Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku No Tobira Episode 1 -

: The Bebop crew—Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed—separate to investigate leads across Alba City, eventually uncovering a deep conspiracy involving biological warfare and lost memories.

The movie begins with a self-contained "mini-story" that reintroduces the crew through a botched robbery at a Martian convenience store: Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira Episode 1

Since Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira (also known as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie or Knockin' on Heaven's Door ) is a rather than an episodic series, it does not have an "Episode 1". It serves as a standalone story set chronologically between sessions 22 and 23 of the original 1998 anime series. : The Bebop crew—Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed—separate

: Despite catching the criminals, they fail to collect a significant payout due to the damages caused during the fight. Movie Plot Summary Following the opening, the main plot of the film kicks off: : Despite catching the criminals, they fail to

However, the film opens with a distinct introductory sequence that functions much like a first episode: The Convenience Store Heist (Opening Scene)

: A few days before Halloween on Mars, a terrorist explosion destroys a tanker truck, releasing a mysterious pathogen.