Then again, you could always just watch the series in its entirety it’s still amazing even after all these years, and streaming on Funimation, Hulu, and on Netflix starting Oct. Poring across the trailer with eagle-eyed attention, we’ve come up with a list of eight must-see episodes of the original anime series that you should watch before the live-action adaptation premieres on Nov. Replicating the distinctive visuals of the series’ iconic opening title sequence with a new orchestration of composer Yoko Kanno’s theme song “Tank!,” the live-action series’ title trailer dropped several tantalizing visuals of some of the original anime’s most memorable characters and storylines. The original 26-episode series is hallowed ground for a generation of anime fans who came of age around the turn of the century, and has been widely hailed as one of the definitive gateway titles to the medium of anime. The sci-fi neo-noir series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe centers on the misadventures of a band of bounty hunters with an infectious soundtrack that combined jazz numbers with scintillating rock ballads and melancholic acoustic guitars. Premiering on Japanese television in 1998 before airing in the West during the late-night animation block Adult Swim in 2001, Cowboy Bebop is regarded as a cross-cultural milestone in the history of Japanese animation. And if the opening credits sequence, which premiered during Netflix’s Tudum fan event in September, is any indication, the show will introduce audiences new and old to John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda’s mirror renditions of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine, along with a host of supporting characters. This November, Netflix will unveil its long-gestating, live-action adaptation of the Cowboy Bebop anime.
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