this be the anime that get me introduce to anime in the first place and and it be stylistically brilliant . the story take place in the year 2071 and follow the adventure of the crew aboard the spaceship bebop a they travel the solar system . they be bounty hunter or a the slang of their era refers to them a cowboy . most of the episode be episodic but there be also a main plot arc run through the series . the bebop crew consist of spike spiegel and a former member of the red dragon crime syndicate who be haunt by a past love triangle between former syndicate partner and vicious and and a mysterious woman name julia . faye valentine and an amnesic and who be awaken from a cryogenic slumber and her past be a mystery but be slowly un ravel during the course of the series and she be also run from debt collector after be scammed upon be awaken from her cryogenic state . and the bebop captain and founder jet black and a former issp officer who be betray by his long time partner . they be also join in their exploit by a computer genius and master hacker from earth know a edward and a wacky teenage girl and and a welsh corgi name ein . each episode usually revolve around the crew hunt down bounty try to get enough money in order to survive and to keep the ship go . meanwhile the plot for each character develop a we find out more about their past . the show be stylistic and in fact one of the reason i be draw to it from the first episode be because of that very stylistic nature . watch the bar scene i be remind of desperado and instantly i be hook . the show also have a great soundtrack . thumb way up .