Q 01/05

In what year is Cowboy Bebop set?

A) 2049

B) 2071

C) 2099

D) 2112

Answer · why

B) 2071

It is roughly fifty years after a hyperspace-gate accident left Earth nearly uninhabitable and pushed humanity out to the rest of the Solar System.

Q 02/05

How many episodes, or 'sessions,' does the original Cowboy Bebop series have?

A) 13

B) 24

C) 26

D) 52

Answer · why

C) 26

Watanabe planned the ending from the start and refused to let the show become a Star Trek-style long-runner he would be tied to for years.

Q 03/05

Which crime organization was Spike Spiegel a hitman for before he faked his death?

A) The Red Dragon Syndicate

B) The Golden Lotus Triad

C) The White Tiger Syndicate

D) The Blue Crow Cartel

Answer · why

A) The Red Dragon Syndicate

Vicious later stages a coup and takes the syndicate over, which is what sets up the final confrontation on its top floor.

Q 04/05

What does the ISSP, the authority that licenses the show's bounty hunters, stand for?

A) Interstellar Security and Safety Patrol

B) Interplanetary Special Service Precinct

C) Independent Space Sheriff Program

D) Inter Solar System Police

Answer · why

D) Inter Solar System Police

The ISSP's contract system pays registered 'Cowboys' to bring criminals in alive, which is why the Bebop crew so often ends up broke when a bounty die...

Q 05/05

What breed of dog is Ein?

A) Shiba Inu

B) Pembroke Welsh Corgi

C) Jack Russell Terrier

D) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Answer · why

B) Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto based Ein on a friend's corgi and then bought one himself to use as a motion model.