In the year 2071, the Earth has been decimated and mankind has moved into the neighboring planets. Cowboy Bebop follows the actions of three bounty hunters: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and the beautiful Faye Valentine as well as the computer wiz: Ed and the Data Dog Ein. But trouble hits the cast quick as Spike's past catches up to him in the form of his old love Julia, and his nemesis: Vicious.