Cat's Eye (manga)

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Cat's Eye

Cover of the first volume of the original Japanese release of the manga series
キャッツ アイ
(Kyattsu Ai)
Genre Action, Drama, Crime
Manga
Author Tsukasa Hojo
Publisher Flag of Japan Shueisha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Shōnen Jump
Original run 1981 – 1985
Volumes 18
TV anime
Director Yoshio Takeuchi
Kenji Kodama
Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Licensor ImaginAsian Entertainment
Network Flag of Japan NTV
Original run April 11, 1983 – July 8, 1985
Episodes 73

Cat's Eye (キャッツ アイ Kyattsu Ai?) is a Japanese manga by Tsukasa Hojo. The manga was made into an anime series which was originally broadcast in 1983. Cat's Eye has also aired in a number of countries outside Japan, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Philippines and China. On April 16, 2007, ImaginAsian announced that they will broadcast the first season of Cat's Eye on ImaginAsian TV, and will thereafter give the series its first North American home video release.[1]

Contents

[edit] Plot

The three Kisugi sisters.
The three Kisugi sisters.

The protagonists of the series are the three Kisugi sisters—Hitomi, Rui and Ai—who run a café called Cat's Eye. The sisters lead a double life as a trio of highly skilled art thieves, leaving cards with the name "Cat's Eye" at the scene of their crimes.

They steal works of art (mostly paintings) that belonged to their long-missing father, Heinz (who was a famous art collector during the Nazi regime), in the hopes of him contacting them. Toshio, the police officer investigating this case is the fiancé of Hitomi. He also swears to capture and bring down the Cat's Eye Gang.

At the end of the series, Heinz leaves a note for his daughters stating he cannot reveal himself yet because the mafia may kill him, but he may appear in five years' time. Hitomi admits to Toshio that she is part of Cat's Eye and flees before he can arrest her. He vows to track her down, but upon finding her later he discovers she has had an accident and has lost her memory. Toshio spends time with her and her memories come back. Finally, Toshio "arrests" Hitomi with a wedding ring.

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

All manga were released by Shueisha except for the kanzenban, which were released by Tokuma Shoten.

[edit] Other books

  • Cat's Eye novel
  • Parrot: Blessed Person—Tsukasa Hōjō Short Story Collection (Parrot 幸福の人—北条司短編集 Parotto: Kōfuku no Hito—Hōjō Tsukasa Tanpenshū?)

[edit] Anime

Cat's Eye first aired 36 episodes in 1983. In 1985 thirty-seven new episodes of Cat's Eye were aired.

The first anime series will be released on DVD in North America beginning in August 2007.[2]

The first theme of this anime is "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" by Anri.

[edit] Live action Movies

A live-action movie Cat's Eye (movie, 1997) directed by Kaizo Hayashi was released in 1997 starring Yuki Uchida as Ai and Norika Fujiwara as Rui. The storyline basically follows the anime, though the outfits now resemble the black vinyl Catwoman costume from Batman Returns. This film is not currently available in the United States, though it may be purchased through some Asian DVD retailers.

A TV movie was previously made in 1988 with a different cast, including Mie from Pink Lady (band) as Rui.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Broadcast and DVD Release of Orguss, Nobody's Boy Remi and Cat's Eye coming from ImaginAsian. Anime News Network (2007-04-16). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  2. ^ CAT’S EYE. TMS Anime Classics. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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