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This page catalogues the books related to Cowboy Bebop that have only been published in Japan. Information on books that have been reprinted in the United States (such as the comics) can be found on the Printed Matter: Domestic page.

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Cowboy Bebop Bandscore: "Three, Two, One, Let's Jam!"

price: $34.00 at Animebooks.com
paperback - 79 pages
publisher: Sunrise
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4896014138
features: The sheet music to Tank!, Rush, Space Lion, Cats on Mars, Memory, and The Real Folk Blues.

scans from the book:
frontspeace Rush The Real Folk Blues
Cowboy Bebop Bandscore (front)     Cowboy Bebop Bandscore (back)
Cowboy Bebop Kadokawa Post Card Collection

price: no longer available
paperback - 24 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Sunrise
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4048532170
features: A set of 24 postcards based on the artwork of Toshihiro Kawamoto

Cowboy Bebop poscard collection (front)     Cowboy Bebop postcard collection (back)
Cowboy Bebop: Wild Man Blues

price: no longer available
written by: Michiko Yokote
story by: Hajime Yatate
paperback - 277 pages
publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4044199019
features: A novel about the Bebop crew. (in Japanese only) From what I know of it, the story involves an argument between Faye and Spike, and somehow Ein needs to be rescued.

Wild Man Blues
Cowboy Bebop: Code Memory

price: no longer available
written by: Dai Sato
paperback - 191 pages
publisher: Sony Magazines
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4789713334
features: A novel about the Bebop crew. (in Japanese only) Apparently, this is a story about the origins of Edward!

Code Memory

Artbooks

Cowboy Bebop: The Jazz Messengers

price: $20.00 at Anime Books.com
paperback - 80 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4048529730
features: character bios, technical guides, behind-the-scenes photos, and story details
The Jazz Messengers
Cowboy Bebop: Characters Collection Artbook

price: no longer available
paperback - 94 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Gakken Mook
language: Japanese
ISBN: 405602071X
features: character images, information, line art, color art, and special interviews with Megumi Hayashibara and Kouichi Yamadera (Japanese voice actors for Faye and Spike).
Characters Collection
Cowboy Bebop: The After

price: $21.00 at Anime Books.com
paperback - 96 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4048531034
features: illustration index, story, music, staff panel, and comments from the cast
The After
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door

price: $19.00 at Anime Books.com
paperback - 96 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4048533827
features: film guide for the Cowboy Bebop movie, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Knockin On Heavens Door (front)

Knockin On Heavens Door (back)
Toshihiro Kawamoto: Cowboy Bebop Illustrations - The Wind

price: $38.00 at Anime Books.com
paperback - 144 pages
artist: Toshihiro Kawamoto
publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
language: Japanese and English
ISBN:
features: Illustrations for the series, including images published previously in the other artbooks. There's pre-production artwork, publicity images, and full color illustrations. It's also fully bilingual!
Toshihiro Kawamoto The Wind

General Information

Reckless Players: The Making of Cowboy Bebop

price: $19.00 at Animebooks.com
paperback - 94 pages
by: Dai Sato
publisher: Media Factory
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4889919384
features: interviews with the creators of Cowboy Bebop
Reckless Players
Cowboy Bebop Q&A 101

price: $19.95 at Animenation
paperback - 119 pages
language: Japanese
ISBN: 4906069320
features: info about the series
Q & A 101