Cowboy Bebop

"You're gonna carry that weight"

Such a fascinating art style that you won’t see anything like nowadays. While the majority of the show lacks a consistent plot, the fun excursions of the Bebop and loveable character types make it so fun to watch. And the dialogue and visuals are just so perfect in a tough bounty hunter way. “I’m not going there to die; I’m going there to see if I’m alive.”

There's nothing left to say. This is the paramount work that all episodic anime drama's will be compared to. If you're thinking of getting into anime or have already watched a bunch, do yourself a favor and watch the series that put anime on the map. Some episodes are about nothing. And other episodes are about everything. Embrace the ride and take a moment to reflect once you're done.

An objectively good show that leaves me a little cold, a little too much focus on (extremely cool) style maybe. Didn't really click with me until the final run of episodes when the main plot kicks in.

Right from the intro I loved the style that this show has. I do wish the side character got as firm an ending as Jet did. And that ending really caught me off guard with its straight to the point directness. There were episodes that seemed to just be there while others were so engaging that I wanted more. Even with the hype though I enjoyed it more than I thought I would… B

Works in every way. Defies genre. Influenced everything in anime and sci-fi that followed. The use of music! Stellar noir voice acting. Outstanding anti-cathartic conclusions. No epiphanies. Just some odd loners who were together for a time. Like all of us, but with better style.

I usually rate on how much feeling the series has left me with after watching it. This makes rating Cowboy Bebop a bit hard, as the start of the show is pretty good, the mid section not so much, not a lot of things happening here, just a Monster of the Week type stuff. And the ending, which was phenomenal. To clarify the mid section wasn't bad, just a bit slow for me, but still I loved it. And the ending was just too good.

My first anime was Gundam Wing, then DBZ, then I finally hit Cowboy Bebop, which set me down the animation route from then on. Incredible development of the story and characters, even the filler episodes fill some purpose for the most part. Music is exceptional.