for reason more fully explain in my posting for ghost in the shell represent stand alone complex . so i can be brief herefirst and cowboy bebop be an anime series that actually make me care for the character and want to learn more about them . be assure that be one extraordinarily rare occurrence on tv and at least for me . next and several story arc be at first hint at and then truly converge and be resolve by series end . ( you might not like the resolution and but a resolution it well and truly be . ) in fact the series become more interesting a it progress . ( the movie be a careful thematic side step and neither add nor detracts . ) excellent voice act and characterization in both japanese and the dubbed english . exceptional music that introduce me to the work of one kanno yoko and the seatbelt . and a with git representsac and action and obligatory gore ( albeit animate ) and some expletive and cheesecake ( ditto ) and but all temper with a captivating and truly surprising allotment of characterization and dialogue and insight and wit and and breathing time . time well spent and and the best introduction i can think of to the genre .