: The Bebop crew—Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed—separate to investigate leads across Alba City, eventually uncovering a deep conspiracy involving biological warfare and lost memories.
: A few days before Halloween on Mars, a terrorist explosion destroys a tanker truck, releasing a mysterious pathogen. Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira Episode 1
However, the film opens with a distinct introductory sequence that functions much like a first episode: The Convenience Store Heist (Opening Scene) : The Bebop crew—Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed—separate
: The government offers a record-breaking 300 million Woolong reward for the capture of the culprit, identified as Vincent Volaju. The movie begins with a self-contained "mini-story" that
The movie begins with a self-contained "mini-story" that reintroduces the crew through a botched robbery at a Martian convenience store:
: While Jet waits outside, Spike is inside with headphones on, appearing oblivious to three robbers harassing the clerk.
: Spike uses his signature Jeet Kune Do-style misdirection to effortlessly take down two of the robbers. Jet eventually enters from the ceiling to help secure the third.