"Kaubôi bibappu" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creator:

Hajime Yatate

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

8 January 2003 (Germany)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The futuristic adventures of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Corgi | Ex Cop | Futuristic | Dark Past

Cast

Steve Blum	...	Spike Spiegel (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Beau Billingslea	...	Jet Black (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Spike Spiegel (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Jet Black (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Wendee Lee	...	Faye Valentine (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Faye Valentine (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Melissa Fahn	...	Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Aoi Tada	...	Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV / ... (16 episodes, 1998-1999)

Also Known As:

Cowboy Bebop (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

25 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

French | German | Italian | Spanish | Tagalog | English | Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Japan:R | USA:TV-MA | Singapore:Unrated | Spain:15 | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 | Canada:14A (some episodes) | Brazil:18 | Peru:18 | Canada:18A | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 (video rating) | New Zealand:R13 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 | Austria:18 | Argentina:18 | Germany:16 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating)

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

In Session #10, Ganymede Elegy, the bounty head that is turned in at the beginning of the episode is named Baker Ponchirello, after the two motorcycle officers in CHiPs.

Quotes:

Ed: Ed loves Piyokos.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Kaubôi bibappu (1998) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Tank!

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