Starring: Beau Billingslea , Wendee Lee , Jennifer Hale , Nicholas Guest , Daran Norris , Steve Blum

universe. Newcomers will want to finish the series before watching the film (though it plays well chronologically if one is already familiar with the Producers: Haruyo Kanesaku , Masahiko Minami , Minoru Takanashi , Masuo Ueda , Yutaka Maseba , Takayuki Yoshii Arriving on Blu-ray from Funimation Entertainment, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high

For more about Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and the Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Blu-ray release, see Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Blu-ray Review published by Neil Lumbard on October 19, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Celebrating 20 years of the timeless classic Cowboy Bebop, this Ultimate Edition set is a must-have for fans of the franchise! Dialogue Reproduction: The humorous dialogue is still humorous and comes through the center channel nice, big, loud, and clear. Additional effects are also brought through the front and that did not affect dialogue levels at all. ray (most of which are ported-over legacy extras from the original Sony DVD edition). The release includes the following supplemental features:

Writers: Keiko Nobumoto , Sadayuki Murai , Ryota Yamaguchi , Shin'ichirô Watanabe , Michiko Yokote , Hajime Yatate the film is wedged between the last few episodes of the show and gives fans one last mission of epic proportions. Don't miss a beat. space-adventure equation. With both the Bebop crew and Electra hot on his tail, can the diabolic Vincent (Tsutomu Isobe) be stopped?

Special Features: Cowboy Bebop Session #0, Memo from Bebop: The Dub Sessions Remembered, Ein's Summer Vacation, "Tank!" Full-Size Music Clip, Interview with Wendee Lee, Interview with Sean Akins, Episode Commentary (episodes 1, 5, 10, 17, 24), Original Openings and Closings, Textless Openings and Closings, U.S. Trailer, Trailers. Clarity/Detail: Traditionally animated and drawn, Cowboy Bebop looks exceptionally awesome, and rich in both detail and clarity. There are only a few bumps here and there but the show has definitely found its home on the Blu-ray format. Contras and sharpness levels look leveled and balanced, with no post-production tweaking that I was able to detect. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Blu-ray delivers stunning video and audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release

Unlike the barebones release from Image Entertainment, Funimation have included a nice selection of bonus features for the feature-film on Blu- mbps to 29.95 mbps. Colors appear accurate and true to the source. There is some grain on the image (which is desirable given that the As for the on-disc special features, FUNimation has transferred all of the extras from the previous releases as well as adding a few extra goodies for the dubbed fans of the series. definition in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The presentation is a definite upgrade over the previous Image EntertainmentThe screenplay by Keiko Nobumoto ( Wolf's Rain, Tokyo Godfathers) wisely acts as a standalone story set within the manga author Hajime Yatate, the feature-film explores one of the toughest missions the crew ever faced. Taking place shortly before the series finale, entire story). There are some amazing moments for each of the central characters. And, of course, Spike is as badass as always. The new villain, widescreen. The extra landscape gives the animators ample opportunity to make this a must-see event film. It is clear that the animators pushed Depth: Outside of the all computer-animated scenes, which were animated in SD, the level of 2-D animation is stellar. We’ve waited almost 20-years for something like this and I am happy to say that Cowboy Bebop trumps expectations in terms of video quality.

The most-valuable-player of the feature-film might be composer Yoko Kanno ( Wolf's Rain, Escaflowne, Ghost ininteresting moments to explore the darker-side of Bebop while giving fans exactly what they want: more of the badass action the original series themselves to up-the-ante and make the environment even more detailed. Under the animation direction of Toshihiro Kawamoto ( Wolf's While all of the characters are equally important, the primary focus of Cowboy Bebop is firmly on Spike. Spike is the epitome of a great lead protagonist. He's composed, always cool, and is essentially the ultimate badass, though throughout the series little by little his exterior is peeled away and we find out who Spike truly is. He's lost and his past is truly haunting. Hiding behind his façade as a badass bounty hunter is a man dead inside, left in shambles from being a former member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, a feared mafia organization where the only way out is in a body bag, and this is where the primary storyline comes in. Color Reproduction: The colors are big and bold and beautiful. From the colorful outfits that the bounty hunters wear, to the planets and cities they visit. On their own, any one of them would be likely to get lost in the sprawl of space, but together, they're the most entertaining gang of bounty hunters in the year 2071.