Cowboy Bebop is a Science Ficion anime series created by Sunrise. The story takes place in the year 2071 and involves the lives and loves of four bounty hunters (called "Cowboys" in the slang of the series): Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Edward Hau Wong Peplu Tivrusky IV. Each character has to deal with his or her past while trying to survive the wasteland of the modern universe; a veritable "wild west" of criminals, bohemians, and lost souls.