No, not really. He gets a shorter mention than Aki, and they just talk about his introduction in season two. THEY DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT HIS GETTING BLACKFEATHER DRAGON. IT SUCKS.

I hear some people say Cowboy Bebop, which I haven't seen but heard was good?

If that ED is any indication, she needs to be saved. Likely from Z-ONE, if I'm reading that last shot of the OP right and Z-ONE is the final boss. It was likely Z-ONE who found her in the first place...SHE'S A HYPNOTIZED BATTLE MAIDEN IN DISTRESS OH NO