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It's been almost two long decades since the anime adventures of Spike and his crew garnered a cult following for Cowboy Bebop, a sci-fi western telling the tales of a starbound bounty hunter and his misfit crew. Well, fans of the famous show had reasons to rejoice Tuesday as Varietyreported that a live-action reboot is in the works.

If you're not familiar with the show, think Han Solo with a more mysterious crew.

Varietyreports that Sunset Inc., the studio behind the original 26-episode series, and Midnight Radio will produce the reboot. Chris Yost, most known for being the head writer of Marvel Comics, will pen the adaptation.

As of now further details are scant; we don't know on what channel or streaming service it will air, so think of this as more of a positive development than a guarantee. But it's great news for the fans of the anime, which is thought by many to be one of the best entries into the genre.

Also, news that it's live action is especially interesting, with no word yet on who they're looking to cast as the band of rouge troublemakers.

But feel free to celebrate by listening to the timelessly incredible theme song:

Cowboy Bebop was created by Shinichirō Watanabe, Keiko Nobumoto, Toshihiro Kawamoto, and other members of the Sunrise animation team, and first aired in 1998. Though the series ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, it's unclear whether this new iteration will pick up where the crew of the Bebop left off, or introduce them all over again.

We desperately hope that the show's fantastic music, largely provided by the extraordinary Japanese jazz band Seatbelts, gets revived as well.