Cowboy Bebop Remix: Anime Legends Reviews

• Worth getting if you don't already own the originals.

  
  By ADH5E2OE07PAQ on 2008-03-02
  Finally Cowboy bebop has been put out for an affordable price. Now is it worth it? I think so. First of all, if you already own the original set. Then I don't see much of a reason to re buy it. Yes it does look a bit cleaner and the sound is alot better. If you have money to burn then by all means get this. If you're just a plain diehard Bebop fan and must have it, then get it. The extras only consist of trailers and interviews with the cast.
  
  If you're brand new to Bebop then this is the collection to get. Most important reason why. The Perfect Sessions are more than likely to be imports. In other words bootlegs. I have nothing against imports. In fact I buy those once in awhile and haven't had problems. However, Cowboy Bebop is the only import I had problems with. I bought them twice and they were bad copies. I reviewed that along time ago. So this is the set to get as long as the price is reasonable.
  
  New anime fans constantly hear Cowboy Bebop is the best ever and is a must see. It's very close to the best ever to me and it is a must see and I'll briefly explain why. Cowboy Bebop is a very fun series packed with great story telling, great characters, great action, great animation, and an excellent soundtrack. This is one of the very few series I can watch from start to finish without skipping anything. The cast of characters are some of the best ever. Some episodes dive into their past to provide a bit of variety in the story telling. So every single episode isn't just chasing after a bounty. Bebop can be very serious at times but it's comedy angle does work and it doesn't feel out of place or overdone.
  
  Now all of the episodes are not great as in any series. But there isn't one episode to me that is below average. They are all watchable and this is a series I come back to unlike a vast majority of anime. Which is either garbage or just doesn't have that "it" factor to pull you back.
  
  There is alot of anime that gets overhyped. Cowboy Bebop is one of the very few that deserves every single bit it gets. If you watch enough anime you're going to realize alot of it is garbage. But Cowboy Bebop is cream of the crop anime.
  
  
  

• The show is 5 stars. The packaging, not so much...

  
  By APM7GS9OEPUXI on 2008-02-15
  First off let me just say that this is an incredible deal on the Cowboy Bebop series, and you should order it now if you haven't already. 5 star show all the way, and this is less than half of what it used to cost to own the "remix" (remastered) version.
  
  However I do have to complain a little about the packaging, more specifically, the spindles inside the case that hold the discs in place. The outward appearance is nice, and the design concept is a pretty good idea, but it has one fatal flaw in my opinion. When you open the case, there are two "pages" that hold four of the discs, the other two discs are held in place nicely on the inside front/back covers. The spindles on the pages do not have a very good release mechanism and you have to force (bend) the discs to remove them. This can cause the discs to delaminate, which means they might split in half since they are two pieces of polycarbonate bonded together (bending will stress the glue used in the bonding process and it will eventually lose it's grip). All DVDs are manufactured that way, so it's not that these discs are bad quality...they are the same as any other DVD. In case you're confused, you might want to look up how DVDs are manufactured and proper DVD care...it might explain better than I have here.
  
  Luckily, I had a few spare cases and am using those to store the four discs that were on those funky pages (two discs are still in the original case). It should have been designed better, but I can't say that I'm surprised. For this price I guess they felt they had to cut costs somewhere.
  
  Summary: 4.5 stars - Overall, this set is totally worth it. I would have given it 5 stars had the packaging been up to snuff, but this is such a good deal that it still would have been worth it had they shipped the discs in folded newspaper. It used to cost well over 100 dollars to own these 6 remix sessions...now it's under 50. And yes, these are the exact same discs as the ones sold separately for more money. If you can find this in stock, buy it.
  
  

• Quality and affordability in one Set

  
  By AFIGV3UEBCIP5 on 2008-02-19
  Instead of giving some hack review of the story, I'll skip it and assume you either know the story already or know how to google for it.
  
  This box set of a solid anime is finally released in its newest form (improved and cleaned-up picture and 5.1 surround mix) at a very affordable price. Honestly, $40 is a steal considering what you had to pay for all of the discs individually. All 6 discs are in a clamshell case, similar to that of the Back to the Future. No insert inside, just the DVDs.
  
  What I think of the improved picture:
  It's not bad. Not perfect but not bad. You'll notice the picture is cleaned up a lot if you compare it with pre-improved releases. Scenes that are brighter or more colorful really come through. But I did notice something that kinda bothered me some. Scenes where there is a lot of black (which are many; the story is mostly in space. who knew?) seem off. What I mean by that is, the black areas aren't a consistent black. This could be a result of the clean-up process but I'm not sure. Either way, it's slightly distracting but by no means a deal breaker. (EDIT: This was an issue I experienced on the first disc and not later ones; not sure if it was with the disc or my TV's brightness setting. Either way, not a big problem.) You're getting a better copy of the show visually.
  
  What I think of the sound:
  Ok, if you know anything about Bebop, it's that there is a great soundtrack. Snappy jazz with the opening credits and sad blues penetrate this series. Needless to say, with a diverse score like this one, the surround mix really pays off. Surround effects and bass response are dead on and not overwhelming. Scenes take advantage of the surrounds to create a balanced ambiance and you might even glance behind your shoulder at times. Don't feel dumb if you do; I did it too. Gunfights and action scenes take good advantage of the subwoofer. But nothing overwhelming, it's well balanced and just gives that extra punch you'd expect.
  
  So what should you do?
  If you don't have this series, this is probably the best offer you're going to get. If you laid down the money for each remastered disc, nothing is added for you content wise, other than your anger for Bandai not releasing this sooner.
  
  A quality series with an upped picture quality and surround mix, offered at a reasonable price. Til next time Cowboy.
  
  

• The complete series at an affordable price

  
  By A961G8EYIA3CO on 2008-01-03
  Bebop is one of the best anime of all time. Loaded with action, comedy, drama, romance, all in a sci-fi setting; it is a classic. Best english dub ever... I don't think I've ever seen an entire episode in Japanese.
  
  Memorable characters. Spike is my favorite anime character of all time; my Spike Spiegel Messenger Bag might just be one of the best purchases I've ever made.
  
  Awesome music. I listen to the soundtrack every single day. The jazz is amazing, as only Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts could make such a spectacle. It's the main reason for my favorite radio station being CD101.9
  
  Do I need to say more? Cowboy Bebop. . . You're missing out if you haven't already seen it. Don't forget to pick up the movie as well
  
  

• "Satellite from days of old, lead me to your access code!"

  
  By AM4UVNWCW9NJE on 2008-04-11
  Look up the word `cool' in any dictionary and it says "see Cowboy Bebop"...well, not really...but it should, because Cowboy Bebop is the quintessence of coolness. If you don't already know, Bebop is a stylish 26-session masterpiece chronicling the thrilling triumphs and tribulations of those space-sailing, chain-smoking, bounty-hunting buddies, Jet Black and Spike Spiegel. Jet is a bald and burly bonsai tree collector with an artificial left arm and a comma-shaped piece of metal under his scarred right eye. A former ISSP officer--known on his home satellite, Ganymede, as the tenacious "Black Dog"--Jet is now the owner/pilot/mechanic of the spaceship Bebop. The wiry gunfighter and martial arts master, Spike, has fuzzy green hair, mismatched eyes and a checkered past. These two intrepid space "cowboys" hop from one astral gate to another to hunt down wanted criminals all across the galaxy, hoping to earn enough woolongs to enable Jet to finally add some actual beef to his famous "Bell Peppers and Beef" stir-fry. In Session 2, Spike and Jet rescue a Welsh Corgi "data-dog" named Ein from the notorious pet thief, Abdul Hakim. In Session 3, they meet up with an unscrupulous Blackjack dealer who turns out to be the infamous yellow-clad femme fatale, Faye Valentine. And in Session 9, they meet an androgynous red-headed net-diver with an occasionally invisible nose who calls herself Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky, IV. Only by working together can this motley little crew of hungry hunters overcome the ruthless gangsters, senile chess players, broken showers, biting mutants and bad mushrooms that stand in their way as they attempt to nab the endless lineup of bad guys profiled daily on Punch and Judy's Big Shot television show.
  
  Cowboy Bebop showcases phenomenal jazz music and exquisitely detailed animation that perfectly captures the mean streets and spaceways of a future world that's simultaneously strange and familiar, with technology that's grungy and realistic (like the hardware of the original Star Wars trilogy) and a uniquely multi-cultural cornucopia of characters. Unlike most animes, Bebop is primarily episodic, so the shows can be enjoyed individually, without requiring the viewer to watch the entire series in one sitting. My personal favorite is the suspense-filled horror spoof, "Toys In the Attic," which opens with red-tinged video footage of a dingy tunnel, reminiscent of the long-forgotten Sega CD game, Sewer Shark.
  
  The "Remix" of Cowboy Bebop allows you to hear the unforgettably exhilarating opening theme, Tank! (as well as the rest of the exquisitely-scored soundtrack), in speaker-rattling Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. This affordably-priced Anime Legends set collects the entire Bebop series (not the movie) on six colorfully silk-screened DVDs. A plethora of special features are included, among them: three English-language trailers for Cowboy Bebop on DVD; four Cartoon Network promos; interviews with Wendee Lee, the voice of Faye Valentine and Cartoon Network producer, Sean Akins; subtitled commentary on Session 1 with the Japanese voices of Spike and Jet, Koichi Yamadera and Unshou Ishizuka; commentary on Session 5 and 10 with Wendee Lee and ADR producer, Yutaka Maseba; a laughter-filled commentary on Session 17 with director, Shinichiro Watanabe, and legendary composer, Yoko Kanno; Session 24 commentary with the Japanese Faye, Megumi Hayashibara, and the Japanese Ed, Aoi Tada; a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Cowboy Bebop, called Session 0; plus a music video featuring the full-length version of Tank! Audio options consist of the aforementioned Dolby Digital 5.1 mix in both English and Japanese, as well as the original English and Japanese Stereo tracks. The ONLY downside to this release is that all six discs are awkwardly crowded into one plastic keepcase, each held in place with tiny tabs that are easily broken. Shucks howdy, this is an anime collection that would even satisfy those crotchety old geezers, Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim. So come out of your cryogenic sleep and order yours today! Highly recommended to all animation fans, cop show fans, jazz enthusiasts and corgi owners. "Once the channel is set, you will no longer be able to escape!"
  
  
• Ride 'Em Space Cowboy
  By A3ROE64EVHDTTV on 2008-03-19
  The Good Things
  *Excellent stories. Many have lots of exciting action. Many others have lots of comedy. Others yet have some interesting drama. Altogether, a fine collection of fascinating sci-fi.
  *Excellent characters. All four main characters receive good, deep development. Not to mention, Spike is cool.
  *Also lots of memorable bad guys.
  *Good visuals, good animation quality.
  *Good sound design.
  *Excellent music.
  *Interesting style. It must be 60% sci-fi and 30% film noir, and 10% western.
  
  The Bad Things
  *A few episodes I don't really care about.
  *Can get a little goofy.
  
  Definately one of the best anime shows of all time, and should be considered one of the best sci-fi shows of all time. It has enough action to outdo most others, anime or otherwise. And the characters are some of the most fascinating ever made. The stories are great. The style is great. "Firefly" and "Starhunter" can all eat their hearts out. I definately reccomend this to most anime fans, and all sci-fi fans.
  
  
• It's About Time!!!
  By AMPFKMSZ3XXZM on 2008-01-01
  When Bandai started coming out with these Anime Legends sets, i would of imagined that Cowboy Bebop would of been one of the first to come out. Well they saved the best for last! I saw a good chunk of this show on Adult Swim and would recommend it to everyone. I just wished it came out before Christmas though. Oh well better late then never. This is likely to be all of the Cowboy Remix DVDs thrown into one brick case and sold at a low affordable price.
  
  
• Best Anime ever!
  By A2552TSZUVUI5X on 2008-01-24
  I first caught an episode or two of Cowboy Bebop on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. I've been hooked ever since.
  
  
• SIMPLY ONE OF THE VERY BEST!
  By AGUVLMMICT3S6 on 2008-02-08
  Not blowing this out of proportion, this is REALLY one of the best animes ever made. IN fact, scratch that - one of the best SERIES of any genre ever made.
  
  I remember watching this when it FIRST came out years ago and I was blown away. This is that series that is so hip and cool and so well done that you can pretty much show it to someone who has NEVER seen an anime before and they will like it too ie, your mom, a date, etc.
  
  Even tho I'm a 30-yr old guy I admit I was kinda choked up when it ended.
  
  No bones about it - Cowboy Bebop was revolutionary.
  
  BUY THIS NOW.
  
  
• Awesome quality and price for the best anime ever!!
  By A3FG7LQYUR2S3 on 2008-02-10
  I just got the collection in a few days ago and I am extremely happy with the quality of the DVDs. The picture is clear, sharp and the packaging is compact and perfectly lives up to the show's theme (not to mention the great bonus features). This show is by far, one of the best anime series out there so if you are looking to start your collection or to help round it out, buying this series is a great choice.
  
  
• I don't like anime
  By A30E94B91255GN on 2008-04-01
  I find most anime boring. I had friends recommend this to me for years and I never got on board because I have seen a lot of bad anime and so I was very skeptical. Finally, I wanted something new to watch and they talked me into buying it because it was cheep.
  
  I love it. I think it is clever, witty, and exciting. The acting is convincing and the episodic stories also help to build character, not just kill time.
  
  I would recommend this to anyone who likes in depth stories with fun characters, action, and an amazing sound track packed into each 30 minute episodes.
  
  
• Space cowboys who fight with honor
  By A3LIWTQDSQ5UOO on 2008-02-07
  In my opinion, Cowboy Bebop is never going to reach the psychological devastation of Evangelion. However, this series is still popular, because characters in Bebop fight courageously for justice, even when hope seems far away.
  
  Spike Spiegel and Jet Black are two bounty hunters, turning criminals in to the police for rewards. Faye and Ed join them later on in the series. Although the four frequently run out of food, they form an irresistable family, even when money is hard to come by.
  
  This series has everything, from science fiction to romance to rough action. Most of all, this anime is about Spike's freedom from his tumultuous past as an assassin of the Red Dragons, the corporate yakuza group aimed at gaining power over the universe. His girlfriend, Julia, is definitely worth fighting for.
  
  The other characters also bring their own unique histories as well. Faye Valentine she lost her memory fifty years ago in an accident in space. Fifty years later, when Faye awakens from her cryogenic sleep, she finds herself in a world where cars have been replaced by flying spaceships. Her shock is not unique--it is the shock that many Japanese have had at the evolution of Japan into a humongous industrial machine.
  
  Finally, Bebop has some of the most hilarious comedy episodes. Two notable episodes, "Mushroom Samba" and "Cowboy Funk," have the craziest situations ever seen in anime. In "Mushroom Samba," Ed captures a mushroom smuggler in the wackiest train chase, featuring African-American bounty hunters with names taken from Blaxploitation movies such as "Jackie Brown" and "Shaft." The other episode, "Cowboy Funk," involves Spike and his ordeal with a cowboy on a horse with missle launchers. Yes, he's a cowboy on a horse in the future, upholding the traditions of the Western past. Don't ask me how he got in there. He's just there.
  
  If you're an anime fan who still hasn't seen Cowboy Bebop, pick it up immediately. This is an excellent action series that cannot be missed.
  
  
• The "Best Anime Ever" gets a great release
  By A1ZI03HD4HQUKW on 2008-03-13
  This is a great show. A perfect blend of sci-fi and western themes mixes with brilliant animation, loveable characters, fantastic action, riotous humor, and appropiately heavy drama.
  
  This release is the absolute best deal for anyone interested in this series. The show has arguably never looked better and has indisputibly never sounded better than in these six REMIX discs.
  
  If you're reading this review, I advise you to buy this set--Now!
  
  
• Everything Cheap!
  By AYIZOZB9M7RKR on 2008-05-02
  First off, yes this has every episode. That was what I was asking myself when I looked at this product. I just finished watching it and it looked great and for that price it's well worth spending the money to get it.
  
  
• Commonly and Critically Overrated
  By A1V5QK576WY5A6 on 2008-07-24
  Cowboy Bebop is commonly hailed as one of the best anime series of all time, but with its utter lack of cohesive story or character development, Cowboy Bebop proved to be (with the exception of perhaps five out of the series' twenty-six episodes) painfully insipid. Many would argue that the series requires neither of these common necessities in good storytelling, which is true provided that each episode of the series was entertaining enough to keep viewers watching. However, the vast majority of the episodes range from unoriginal to comedically contrived. Cowboy Bebop certainly is "The Work Which Becomes a New Genre Itself," attempting a jack-of-all-trades-yet-master-of-none-approach with sci-fi, drama, and comedy. Its sci-fi repeatedly breaks its own metaphysics (a la random feng-shui magic introduced late in the game), its drama refuses to give insight into its characters, and its comedy, at which it is most successful, still frequently falls flat.
  
  A common hindrance in anime is that the stories can get so bloated with its agenda or characters' melodrama that maintaining the viewer's interest gets lost in the shuffle. The staff of Bebop seemed to take this problem to the other extreme as the series suffers from morbidly deficient storytelling. One character's entire backstory is a string from one cliché to the next, starting with his lone righteousness in a corrupt police system to when time figuratively, and tritely literally, stops for him due to his estrangement from an old flame. Another backstory, or lack thereof, is meted out in dialogue-starved shreds of flashback with viewers left to fill in the blanks in the narrative. Whereas some might confuse such moves as artistic, the result comes off as lazy, wherein the creators themselves did not want to put the effort into piecing together their own puzzle. This would not be such a problem were the audience not expected to care about the characters and their pasts, although the dramatic tone of the closing episodes would suggest otherwise. Furthermore, there is little point in watching the sessions in any kind of order, as the series generally has no more continuity than Bugs Bunny cartoons.
  
  The series is not completely devoid of merit, however. The best five episodes (2, 9, 17, 18, and 22) truly compose the Best Sessions with rare moments of genuine humor and, in the exclusive case of "Speak Like a Child," genuine poignancy. Also, the series boasts an impressive and eclectic soundtrack by the peerless Yoko Kanno who unfortunately seems to curse nearly every project she works on, bestowing on them scores that few series have lived up to (with the notable exception of the first Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series).
  
  Even at a reduced price and with remastered audio, the grand total of four fun episodes and one fleshed-out character makes this series hard to recommend. The product is a ham-fisted juggling act between comedy and drama that leaves viewers with little to no emotional investment in the characters.
  
  
• FINALLY!
  By A2CNELO9HBW7HH on 2008-01-28
  It's about freakin' time Bandai came out with a DVD set that people could actually buy; for a moment I thought I was going to have to buy a bootleg. (Which is a big no-no, kids.)
  Anyway, I'm definitely not the first one to say this, but Cowboy Bebop is one of the best anime series ever. The story never is never boring, the animation is excellent, and it has a fantastic soundtrack. A definite must-have.
  
  
• Classic! (Also, the only anime that features a Corgi!)
  By A30JPZ9TZ7I61U on 2008-03-08
  If you have seen Cowboy Beebop, then know that I am very pleased with this set, especially at the price! Bandai is becoming very popular in my anime library when I can buy an entire series for the price of another publishers single disc.
  
  For those who have not seen Cowboy Beebop, just know this is one of the monumental, classic works in the genre. Every good anime collection should include this series.
  
  Without giving much away: Spike is the main character, a bounty hunter that seems he could have been related to Han Solo! His right hand man, Jet, and a great cast of main characters help round things out. Plus an amazingly cute Corgi that looks just like mine!
  
  The story is fun and upbeat with a lot of action as well as some comedy. It seems no matter what Jet and Spike try, they always end up worse off than before and flat broke to boot.
  
  The animation is getting a little dated, but is still high quality for hand drawn (so much is computer enhanced now days). Each episode is pretty much free standing until the last few, so missing an episode here or there is not going to ruin the show.
  
  Viewing Preference: English Dub.
  
  Pros: Characterization, fun, story, action, great retro feel.
  Cons: Dated animation, some goofy episodes, the ending...
  
  
• great collection!
  By A2EKPPC5TWE4SM on 2008-03-13
  This is a really great collection of one of (if not the best) anime series ever: Cowboy Bebop. It seems to be hard to find this series in a compact form (it usually comes in many separate DVDs) so I would suggest snatching this one up while its availible. This edition also has nice extras, for the nerds that like watching that kind of thing.
  
  
• Bang!
  By A1YHF6MT38A7IN on 2008-03-25
  Without a doubt one of the best anime series of all times. Every episode is worth watching again and again. Ed's unconventional cuteness alone is worth buying this set. You get sad that the series is ending three or four episodes before the last. And thank goodness for an ending that wasn't spawned by traditionalist thinking. One of my all time favorites.
  
  
• Whoa there cowboy, is that a deal I see?
  By A237YA2XOXQLPK on 2008-02-08
  "A present for Ed?"
  
  No, silly girl, a present for me. A box set version of the jazzy cool anime Cowboy Bebop that's 130 bucks off the individual remix's list.
  
  A slick show with great characters; I like Spike's apathetic melancholy that just doesn't quite hide his intense enthusiasm and Faye is back-stabbing, two-faced, and manipulative but then seems genuinely surprised when people get in her face about it.
  
  And then there's Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV...
  
  Now I can watch you anytime I want.
  
  Love you Ed girl.
  
  
  
• AWESOME
  By A2ZA4ZYU11HAG1 on 2008-02-09
  I have waited years for an affordable Cowboy Bebop Box Set, and this is almost to good to be true.
  
  
• Still good over a decade later
  By A334ZSU94KDAIT on 2008-03-06
  Cowboy Bebop is an excellent series that almost anyone can enjoy. I've seen the entire series a few times before and am thoroughly enjoying watching it again. The 5.1 surround remix makes this version all the more enjoyable, and this is an excellent price, especially for anime. I can easily recommend this series to just about anyone.
  
  
• One of the Best
  By AW37NPQCBMYC on 2008-03-07
  This has to be one of the best anime series, ever. A must see for anime and non anime fans alike. This box set collects the entire series on one place, great for marathon viewing. It has some cool extras on the discs as well.
  Great story, animation, and a cool jazzy soundtack make this one set that should be in every fans collection.
  
  
• See ya later Space Cowboy!
  By A17CX1MM06UKJI on 2008-07-29
  The only anime of its kind I promise. Filled with great action scenes, comedy, and romance, it needs to be on your top anime list. From the opening theme song you know this anime is diffrent and for some reason it just catches your attention. Also the extras are great with interviews of the cast. Also dont forget the movie if you enjoy the series.
  
  
• Extreemly nice for the price!
  By AQHKW8OCU6BSH on 2008-02-15
  Like many, I caught most of this series on Cartoon Network. Hooked but low on funds I sighed as the individual disks were on sale for $25.00 a piece. But now this! While it is nice to have each disk in its own case with the inside material, for the price you have to grab it before its gone. The series is excellent, the music fits better than almost any anime out there, and you are almost never lacking for action. The quality of the picture is very good as well. The only down side... the preview for other anime on all the disks is exactly the same! I know that doesn't effect Cowboy Bebop itself, but I enjoy seeing what's out there on the preview clips and was aggravated to see the same two or three presented over and over. Oh well... Like I said, get it now!
  
  
• One of the coolest animes in the world!
  By A5XFBABMLYHUC on 2008-02-23
  I've seen some of the episodes on cartoon network's Adult Swim, but I never really had the chance to watch the entire thing because usually they would always have re-runs of this show. The series of Cowboy Bebop is about 3 bounty hunters, a super genious dog, and a hacker who acts like a cat! Together they struggle in their futuristic world of space with a little mix of the western world, jazz, and people that mostly live on other planets like jupiter, saturn and mars.
  
  Their job is to capture their bounty, turn them in, and collect the reward, though sometimes it doesn't always work since they end up accidentally killing their bounty or that they commit suicide for alot of reasons that our bounty hunters do not know of. Sometimes they'll come home with nothing else to eat but the same god damn food that their tired of eating almost everyday!
  
  But later on in the series each characters tormented past is revealed. The past is really sad to look back to even for the characters of the show. About one who used to work for the police agency, one who lost her memory in an accident 50 years ago ( I think it was), and a man who can not wake-up from a bad dream.
  
  I gave it a 5 star because the story and the animation is really good as well as the music made by one of my most favorite artists Yoko Kanno. The rating of the show would be Teen or TVMA since it has violence,nudity (only in one scene because a man has the body of a woman), and involves drugs( the people in this show smoke alot). All in all, I recommend anyone to buy this. It was a wonderful show for me when I watched it
  
  
• god's of anime have answered many prayers with this. =P
  By A21Z17K1W4N8K5 on 2008-04-18
  Well like i said with this awesome release many people (like myself) have been very pleased. I was really dreading having to buy each of the individual sessions wich would have cost upwards of $140. Or supporting bootleggers some where by buying "The Perfect Session" box set which from what i understand is out of print. But this is the best of both worlds Its a legit release that contains everything you would want from a Cowboy Bebop box set and it only sets you back about $40.
  Just a side note I know some one was kinda upset that the box was so plain, but who buys a dvd based on the box?
  But anywho all in all its a great quality product for a great price, definately worth the buy.
  
  
• Bought for a girlfriend, and forced to watch...but it was AMAZING!
  By A36IHATCXIJGXS on 2008-04-20
  So as I said I bought this for my girlfriend who loved this series. And we decided to watch it together. I have long since hated Anime, but this is now a exception. It is truly a great series, and I am very disappointed that there is not more. There is much humor, character development, seriousness, etc...Its just a great series, I strongly recommend you buy it!
  
  
• 50,000 Woolongs!
  By A2X1DUKME5I8TF on 2008-04-23
  Let me just say that I wasn't a huge anime fan to start with and I'm still a bit iffy about the whole thing but from the way people kept talking about this series I said, "Screw it, take a look at it." I first saw it on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network and immediately got hooked, this series combines the best of space sci-fi and high-paced action with a great plot and interesting characters. Definetely not your average anime that you see every day, it's a definite must see and must have! This new release is a must-have for those who don't own the original boxed set and is a great gift for anyone who loves great animation, stimulating storylines and all the action one can handle!
  
  
• Worth every penny
  By AAHJJNHARA5Z3 on 2008-04-25
  I've always wanted Cowboy Bebop on DVD, and this seemed like the perfect chance to get it. I'm glad I did. Everything about this release is top quality, from the picture, audio (you get the original japanese track and the excellent english dub, BOTH in 5.1), cool boxart, and intelligent packaging. Menus are easy to navigate and cool looking as well. I especially enjoyed the commentary tracks on a few of the episodes, was a nice (and interesting) touch. I would recommended this to my friends, and any fan of the show who wants to own it on DVD, you can't go wrong with this collection!
  
  

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