Cowboy Bebop
There's a lot of fight scenes and ship battles. In that futuristic a world, there are a lot of advances in gadgets but still the same old gear such as bikes, boats, and cars. Humans have populated most of the milky way, except for Earth itself, which due to a Gate Accident has been destroyed on the surface. with almost everything trashed. We get to meet a lot of people who have thrived in this pretty unlawful galaxy.
Spoilers: Okay, I'm just going to give a run down to what happens to each character. Ed and Ein leave the Bebop to follow Ed's father in making maps. Ed leaves a spray painted message onboard the ship and the two men seem somewhat subdued. In this same episode, Faye has also gone off to find where she used to live. She sees it as only a flat piece of land, and marking off on the ground where her bed used to be, she lays down and looks at the sky. Now the even sadder thing is that Jet had made dinner of hard boiled eggs for all of the crew, but since it was now back to the two bachelors, the episode ends with them stuffing themselves with the eggs. From what I get, they're probably drowning their sorrows a bit. In the last scenario, a two episode deal, Spike finally confronts his past. Faye comes back to the Bebop because she has no where else to go and she also has a message from Julia for Spike. Spike meets Julia and as they try to escape from the Blue Dragon Syndicate, Julia takes a shot in the back and dies. Spike is, of course, devastated. He goes back to the Bebop to a relieved Jet, who cooks up the a meal for him. When Jet hears that Spike intends to confront Viscous, Jet warns spike not to do anything just because of a woman. When Spike replies that the woman is dead, Jet doesn't attempt to stop him anymore. Then Faye tries to stop him, asking him why he wants to face his past. She even tries to threaten him with a gun pointing at him, but Spike knows he needs to do this, and as he departs the ship, both Faye and Jet are really gloomy. Then in the battle with Viscious and Spike, both of them die killing each other. You have got to see those last few shots in order to feel pity and utterly sad for Spike. The last words on the scene before credits was: "You're gonna carry that weight".
My Bias Opinions
Now, it might just be me, but this series grows very slowly on you. The first seven episodes are pretty slow and non linear with each other, so it didn't really matter which order one watches them. Some people might get hooked on the bounty chasing, but at first, I didn't really want to keep on watching. It's only some goading and a very nice AMV, (Anime Music Video) done to the song of Vertical Horizon's "Gray Sky Morning" that got me to continue. And once you reach that slow point, then the series isn't that bad. It's still slow, but there are a lot of humorous moments. There is no significant story plot, except the goal to try to escape ones past, which no one really manages to do. So, in conclusion, I have to say, there is slight philosophical mood to the series. If you like action, then this one is a definite consideration. I personally like the small emotional statements or morals that the characters throw out that mean a lot more then what they mean. One example is when the Jet told the government to let a chess master go because Ed was playing a chess game with him. Then when finally Ed lost after playing a full week, the old chess master dies happy. Yet, because Jet shows this consideration for Ed, instead of persisting in arresting that old man and get the bounty instead, this shows a lot of comradry that you don't always feel with all the complaining the two bachelors do. The whole crew's relationship is always a bit selfish, but always with consideration to each others' feelings, well... maybe not always for Faye Faye. Definitely reminiscent of an older era. ^_^ (UsagiSakura 5/02/04)
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In the futuristic world of some ~2070 years, bounty hunters are known as cowboys. This anime revolves on a specific group of cowboys on the spacecraft titled "Bebop". Initially, the Bebop consisted of only two members, Spike Spiegel and Jet Black. Later though, on other people join in, including a data dog, Ein, a cowgirl tomboy, Faye Valentine and lastly, Ed, a weird little girl good at hacking. The anime lasts for a duration of 26 episodes and a movie is also out. Even though, most of the extra crew was not meant to stick onboard, eventually everyone starts becoming a big happy family. Don't get me wrong, though, this series, although oftentimes funny, always has this nostalgic after tone due to other characters that just show up for that bounty scenario.
To tell you the truth, it's really hard to summarize this fragmented type of story. Since nearly all of the episodes are not necessarily connected together, it doesn't give it as much structure. Nearly all of the episodes deal with the crew trying to search out and then capture a bounty. Several of the episodes do deal with the character's past that they are less reluctant to tell even their fellow shipmates. The crew is constantly poor and hungry which is where most of the jokes start up from.
