The BEST episodes directed by Shinichirō Watanabe

#1 - The Real Folk Blues (2)

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 26

Spike finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.

#2 - Baby Blue

Genius Party - Season 1 - Episode 7

#3 - The Real Folk Blues (1)

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 25

Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.

#4 - Hard Luck Woman

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 24

Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.

#5 - Pierrot Le Fou

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 20

Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

#6 - Speak Like a Child

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 12

When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!

#7 - Gamblers and Gallantry

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 11

Jin comes to the rescue of a lady in distress. He falls in love and tries to rescue his women from the hard life she has come to face. Will he save her and himself?

#8 - Bogus Booty

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 15

The shogun's prettiest ninja ends up giving Mugen and Jin an evening that they will never forget. Meanwhile, Fuu gets large.

#9 - Ballad of Fallen Angels

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 15

Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!

#10 - Tempestuous Temperaments

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 1

Fuu is a young waitress in search of a Samurai who smells of sunflowers, but she has some unexpected company with her. Mugen and Jin are two samurai who want to kill each other and are always getting arrested. Can these three learn to work with each other?

#11 - Jupiter Jazz (2)

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 9

Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.

#12 - Brain Scratch

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 23

Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.

#13 - Jupiter Jazz (1)

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 8

Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.

#14 - My Funny Valentine

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 11

When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.

#15 - A Risky Racket

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 7

A thief was running around town, while Fuu, Jin, and Mugen were going to get some soup. Fuu was daydreaming and the thief ""accidently"" bumped into Fuu. When Fuu was paying for the soup, she noticed that her purse was gone and said that the man she bumped into took the money. Will Fuu ever get her money back?

#16 - The Art of Altercation

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 8

A man hunting for Jin has been challenging any samurai wearing glasses he can find, accompanied by a beat-boxing duo of underlings. The question arises as to whether or not he will recognize Jin when he becomes infatuated with Fuu, for Jin has had to pawn his glasses.

#17 - Cowboy Funk

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 22

Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!

#18 - Stranger Searching

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 6

The gang enters into an eating competition with Mugen and Jin's swords on the line. After a mysterious man wins the eating competition, they must find a way to get their swords back and save the mysterious man. Will they succeed?

#19 - A Detective Story

The Animatrix - Season 1 - Episode 8

Private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass.

#20 - Lethal Lunacy

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 10

Mugen faces the lethal challenge of a Shaolin-trained swordsman and proves equal to the test, while Jin gets stuck doing all the housework. Can Mugen defeat this trained swordsman or will he suffer from his mistakes?

#21 - Ganymede Elegy

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 6

When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.

#22 - Beatbox Bandits

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 9

Mugen, Jin, and Fuu need to cross a border so they purchase Travel Passes since they dont have any.The Travel Passes turn out to be fake. Mugen, Jin, and Fuu are sentenced to death. The guards were going to have them killed until they found out about a errand they needed to run. So they send Mugen to run the errand for them. He must travel past a forest full of bandits and trouble to deliver an object. If Mugen does not make the delivery and come back in time, Jin and Fuu will die!

#23 - Kid's Story

The Animatrix - Season 1 - Episode 4

A teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix.

#24 - Mushroom Samba

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 18

After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!

#25 - Sympathy for the Devil

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 16

The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.

#26 - Bohemian Rhapsody

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

#27 - Gateway Shuffle

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 14

Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

#28 - Misguided Miscreants, Part 1

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 13

Mugens past memories lure himback into his violent past; A pirate makes secret plans. And the lust for gold brings betrayal.

#29 - Heavy Metal Queen

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 3

The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.

#30 - Toys in the Attic

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 7

When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.

#31 - Waltz for Venus

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 4

Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?

#32 - Artistic Anarchy

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 5

Fuu is targeted as a kidnapper groups next victum. Will the others be able to save her in time?

#33 - Black Dog Serenade

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 17

Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.

#34 - Jamming with Edward

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 5

The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

#35 - Asteroid Blues

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 13

Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.

#36 - Honky Tonk Women

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 2

A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.

#37 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 21

Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

#38 - Wild Horses

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 19

While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.

#39 - Hellhounds for Hire (Part 1)

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 3

Mugen and Jin decide to ditch Fuu, but they end up joining opposite sides in a basica gang warfare with Fuu in the middle reminding them of their promise.

#40 - Redeye Reprisal

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 2

Mugen's armless rival retuns with some new hired help: Oniwakamaru.

#41 - Stray Dog Strut

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 1

Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.

#42 - The Disorder Diaries

Samurai Champloo - Season 1 - Episode 12

Jin and Mugen read through Fuu's diary and find out that she hasn't been telling them what they need to know.