Black Cat

Black Cat (ブラックキャット Burakku Kyatto) is an anime based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It consists of 24 episodes and was produced by Gonzo studio, which aired on TBS in Japan from October 6, 2005 to March 30, 2006.

The series was distributed and dubbed in the United States by FUNimation Entertainment in 2006. The series was then released across six Region 1 DVD volumes released between December 19, 2006 and July 24, 2007.

Synopsis

An organization called Chronos rules in the shadows to much of the politicians and economic activities, they oppose them. The story begins when Train, known as Black Cat, one of the organization's most powerful assassins, meets a strange woman named Saya Minatsuki, who always wears a flashy kimono and softens her heart. So he decides not to take orders from anyone again or kill for no reason. Saya is killed by Creed, who calls her a witch, well-rewards together with him and Eve the girl he cares for, a mysterious girl with supernatural powers based on Nanotechnology and artificially created by Dr. Tearju Lunatique.

Later, Train learns that Creed is forming an alliance known as "The Apostles to the Stars", whose goal is to destroy Chronos and create a new world order. At that moment Train decides to go after Creed as a bounty hunter to avenge the death of his friend Saya.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Train Heartnet	Takashi Kondō	Jason Liebrecht
Sven Volfied	Keiji Fujiwara	Brandon Potter
Eve	Misato Fukuen	Brina Palencia
Rinslet Walker	Yukana Nogami	Jamie Marchi
Saya Minatsuki	Megumi Toyoguchi	Caitlin Glass
Sephiria Arks	Kikuko Inoue	Lydia Mackay
Belze Rochefort	Hideyuki Hori	Mike McFarland
Creed Diskenth	Shinichirō Miki	Chris Patton
Maison Ordrosso	Rokurō Naya	Randy Tallman
Lin Xiao Li	Mitsuki Saiga	Jerry Jewell
Shiki	Mayumi Yamaguchi	Greg Ayres
Jenos Hazard	Takahiro Sakurai	Troy Baker
Charden Flamberg	Shō Hayami	Kent Williams
Zaguine Axeloke	Katsuyuki Konishi	Christopher Sabat
Echidna Parass	Atsuko Tanaka	Stephanie Young
Dr. Kosuke Kanzaki	Yū Mizushima	J. Michael Tatum
Durham Glaster	Shinya Fukumatsu	R. Bruce Elliott
Willzark	Seizō Katō	R. Bruce Elliott
River Zastory	Nobutoshi Canna	John Burgmeier
Silphy Deacroft	Junko Minagawa	Gwendolyn Lau
Woodney	Bon Ishihara	Jeremy Inman
Annette Pierce	Shōko Tsuda	Judy O'Laughlin
Naizer Bruckheimer	Hisao Egawa	Daniel Penz
Adam	Kikuko Inoue	Alison Viktorin
Kyoko Kirisaki	Chiemi Chiba	Monica Rial
Tim Vertical	Motoko Kumai	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Beluga J. Heard	Kōji Ishii	Gordon Holey
David Pepper	Takaya Kuroda	Daniel Drumm
Tearju Lunatique	Misato Fukuen	Brina Palencia
Lacdoll	Mitsuru Ogata	Eric Vale
Layla	Miyū Sawai	Kate Oxley
Leon Elliott	Junko Minagawa	Aaron Dismuke
Tanya	Tomoe Hanba	Trina Nishimura
Baldorias S. Fanghini	Anri Katsu	Justin Cook
Kevin McDougall	Ken Takeuchi	Bradford Hutson

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	#
Lib Tyrant	Kōji Ishii	Bob Carter	1
Preta Ghoul	Susumu Chiba	Taliesin Jaffe	2
Torneo Roodman	Shin Aomori	Grant James	3 - 4
Frit Morris	Nobuo Tobita	Todd Haberkorn	3 - 4
Ash	Taketora	David Wilson-Brown	6
Igor Planter	Jin Horikawa	Mark Lancaster	8
Daniel	Tomoe Hanba	¿?	8
Gyanza Rujikee	Masuo Amada	Chris Rager	9
Ruddle	Yūto Kazama	Kevin M. Connolly	14
Saki	Midori Kawana	Carrie Savage	16

Additional Voices[]

Maeghan Albach
Troy Baker
Andy Baldwin
Cole Brown
Majken Bullard
R. Scott Cantrell
Colin Carter
Chris Cason
Luci Christian
Leah Clark
Robert Colin
Cynthia Cranz
Duane Deering
Greg Dulcie
R. Bruce Elliott
Scott Freeman
Kenny Green
Chuck Huber
Brad Jackson
Bill Jenkins
Jeff Johnson
Jim Johnson
Lucas Johnson
Cherami Leigh
Bruce Lewis
Robert McCollum
Mike McFarland
Andy Mullins
Trina Nishimura
Kate Oxley
Daniel Penz
Jenny Phagan
Orion Pitts
Ed Priesner
Jaime Rivera
Jerry Russell
Dana Schultes
Jennifer Seman
Johnny Sequenzia
Ian Sinclair
Sarah Slaughter
Mark Stoddard
Sonny Strait
J. Michael Tatum
Andrew Tipps
Allison Tolman
David Trosko
Jessica D. Turner
Tyler Walker
Viktor Walker
Alice Watson
Jayme Westman
David Wilson-Brown
Linda Young

Animax Dub[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Train Heartnet	Takashi Kondō	Candice Moore
Sven Volfied	Keiji Fujiwara	Russell Wait
Rinslet Walker	Yukana Nogami	Andrea Kwan
Saya Minatsuki	Megumi Toyoguchi	Andrea Kwan
Creed Diskenth	Shinichirō Miki	David Bridges
Lin Xiao Li	Mitsuki Saiga	David Lee McKinney
Charden Flamberg	Shō Hayami	Russell Wait
Kyoko Kirisaki	Chiemi Chiba	Candice Moore
Tim Vertical	Motoko Kumai
Tearju Lunatique	Misato Fukuen
Layla	Miyū Sawai	Andrea Kwan
Leon Elliott	Junko Minagawa	Candice Moore

Transmission[]

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2008	FUNimation Channel	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Content	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2006-2007	The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
	2006-2007	6 Volumes
	2008	The Complete Series
	2008	6 Discs
	2009	The Complete Series
	2009	4 Discs
	2010	The Complete Series
	2010	4 Discs
	2012	The Complete Series
	2012	4 Discs

External Links[]

Black Cat at the Internet Movie Database
Black Cat (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia