Well I asked the same question to Japanimation & got the following reply. I don't think there's such a thing as a US release version or an import version. There is only ONE box set. I'm glad you enjoyed it & if people want to buy it it's their choice but they should buy it knowing if it's legit or not.
BTW, there are many sets of these on eBay going for around US$20.00.
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:29:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Customer Service <jstore@japanimation.com>
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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jstore@japanimation.com
No, it doesn't. It only has 4 disc. We used to carry the genunine Japanese limited edition, but it's already sold out. The copy we have is from another Asian version.
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--- kaiwei <kaiwei@post1.com> wrote:
Hi,
Does the Cowboy Bebop: Limited CD Box Set comes with the 5th 8cm miniCD &
the 52 page booklet in Japanese?
The 5th CD includes the following tracks.
8 CM MINI-CD
Songs:
Wandering Cowboy (Tank! with vocals), sung by Aoi "Ed" Tada
Fascinating Horse Riding, sung by Ebara "Andy" Masashi
Wandering Cowboy, karaoke version, sung with Ein
Information gathered from here
http://www.jazzmess.com/merch/cds/box/index.html
This is regarding this product.
http://www.japanimation.com/cgi-lbin.../cd-bebop.html
kaiwei