This April, Crunchyroll will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cowboy Bebop with a limited edition Blu-ray box set on April 4, just in time for the show’s quadranscentennial. Each set will exclusively include a special metallic collector’s box, several art cards, and a never-before-seen 25th anniversary retrospective video that will be new to the special features.
Originally debuted on April 3, 1998, the neo-noir Space Western follows the crew of the Bebop — a motley lot of intergalactic loners teams up to track down fugitives and turn them in for cold hard cash. Spike is a hero whose cool façade hides a dark and deadly past. The pilot Jet is a bruiser of a brute who can’t wait to collect the next bounty. Faye Valentine is a femme fatale prone to breaking hearts and separating fools from their money. Along for the ride are the brilliant, but weird, hacker Ed and a super-genius Welsh Corgi named Ein.
Cowboy Bebop was created and animated by Sunrise studio, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, and ran for 26 episodes.
Cowboy Bebop – The Complete Series 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Box Set Exclusives
- Special metallic collector’s box
- Five art cards of the galaxy’s finest crew. Swap one with the cover for a slick custom look!
- Never-before-seen 25th anniversary video
Cowboy Bebop – The Complete Series 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Box Set Special Features
- Session #0
- Audio commentaries with Japanese & English voice actors, director Shinichiro Watanabe and composer Yoko Kanno
- Cast and crew interviews, including Cartoon Network producer Sean Akins
- 20th Anniversary: Interview With Koichi Yamadera (voice of Spike Spiegel)
- A 25 Year Retrospective Memo from Bebop: The Dub Sessions Remembered
- Dinner Aboard the Bebop
- Ein’s Summer Vacation
- “Tank!” music clips
- Textless opening and ending songs
