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BEBOP MANGA!
	Cowboy Bebop: The Manga (second series) Written By: Hajime Yadate Art By: Nanten Yutaka The Cowboy Bebop Manga version ran in the Monthly manga collection called Asuka Fantasy DX. Like the TV series, the Manga appears to be episodic in nature, each volume of DX containing a separate adventure. I should also point out that "Hajime Yadate (or Yatate)" is a pen name for a group of writers at Sunrise. There are 3 collected volumes (tankoubon) for Cowboy Bebop so far. The first came out on April 7th 1999, for 520 yen. The ISBN# is: 4-04-853078-X Volume 2 came out in November of 1999. Its ISBN# is: 4-04-853136-0 and it has a cover price of 520 yen. Volume 3 came out in April of 2000. Its ISBN# is: 4-04-853185-9 and it has a cover price of 520 yen. Below are scans of the tankoubon covers. TOKYOPOP has translated the Bebop Manga drawn by Nanten Yutaka into English and released it in the US. How Amazing, I never would have expected that. I can't comment on how good the translations are, but if yu need another Bebop fix, this might be the thing for you. You can purchase it at AnimeNation. Volume 1: ISBN1-931514-91-7 Volume 2: ISBN1-931514-48-8 Volume 3: ISBN1-59182-033-2 If you can't find the second series manga tankoubon, then look for this lovely item. It's a large collected version of all of the Bebop manga by Nanten Yutaka, plus one new 50 page bebop story called 'Monkey Magic.' It appeard on newstands in Japan shortly before the release of the Cowboy Bebop Movie, and it includes a really nice large color poster for the movie featuring Spike, Faye, Jet, Ed, Ein, and Vincent. This volume also has synopses of the TV episodes, a color page showing all the merchandise for the movie that has been released, and some color pictures from the movie.

	Cowboy Bebop: The Manga (first series) Written By: Hajime Yadate Art By: Cain Kuga There is another set of Bebop manga that came out before the version shown above. The earlier Bebop manga is also written by Hajime Yadate, but it has a different artist. I should point out that "Hajime Yadate (or Yatate)" is a pen name for a group of writers at Sunrise. The character designs in this are a bit different from the anime. In the second manga series, the characters look very similar to the anime, but in this there are noticible changes. The most dramatic difference is in Edward. Either she is totally not shy at all, or she is a BOY in this version because while she runs around in those tight black shorts, her shirt in this manga seems to be made of some transparent material! Her (his?) hair is also all over the place in a spiky sort of way instead of poofy as in the anime. Spike's hair is much less poofy as well. Faye looks very similar to her anime self though. Volume 1: ISBN4-04-852935-8 Volume 2: ISBN4-04-852997-8
	Hey, whaddaya know, TOKYOPOP surprised me again by releasing this first Bebop manga in English too. They are calling it Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star. Volume 1: ISBN1-59182-297-1 ($8.99 from AnimeNation) Volume 2: ISBN1-59182-298-X ($8.99 from AnimeNation)

BEBOP MANGA!