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A masterpiece with remarkable depth and finesse. The acting of the actors are on point, especially Hitomi Kuroki and Toshiaki Karasawa. This show discusses an important question, does the goal justify the means? At the beginning, you may view Zaizen as a pragmatic person, and Satomi as an idealist, but in the end you will find out that both are idealists, they just chose different ways. This is show arouses even more feelings for people who has a big dream and view themselves as the elite of the society, since Zaizen and Satomi are both like that.

This is a review of an anime show, but it is written in a way that treats cowboy bebop as a normal show, since it can be compared to any kind of shows and still stands out.

There are several levels of good shows. First there are shows with good graphics and visual effects, then shows with good plots, twists and turns, then shows with interesting characters, then shows with deep meaning and revelations, then there are shows that touches you with simply the style. Cowboy bebop has all of them, and good music.

I've watched many good shows. animes like EVA, Code Geass, normal TV shows like breaking bad, house of cards, narcos, BoB, GoT to name a few, but all of them are like novels to me, with interesting characters and smart plots. CB, on the other hand, is like poems. It touches you with its style. The mature yet a bit sad attitude towards a person's past and life beyond, the romance of men, the weight one carries etc. It makes me sad, yet at the same time makes me smile. I guess these feelings transcends its time and will never be outdated, that's why it's my all time favorite.

BTW, the composer, Yoko Kanno is a genius.