The year is 2071. Earth has been rendered an inhospitable backwater by a jump gate explosion years before and mankind has departed Mother Earth for the new frontier, outer space. Although Earth is out of the picture, the human race still carries the concepts of order, and of course, lawlessness - and so long as mankind exists, there will always be those willing to break the law for their own gain, and there will always be people waiting to bring them in. That?s where the spaceship Bebop, and it's bounty-hunter cargo of Spike Spiegel and Jet Black come in.
Good-natured and adventure-seeking Spike, along with his authoritve partner Jet roam the solar system along with a few others that happened to join them in the form of the sexy femme fatale, Faye Valentine. Also on board is resident hacker and computer whiz, Edward Wong Hau Tivrusky IV.. but we just call her "Ed". Finally, we round out the Bebop's crew with the poor little genetically engineered hot dog with legs, Ein. Collectively, the exploits of this unlikely crew make for a fantastic television series.