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Dustin Bailey

After 20 years, the Japan-only PS2 adaptation of legendary anime Cowboy Bebop has finally gotten an English translation from the modder known as SONICMAN69

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Faye in Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence.

In 2005, publisher Bandai had plans to bring its Cowboy Bebop game for PS2 out worldwide, but those plans were killed before the English translation ever saw the light of day. Now, 20 years after its original Japanese launch, Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade has finally gotten an English translation courtesy of a fan patch.

The translation was developed by a modder going by SONICMAN69, which is the most impeccable and appropriate moniker for a PS2 fan translator I've ever seen. Translating the game's title as Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence, the patch fully converts "all text, graphics, credits, and much more" into English, and is available via GitHub.

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