Cowboy Bebop: Complete Series [Blu-ray] [US Import]

Amazing

It's 2071 and humankind has colonised the rocky planets and some of their moons. In this new and dangerous wild west three bounty hunters (cowboys), two with pasts they want to forget and one who can't remember hers, search for the largest bounties to make a living. Always hungry and short of money, they eke out a living aboard the Bebop, a beat-up spaceship that's always breaking down. However their pasts soon begin to catch up with them. Can Spike, Jet and the mysterious Faye Valentine come to terms with their pasts and be the last ones standing. No spoilers. Now almost 25 years old, it's amazing to me how fresh and new this show still feels. With 26 sessions (episodes) to enjoy there is about eleven hours of fabulously cool Manga animation to enjoy. Spike, Jet and Faye are extremely likeable characters and you soon become seriously involved with their individual and combined stories. Each with interesting back stories meshed into each individual session, it soon becomes clear that this is not a story you can hop in and out of, you really need to watch the shows in order and take at least some notice of what is going on. It's a noirish Sam Spade/Maltese Falcon type mystery and each session drops subtle hints and clues as to what is actually going on behind the scenes. Filled with secondary characters to die for like the computer hacker Ed and a genius dog called Ein the combined whole is very nearly a masterpiece. When the last session was over I wanted to rewatch the whole thing again to see how many of those subtle clues I missed, probably most of them. In all honesty this extremely cool but violent animated Science Fiction, Western, Blade Runner like, Manga, mystery mash up with a great Jazz soundtrack shouldn't work, but somehow it does, wonderfully. The main reasons for me were the excellent animation and design, the really quite compelling storyline, the fascinating depth of the characters and the utter lack of political correctness or ideological messaging. It is simply a very cool show designed to entertain uncluttered and unburdened with with any agenda I could see. However parents might want to take note of the rating of this show “15” and realise that this is not for younger kids as it is often extremely graphic in it's portrayal of knife and sword violence. Although as I have said, it's almost a masterpiece, it is not without some problems. Some of the episodes (maybe four) were duds that seemed superfluous to the overall arching story. I suspect these were essentially filler episodes to get the session number up to the agreed twenty six with the producers. Not that they're bad because they are not, but do just feel unnecessary. The editing is sometimes eccentric, especially in the space battle scenes, and poor old Jet does get an awful lot of exposition dialogue explaining the plot. Faye's extremely skimpy and often revealing costume might raise a few eyebrows and if made today would probably be dialled down a bit. However it is a product of it's time and I had no issues with it really as scantily clad females and men mountains are all part of the overall Manga aesthetic. However apart from these few small criticisms the show is almost perfect and kept me watching glued to my tablet. The final two episodes were probably my favourites when the whole complicated back story collides with the present and we are presented with that somewhat ambiguous open ended finale. I suspect the show was left at least partially open for series two that never happened. I've never been a huge fan of Manga to be perfectly honest, I can see the artistry and the appeal, but I was never very interested and it wasn't my cup of tea. However Cowboy Bebop has opened my eyes to what good Manga can be and I will be searching out more in the near future. I understand they made a movie, perhaps I will start there and also give the Netflix live action version a look. The little I have seen looks promising. Quite brilliant, cool characters, immersive story but very violent.

Siento decir que tendré que devolver esta edición. No es por problemas de la caja. El problema es que se trata de una edición de USA que pone región A en la cubierta. Yo no sabía que a veces ocurre con este tipo de ediciones de USA que no se pueden reproducir con nuestros reproductores de DVD o BLUE - RAY. Agradezco al servicio de atención al cliente pero a pesar de mirar todas las opciones que pude de los menús del reproductor no se puede ver. La verdad es un chasco.

Cowboy Bebop on Blu-ray is a must-have for anime fans. This collection brings the iconic series to life with stunning HD visuals and crisp audio, making the space adventures of Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed even more immersive. The blend of action, humor, and a killer jazz soundtrack remains as captivating as ever. The Blu-ray set also includes some great bonus features for fans. Whether you're revisiting a classic or experiencing it for the first time, this complete series set is an essential addition to any anime collection.

Nuevamente obtuve lo que esperaba de una edición de Funimation. La resolución está en 4:3 pero se ve bastante bien en la pantalla. El sonido 5.1 también es muy bueno. También incluye buenos extras como comentarios con la gente que participó en la creación de la serie, lo cual siempre es bienvenido. Como siempre, estas ediciones sólo vienen en japonés e inglés. Como punto negativo a nivel personal es que forzosamente te ponen los subtítulos en inglés cuando eliges el idioma japonés, esto puede ser molesto si ya manejas el idioma y quieres ver la serie de una forma "limpia". Fuera de eso, esta edición es muy buena.

リアルタイムで見て以来だから実に22年ぶり。 内容はほとんど忘れていて新鮮な気持ちで見る事が出来た。 カッコよくて面白くて泣けるビバップは本当に最高！！ 配信で見るのが一番お手頃だけど、これは持っていても後悔はしない。 それどころか国内版まで欲しくなってくる始末。そういう作品である。 一番気になっていた字幕が消せるかどうかだが 手持ちのUBP-X800M2 だと字幕ＯＦＦにできずに移動しても字幕の1列目が見えてしまう。 しかしディーガのBZT710だと画面の外まで移動できたので一応字幕オフ状態で見る事が出来た。 ただBZT710だと画質が悪く古くさく見えてしまうので字幕はうざったいが もっぱらX800M2で見てる。

I absolutely love this boxset and would give it 5 stars if only it wasn’t region locked. I had to buy a region free bluray/DVD player so I could watch it which was very disappointing.