All 26 Cowboy Bebop Episodes, Ranked

Even if the legendary late-1990s anime series Cowboy Bebop didn't have the lofty reputation it does, viewers tuning in for the first time might still expect something amazing and/or unique. After all, there's some (admittedly blink and you'll miss it) text in the show's iconic opening sequence that reads: "The work, which becomes a genre itself, will be called... Cowboy Bebop." And Cowboy Bebop does pretty much feel like its own genre, given how most individual episodes (or "sessions," according to the show) have distinct tones/styles/influences, with all sorts of genres homaged - and sometimes parodied - all the while the series tells something of an overarching storyline that begins and ends in a dramatic fashion.