Cowboy Bebop - Partial Review

I have only seen about two-thirds of Cowboy Bebop (the first five episodes, a couple in the middle, and the last half of the series). That's all I'm going to watch for now, and I think it's enough to form some thoughts. Having seen the end, I understand better now why this anime is so well loved, though I remain bemused by its ranking as one of the best of all time (again, I haven't seen every episode). It would not be in my top five; it would be in my top ten. If I restricted my rankings to anime from before 2000, it might well make it into the top five.

For anyone who's been under a rock for the past fourteen years, Cowboy Bebop is about a motley band of bounty hunters patrolling the solar system in the late 21st century. They all have personal issues, and they all work pretty hard not to deal with them.

( Provisional Review with Spoilers )