Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series (Steelbook) (Blu-ray Crunchy Roll) SDS WM xXcl

Cowboy Bebop is one of the better known anime series in the U.S. and for good reason—it's smart, action-packed, and incredibly stylish. It's also fairly straightforward, which makes it appropriate as a kind of 101: Intro to Anime-style class for newcomers to Japanese animation. The film works as a stand-alone story, for the most part, so if you haven't seen the series yet, don't let that dissuade you. You can always get caught up later. Although Image Entertainment's disc lacks a multi-channel audio presentation—it's stuck in stereo, whereas the Japanese release had a lossless 5.1 track—the video transfer is great, which reason enough to upgrade if you already own the DVD. Recommended.