Cowboy Bebop (カウボーイビバップ Kaubōi Bibappu) is a 1998 Japanese anime series written by Keiko Nobumoto and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. It was produced by Sunrise and Bandai, and has 26 episodes and a feature film.
The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 until June 26, 1998, broadcasting only twelve episodes and a special due to its controversial adult-themed content. The entire twenty-six episodes of the series were later broadcast on WOWOW from October 24 until April 24, 1999.
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Dubbing History[]
Dubbed into English by Animaze and ZRO Limit Productions, the English dub of Cowboy Bebop has been universally praised, many often hailing it as the best English dub of an anime. Composer Yoko Kanno herself has expressed appreciation for the English dub, singling out Steve Blum's portrayal of Spike.
The series was originally licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America and is now licensed by FUNimation. The English dub was the first anime to premiere on Adult Swim in the United States on September 2, 2001, and has been annually rebroadcast on the block since.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
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Spike Spiegel | Kōichi Yamadera | Steve Blum |
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Jet Black | Unshō Ishizuka | Beau Billingslea |
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Faye Valentine | Megumi Hayashibara | Wendee Lee |
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Sherry Lynn (child) | ||
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Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV |
Aoi Tada | Melissa Fahn |
| Secondary Characters | |||
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Vicious | Norio Wakamoto | Skip Stellrecht |
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Julia | Gara Takashima | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn |
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Judy | Miki Nagasawa | Lia Sargent |
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Antonio / Punch | Tsutomu Taruki | Paul St. Peter |
| Recurring Characters | |||
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Antonio | Jinsho Hirao | Kevin Seymour |
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Jobim | Hiroshi Naka | |
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Carlos | Toshihiko Nakajima | Steve Kramer |
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Bob | Yutaka Nakano | John Snyder |
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Laughing Bull | Takehiro Koyama | Michael Gregory |
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Narration | N/A | Daniel Woren |
Episodic Characters[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
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| Asimov Solensan | Rintarō Nishi | Kirk Thornton | 1 |
| Katerina Solensan | Yurika Hino | Katia Moraes | |
| El Ray Bartender | Katsumi Chō | Michael Deak | |
| Gangster A | Isshin Chiba | Tom Fahn | |
| Gangster B | Naoki Makishima | Dan Lorge | |
| Space Gate Voice A | Mari Maruta | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 1-2 |
| Space Gate Voice B | Yoko Ren | Nellie Wuu | |
| Abdul Hakeem | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Joe Romersa | 2 |
| Doctor | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Simon Prescott | |
| Pet Shop Owner | Ako Mayama | Barbara Goodson | |
| Young Thief | Toshihiko Nakajima | Frank Catalano | |
| Grizzled Thief | Takehiro Murozono | Tom Wyner | |
| Tattoo Man | Keiji Fujiwara | Michael Lindsay | |
| Old Fortuneteller | Jin Hirao | William Frederick Knight | |
| Lab Tech #1 | Kazuhiro Nakata | Brad Sergi | |
| Lab Tech #2 | Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi | Bob Buchholz | |
| Lab Tech #3 | Isshin Chiba | Gavin Glennon | |
| Fishing Boy | Yumi Fukamizu | Brianne Siddall | |
| Priest | Jin Hirao | Tom Wyner | |
| Gordon | Shinji Ogawa | Jamieson Price | 3 |
| Twinkle Maria Murdock | Mari Arita | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | 4 |
| Harrison | Chafurin | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Space Warrior A | Isshin Chiba | David Ellenstein | |
| Space Warrior B | Naoki Makishima | Eddie Frierson | |
| Morgan | Kazuhiro Nakata | Daran Norris | |
| Gould | Takehiro Murozono | Michael McConnohie | |
| Ganymede ISSP Chief Minister | Aruno Tahara | Stephen Poletti | |
| Ganymede Secretary | Masaki Aizawa | Eddie Frierson | |
| Space Warriors Announcer | Ai Uchikawa | Julie Maddalena | |
| Annie / Anastasia | Miyuki Ichijō | Carol Stanzione | 5 |
| Carlos | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Richard Cansino | |
| Mao Yenrai | Kazuaki Ito | Dana Craig | |
| Violinist | Toshihiko Nakajima | William Frederick Knight | |
| Opera Hall Attendant | Isshin Chiba | Paul St. Peter | |
| Red Dragon Guard A | Shinpachi Tsuji | Peter Emshwiller | |
| Red Dragon Guard B | Kazuhiro Nakata | Peter Mason | |
| White Boy | Wasabi Mizuta | Joyce Kurtz | |
| Black Boy | Kaoru Morota | Julie Maddalena | |
| Giraffe | Ryūji Nakagi | Michael Sorich | 6 |
| Fatty River | Daisuke Gōri | Roger Hampton | |
| Wen | Yumi Tōma | Mona Marshall | |
| VT (Victoria Terkushoe) | Tomie Kataoka | Melodee Spevack | 7 |
| Otto | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Steve Kramer | |
| Muriel | Ai Uchikawa | Dyanne DiRosario | |
| Macho | Kazuhiro Nakata | Michael McConnohie | |
| Memphis Brother #1 | Isshin Chiba | Richard Miro | |
| Memphis Brother #2 | Takehiro Murozono | Bob Buchholz | |
| Memphis Brother #3 | Naoki Makishima | Michael Fulop | |
| Rocco Bonnaro | Ryūsei Nakao | Tom Fahn | 8 |
| Stella Bonnaro | Maaya Sakamoto | Emilie Brown | |
| Piccaro Calvino | Yū Shimaka | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Louie | Toshihiko Nakajima | Michael McConnohie | |
| Huey | Shinpachi Tsuji | Steve Kramer | |
| Dewey | Kei Hayami | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| Venus Shuttle Announcer | Ai Uchikawa | Leslie Hicks | |
| Venus Postal Worker | Isshin Chiba | Thom Babbes | |
| Old Man | Jin Hirao | Steve Kramer | |
| Tom Wiles | Hirohiko Kakegawa | Bob Buchholz | 9 |
| MPU | Jōji Nakata | Christopher Carroll | |
| Dr. Amjad | Shinpachi Tsuji | Brian George | |
| Reporter | Asako Dodo | Lia Sargent | |
| Yuuri Kellerman | Naoki Tatsuta | Michael McConnohie | |
| White Policeman | Isshin Chiba | ||
| Black Policeman | Kiyomizu Mizuuchi | Don Fischer | |
| Donelly | Fumio Matsuoka | Dana Craig | 10 |
| Becker Panchorello | Katsuhisa Hōki | Doug Stone | |
| Alisa | Mika Doi | Debra Jean Rogers | |
| Rhint Celonius | Kappei Yamaguchi | Steve Staley | |
| Spaceship Bebop | Kaoru Morota | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | 11 |
| Julius | Hiroshi Iwasaki | Kevin Seymour | 12 |
| Blue Crow Bartender | Isshin Chiba | Bryan Cranston | |
| Lin | Hikaru Midorikawa | Derek Stephen Prince | 12 - 13 |
| Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckner / Gren | Kenyū Horiuchi | David A. Thomas | |
| Blue Crow Gang Leader | Hiroshi Naka | David Footman | |
| Laughing Bull's Son | Miki Nagasawa | Julie Maddalena | |
| Rester House Bartender | Katsuhisa Hōki | Don Fischer | 13 |
| Chessmaster Hex | Takeshi Watabe | Michael McCarty | 14 |
| Jonathan | Yukimasa Kishino | Don Fischer | |
| Gate Corporation CEO | Masayuki Omoro | Michael McConnohie | |
| Gate Corporation Secretary | Isshin Chiba | Shannon Presby | |
| Whitney Hagas Matsumoto | Akio Ōtsuka | Steve Kramer | 15 |
| Dr. Baccus | Kōsei Tomita | Peter Spellos | |
| Nurse Manley | Chiharu Suzuka | Rachel Davies | |
| P.D. Operator 151 | Isshin Chiba | Doug Lee | |
| Fad | Masashi Hirose | 16 | |
| Pilot | Yūji Mikimoto | Bryan Cranston | |
| Tucan | Hitoshi Oya | David Richard Thompson | |
| Nero | Eiichiro Suzuki | Isaac C. Singleton Jr. | |
| Elroy | Bin Sasaki | John DeMita | |
| Dig | Yutaka Shimaka | Steve Kramer | |
| Udai Taxim | Kōsei Hirota | Barry Stigler | |
| Group D-7 Leader | Isshin Chiba | Peter Emshwiller | |
| Syndicate Man | Motomu Kiyokawa | Jonathan Cook | |
| Domino Walker | Tesshō Genda | Stuart K. Robinson | 17 |
| Coffee | Atsuko Tanaka | Juliana Jai Bolden | |
| Shaft | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Joey Camen | |
| Sergeant Jeffrey Frank | Jin Yamanoi | Steve Staley | |
| Black Patrol Officer | Isshin Chiba | David Footman | |
| Video Maniac | Shigeru Chiba | Dan Lorge | 18 |
| Older Brother | Isshin Chiba | John DeMita | |
| Younger Sister | Mitsuki Saiga | Lia Sargent | |
| Faye's Childhood Friend A | Yui Horie | Kaeko Sakamoto | |
| Faye's Childhood Friend B | Kozue Yoshizumi | ||
| Miles | Yoku Shioya | Jonathan Fahn | 19 |
| Doohan | Takeshi Aono | Simon Prescott | |
| Baseball Commentator | Isshin Chiba | Bill Timoney | |
| Herman | Shinichirō Miki | ||
| Ruth | Kōji Ishii | Michael Deak | |
| Computer Voice | Mitsuki Saiga | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| Reggie | Hiroshi Naka | L. Michael Haller | |
| George | Takashi Nagasako | Gary Dubin | |
| Tongpu | Banjō Ginga | Kevin Seymour | 20 |
| Section 13 Manager | Shinpachi Tsuji | Paul St. Peter | |
| Angel Automaton | Sachiko Kojima | Lia Sargent | |
| Doggie Mascot | Mitsuki Saiga | Joey D'Auria | |
| Meifa Puzi | Arisa Ogasawara | Patricia Ja Lee | 21 |
| Pao Pu-Zi | Tamio Ōki | Paul Carr | |
| Blue Snake Gangster A | Kazuhiro Nakata | Peter Mason | |
| Blue Snake Gangster B | Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi | Josh Gerhardt | |
| Playing Boy A | Yayoi Kuroda | Brianne Siddall | |
| Playing Boy B | Michiko Sato | Joshua Seth | |
| Ted Bower / Teddy Bomber | Takaya Hashi | Tom Wyner | 22 |
| Andy Von de Oniyate | Masashi Ebara | Daran Norris | |
| Masquerade Waiter | Isshin Chiba | Kevin Seymour | |
| Screaming Woman | Takako Kodama | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| Dr. Londez | Chikao Ōtsuka | Robert Axelrod | 23 |
| Ronny Spanngen | Masaru Hachinobe | Joshua Seth | |
| Samantha Copeland | Mari Tomokawa | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| Mark Rather | Hiromichi Kogami | Paul St. Peter | |
| Male TV Host | Junichi Sugawara | Michael McConnohie | |
| Female TV Host | Sayaka Ohara | Lynn Fischer | |
| Housewife | Mitsuki Saiga | Carol Stanzione | |
| Field Reporter | Mari Tomokawa | Lia Sargent | |
| Chief Security Guard | Kiyomizu Mizuuchi | Michael McConnohie | |
| Male SCRATCH Scalper | Isshin Chiba | Josh Gerhardt | |
| Siniz Hesap Lütfen Appledelhi | Kenji Utsumi | Barry Stigler | 24 |
| MacIntire | Shigeru Nakahara | Steve Cassling | |
| Sally Yung | Ikuko Tani | Mary Carver | |
| Sally's Granddaughter | Ruri Asano | Sherry Lynn | |
| Sister Clara | Mami Horikoshi | Melanie MacQueen | |
| Cain | Ayumi Kida | Joshua Seth | |
| Sean | Kazumi Okushima | Cody MacKenzie | |
| Zuzu | Yayoi Kuroda | Sandy Fox | |
| Punch's Mother | Yoshiko Okamoto | Morgan Lofting | 25 |
| Shin | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Kirk Baily | 25-26 |
| Vicious' Associate | Isshin Chiba | Steve Cassling | 26 |
Additional Voices[]
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Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2001-present (annually rerun) |
Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) |
United States | 
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| 2002-2003 | CNX | United Kingdom | 
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| 2002 | Adult Swim | Australia | 
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| 2006 | Razer | Canada | 
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| 2007-2008 | ABC2 | Australia |
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| 2007-2008 | AnimeCentral | United Kingdom |
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| 2016 | I-Sat | Latin America[1] | |
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Content | Region | Country | |
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| Bandai Entertainment | 2000-2001 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| 2001 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| 2005 | The Complete Series (Remastered) | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| Anime Limited | 2013 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United Kingdom |
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| 2 Volumes | ||||||
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 |
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 5 Discs | ||||||
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
| Crunchyroll | 2023 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 5 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ With Spanish subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGC9THUm_f8
External Links[]
- Cowboy Bebop at the Internet Movie Database
- Cowboy Bebop (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia