Review: Black Cat

Episode Reviewed In: Episode 9

Alternate Titles:None

Original Japanese Release Date: 2005

Episode Length/Run-time: 24 episodes

Summary:

Train Heartnet is one of the best gunmen around and for his quick reflexes and skill he gets the nickname the “Black Cat.”  One day he meets a “sweeper” or a bounty hunter who teaches him to live to rectify his mistakes and fix his crimes.  With this he changes his ways and becomes a sweeper himself with his partners Sven and Eve.

Review:

The anime is based off a manga which ran from 2001-2004.

The art style is very hooking in a crisp and clean fashion.  The character designs are very cool with creative costuming that goes well with the series. For example Sven walks around wearing a zoot suit with green hair and an eye patch.

Eve is another great character in the series because she actually fights with her hair.  Which makes a really interesting combat display.

The first few episodes are character introductions, and setting up the characters.  But don’t get too relaxed because there’s a major plot-twist about 8 episodes in which really changes the characters and how they interact.

The director of the anime also worked on Devil May Cry and Basquache but this is definitely his good strike out of all of them.