Cowboy Bebop is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and one of the big announcements is a special theatrical release for the United Kingdom & Ireland!

Theatrical Dates & Details:

That’s right, Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin on Heaven’s Door is coming to UK theatrical screens starting Wednesday 19th September 2018 across the nation. Some of you may have spotted this earlier but we can confirm that Showcase Cinemas will be supporting the release.

The screenings are not distributed by National Amusements like the other recent anime, but instead under Park Circus in partnership with Sony Pictures Releasing. The film’s run-time will be 1 hour 55 minutes.

While the film has been dubbed, the screenings listed so far indicate it will be Japanese audio with English subtitles only.

Cinema Locations:

Park Circus have confirmed that the film will be screened at various Showcase and independent cinemas throughout the nation. Here are the confirmed sites so far:

Showcase – 7:15pm

• Bluewater
• Bristol
• Cardiff Nantgarw
• Coventry
• Derby
• Dudley
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Manchester
• Nottingham
• Reading
• Southampton

Plot Synopsis via Manga UK:

Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the spaceship “Bebop,” Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters (Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein) are bored and short of cash. But with the news of the reward everything changes.

Based on the wildly popular TV series, Cowboy Bebop, the big-screen smash Cowboy Bebop: The Movie pits Spike and Co. against their deadliest adversary ever. Featuring stunning, state-of-the-art animation, this action-packed sci-fi adventure builds to a breath-taking, nail-biting climax, guaranteed to keep you hanging on the edge of your seat.

Cowboy Bebop the Movie is available on Blu-ray and DVD from distributor Manga Entertainment, and it will also be available as part of Anime Limited’s upcoming 20th Anniversary Edition release this November 2018.

Source: Park Circus & Sony Pictures press release