Hajime Yatate/Sunrise's animated " Cowboy Bebop " series' first episode aired in America on September 2, 2001, on Cartoon Network, where it introduced a new crop of western viewers to anime in the early aughts. The neo-noir space Western concerns itself with the exploits of the exiled hitman Spike Spiegel, former cop Jet Black, and con woman Faye Valentine. The trio work as bounty hunters across the galaxy in 2071, in a show exploring themes of boredom and apathy, loneliness, and the demons of the past through dynamic visuals and sci-fi/action pastiches. "Cowboy Bebop" stands as one of the most influential animes of all time for its 26-episode run from 2000-2001. Just nine days after the show aired in North America, a terrorist attack brought down the Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center. In the wake of the attack, America became sensitive and started insisting that we go around calling French fries "Freedom fries," and the count...