The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent. A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit. For anyone that is a fan of Cowboy Bebop the series, knows it is one of the greatest anime series out there at this time. The movie is no exception it follows along the same storyline as the series it is simply a longer single episode. The fighting in it is some of the best Bebop fights I've ever seen. All the gang is here Jet, Ed, Faye, Spike. A must have for all Bebop Fans, the only reason I give this 8/10 stars is I feel the storyline could have been a bit better, but is still fairly well done. Even for those that have never seen the series, you don't need to see it to understand anything that is going on it stands on its own very well. I first saw this movie around December 2005. I didn't know a whole lot of Cowboy Bebop back then. So I checked out the movie to see what the series is like.<br/><br/>And I did enjoy the movie. After seeing more of the TV series I enjoyed it more than before.<br/><br/>This is what you'd call a filler for the TV series. It's like seeing a 4 parter episode. Takes place between Episode 22 and 23.<br/><br/>It's October 2071( a few days before Halloween). On Mars, Halloween is celebrated as if it were New Years Eve. Spike Speilgel is still you're humble bounty hunter who has a dark past, Jet is still friends with Spike, Faye is still a young woman with an unknown past, Ed is still her naive self, and Ein is just the same Data Dog you'd see anywhere else.<br/><br/>The Bebop crew are doing their usual routing including hunting down bounties and trying to get something decent to eat that's not in a Styrofoam cup. On one normal day on Mars, Faye saw a truck exploded on a highway and spotted a suspicious man who drove and escape from the truck.<br/><br/>This was send straight to the news media that the truck is hazard with an unknown virus to medical experts. A great deal of people who were near the contaminated area are infected with the so called virus. This is a threat to the whole Mars economy, and the man responsible for it is worth 30 million Wolongs.<br/><br/>That made the Bebop crew want to hunt down and investigate the scene of the crime.<br/><br/>As the movie goes on Spike and his friends will learn more about the perpetrator and what the so called virus is. But will they prevent the planet of Mars from being infected with this unknown virus? Cowboy Bebop the Movie is as great as the TV series. It was made and done by the same team that made the 26 episode series possible. The animation, action, acting, backgrounds, and characters are all well done. Those who like the TV series will like the movie a lot. It's rated R for language and violence. So I recommend for mature audiences or those who know what the series is about. Brisk, engaging story.
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