Cowboy Bebop
Title card of the anime television series
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Genre	Neo-noir,space Western
Manga
Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star
Written by	Cain Kuga
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX
Original run	September 18, 1997 – June 18, 1998
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinichirō Watanabe
Produced by	Masahiko Minami Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
Written by	Keiko Nobumoto
Music by	Yoko Kanno
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Anime Limited
Original network	TV Tokyo, Wowow
English network	UK Viceland US Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run	TV Tokyo Broadcast April 3, 1998 – June 26, 1998 WOWOW Broadcast October 24, 1998 – April 24, 1999
Episodes	26 (12 Episodes and a Special for its TV Tokyo Broadcast) (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Yutaka Nanten
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX
Original run	October 18, 1998 – February 18, 2000
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Anime film
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Cowboy Bebop is a Japanese anime television show aired from 1998 to 1999. It was created by Sunrise and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. The show is about a group of bounty hunters who travel in outer space to catch criminals. It has 26 episodes. The series has received a TV-14 rating in the United States, while six episodes received a TV-MA and three episodes receiving a TV-PG. The series aired in the United States in 2001 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It was the first anime to be aired on Adult Swim. It was very successful. It was so successful that Cartoon Network decided to put more anime on Adult Swim. There is a movie, a manga, and two video games based on the show. The movie is called Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door. The video games are for Playstation and Playstation 2 were not released in the United States. The series is inspired by American culture. Jazz music is mostly played in the show. The episodes are called "Sessions."