'Cowboy Bebop' Designer Reveal Never-Before-Seen Artwork

Tsunenori Saito is the character designer and animation director for Cowboy Bebop, with the [...]

By Peter Tseros

Tsunenori Saito is the character designer and animation director for Cowboy Bebop, with the designer starting to release some new never before seen artwork of his. This all began after attending the 10th anniversary for his animated film Stranger. Back in September 2007, this film won the admiration and respect of many animation enthusiasts, with the 10th anniversary being screened at the Shinjuku Piccadilly.

Saito is famous for his work with the film Stranger, as he his for his involvement with Cowboy Bebop. The original Cowboy Bebop manga was first released in 1998 and stretched out to 2000, having 3 volumes. Meanwhile, Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star was written by Cain Kuga and published between 1997 and 1998, with 2 volumes being released. The manga was written by Yutaka Nanten and Kuga has since inspired an animated TV series that ran from 1998 to 1999, as well as an animated film in 2001 and a live-action adaptation.

These art pieces are the latest work from the famous anime illustrator and have gone absolutely viral on Twitter, as they continue to be enjoyed by anime fans. If you are unfamiliar with Cowboy Bebop then you have plenty of time to catch up with Crunchyroll describing the story below as:

The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck. This motley lot of intergalactic loners teams up to track down fugitives and turn them in for cold hard cash. Spike is a hero whose cool façade hides a dark and deadly past. The pilot Jet is a bruiser of a brute who can't wait to collect the next bounty. Faye Valentine is a femme fatale prone to breaking hearts and separating fools from their money. Along for the ride are the brilliant, but weird, hacker Ed and a super-genius Welsh Corgi named Ein.

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(Photo: Sunrise)
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