Cowboy Bebop Concepts

A character who only appears in a single Anime episode or Manga issue and is never seen again in the series. (This concept should only be attached to characters from a completed series not a currently ongoing one as they may surface again)

The capability of a machine to imitate and act like a human.

Beings from another planet.

A person who was paid to preform the extermination of a specific person.

One of the most common forms of fanservice in all anime. Bath scenes can show bonding between characters, but are more often used as just an excuse to exploit a female character.

Betrayal is the act of treachery or a violation of a trust or allegiance. This can be to one's friends, country, or God.

Program "For The Bounty Hunters." A way for bounty hunters to be informed on the latest bounties in the galaxy.

A Bounty is a price put on the life of someone who is wanted by either the authorities, government, or private organization.

Doing deals for large amounts of cash. Usually hunts people wanted by the law.

Feline animal with four legs and says "meow." Many are found hanging around animes and mangas.

Chess is a strategic game that is played on a checkered board. Played with either black or white pieces that are of different ranks and abilities.

An anime episode that centers around clips from other episodes of the series. Usually used as filler or as a way of recapping events of a long running series for new viewers. This is very common in many series.

The process of freezing living organisms.

A cult is a group of followers who worship a leader who is usually preaching a way of thinking they created. In anime and manga cults are usually villainous groups trying to take over the world or brainwash people.

Canine animal with four legs that is seen as a pet.

Someone who sells illegal drugs for profit

Perhaps the greatest past-time in Anime, eating is often done in more lighthearted moments as a source of humor or as a way of showing togetherness with characters, usually involving characters who can eat insane amounts of food and not gain an ounce.

Explosions are featured in a wide array of anime/manga, created from various weapons/attacks.

Fatherhood as a concept. A man who has conceived or raised a child.

A Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi.

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

Someone skilled with computers who is able to break into secure programs and alter them. A hacker's motives vary, some do it for malicious reasons, some for heroic ones, and others just for fun.

Seeing things that aren't there

A hitchhiker points his/ or her thumb up to signal drivers that they need a ride. It may be different hand gestures in different countries.

The ability to live beyond a regular human's lifespan.

A phrase used to describe a situation where someone mistakes a man/transsexual for an attractive woman. Not to be confused with "Crossplay" even though this can be said in that situation.

Anime/manga performed by actual people!

Death of a major character.

A musician is a person who creates and/or plays music.

A group of at least two people who always work together and often make each other stronger by doing so.

The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black.

Rivals are competitor to someone. Unlike an enemy, rivals could have similar goals but disagree on the process.

An electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own.

One of the most common forms of Fanservice, and a classic anime cliche.

A person who smokes tobacco.

A battle commonly seen in anime where one character using a gun battles another character using a sword... Oddly the character with the sword almost always wins.

A person or group that use psychological or destructive tactics to intimidate large numbers of people in order to further their own goals.

A vast criminal organization in the Cowboy Bebop series

The (digital) universal currency used in the world of Cowboy Bebop. Paper money is rarely used.