Product Details

• Actors: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Steve Blum, Beau Billingslea
• Writers: Akihiko Inari, Dai Sato, Hajime Yatate, Marc Handler, Michiko Yokote
• Producers: Charles McCarter
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004RFI7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,020 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cowboy Bebop - Session 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth tales of life in space brilliantly animated, June 10, 2000

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This review is from: Cowboy Bebop - Session 2 (DVD)

Perhaps not as enigmatic as the first five episodes of 'Bebop', but extremely engaging expositional storytelling bringing the viewer up to date with the world of 2071. 'Sympathy for the Devil' corners the space cowboys against an unnatural terror in the form of an immortal youth on a killing spree. The term 'cowboy' is sorely defined as Spike corrects nature's path in a display of individual justice against physical and moral perversion. 'Heavy Metal Queen' allows the viewer a glimpse into the sad reality of commercial bounty hunting and caricatures Woody Allen in an odd homage. 'Waltz for Venus' is a sweet and harsh portrayal of valour within the criminal world. 'Jamming with Edward' introduces the final member of the spaceship Bebop- the enigmatic, charismatic Edward Wong Haupeppelau Tvrusky 4th (a self styled pubesant hacker). This episode shows the sad fate of a shattered future Earth which caused the frontier migration of humanity into space. 'Ganymede Elegy' explains Jet Black's tragic past love life which led to his present course as a segregated freelance lawman.

Cowboy Bebop portrays a finely polished set of stories displaying some of the finest talent in anime as well as the most progressive film style to emerge in animation worldwide in the late twentieth century. It never degrades into tired old anime cliche which clears the stale air of rehashed plots, pretentious visual symbols and clunky mecha designs with a breath of visual fresh air via uniquely thoughtful, imaginitive effort. The dub is really good! Perhaps the one disappointment is Ed's english voice actress who just never accomplishes the range or espression of the original Japanese actress whose portrayal is extremely charming even without subtitles for explaination. One could viably argue the stories become slow at times, but one could also be labeled 'attentively deficit'. Bebop will always give the viewer a sizable bone wether it is a fantastic soundtrack, slick action sequences, buckets of blood, gun play, space ship battles, heartbreak, humor, silliness, intrigue, mecha, sex, style, or expressive poses which tell stronger stories then all words could muster. Beautiful, dangerous and challenging: Bebop is a must for any one with pulse and breath.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitively stylish cinematography ... and fun, too!, June 6, 2000

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This review is from: Cowboy Bebop - Session 2 (DVD)

Perhaps not as enigmatic as the first five episodes of 'Bebop', but extremely engaging expositional storytelling bringing the viewer up to date with the world of 2071. 'Sympathy for the Devil' corners the space cowboys against an unnatural terror in the form of an immortal youth on a killing spree. The term 'cowboy' is sorely defined as Spike corrects nature's path in a display of individual justice against physical and moral perversion. 'Heavy Metal Queen' allows the viewer a glimpse into the sad reality of commercial bounty hunting and caricatures Woody Allen in an odd homage. 'Waltz for Venus' is a sweet and harsh portrayal of valour within the criminal world. 'Jamming with Edward' introduces the final member of the spaceship Bebop- the enigmatic, charismatic Edward Wong Haupeppelau Tvrusky 4th (a self styled pubesant hacker). This episode shows the sad fate of a shattered future Earth which caused the frontier migration of humanity into space. 'Ganymede Elegy' explains Jet Black's tragic past love life which led to his present course as a segregated freelance lawman.

Cowboy Bebop portrays a finely polished set of stories displaying some of the finest talent in anime as well as the most progressive film style to emerge in animation worldwide in the late twentieth century. It never degrades into tired old anime cliche which clears the stale air of rehashed plots, pretentious visual symbols and clunky mecha designs with a breath of visual fresh air via uniquely thoughtful, imaginitive effort. The dub is really good! Perhaps the one disappointment is Ed's english voice actress who just never accomplishes the range or expression of the original Japanese actress whose portrayal is extremely charming even without subtitles for explaination. One could viably argue the stories become slow at times, but one could also be labeled 'attentively deficit'. Bebop will always give the viewer a sizable bone wether it is a fantastic soundtrack, slick action sequences, buckets of blood, gun play, space ship battles, heartbreak, humor, silliness, intrigue, mecha, sex, style, or expressive poses which tell stronger stories then all words could muster. Beautiful, dangerous and challenging: Bebop is a must for any one with pulse and breath.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second to none..., October 20, 2003

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Johnny Truant "hatredistrength" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Bebop - Session 2 (DVD)

The second session of the CB series has many merits, and only one slight stinker of an episode. I'm fair and honest in my reviews, meaning that if something sucks, I'll say so (and have quite a few times).

6: Sympathy for the Devil: The best non-Spike oriented episode of Bebop, great plot and reflections of human nature.

7: Heavy Metal Queen: Yoko Kanno shows exactly how much talent she has with this episode, making a perfect parady of an 80's heavy metal tune (very cool). Otherwise, a normal (of course good) episode.

8: Waltz for Venus: I don't really know what to say about this episode. It's awesome, but I can't really say why. Take a look and you tell me.

9: Jamming with Edward: Ed-isode, where the little girl hacker is introed. Since I hate Ed (but realize that she's sometimes needed for comic relief), I'm not a real good judge of this episode.

10: Ganymede Elegy: Jet-isode, the first of few, where the crew goes to Ganymede to turn in a bounty, and Jet must deal with his past (has and interesting foreshadowing of when Spike must deal with his past, at the end of the series)

The extras on this DVD are good, because you get to see the creator's and Yoko Kanno's (songwriter/composer) interviews. It's a little wierd, though. In Japan, they like to have just the interviewee's face filling the entire screen (my friend and I were once making fun like one of said interviewees would get the up-the-nose cam).