Cowboy Bebop (1998)

The show features Faye Valentine as a prominent female character who participates in action sequences. While she is capable and often engages in close-quarters situations, her victories against male opponents are predominantly achieved through the use of firearms, cunning, or evasion, rather than sustained hand-to-hand combat or melee weapon skills.

The 1998-1999 anime series "Cowboy Bebop" is the original source material for its characters. All characters were created for and established within this series with their depicted genders, meaning there is no prior canon from which to deviate.

The 1998–1999 anime series "Cowboy Bebop" is the original depiction of its characters. There is no prior source material or installment from which character races could have been altered, thus no race swaps occurred within this series.