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Outstanding Writing, Music, and Animation
This is far and away the best anime series I have seen so far. What an excellent collection. Where does one begin? More mature themed than Outlaw Star, and more episodic, the writing of the stories is far and above anything else currently out there. I watched all the DVDs one after another to collect the whole experience after having seen the first couple episodes on Toonami. Unlike Outlaw Star with its severely extroverted cast, the characters in Bebop are very slow to peel away their facades to show their histories. Spike, Jet, Faye, Ein, and Edward begin very mysteriously in their own way. Each protagonist has their own sordid past they attempt to deal with while shielding the others from it. Spike, the lanky, Lupin-like face man shows his serious side in the Ballad of Fallen Angels which contains a wonderfully operatic scene where he is thrown out of a window of a church, in the rain. He flashes back through an earlier harsh episode of his life as he and the stained glass fall in tandem, in slow motion, to a beautifully tinkling music box score. There didn't seem to be a journey of discovery the way there was with Outlaw Star, driving the series. However, the build up to the last few episodes was very impressive. I was reminded of the epic sweep of the DeNiro movie 'Heat' as Spike set out to confront his nemesis, his love, and his past. It left me feeling quite drained watching it to the last. While I wouldn't go so far as to say the characters are likeable, they are compelling in their own flawed ways. The use of music was also very advanced in the series, ranging from classical arias, to punk, to metal, to techno - all to the benefit of the plot and the fluid movements of the combatants. Very highly recommended, I just hope I can find something similar in the future.

Limited Sessions
Just a side note:
This item is a limited edition. When it hit the shelves, you could buy it for about $120. It came with 6 dvds, a special box, a soundtrack, and all of them were numbered. Since they were limited, Bandai stopped making them a long time ago. Unfortunately, if you're a fan of the series and don't own the Perfect Session box set, you're stuck with buying them individually if you want a NTSC region 1 version that has good quality video. You will find two different price range sets in the "New and Used" section. The first range from about $200-$300, this is someone or some store that has an actual Perfect session box set and since it's now a rarity, has raised the price. The other is a 3-disc "bootleg" and the price usually ranges $30-$60. The video quality is horrible and unless you just want a copy of the series and don't mind the poor quality, I really wouldn't reccomend it. I know the price tag is very appealing, but if your looking for a quality copy, you're going to have to buy a Bandai version, either by spinging the money for the Perfect session or by purchasing them individually.

Excellent Movie: Impossible to find the complete set!!!
I absolutely love the Bebop sessions, but I am completely disgusted with the fact that Bandai and Amazon discontinued the Complete Sessions Collection. The only way to get the complete sessions these days are the "three DVD imports" which usually turn out to be bootlegs of low quality.

I really hope to see the Complete Sessions Collection released again someday. My purchase would be guaranteed.

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