the year be 2071. earth be now but a wasteland and civilization have expand to the further reach of the galaxy . unfortunately and that mean there be also some of the galaxy most feared criminal . here where our hero come in . who be our hero and you ask . a cool a ice bounty hunter and his stoic and but paternal ex cop partner and a sexy and sensitive con woman and an odd little hacker name . edward wong hau peppilu trilovsky iii ( a name she yes and she have give herself ) . oh and and not to forget a little welsh corgi name ein . this ragtag group of intergalactic misfit be off on an adventure to collect the reward of infamous criminal and with both hilarity and tragedy strewn along the way . this be the premise of one of the best anime ever create and in a nutshell . though it doesn not have the serious and dark overtone that typically fill the anime or manga universe and it be certainly be worth a watch . the dialogue be wonderfully witty and the dark overtone be reduce to undertone and and it have one of the best dub ever record . mary mcglynn and director and voice actress for various anime ( wolf rain and naruto and to name other title ) have select fantastic anime dub a good name . the act really emotes and especially steve blum cool cat performance of spike . . sigh . oh and the music . oh god and the symphony that be the music . cb music be compose by the legendary yoko kanno and who also compose several other big title . her emotional piece be a treat for the ear ( check out wolf rain to prove my point ) and cb be no exception . the music be as diverse a the multicultural character that appear in cb . from whizz bang jazz of the bond fare to whistle western flute to acoustic guitar strain to even mid 70 blaxploitation funk and it all in here . and make every moment believable . overall and the series be not the brooding anime or manga fare and a i have state before and but a 007 esque romp that could be make into a smashing movie . which and coincidentally be due out 2011. and i pray it hold up to the fantastic masterpiece that be cowboy bebop .