Cowboy Bebop - DVD Collection

Cowboy Bebop is generally said to be one of the best anime series in the catalog, but this isn't just for anime connoisseurs, this is for anyone who wants an entertaining space western romp filled with meaningful narratives and set to gorgeous music. Think Firefly's cast and atmosphere fused with the soundtrack and laid-back style of The Beiderbecke Affair and you'll be getting a rough idea. To start off, many of the episodes here are not for younger children, the delicate-minded, or people expecting all-action and no plot: the stories frequently deal with violence, drugs, the darker side of crime and punishment, and themes involving the perception of life and a person's sense of self and presence. These are not gratuitous inclusions, but an integral part of the experience: do not skip. Also remember: this is twenty-six episodes across six discs, each roughly half an hour long and as dense as they can come. If you want to appreciate it properly, you should not take in the whole series in a single sitting, but spread it out over a few days. Also note, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is not essential to the enjoyment of the series, but it's a nice edition and provides a great introduction for newcomers nervous about plunging head-first into the series itself.Without spoiling anything, the stories of each episode are very good, and some are almost hypnotic the way they draw you in. They range from saddening to electrifying to utterly hilarious, and the homages to classic western films are many and enjoyable. The main attraction here is the characters, which are some of the best realized not just in anime but in television in general. Spike may be touted as the main character, but that's a bad mistake to make. This is an ensemble piece, with each character going through their own sagas and reaching their own conclusions, however bleak they may seem on a first watch. Frequently, the performances will alternately have your heart breaking from emotion and your lungs bursting from laughter.The animation quality is superb, and the remaster shows this off in the best way possible. The music, by Yoko Kanno and her band The Seatbelts, is a wonderful mix of jazz, pop, blues and occasional choir. The extra features are nothing spectacular, but the commentaries offer behind-the-scenes insights on the episodes (both from Japanese staff/cast and those involved with the localization). The localization itself can also be considered as one of the best around: speech synchronization is generally very good, the voice actors are top-notch, and the sound quality is consistently excellent. All in all, this is one of the best anime series around, possibly the very best of its time alongside series like Neon Genesis Evangelion, and anyone who wants to see the genre at its peak and in perfect visual and audio condition need look no further.

Maybe. Deep characters that don't conform to clichés, relatable story themes, humour, action, sorrow... It pretty much has it all.Each episode usually tells a short story about the bounty head whilst giving development to the main characters and sometimes revealing bits about their past in a realistic way (for example, when certain things naturally come up in conversation or characters from their past return). As most episodes are a story of their own, some will be more entertaining and relatable to some than others and with varying themes and atmospheres to each, you're bound to find some you love and some that you don't. However, there was never an episode I thought was boring or stupid and the high points in the anime were extremely high. Unlike most animes I have seen, I thought it was consistent and ended with a satisfying and believable conclusion which left me with a positive lasting impression.The animation is also very fluid and impressive, especially for an anime created in 1998, it's better than a lot of today's animes. Voice acting is good, the English dub is very good for the main characters, some characters who were only in one episode were a bit expressionless though, however, the vast majority were very well portrayed.I'd definitely recommend to any anime fan and even to those who don't like anime because it doesn't suffer from most of the problems common in animes (such as annoying, boring or generic characters, plot holes and fan service).

A must own for any anime fan/collector.Cowboy Bebop is an anime which easily stands the test of time, being made prior the establishment of overused anime tropes and archetype characters allowing for an original ensemble of characters that for anime fans will feel refreshingly new and for fans of Western sci-fis or Westerns will feel comfortably familiar with.It is an anime which pays a lot of homage from Westerns to horror sci-fis, the direction by Watanabe is perfectly apt and visible (especially when he reuses imagery first established here in his later works). The English dub and soundtrack is perfect, you can really tell that this was during the era where the English redubbing business was really beginning to mature and put effort into the translation and character portrayal and the English dub actors are seamless throughout. As for the soundtrack it is truly unique and not limited to one particular genre of music ranging from it's jazzy opening to rock and even choir melodies. Overall a must watch and must have in mine, and a lot of anime fans, opinion.

i love cowboy bebop, only problem i have is with the DVD audio, its inconsistant, normal volume on the title menu but quiet during playing. other than that great :D

I saw the movie a while ago and enjoyed it, so when I saw the series (26 episodes with the ones they didn't originally air) at a really good price I jumped at the chance to see it. I'm glad I did.The animation is good and the characters well designed but that does nothing without a good story and personalities. And Cowboy Bebop has these in spades.Every character has a backstory and hidden depths, even Ed who is the most "anime" in drawing and animation despite being designed on the shows composer!. The ending made me sad as I didn't want things to wind up that way (no spoilers from me, sorry) but most of the episodes were enjoyable with even some unconsidered things adding to the overall story arcs.Well worth watching and savouring - 6 discs with "commentary episode" extras for the most part, disc 1 has things like clean credits, music video for Tank!...Oh by the way the music is also famous and justly so. The only thing better would be the BluRay...

didn't realize we can't play it in the US

Bonita edición, pero tiene problemas de corte, como los interludios originales para publicidad a la mitad de cada episodio que petardean de manera extraña, algo que no ocurría en la versión VHS de hace casi 30 años ni en la primera edición en DVD. Por lo demás, una serie que es ya historia de su medio. No se ha vuelto a hacer nada igual, ni se hará. Una pieza única en su género.

Hacia tiempo que esperaba tener esta serie en mi colección y estuve a punto de comprarla en DVD pero cuando salió el anuncio de selecta que habían adquirido los derechos para su versión en Blu-Ray la reservé inmediatamente, si bien esta edición ha estado llena de criticas por algunos fans a mi me gustó ya que nunca tuve otra edición ni siquiera en DVD y solo leía comentarios para guiarme y hacer mi propia compra, en mi opinión el doblaje castellano debió tener un sonido DTS HD 5.1 y no un DTS 2.0 pero siendo que la serie tiene algo de casi 20 años algunos actores de doblaje quizás ya estén retirados pero la versión japonesa si esta en un DTS HD 5.1 que es excelente para el home theater, los capítulos no se pueden saltar desde el intro hasta el inicio del episodio sino que saltan directamente de capítulo en capítulo y el menú fijo debió de mejorar por uno animado pero en resumen esta una buena edición que encontrarán con audio y subtitulos en castellano y un buen librito mas el DVD de extras complementan esta muy buena edición para mí es altamente recomendable ahora solo falta la pelicula de Cowboy Bebop en Blu-Ray y quizás algun día Macross en Blu-Ray.

La pillé por 35€ en el Black Friday, y por lo que ofrece esta edición es más que excelente. A 4:3, sin reescalados raros, y una definición muy buena es imposible no disfrutar de Cowboy Bebop. El libreto de arte trae unos cuantos bocetos muy chulos y sobre todo una buena cantidad de información para entender el lore de la serie.Y el formato es una pasada, el ligerísimo rayado que tienen por encima los discos emula a la perfección el aspecto de los vinilos. Los menús quizá pequen de ser un poco simples (fondo estático con el tema principal de fondo) y se hubiera agradecido un diseño más personalizado, que tampoco cuesta tanto.Básicamente, si lo que quieres disfrutar de Cowboy Bebop en la mejor calidad, lánzate a por esta versión y/o espérate a otra rebaja.

Todo 👌, muy bien embalado y una edición muy buena =)