Black Cat
2005 1 season · 23 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Black Cat

ブラックキャット

Synopsis

ブラックキャット

The bounty hunter Sven is barely scraping by when he crosses paths with the Black Cat (a.k.a. Train Heartnet) and the young bio-weapon Eve. The three new companions will need more than luck to survive when they find themselves sought by both the Chronos Numbers and a Taoist revolutionary group called the Apostles of the Star.

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The 2004–2006 Japan Window

Black Cat holds position #110 of 347 Japan seriess in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Cat premiered alongside 116 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 116 other Japan seriess in 2005.

The 1747th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
66th
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (66th percentile) outruns review volume (36th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 7, 2005
Last Air Date
March 31, 2006
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
23 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,481 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #459 of 743 (top 62%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGONZO
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 23
Release DateOctober 7, 2005
Official Sitewww.tbs.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Black Cat end?

Black Cat finished its run with its final episode airing on March 31, 2006.

Where did Black Cat air?

Black Cat aired on TBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.