Manga to be perfectly honest, I can see the artistry and the appeal, but I was never very interested and it wasn't my cup of tea. However Cowboy Bebop has opened my eyes to what good Manga can be and I will be searching out more in the near future. I understand they made a movie, perhaps I will start there and also give the Netflix live action version a look. The little I have seen looks promising. Quite brilliant, cool characters, immersive story but very violent.

Siento decir que tendré que devolver esta edición. No es por problemas de la caja. El problema es que se trata de una edición de USA que pone región A en la cubierta. Yo no sabía que a veces ocurre con este tipo de ediciones de USA que no se pueden reproducir con nuestros reproductores de DVD o BLUE - RAY. Agradezco al servicio de atención al cliente pero a pesar de mirar todas las opciones que pude de los menús del reproductor no se puede ver. La verdad es un chasco.

リアルタイムで見て以来だから実に22年ぶり。 内容はほとんど忘れていて新鮮な気持ちで見る事が出来た。 カッコよくて面白くて泣けるビバップは本当に最高！！ 配信で見るのが一番お手頃だけど、これは持っていても後悔はしない。 それどころか国内版まで欲しくなってくる始末。そういう作品である。 一番気になっていた字幕が消せるかどうかだが 手持ちのUBP-X800M2 だと字幕ＯＦＦにできずに移動しても字幕の1列目が見えてしまう。 しかしディーガのBZT710だと画面の外まで移動できたので一応字幕オフ状態で見る事が出来た。 ただBZT710だと画質が悪く古くさく見えてしまうので字幕はうざったいが もっぱらX800M2で見てる。

Para mi de las mejores series de la historia y no solo de anime ya que esta al nivel de cualquier serie de TV que me digan. Dentro del anime es todo un clásico, salió en los 90's (tal vez la mejor época del anime). Cowboy Bebop paso esa línea de ser solo una serie de anime como tal y muchos expertos y críticos vieron ese algo especial y diferente en esta serie, fue así como cuando salió la película de Akira que fue sumamente reconocida aun más allá de ser una película de anime. En Cowboy Bebop la música de la serie esta en otro nivel y juega un papel importante en cada episodio, hay un desarrollo de personajes, hay cierta tristesa y melancolía en la historia pero todo encaja perfectamente. Es una serie que ya tiene muchos años y seguro que muchos fans del anime no la conocen y tal vez solo han escuchado de ella, pero si quieren saber porque la mayoría de expertos la ponen como una de las mejores series de anime de la historia descubranlo y denle la oportunidad, sin duda al nivel de series como Fullmetal Alchemist o Evangelion que para la mayoría son las mejores series de anime de la historia.

I absolutely love this boxset and would give it 5 stars if only it wasn’t region locked. I had to buy a region free bluray/DVD player so I could watch it which was very disappointing.

Cowboy Bebop is one of my favorite Japanese anime. When I first watched Cowboy Bebop on Toonami on Cartoon Network when it was weekly. I fell in love with this show, and ever since then I've wanted the complete series on Blu Ray. When I saw the flash sale of this Amazon exclusive just before Christmas 2016. I jumped at the chance to buy it, and I haven't regretted it. The Show: Cowboy Bebop has some of the coolest lovable characters in an anime. The way the show introduces the characters also shows of the amazing writing that goes into the show. Each character has depth and their character interactions is written really well. The story follows a rag tag group of bounty hunters trying to make a living while traveling between Earth's solar system. They are always never successful in catching their bounty, and they do not agree with each other most of the time. However, they seem to get along very well even with their differences between them. Some of the best part of the story is the places they go to. However, the story is grounded in reality, meaning there is no aliens in this series. Cowboy Bebop is a human tale with believable and human characters. (I won't ruin the story for those who have not see the show.) Cowboy Bebop also showcases some great scientific concepts that follows the traditions of Star Trek. For example, when the Cowboy Bebop crew go to Mars. The way the creators of the show portrayed their Mars colonies makes me want to actually go there, and they do it in a way that is scientifically possible in the near future to have similar Mars colonies. Animation: Cowboy Bebop has some of the best animation that is not soaked in with allot of CG (Computer Graphics). This show is mostly old school animation and is at the very beginning when CG effects takes over. I really enjoyed the art style of this anime from the character design to the design of their ships. Cowboy Bebop is also old school pan and scan 4:3 aspect ratio, and this collection keeps the show in it's original 4:3 ratio. They could have gave it the cinematic 16:9 wide screen treatment, and I am glad they didn't. This collection is also remastered and clears this anime to HD standards. Audio and Soundtrack: The English voice cast of Cowboy Bebop is spot on, and one of the best in the industry. The Japanese dub is also equally amazing, and it is hard to find an anime that has both amazing English and Japanese dub. The music is the best soundtrack in anime in my opinion. From the "Tank" intro of the series. Yoko Kanno does an amazing job at blending jazz, and rock together making this soundtrack unforgettable. This Collection: This is an Amazon exclusive and comes with both Blu Ray and DVD version of Cowboy Bebop. It also comes with 2 collector books that showcase the animation of Cowboy Bebop. I really like that this collection comes with both Blu Ray and DVD version. Most shows only come with either Blu Ray or DVD. The box itself is really well built and the disk is held with in a decent Blu Ray jewel case. Pros: Great Story. Great Characters. Great Voice Acting. Great Music. Cons: No cons in my opinion Final Thoughts: I recommend Cowboy Bebop to fans and new comers. This collection may also be a little pricier then say just the Blu Ray edition. However, this collection does come with Blu Ray and DVD and some really cool art books and a really study collector's box. Also, I received my copy in mint condition. Which I am always happy about. I thought about posting photos but I think there is enough photos from other reviewers.