Cowboy Bebop: Post-Betrayal Tragicomedy with a Wistful Score

I just finished watching the final episode of Cowboy Bebop. To me it's a post-betrayal tragicomedy, in a semi post-apocalyptic interplanetary world, set to an epically wistful score.  The main Cowboy Bebop characters, who have all had traumatic events happen in their past, struggle to lead their lives with a sense of humour and compassion rarely seen in the adult-skewed animation of the North American continent. 

Here's a brief synopsis of the Cowboy Bebop universe:
The series is set in the year 2071 with humanity settled throughout Earth's Solar System, which has been made accessible through hyperspace gates.  Interplanetary colonization was spurred on by the explosion of an experimental hyperspace gateway in 2022 that severely damaged the Moon and sent moon debris flying down to earth and wiping out most of Earth's population.  Moon debris now orbits around Earth and as the orbits decay meteor bombardments continue to rain down on Earth making it barely habitable.  As a result Mars is now the new central hub of human civilization.  The various pockets of humanity are ruled over by governments, which are often controlled by powerful interplanetary crime syndicates.  There is an Inter-Solar System Police force (ISSP), but due to the power of the syndicates ISSP effectiveness is limited and criminals are often dealt with by a bounty hunters, often referred to as cowboys, who deliver their catches to police stations for the posted reward. 

Main Characters on Cowboy Bebop:
Jet - Previously part of a crime syndicate was betrayed by his partner.
Spike - Previously part of ISSP was betrayed by his partner.
Faye - Am average person who was cryogenically frozen after an accident was betrayed by her doctor. Edward - A talented child cyber hacker was forgotten/deserted at a daycare by her father.
Ein - A brilliant dog, who may be able to talk to Edward, was tested on by doctors as a lab animal.

The main characters (aside from Edward) are decidedly grown-up in their interactions with people outside their inner circle, although they often act childish with their shipmates.  They also all have hope.  Hope that one day they will find someone they can believe in, trust.  Someone to protect them - someone that won't abandon them.

I'll write more as my thoughts coalesce about this engaging series.