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A neo-noir anime classic is celebrating its 25th anniversary. With that, fans of Cowboy Bebop can now avail of a special home video release of the series. The Cowboy Bebop 25th Anniversary Blu-ray box set is coming in April 2023. Crunchyroll is now accepting pre-orders.

“The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck. This 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.” the synopsis from Crunchyroll states.

The Cowboy Bebop – The Complete Series 25th Anniversary Blu-ray release date is April 4, 2023. The series will be available to watch in English and Japanese audio with English subtitles. It includes Episodes 1 to 26 and will be available in limited and standard editions. Here are the special features for both editions:

  • 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
  • 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

Meanwhile, the Cowboy Bebop limited edition box set contains the following exclusives:

  • Special Metallic Collector’s Box
  • 5 art cards of the galaxy’s finest crew. Swap one with the cover for a slick custom look
  • Never-before-seen 25th anniversary video

The Blu-ray standard edition costs $48.74, while the limited edition costs $63.74. Crunchyroll is accepting pre-orders until April 3. More information can be found on their website.

Cowboy Bebop is an anime series created by Hajime Yatate. Hajime Yatate refers to a group of people from the animation studio Sunrise, now known as Bandai Namco Filmworks. The anime premiered in 1999 and ran for 26 episodes.

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Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.