Cowboy Bebop Box Set

by Yutaka Nanten

From one of the most popular anime series of all time comes a manga to match. Spinning off from the anime story line seen on Cartoon Network, the manga series hooks readers with the same combination of Sci Fi action, crazy comedy, and a twist of old-school hipster cool. This black-and-white miniseries, released in the 100% Authentic Manga format, is perfect for fans of the Cowboy Bebop anime.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels

648 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Xae · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good way to reacquaint with the characters.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of volumes first published in Japan within the late 90’s. Art is from Yutaka Nanten while Shooting Star is by Cain Kuga.

This collection is quite rare as it was published back in the 2000’s, and TokyoPop has been out of business for quite some time. The collection box is quite nice and holds up over time, but I wouldn’t go out of your way to try and collect it.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though this is made separate from the series (out of Shinichiro Watanabe's vision of the Bebop universe), this manga series spin-off of the show helped with my funk after finishing Cowboy Bebop for the first time.

[云雲Yun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to experience cross-century night with a young body too TwT

[Lawson Bear · Rating 1 out of 5]

These do a complete injustice to the show. The stakes are low, the characters are shallow and totally detached from the ones on the show, and it honestly feels to me as though the writers either did not understand or intentionally misrepresented the conceit of the show. The appeal of "Cowboy Bebop" is not its setting or its cool, genre-bending quality but instead the depth and humanity of the characters and the story-telling, imagery, and metaphor. And, of course, it's also about the music.

I cannot blame the writers of these manga for not making them musical-- literature is a mostly non-aural medium-- but I think they failed at every other turn as well and that is almost unforgivable for me. I was really excited to read these, to expand the universe from one of my favourite animated TV shows, and have been heavily let down. Totally irredeemable.

[Amy]

Cowboy Bebop Boxset by Hajime Yadate (2003)

[Alicja]

Oh wow! One of my favorite anime and there is manga too. Off to search for a copy... :P