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Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Friday, April 3, 1998

Ended: Saturday, April 24, 1999

When does Cowboy Bebop Season 1 come out?

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 premiered Friday, April 3, 1998 on TV Tokyo and ended Saturday, April 24, 1999. The season has 26 episodes.

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Cowboy Bebop Season 1 release schedule

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Stray Dog Strut

Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.

Friday · 28 years ago

2. Honky Tonk Women

A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.

Friday · 28 years ago

3. Heavy Metal Queen

The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.

Friday · 28 years ago

4. Waltz for Venus

Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?

Friday · 28 years ago

5. Jamming with Edward

The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

Friday · 28 years ago

6. Ganymede Elegy

When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.

Friday · 28 years ago

7. Toys in the Attic

When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.

Friday · 28 years ago

8. Jupiter Jazz (1)

Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.

Friday · 28 years ago

9. Jupiter Jazz (2)

Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.

Friday · 28 years ago

10. Bohemian Rhapsody

The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

Friday · 28 years ago

11. My Funny Valentine

When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.

Friday · 28 years ago

12. Speak Like a Child

When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!

Friday · 28 years ago

13. Asteroid Blues

Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.

Saturday · 28 years ago

14. Gateway Shuffle

Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

Saturday · 28 years ago

15. Ballad of Fallen Angels

Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!

Saturday · 27 years ago

16. Sympathy for the Devil

The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.

Saturday · 27 years ago

17. Black Dog Serenade

Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.

Saturday · 27 years ago

18. Mushroom Samba

After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!

Saturday · 27 years ago

19. Wild Horses

While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.

Saturday · 27 years ago

20. Pierrot Le Fou

Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

Saturday · 27 years ago

21. Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

Saturday · 27 years ago

22. Cowboy Funk

Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!

Saturday · 27 years ago

23. Brain Scratch

Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.

Saturday · 27 years ago

24. Hard Luck Woman

Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.

Saturday · 27 years ago

25. The Real Folk Blues (1)

Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.

Saturday · 27 years ago

26. The Real Folk Blues (2) Finale

Spike finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.

Saturday · 27 years ago

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 guest stars

  • Takeshi Aono

    Takeshi Aono

    Doohan (voice)

  • Norio Wakamoto

    Norio Wakamoto

    Vicious (voice)

  • Gara Takashima

    Gara Takashima

    Julia (voice)

  • Rintaro Nishi

    Rintaro Nishi

    Asimov Solensan (voice) (as Tarô Nishi)

  • Yurika Hino

    Yurika Hino

    Katrina Solensan (voice)

  • Takehiro Koyama

    Takehiro Koyama

    Laughing Bull (voice)

  • Jin Hirao

    Jin Hirao

    Antonio (voice) (as Jinshô Hirao)

  • Toshihiko Nakajima

    Toshihiko Nakajima

    Carlos (voice)

  • Hiroshi Naka

    Hiroshi Naka

    Jobim (voice)

  • Katsumi Cho

    Katsumi Cho

    Bartender (voice)

  • Isshin Chiba

    Isshin Chiba

    Gangster A (voice)

  • Naoki Makishima

    Naoki Makishima

    Gangster B (voice)

  • Mari Maruta

    Mari Maruta

    Announcer A (voice)

  • Yoko Ren

    Announcer B (voice) (as Yoko Ren)

  • Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

    Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

    Abdul Hakim (voice)

  • Yuzuru Fujimoto

    Yuzuru Fujimoto

    Doctor (voice)

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 FAQ

When does Cowboy Bebop Season 1 come out?

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 premiered Friday, April 3, 1998 on TV Tokyo.

How many episodes are in Cowboy Bebop Season 1?

Cowboy Bebop Season 1 has 26 episodes.

Are new episodes of Cowboy Bebop Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Cowboy Bebop Season 1 finale?

The Cowboy Bebop Season 1 finale (Episode 26) aired Saturday, April 24, 1999.

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