Cowboy Bebop The Movie - DVD

To get the full experience you really need to be familiar with the Cowboy Bebop canon and have watched the Anime series (26 episodes), the film slots into the timeline around episode 22 - 23, that being said, it does not distract from the enjoyment of the movie overall as it stands alone on its own merits and can be watched without prior knowledge of the cowboy bebop universe, highly recommended.

Was supposed to be an English dubbed version but only okayed in a Japanese. Either a faulty disk or a pirate version. Really disappointing, as I bought through Amazon to avoid fake merchandise. No insert inside jewel case either. This is often indicative of a rip off version.

This is going to be a review of the case and extra content because I assume that, if you are thinking about buying this show, you've already see it and have decided you liked it enough to purchase the physical copy.The case is nothing special. Holds the disc and has nice artwork, can't ask for much else.There are a lot of extras on the disc. Details that go into each character as well different objects (e.g. the different space ships).This is the best the series has ever looked and is a must buy if the like the show.

I thoroughly recommend this movie for any Bebop fans out there. It's an excellent adaptation of the show, it really feels like one big episode. I would recommend that you watch the show first though, it will introduce you to the characters and teach you about them, which this movie doesn't really do. I consider it to be the cherry on top of the Bebop franchise, although it is a great movie, it's best enjoyed as a treat after you finish the main series.I was worried before watching it that it was going to spoil me about the ending of the series (so I finished watching the series first) however it take place between episodes 22-23 so if that concerns you have no worries! It's in glorious 16:9, which I really appreciated. The VA is great as to be expected, and there's multiple nods to running gags that appear throughout the show. I know this is really nit-picky but one thing that I would've preferred would be that they had beef and bell peppers rather that instant noodles, but alas they chose to leave that little bit out. Not to worry though because it's a fantastic action movie which really keeps you at the edge of your seat with two great femme fatales and plenty of comedy sprinkled throughout! :)

Before I begin let me just say anime I can take or leave... however Cowboy Bebop is so addictive as movie and as series. If you have note see either, I truly recommend that you do...Great characters, great story telling, great score and of course great animation. All these elements will have you revisiting again and again.The service was excellent, two times previously I ordered this, waited two weeks and still no show. Extremely frustrating, but then thanks to musicmagpie not only the condition was fab, but I received it extremely early. Thank you so much music magpie!!!

If you like the show you will like this, the only disappointment for me was that the story is earth bound and I just wish we had gone off world , but it is still a good story set before the end of the tv show and a dangerous hut for the cowboys.

There is a reason while Cowboy Bebop has been enormously popular in Japan as well as Europe and the States - that reason is because it is brilliant. The animation is beautiful - certainly better than the TV series due to the bigger budget - but this is matched by the excellent story line and voice acting. If only a lot of the cruddy American and European films and TV series showed the same dedication to the writing quality! The English dub (which, if you're honest, can be pretty horrible or laughable in some anime films) is also very good. In short, the story is set a little time before the end of the series, and concerns an apparently random terrorist act on Mars that leads to an irresistable bounty, a very dangerous antagonist and a high level conspiracy. The charactisation of the main protagonist - Spike Spiegel - as well as his 'friends' on the ex fishing vessel the Bebop, is so good in this film that pre-existing knowledge of the series is not necessary. The writing is so good that you may even feel a twang of understanding for the bad guy. The action sequences are pretty exciting and not a frame of film is wasted. After watching this, I went off the buy the series because I just needed more!Of note are the extras. There are interviews with both the Japanese and English voice cast, as well as an interesting section that compares the storyboards with the final animation (cool if you're an anime afficianado). The music is ace too - take note of the Yoko Kanno who's worked on a number of anime films and series.At this budget price, it's nothing short of a crime to not have this in your collection.

It's Cowboy Bebop, I shouldn't need to fill this bit in.