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Amber Sunner

How to watch the original Cowboy Bebop animated series as the live-action show arrives on Netflix

Cowboy Bebop is an acclaimed anime series following a group of bounty hunters aboard the spaceship Bebop.

Set in 2071, it follows a ship travelling moons and planets in the quest to find wanted fugitives - but each person on board is running away from their past.

The anime, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, premiered in 1998 and has a soundtrack from composer Yoko Kanno.

Ahead of the anime's revival onto Netflix as a live-action series, here's how to watch the original Cowboy Bebop animated series.

How to watch the original Cowboy Bebop

Subbed and dubbed versions of the series are now available to stream on platforms like Hulu and Funimation, and Netflix added the original show to its catalogue on Oct. 21.

The Japanese sci-fi neo-noir animated series first broadcast only 12 episodes and a special due to its controversial adult themes.

The full 26 episode series was aired in its entirety later on.

The anime gained most of its commercial popularity in the United States and garnered several major anime and science fiction awards upon its release.

Cowboy Bebop was hailed by critics as one of the greatest animated television shows of all time - let's see if the Netflix adaption will shine as brightly.

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