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Cowboy Bebop - Session 1

Cowboy Bebop - Session 1

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must DVD if you love Cowboy Bebop
Review: The coolest anime ever to hit the market if finally on DVD and Bandai did it justice. You get the first five episodes on one disc which are some of the best in the whole series (namely episodes 1 and 5). The image quality is real good and the subtitles are somewhat easy to read. The sound is the only place where I think Bandai didn't do it justice. Its in your minor Dolby 2.0 with no surround sound making the voices sound so quiet that you have to turn up the volume (not that I don't mind cranking up the volume during some of the gun fights). The Extras on this disc is the part where the DVD really shines. It contians a music video of Tank!, the full version, featuring scenes of some of the greatest moments in Bebop. Even more, the DVD also contains a Character Info video that was on Cowboy Bebop Session #0 in Japan. It was kinda fun to see. Overall, I think that fans of the show and new comers alike will enjoy this DVD. It contains violence, mature language (ah, I always love it when it Spike swears) and some mild nudity. So if you don't have this DVD now, get it now. This is a real treat.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Cowboy Bebop has more than meets the eye
Review: Cowboy Bebop is an excellent animated series with memorable characters. This first DVD you are introduced to Jet, Spike and Faye Valentine (in a later DVD you are introduced to the computer-hacker Ed who is a young 'child' who forces 'its' way into the group as well). Spike and Jet are bounty-hunter partners and Faye is a bit of a gambler and invites herself to join the team. The antagonist in this series I think if I remember correctly may be introduced in the second DVD who is named Vicious. Who was once Spike's companion in a big crime organization.

Spike and team are often with no cash and ever-searching for food. At the first go in the series a plot-line wasn't so obvious, but if you know what to look for it is easier. Spike used to be a part of a crime organization that Jet as a cop used to fight against. Three years previously Spike left. And in the series it wasn't always quite evident that the organization was controlling things and Spike was still having problems staying away from them. The last DVD, number six, really ties things together.

The first DVD contains five episodes and the set-up is nice on the DVD.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Exceptional
Review: This is one anime that definetly lives up to the hype. Cowboy Bebop is perhaps the classiest, most polished anime series ever. It's got it all, top notch animation, compelling storyline, great characters. I have five of the six DVD's and haven't found a clunker in the batch. Session 1 remains perhaps my favorite but each DVD is spectacular. If you're an anime buff I urge you not to let this one pass by. One side note. If you like Cowboy Bebop you my want to check out some Lupin III tapes. They have a very similar feel.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Everything you could ask for from an Anime series
Review: This is everything I have ever wanted from an anime series. Action, Comedy, Suspense, Romance, etc... This is a must own for all anime fans. The music is unbelievable. The plot is extraordinarily deep and inviting. The first episode of the five had me hooked. I will be buying the rest of the Sessions when I can afford to. Bottom line...This was an amazing job.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bang.
Review: What can I say about Cowboy Bepop that has not been said before? How about that within one week of buying this dvd, I ended up buying the other five. Cowboy Bepop follows the adventures bounty hunters on the job and simply looking for a bite to eat. The opening credits will grab you and suck you into the world that the writers, animators, and creators, have imagined. Each episode stands alone, but ultimately wraps up in one grand finale that connects them all. Be prepared to laugh, to root for the hero, and find yourself suddenly reflecting on some deep thought, all while watching Cowboy Bepop.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: THE LUCKY FEW ARE YOU
Review: Cowboy Bebop is one of the best series I have had a chance to view. The transition from the originals shows no flaws (and you can still get the subtitled version off the dvd's) Well worth the collection. Plot doesn't carry between episodes very much; but after you watch the entire series through(or at least the first five) you start to see an underlying straind that concludes in the dramatic conclusion to the series in session 6. You are lucky you don't have to wait for the next one to come out like I did. out.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the Best
Review: All I have to say is that this is one of the best anime series I have ever watched. Action, drama, music, and humor are all mixed together perfectly to make for an enjoyable DVD. This is one of the few anime series that seems to be, shall I say...perfect. If it's not perfect it's close.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Groovy Anime, Groovy Soundtrack, Okay Animation
Review: As the title says, I found this series to be very groovy. The soundtrack is what impressed me most when I first saw the series. The animation is, well, okay. If the animation had been more top notch, I would rate this series a definite 5. I guess I'm more of a Akira/Eva guy.

I highly suggest picking up this series. You won't be disappointed. I don't want to give away any of the eps on the show, but I gotta say, a serial pet thief got me laughing out loud.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must watch
Review: Without a doubt one of the best anime series out there. It is the type of series that even "non-anime" fans will fall in love with on first sight. Buy the first DVD, and prepare to order the next 5 shortly after. (On a side note, the trailer for Cowboy Bebop present on some DVDs does NOT do it justice in the slightest, one would think the person who put that trailer together had never seen the series)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Anime Title of 1999
Review: Once every few years comes an anime that blows away the competition. Once every few years perfection is set. Although many argue which are classics, we can't deny that some series'/movies are undoubtedly far above the competition. I can name a few that have reached stellar heights: Akira, Macross, Ghost in the Shell, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pokemon, Princess Mononoke... and Cowboy Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop is a short series, and although most episodes are self-contained (making it easier for anyone to join in the action at any time) there is a larger story that slowly unravels itself. This hidden, sad story is about Spike, a bounty hunter's, past life. Along with Jet and Faye Valentine (in Session 1), fellow bounty hunters, the three travel the stars in search of wealth. Session 1 is a great introduction to the series and contains 5 excellent episodes. Perhaps the best episode is number five, because it begins to reveal Spike's dark past.

The music of Cowboy Bebop is among the best of Yoko Kanno's (Macross Plus, Vision of Escaflowne) works, and is mostly jazzy and blues. In fact, the whole series can be seen as a monument to this type of music. Everything from the opening theme song "Tank!" to the ending "Real Folk Blues" is one great composition after another that really sets the mood.

The DVD includes the first 5 episodes of Cowboy Bebop as well as the full-length opening theme "Tank!" (with scenes from the series to accompany it). Character Information is provided as a video (part of Session 0, or Episode 0, that aired in Japan). Four trailers (Outlaw Star, Brain Powerd, Blue Submarine No.6, and Silent Mobius) are also on the disk. And, as usual, Japanese and English tracks are available (with optional English subtitles). All of this is topped off by beautiful Dolby Surround (Digital) and packed in one nice disk. Enjoy!


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