After the unprecedented critical and commercial success of his 1998 Cowboy Bebop series, director Shin’ichirô Watanabe took this newfound global recognition and created a feature length film that captures the spirit of the source material remained beloved to this day. 

In this 2001 feature film based on the cult hit TV show that falls roughly between episodes 22 and 23 of the original series, what should have been an easy bounty turns into biological war after a terrorist gets ahold of a deadly virus. Drawn in by the pretty price on the mastermind’s head, Spike and the Bebop crew are ready to collect a much-needed reward. Unfortunately, the gang’s about to find themselves in more trouble than money when the terrorist threatens to unleash the virus on Halloween—effectively killing everyone on Mars. With little time and leads that seem more dreamy than helpful, they’ll have to use their own bag of tricks to stop a dangerous plot. (Description adapted from Funimation).