Saw the screeners? Saw the import? Well guess what, that’s still not enough to say you’ve went through the full Cowboy Bebop experience. On the 24^th of June, get ready for Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Special Edition DVD from Columbia TriStar.

If you’re not in the above mentioned group, the story to this takes place on the eve of Halloween when a tanker explodes on a freeway on Mars. And from that, a virus is released into the area that kills several hundreds people. There were witnesses, but they started dying one by one. Needless to say, this is the work of terrorists, and a reward is up for grabs to the people that can grab the people responsible. Enter our favourite group of Bounty Hunters, Spike Spiegel Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and data dog Ein.

Coming along side the movie will be some fierce features such as behind-the-scenes features, character profiles, music videos, storyboard comparisons, conceptual art galleries and more. Did I mention it will all be seen in Anamorphic Widescreen? Yep, below is a full list of things to expect on this. Expect a full review when we get our hands on it.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

* Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

* Mastered in High Definition

* Widescreen Presentation

* "From the Small Screen to the Big Screen" featurette

* "International Appeal - What's Not to Like?" featurette

* "Spike: A Complex Soul" featurette

* "Faye: Intellectual Vixen" featurette

* "Ed: Resident Eccentric" featurette

* "Jet: No Ordinary Dad" featurette

* Character Profiles

* Music Videos - "Ask DNA" & "Gotta Knock A Little Harder"

* Conceptual Art Galleries (Characters / Aircrafts / Automobiles /

Monorail / Accessories)

* Four Storyboard Comparisons

* Theatrical Trailers

* Audio:  English 5.1, Japanese 5.1, French (Dolby Surround)

* Subtitles: English, French

* Interactive Menus

* Scene Selections

Rated R
Color
Close Captioned
Running Time: 114 Minutes
DVD Cat # 09055 / UPC Code: #0-43396-09055-5
DVD Order Date: 05/15/03
DVD SLP: $26.95

Hype Rating: 8/10

-- Eddie Hicks, Otaku Aniverse