Cowboy Bebop (1998) — Anime Guide
A record for the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998).
- Original title
- カウボーイビバップ
- Format
- TV series
- Status
- Completed
- Episodes
- 26 (about 24 minutes each)
- Broadcast
- April 3, 1998 to April 24, 1999
- Studio
- Sunrise
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Twenty-six episodes built like a run of short films. A crew of bounty hunters share a ship, a shortage of money and an unwillingness to discuss their pasts; each session picks a genre, commits to it for twenty minutes and leaves. What holds it together is tone rather than plot - hard light, long pauses, and a score doing the work dialogue usually does.
The most-imitated television anime of its decade, and still the clearest argument that an episodic structure can carry more weight than a serialised one.
Where to watch
Destinations requested and followed on 2026-09-26 from RO. Availability changes by country and by month.
Elsewhere
In the shop
Cowboy Bebop merchandise at Anime Crush (34 items)