01SeriesCowboy Bebop
1998 · Original TV series
The story
What's it about?
In 2071, bounty hunters — 'cowboys' — chase criminals across the solar system. Spike Spiegel and his ragtag crew aboard the ship Bebop drift from job to job, broke and hungry, while the pasts they ran away from slowly catch up. A jazz soundtrack, film-noir soul and one of anime's greatest endings.
Meet the main characters
Protagonist
Spike Spiegel
A laid-back martial artist and ex-syndicate hitman who says he's already dead — and lives like it.
Deuteragonist
Jet Black
The Bebop's owner, an ex-cop with a metal arm and a strong moral compass.
Antagonist
Vicious
Spike's former partner in the Red Dragon syndicate, a cold killer who embodies the past Spike can't escape.
Side characters
Crew
Faye Valentine
A femme fatale bounty hunter with massive debt and no memory of her past.
Crew
Edward Wong
A genius child hacker from Earth, pure chaos in human form.
Crew
Ein
A super-intelligent corgi. Yes, really.
Lost love
Julia
The woman whose memory haunts every step Spike takes.