回忆过后便是著名的OP《Tank!》。
出现bgm：♪《Tank!》
开头的那段念白英文如下：
I think it’s time we blow this scene.
Get everybody and the stuff together.
OK. THRER, TWO, ONE... Let’s jam!
这段念白来自Seatbelts的主力作词人Tim Jensen。
而背景滚过的大段英文如下：
Once upon a time, in New York City in 1941... at this club open to all comers, night after night, at a club named "Minston's Play House" in Harlem, they play jazz sessions competing with each other.
Young jazz men with a new sense are gathering. At last they created a new genre itself. They are sick and tired of the conventional fixed style jazz. They're eagle to play jazz more freely as they wish then...
in 2071 in the universe... The bounty hunters, who are gathering in the spaceship "BEBOP", will play freely without fear of risky things. They must create new dreams and films by breaking traditional styles. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called... COWBOY BEBOP.
下图中绿色区域为Spike自己改装过的红色高速战机剑鱼号（Swordfish Ⅱ）。背景为剑鱼号细节。
下图中蓝色区域为Faye的战机红尾号（Red Tail）。背景为红尾号细节。
下图中手枪为Spike的改造过的以色列产杰里科941手枪。
下图中Spike使用了截拳道中经典的侧踢。致敬李小龙（Bruce Lee）。
在三位主人公的飞机剪影后出现的是Bebop号。
下图中黄色区域为Jet的爱机——榔头号（Hammer Head），由掘土机改造而来。背景为榔头号细节。
下图中心的圆形物体推测为Spike的假眼。
