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Black Cat

TV·2005–2006·1 season, 23 episodes·TBS·Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·24m

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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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  1. 01Black Cat S01E03The Cat in the DarkS01E03 · 9.0Sven accepts the task of rescuing Elena's sister, Eve, and makes an attempt to infiltrate the manor, but without success. Afterwards, Sven learns that Eve is not really Elena's sister, nor is Elena who she appears to be. Later, Sven discovers Eve in a park, and decides to talk with her, and he shows Eve there's a entire world outside the manor she's been held in. Unfortunately for Sven, Torneo's men find them, and forcibly take Eve back to the manor. Sven comes to realize that Eve is not merely a bio-weapon, she's a human being with thoughts and feeling of her own, and becomes even more determined to rescue her, no matter what the cost.
  2. 02Black Cat S01E01The Solitary CatS01E01 · 8.0Train, better known as Black Cat, completes another mission for Chronos, and is informed of his next mission. Later, Sven is inside a restaurant, planning how to catch his next target. A parade is happening outside, celebrating a new governor coming into office. One of the waitresses informs Sven that the new governor is also a gangster, the same man that Sven is targeting. A party is held that night, and Sven learns he isn't the only one targeting the governor. The infamous Black Cat is as well, though with a very different objective...
  3. 03Black Cat S01E02The Hesitant CatS01E02 · 8.0Sven goes back to his usual sweeper to find some more work. Not long after, a girl runs in with a couple of thugs not far behind. Sven steps in and drives the thugs off. After talking to the girl, he finds out that the thugs have her little sister hostage, and she has the ransom money for her sister's return. She offers Sven the money if he can get her sister back. Will Sven take the job?

Castfull cast & details

Takashi KondoTakashi KondoTrain Heartnet (voice)Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraSven Vollfied (voice)Misato FukuenMisato FukuenEve / Tearju Lunatique (voice)YukanaYukanaRinslet Walker (voice)Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiCreed Diskenth (voice)Show HayamiShow HayamiCharden Flamberg (voice)Chiemi ChibaChiemi ChibaKyouko Kirisaki (voice)Megumi ToyoguchiMegumi ToyoguchiSaya Minatsuki (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode23Episodes2005–06Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Black Cat S01E01The Solitary CatOctober 7, 2005 8.0Train, better known as Black Cat, completes another mission for Chronos, and is informed of his next mission. Later, Sven is inside a restau
  2. S01E02Black Cat S01E02The Hesitant CatOctober 14, 2005 8.0Sven goes back to his usual sweeper to find some more work. Not long after, a girl runs in with a couple of thugs not far behind. Sven steps
  3. S01E03Black Cat S01E03Season's bestThe Cat in the DarkOctober 21, 2005 9.0Sven accepts the task of rescuing Elena's sister, Eve, and makes an attempt to infiltrate the manor, but without success. Afterwards, Sven l
  4. S01E04Black Cat S01E04The Grinning CatOctober 28, 2005 8.0As Sven begins to put his plan into action, to save Eve from Torneo, Black Cat is right behind him. Meanwhile in the Torneo's basement the t
  5. S01E05Black Cat S01E05The Departing CatNovember 4, 2005 8.0As Sven heals at a hideout with Eve and Rinslet, Train's conscience grows. With his decision to leave Chronos, Creed is sent out to pull him
  6. S01E06Black Cat S01E06The Cat Under FireNovember 11, 2005 8.0Coming back from his first failed attempt to bring back Train, Creed returns. With Train fully turning his back on Chronos it is all up to C
  7. S01E07Black Cat S01E07The Wounded CatNovember 18, 2005 8.0Train awakens in Sven and Eve's company. Confused and saddened, he has to decide what course of action to take with his life next. As Sven g
  8. S01E08Black Cat S01E08The Sweeping CatNovember 25, 2005 8.0Rinslet Walker accepts a dangerous new job, seeking help, she looks for Sven to ask for his assistance. Meanwhile, coming to a new town, Sve
  9. S01E09Black Cat S01E09The Charming CatDecember 2, 2005 8.0A man named Ganza is terrifying the residents of a town, coming out at night and killing people with his bare hands. Two members of the Apos
  10. S01E10Black Cat S01E10The Cat UnleashedDecember 9, 2005 8.0A summit conference between leaders is being held, and the Apostles of the Stars plan to interrupt it in the form of a revolution. Train, le
  11. S01E11Black Cat S01E11The False CatDecember 16, 2005 8.0A man named Woodney, claiming to be the legendary assassin, Black Cat, meets Eve. Eve helps him out of a potentially dangerous situation. So
  12. S01E12Black Cat S01E12The Fighting CatJanuary 13, 2006 7.0Train learns where the Apostles of the Stars base is, and leaves the group to go after Creed. Sven and the others quickly follow after Train
  13. S01E13Black Cat S01E13The Love CatJanuary 20, 2006 8.0Kyoko, a member of the Apostles of the Stars, leaves the group, along with Charden. They are being targeted for their betrayal. Train and Ev
  14. S01E14Black Cat S01E14The Kitty CatJanuary 27, 2006 8.0Having been affected by the bullet Dr. Kanzaki made, Train is forced to inhabit a smaller and younger body. Train and Eve come across a grou
  15. S01E15Black Cat S01E15The Cat and the LizardFebruary 3, 2006 8.0Sven learns of a group of sweepers that gather and team up to take out the more dangerous targets. After discovering that the group is after
  16. S01E16Black Cat S01E16The Napping CatFebruary 10, 2006 8.0Train travels toward a port where he can get a boat to reach Kraken Island, where the Apostles of the Stars are. He decides to take a faster
  17. S01E17Black Cat S01E17The Cat DeploysFebruary 17, 2006 8.0Chronos and the sweepers make plans to leave and go to the island where the Apostles of the Stars' headquarters is. Dr. Kanzaki, however, do
  18. S01E18Black Cat S01E18The Sprinting CatFebruary 24, 2006 8.0Train and the others arrive on the island, where the Apostles of the Stars are located. Eve fights Leon, while the others attempt to get rid
  19. S01E19Black Cat S01E19The Cat's ShowdownMarch 3, 2006 8.0The war against the Apostles of the Stars continues. While Sven fights against Preta Ghoul, Train confronts Creed. Sephiria informs Train th
  20. S01E20Black Cat S01E20The Drowning CatMarch 10, 2006 8.0Having returned from their mission, Train and the others rejoice. Rinslet discovers something called The Eden Project, meanwhile, members of
  21. S01E21Black Cat S01E21The Cat Bares ClawsMarch 17, 2006 8.0Eve has been captured, and placed inside a machine called Eden. Sven and Rinslet talk to Tearju, Eve's creator. She explains about The Eden
  22. S01E22Black Cat S01E22The Cat's ParadiseMarch 24, 2006 8.0As Eden rains down nanomachines on a city full of people, everyone else tries to think of a plan to rescue Eve. Chronos and the Apostles of
  23. S01E23Black Cat S01E23The Carefree CatMarch 31, 2006 8.0As Chronos and remaining members of the Apostles of the Stars fight the monsters outside Eden, Train and Sven go inside to rescue Eve, deter

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