[i][b]Cowboy Bebop[/b][/i] (カウボーイビバップ) is an influential, critically-acclaimed, and award-winning 1998 Japanese neo-noir [[science fiction]] anime series directed by Watanabe Shinichiro, written by Nobumoto Keiko, and produced by [[Sunrise (company)|]]. 

It is one of the most highly acclaimed anime and is regarded as one of the greatest anime series ever created. It is the highest rated anime series on IMDB top 50 anime of all time, placing at number one. 

Its 26 episodes ("sessions") comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the misadventures and tragedies of a group of bounty hunters, or "cowboys", traveling on their spaceship, the [[Bebop (cowboy bebop)|]].

h4. Characters

h6. Main Characters
* [[Spike Spiegel]]
* [[Jet Black]]
* [[Faye Valentine]]
* [[Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV]]

h6. Minor Characters
* [[Ein (cowboy bebop)|]]
* [[Julia (cowboy bebop)|]]
* [[Vicious (cowboy bebop)|]]

h6. Others
* [[Andy Von De Oniyate]]  
* [[Antonio (Cowboy Bebop)|Antonio]]  
* [[Asimov Solensan]]
* [[alisa_(cowboy_bebop)|Alisa]] (Jet's ex-girlfriend)
* [[Carlos (Cowboy Bebop)]]
* [[Mad Pierrot]]
* [[Jobim (Cowboy Bebop)]]
* [[judy (cowboy bebop)|Judy]]
* [[lin_(cowboy_bebop)|Lin]]
* [[Victoria Terpsichore]]
* [[Vincent Volaju]]


h6. Vehicles
* [[Swordfish II]]
* [[hammerhead_(cowboy_bebop)|Hammerhead]]
* [[red_tail_(cowboy_bebop)|Red Tail]]
* [[bebop_(cowboy_bebop)|Bebop]]

h4. See also
* [[Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)]]
* [[Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]
* [[Trigun]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Cowboy Bebop":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop
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