Anime classic ‘Cowboy Bebop’ is Clay’s midnight movie

Before “Guardians of the Galaxy” became a worldwide hit, there was another group of outer space bounty hunters who created a phenomenon of their own.

“Cowboy Bebop” was first an anime series and then a 2001 feature film that is this weekend’s midnight movie at the Clay Theatre.

The dynamic film, along with the original 26-episode TV series, is the crowning achievement of animator Shinichirō Watanabe, who liberally draws from his American influences — Westerns, jazz, hip-hop — to create something uniquely ...

In the United States, “Cowboy Bebop” fueled a whole new set of American anime fans after it was broadcast on “Adult Swim.”