Cowboy Bebop - Session 3

Cowboy Bebop - Session 3

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Movie Review: The best of the six Cowboy Bebop volumes
Summary: 5 Stars

Cowboy Bebop's basic structure allows each episode to be a full-fledged story all its own, with the main characters-- Spike, Jett, Faye, and Edward-- serving to connect them all. While there is a consistency to the entire series outside of the characters-- mainly concerning each character's exploration of his/her identity-- this is a more episodic anime series than something such as Evangelion, and yet far less formulaic than Dragon Ball Z and its brethren. I cannot stress how incredibly good the writing is here-- each episode is a self-contained story full of integrity: sometimes dramatic, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but always effective each time without sacrificing any of the show's core values.

Each DVD disc in this series is a bargain-- five episodes per disc for Volumes One and Two, and four episodes per disc thereafter. Extras are limited, but the video quality is outstanding, and both Japanese/English tracks are provided, with English subtitles. The English voice acting is very impressive-- dialogue is still intelligent following the translation, lip synching is dead-on, and the voice actors are almost as endearing as the characters they portray.

Volume Three is the first in this six-disc series to feature four episodes instead of five, but it makes up for this quite well-- the episodes on this disc are almost all gems, even relative to the rest of the series. Volume Three begins with "Toys in the Attic", a semi-parody of the movie Alien which takes itself seriously until its hilarious conclusion. Following this is the two-part episode, "Jupiter Jazz", in which we learn a little more about Spike's past and view Faye in a surprising new way. This episode alone makes Volume Three a required purchase for fans of the show-- the music is some of the best yet, the character interaction is deeply involving, and there is some excellent action towards the end. The final episode here, "Bohemian Rhapsody", is entertaining and intelligent but somewhat empty compared to its three predecessors on this volume. Nevertheless, if you haven't already purchased Cowboy Bebop Volume Three, kindly stop reading this review and buy the DVD.