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Summary: Grab a harmonica and a mic, cuz you'll be singing the blues
Review: You step into a bar, sit on a stool, take a wiff of the cigarette laiden air and listen as a woman croons the sorrows of hard livin'. This is, in essence, the nature of Cowboy Bebop.
Cowboy Bebop is likened to a flower in terms of story, each episode is self contained, (with the exeception of Jupiter Jazz and The Real Folk Blues) but with the extraordinary grace of words and cinematography with each episode the flower blooms a little more until the blazing conclusion in which it blooms only to wilt seconds later.
The basic premise in this story is rather simple - take a Bruce Lee lovin' bounty hunter with a mysterious past, a responsible friend that gets the party out of trouble, a beautiful woman with an equally egotistical attitude, and genius hacker and mutt and put them together and see what chaos ensues.
However, where other shows have failed, Bebop succeeds with cleverly written scripts (VHS is an 'ancient artifact') well paced subplots, and well developed characters. We leave the series with a bittersweet taste in our mouth, but not angry or confused because there were unanswered questions.
The soundtrack deserves a special note as well. Bebop mixes Jazz, Funk, and Blues to produce a memorable score that you can't get out of your head. Yoko Kanno and her band, The Seatbelts, produce some of the finest quality of Jazz and Blues I've heard recently. From the ethireal Green Bird heard in episode five, Ballad of the Fallen Angels, to the funky, offbeat opening theme Tank!, Cowboy Bebop uses music to enhance, not ruin, the mood.
Voice acting on both sides are delivered extremely well, which only hightens my praise for Bandai's treatement of this series. Upon switching from dub to sub, viewers may find Faye's voice a little too high, Jet's a little rough, and Spike's a little off. This shows how exceptional the dub is, for very few can saw that the dub is comparable to the sub in many series.
You leave this series with a nod, a glance of understanding, because that's how Cowboy Bebop is. No long goodbyes, no extended melodramatic moments, just life and its trials. You either overcome them or fail; there is no middle option.
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Summary: Great DVD, INSANE PRICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I can't say enough good things about CB! For anime fans who might not have seen it, one sentence. The absolute best adult oriented anime series ever. In fact it is the very opitimy of an adult anime show. Very smart, funny, thrilling, and engrossing. Trust me, by the end of the series you will have a definet attatchment to the four main characters. They are all well developed and interesting. Most of the episodes in the series are more or less self contained, but in the end they all go to gether. Unlike many anime series, if you were to miss an ep, more likely than not you would not be totaly lost when you saw the next one. The visuals and audio in this dvd are phenomenal. The picture is crisp and beautifull, and the sound comes crystal clear, so you can truely enjoy the amazing jazz filled soundtrack to the series. The American voice actors are also some of the best I have ever heard, and do a great job when compared to the japanese VA's. If you haven't seen CB, you must check it out. I garuntee that once you have seen an ep or two you will start scowering the world for this dvd collection.
Now the bad news. The price for this set is in my humble opinion, the worst thing I have every scene. It is simply a travisty. If you think you can find this for a better price on ebay your wrong. Bandai should be ashamed of themselves for this. The only alternatives to buying this costly box are to by the single dvd's but that will run you a lot as well. I suggest you do what I did. I bought mine from an import website. For a cool $... american I got a Hong Kong import version that had all the episodes in both english dub and original japanese, as well as most of the extras that this set includes. Of course if you must have all the extra's you can stil buy this, but trust me why pay over $... Either way you go get out there and experince Cowboy Bebop, you'll be glad you did!
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Summary: More fun that a weekend with Superman
Review: This is the perfect introductory anime to show your friends. It avoids most Japanese cliches and focuses on a lot of Western ideas such as Jazz, Blues and Old West themes. If your an anime fan, pick it up right now! If you're not an anime fan, then pick it up anway.. do it now!
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Summary: cowboy bebop is 5 stars
Review: I like cowboy bebop is the best cartoon I ever seen it look so real but it is a cartoon
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Summary: Just buy it already.
Review: It really doesn't get any better than this. If you plan on buying any anime series ever, choose Cowboy Bebop. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: The only good anime
Review: Oh my god.. I've tried every anime series under the sun---and this is the only one I've really really enjoyed.Please watch this, I can't tell you enough how good it is. I have never written a review for a cartoon before but this is, simply put, one of the greatest television series I've ever seen. I didn't buy the boxed set, I bought them all individually,.. but this seemed like the best place to drop off my little review. They look like they had big bucks to make this show, but everything about it is great. Some people hate the dubbed voices in foreign film, but this one is exemplary. Please watch "Cowboy Bebop" ... at least 1 episode-- the praise you read online is not an exagerration of diehard fans (which is the case with many of these 5 star reviews for various things on amazon)
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Summary: Bait and Switch
Review: The items in the 147.99 range showing only 3 DVD's are NOT the limited edition box set of 6 DVD's plus the music CD. Buyers beware. The so called 3 DVD set is a copy out of hong kong and is not the Pioneer US release. Also if you are fine with that you can find it alot cheaper elsewhere =] Enjoy
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Summary: Cowboy Bebop box set getting rarer! Get it while you can!
Review: The Modern Anime classic, Cowboy Bebop is out in boxset form and now is very rare. You do not know what you are missing. Cowboy bebop is what one would call modern excellence. It fallows the lives of five not so heroic heros, Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed, and Ein, as they try to pass their lives as bounty hunters in the 2070s. Cowboy Bebop has extremely excellent music from the famious composer, Yoko Kanno, and animation as well as a highly enjoyable shell plot for the first time views and reflected plots that tell the character's backstory, foreshadow the future, and critize real life. Yes it does have a lot of hidden plot in it, because of it's outter plot most fans do not realize it and pass it off as a simple action series. However do not be fooled, as much fun as you have watching the action you will enjoy the reflected plot more. This box set also comes with the first Original Sound track of Cowboy Bebop wich contains both Tank!, and Rain (as hear in the "Ballad of Fallen Angels" eppisode). The sound track is excellent and highly acclaimed. Very great jazz music that will remind you of the the 30s and 40s (the 2040s). I suggest buying the other CDs: No Disk, Vitaminless, Blue, Remixes for Freelance, and Future Blues from the movie. Amazon sells them also, and they are worth the perchase of import. (the cowboy BeBop movie is set to be released this fall, keep on the look out for Knockin' On Heaven's Door) Cowboy Bebop is a value you cannot pass up. Don't miss out on this new aged Anime Master Piece, Buy this box set from Amazon.com NOW! You will never regret it (I know I didn't)
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Summary: One of the best anime series of all time
Review: Not only do you get the entire series on DVD, but you also get the original soundtrack! For a series like Cowboy Bebop, it most certainly got what it deserved. Some people may not like this series, but the majority will tell you its a masterpiece. Its about a space bounty hunter named Spike Spiegel and his journey through space to get away from his past only to find himself ending right back into the frey of it. Without giving away too much, this show demonstrates various good genres into one, nearly-perfect series. It has some sci-fi, western, romance, gun-slinger, comedy, violence, horror, conspiracy, cop, fiction...there's so much to this seris that its hard to explain it all in one review. Basically, its one of the better animes. There are 5 main characters to this show. Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed, Faye Valentine, and Ein. Spike Spiegel - basic bounty hunter with great tactics and resourcefulness. Can get himself out of the stickiest situations with his superb fighting styles (both hand-to-hand and gun) Jet Black - Aged ex-cop who now runs and owns the ship the Cowboy Bebop. Lost an arm when he was younger and on the job, now is freelance and gets information from a friend still working for the force. Ed - Little hacker girl that can hack into just about anything with a circuit mind. Very very intelligent when it comes to computers...very whacky and crazy when it comes to real-life. Comic relief. Faye Valentine - The sexy, female support model that can hold her own in fighting or gun-slinging. She is a con-artist without a past, as she cannot remember anything from her childhood to her teen years. She now searches for her past and tries to make a few bucks on the side. Ein - the small animal of the group. Not really a bounty hunter, but really a special kind of dog. Although what kind of "special" this is is never revealed, Ein does play some important roles from time to time. Usually hangs out with Ed. The cast is set, now for the content of the series. As far as blood is concerned, it does show a few violent scenes. From a man having his throat cut, to people being shot in the forehead, Cowboy Bebop really doesn't hold much back. Don't get me wrong, there isn't any spilling of internal organs, its basically all outside wounds and such. Ok, now for the strange part...for an anime such as this, its bizarre that they don't show fan service on every episode. But this is actually a good thing in Cowboy Bebop. Flagrant nudity would basically ruin the feel of the series and give you a different outlook on it all together. For some that may be a downer, but for me it was refreshing to see a popular show that didn't set its entire basis around fan service. With all of these things contributing to the anime being extremely well done, there is also a fair use of computer animation implemented with the anime itself. For most other shows (Zoids, Pilot Candidate) this wasn't the smartest choice of action. Cowboy Bebop takes computer animation, and puts other shows that use it to shame. This is one of the few animes that can get away with an overuse of computer animation and end up with a series just as great as not having it. I was fairly impressed with that. On another note, this is also one of the few series that can pull off a good english dub as well as Japanese Sub. Spike Spiegel's voice will have you questioning which is better, while Jet and Faye's english voice actors are scarily similar to the original's. While discussing audio, it should be known that this show has a unique use of jazz, classic, etc. and can use it without setting the wrong mood. The music is simply amazing as there are mixed themes for each episode....each track beautifully done. The DVDs contain above-average extras also! With trailers, bios, screen gallery, and interviews, how can you go wrong? Extras just add to a great show's popularity and make the DVD a must-have over the VHS. Now lets look at all of the good things about Cowboy Bebop that I went through: -Great characters
-Great computer animation implement
-Great content
-Great music
-Great Dub & Sub
-Great action
-Great extras
-Great SHOW! So many good things about this series makes it a must have for anyone who likes such other series like "Trigun" or "Outlaw Star". This show is, by far, better than any other gun-slinger type. Don't believe me? Well, chances are you will probably like this unless you are one of the few that usually don't like this kind of show. Try it for yourself before you make a commitment towards the DVD Boxset, this is for hardcore Cowboy Bebop fans only! If only I could put more than 5 stars....*sigh*
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Summary: The BEST
Review: I can not express how great these episodes are. I would recommend them to anyone, anime fan or not. I have a lot of none anime friends and when they watched these they loved them. Bebop is one of, if not the best, anime series ever!
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