The crew of Bebop, clockwise from top right: Ein, Edward, Jet, Spike and Faye

For example, in Session 24 Hard Luck Woman Faye goes in search of her childhood instead of a bounty. Several episodes focus on one main character and their personal issues. Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine all encounter people from their own mysterious pasts. Story arcs are also formed and overlain throughout the series. For example, in Session 23 Brain Scratch the crew actively try to capture a known criminal for only that episode. Many episodes revolve around a particular bounty head the Bebop crew connect to in some way. This anime primarily contains procedural drama, in which the plot is introduced and resolved during the same episode. As such, many elements of the show are influenced by the Old West, such as the bounty system of allowing civilians to make a living off capturing criminals, and the show's music has strong jazz influences.

The show's title is a reference to both the Cowboy lifestyle of the American Wild West, and Bebop, an American jazz movement from the early to mid 20th century. The year is 2071 and the place is our Solar System, where various planets and moons have been terraformed for human settlement, travel between planets is simplified through Astral Gates, and Earth is seen as a largely uninhabitable place with frequent meteor showers. ' And the work which has become a genre unto itself shall be called: Cowboy Bebop' ―Cowboy BebopĬowboy Bebop Sessions is a Japanese animated television series that centers around a group of bounty hunters in a futuristic, space-western setting.

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