Where can I watch Cowboy Bebop?

It's available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Adult Swim, and Tubi, with Tubi offering it free with ads. Exact availability varies by region, so check the service that's live in your country.

How many episodes is Cowboy Bebop?

The TV series runs 26 episodes. There's also a side-story film and a couple of extra pieces set in the same world, but the 26-episode run is the complete core story.

Is there an English dub of Cowboy Bebop?

Yes, and it's widely regarded as one of the finest English dubs ever recorded. It streams alongside the original Japanese audio on most of the services that carry the show.

Is Cowboy Bebop a good first anime?

Absolutely. It's a self-contained 26-episode series from 1998 with an episodic structure, no prerequisites, and broad genre appeal — action, comedy, sci-fi, and noir all at once. It's a frequent 'first anime' pick for good reason.

Cowboy Bebop

8.6TV · 26 eps · 1998

Cowboy Bebop streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Adult Swim, and Tubi — so it's almost certainly waiting inside a service you already pay for, and Tubi carries it free with ads. Shinichiro Watanabe's 26-episode 1998 space-Western is one of the easiest anime classics to track down, in either the original Japanese or its famous English dub.

Rating

★ 8.6 /10

33K favorites

Ranked

#53

All time

Popularity

#56

About

In the distant future, humanity has scattered across the solar system, and chasing bounties is a perfectly respectable way to scrape together a living. Spike Spiegel and Jet Black work that trade from their ship, hauling in whoever's worth a paycheck and somehow never landing enough to cover the next meal. Their two-man operation slowly accretes a crew of misfits: Faye Valentine, a sharp-tongued gambler permanently drowning in debt; Edward, a feral young hacking prodigy; and Ein, an unnervingly clever engineered dog. What looks like a straightforward bounty-hunter show is really a mood piece — episodic cases that drift between slapstick, neo-noir, and aching melancholy, all riding Yoko Kanno's genre-hopping jazz. Everyone aboard is quietly outrunning a past they'd rather not discuss, and the series is in no rush to drag it into the light.

Information

Japanese: カウボーイビバップ
Premiered: April 3, 1998
Episodes: 26
Duration: 24 min per ep.
Status: Finished Airing
Studio: sunrise inc.
Source: Original
Themes: angst, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, speculative fiction, sci-fi

Seasons & Watch Order

Start with the 26-episode TV series — that's the whole heart of it. Most episodes play as self-contained bounties, but threads of backstory quietly build across the run, so watch them in order. The side story, Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira, and the shorter extras are best saved for after the series, once these characters already feel like family.

Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobiraside story
Cowboy Bebop: Ein no Natsuyasumiside story

FAQ

It's available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Adult Swim, and Tubi, with Tubi offering it free with ads. Exact availability varies by region, so check the service that's live in your country.