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“Mysterious punk cat pranks humans, evading city council's "Stray Cat Hunt" in nightly urban escapades.”
Ankoku Cat
暗黒キャット
5.71
12,133 rank · 2,757 viewers · 2 favorites
Action
Comedy
Anthropomorphic
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Synopsis
Mysterious punk cat pranks humans, evading city council's "Stray Cat Hunt" in nightly urban escapades.
Dark Side Cat, a mysterious stray cat, dashes throughout the night city in punk clothing and plays pranks on humans he dislikes. He plays a game of cat and mouse with the city council, known as the "Stray Cat Hunt."
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
5.6
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.02
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Oct 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I hadn't even heard of this series before now. And, considering it's only 6 short episodes, hardly surprising, right? I needed a show with a black cat for an Anime Challenge though, and this fit...”
- 5 “Rate a 5 English Subtitles Story Introduction was a pleasant tease. Took what was common and turned it into abnormal or different. Which was a pleasant change even if slightly disappointing. For...”
- 6 “Darkside cat is a strange, interesting show. It’s pretty much about a rebel humanoid cat that gets in trouble a lot with the law. In the course of one evening, chasing after a mouse, he breaks a...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 60%
Long · 20%
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A Ona Production
Fanworks.- Format 6 × 6′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 36m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2006 – May 2008
- Source Ona media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-4701 catalog