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I know that the Cowboy Bebop manga was written and produced by someone other
than Shinichiro Watanabe (although the English credits say: _Cooperation:
Shinichiro Watanabe / Sunrise_ ); the manga **Cowboy Bebop** , shortly after
the TV series ended, and that for all intents and purposes, they are the same
canon as the TV series and movie; and the manga **Cowboy Bebop: Shooting
Star** , which was written alongside the original TV series airing. The
chapters themselves are pretty similar to an episode of the TV series, so are
there specific time frames, or episodes that these chapters are reported to
take place? Or is it ambiguous and can safely sit somewhere in the middle of
the series (after all the cast have been introduced and are together, before
the cast start separating)? Is _"Shooting Star"_ on a completely different
timeline?


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When does the Cowboy Bebop Manga take place within the Anime?


There are actually two mangas for Cowboy Bebop:

  * **Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star**  
This one is supposed to be an alternative telling of the anime series' story.
This one has elements of the story as told in the anime and some entirely new
elements.  
Being 'a new take' on the anime, I guess this one is supposed to replace its
timeline.  
_[Source 1](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2897)
and
[2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_chapters#Cowboy_Bebop:_Shooting_Star)_

  * **Cowboy Bebop**  
This one features side-stories, which are supposed to be separate from the
anime story.  
According to _Anime News Network_ , this one is supposed to take place before
the ending of the series (but they do not cite any references). It could fit
[somewhat like the movie
does](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/208/cowboy-bebop-connection-
between-anime-and-movie).  
_[Source](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1555)_


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