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Cowboy Bebop: Tv Tokyo
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Cowboy Bebop almost did not appear on Japanese broadcast television due to its depictions of violence. It was first sent to TV Tokyo, one of the main broadcasters of anime in Japan. The show had an aborted first run from April 3, 1998 until June 19, 1998 on TV Tokyo, broadcasting only episodes 2, 3, 7 to 15 and 18.
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Cowboy Bebop almost didn't appear on Japanese broadcast television due to its depictions of violence. It was first sent to TV Tokyo, one of the main broadcasters of anime in Japan. However, at the time, TV Tokyo was avoiding violence and sexuality in anime after the notoriously controversial broadcast of Neon Genesis Evangelion between 1995-1996
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Cowboy Bebop contains strong violence, language, and brief nudity. The given ratings are TV-MA in the USA, while the Adult Swim broadcast is rated TV-14 with edits, M and MA15+ in Australia, 14A, 18A and 16+ in Quebec, Canada, 12 and 15 in Britain and 16 in Poland and Germany.
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