Description: Enjoy true Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 and be immersed once again with Jet, Spike and the rest of the crew of the Bebop as they travel around the galaxy in search for the wanted criminals one bounty at a time! Longest Anime Broadcast Series on Toonami. Completely Re-mastered and Remixed and newly animated scenes with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound! Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Amazon.com: Each of these two snazzy 20-minute installments is a self-contained and satisfying adventure tale about a futuristic hipster bounty hunter, from the most popular Japanese animated TV series of 1998. This is elegant action-comedy anime, with smoothly integrated CGI space-flight elements, gorgeous graphics, blues harmonica and sax riffs on the soundtrack, and a no-sweat post-Tarantino attitude. Despite occasional eruptions of gun-fu Asian-action violence, and some intimations of heavy-duty drug use (one especially noxious narcotic is administered as an aerosol spray, straight onto the user's eyeballs), the tone is surprisingly convivial. None of the generic tough elements are grim or mean-spirited. Lanky antihero Spike Spiegel is a planet-hopping bounty hunter with a cyborg sidekick and a genetically enhanced Welsh Corgi assistant, and as many wisecracks as punches get thrown. The emphasis is on clever twists of plot in an episodic short-story format. --David Chute
Wait for the real Remix of Cowboy Bebop The only great thing about this is the audio quality. It is now 5.1 surround.
the video quality is pretty much the same. but another cowboy bebop dvd set is coming out, where the Video has been remastered and cleaned up, and it'll have the 5.1 surround. so just wait for that release.
simply glorious I've always been a big fan of Cowboy Bebop but until now I hadn't bought any of the dvd sets. Well I am glad I waited. These remixed episodes are amazing. The audio takes full advantage of a 5.1 surround system. That being said, if you don't have 5.1 and you already own a prior release, you probably shouldn't bother as the picture, while much better than the perfect session's release, seems to be the same as the original dvd releases. But if you do have 5.1 or you don't own any of this amazing series, then you need this.
Cowboy Bebop Remix Volume 1 is a decent release Cowboy Bebop Remix Volume 1 contains the first five episodes of the series. This "remix" version includes new Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mixes of the episodes. During these first five episodes, we meet Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ein (the dog), and Faye Valentine. The series follows this band of motley bounty hunters as they hunt for bounties across the solar system.
Bonus features on the DVD include commentaries by the Japanese voice actors for Spike and Jet, Yutaka Maseba (the ADR English Director), and Wendee Lee (the English speaking voice for Faye Valentine). Wendee Lee is also interviewed for one of the features on the disc; the interview was rather well done. There is also a Cartoon Network promo collection and a trailer collection. In some spots, the Cartoon Network promos were a little "over the top," and some of the trailers in the trailer collection just seemed a little to similar to each other. In the bonus features, you can also see a "textless" version of the ending credits.
Overall, this a decent release.
"I'm just an old-fashioned cowboy" Lately I have returned to my old ways, and I have been watching a lot of anime. The break I took for a few years allowed for several excellent productions to be released and now I have many highly praised choices at my disposal. This series was one of those options and I am happy to report that my expectations were completely fulfilled. With a very likable main character, excellent action scenes, and some fine humor, this first disc in the series provides top-notch entertainment.
Through these first five episodes we get to see a growth in the series, since the first three are almost a stand-alone set, and deal mostly with individual cases and a fair amount of humor. In episodes four, we already see a change, when Spike and his partner in business Jet Black are joined by the treacherous and temperamental Faye Valentine, who they met in episode three. This new character definitely adds an extra dimension to this series and sets up the tone for the continuity among episodes. Finally, in the last episode, the tone changes and we get a more serious story, which allows for a good look at Spike's past. After you finish watching this disc you will probably be eager for more, so I recommend having the second disc ready to go.
The graphics are very good, and I particularly liked the way in which they created Spike, a tall and lanky guy, with a small head, and who generally dresses in a blue suit and does not show through his appearance his abilities with weapons, and especially in hand-to-hand combat, where he excels. I have to say that one of the aspects that make this series a winner is the beautiful music and the way it is used to complement the action. It all starts with the intro of the disc, when we get black and white scenes, with slow and tranquil music with a classical flavor, and which clearly contrast with the opening credits of each chapter, which show a series of monochromatic shots in color, changing at a frantic pace and accompanied by blazing jazz. All through the episodes, different music genres make their appearance, always complementing the story perfectly.
There is no secret; I have found a new favorite. Now it is time to stop writing and go watch the next disc!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA This DVD is fantastic! Cowboy Bebop is inspiring thousands today with it's quirky stories and awesome characters. Spike still is amazing. The intro of Faye is well done. The japanese version is fantastic (Still love Megumi Hayashiabira), and the english version copies it's greatness almost word for word. (Not to mention it's packed with special features.)
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