Cowboy Bebop: Premium Manga Box Set – Yutaka Nanten (2002)
This collector’s edition compiles the official Cowboy Bebop manga adaptations by Yutaka Nanten (based on Hajime Yatate’s original concept), presented in a sleek box set with bonus art prints. Unlike the anime’s episodic structure, Nanten’s manga expands on the backstories of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Ed while retaining the series’ signature blend of noir, jazz, and space-western flair. The art captures the anime’s aesthetic but with a grittier, more detailed linework that deepens the dystopian atmosphere of Mars and Ganymede.
Box Set Includes:
- Volumes 1-3: Adapting Asteroid Blues, Stray Dog Strut, and original arcs.
- Art Booklet: Storyboards and commentary by Sunrise studio artists.
If You Love Cowboy Bebop:
- Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star (1998) – Cain Kuga’s alternate manga take.
- Space Dandy (2014) – Watanabe’s spiritual successor in manga/anime.
- Trigun Maximum (Nightow, 2003) – Another space-western with philosophical grit.
