“Legendary assassin Train Heartnet becomes a bounty hunter after a fateful encounter, defying his former organization.”
Black Cat
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Synopsis
Legendary assassin Train Heartnet becomes a bounty hunter after a fateful encounter, defying his former organization.
Completing every job with ruthless accuracy, Train Heartnet is an infamous assassin with no regard for human life. Donning the moniker "Black Cat" in the underground world, the elite killer works for the powerful secret organization known only as Chronos. One gloomy night, the blasé gunman stumbles upon Saya Minatsuki, an enigmatic bounty hunter, and soon develops an odd friendship with her. Influenced by Saya's positive outlook on life, Train begins to rethink his life. Deciding to abandon his role as the Black Cat, he instead opts to head down a virtuous path as an honest bounty hunter. However, Chronos—and particularly Creed Diskenth, Train's possessive underling—is not impressed with Train's sudden change of heart and vows to resort to extreme measures in order to bring back the emissary of bad luck. This assassin turned "stray cat" can only wander so far before the deafening sound of gunfire rings out.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 87 sampled reviews
What 87 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.15 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 2.9
↓ 2.17
Running avg · Dec 2006 → Jan 2026
- 9 “I loved this anime. The first 5 episodes are not that good but are essential to the plot of the story. The fight scenes in this show are incredible. Plese tell me if they made a video game.”
- 8 “Mostly what makes this awesome is it's style and artwork: the action sequences especially are bold and snazzy. (For me, the Black Cat anime was MUCH more enjoyable than the original manga.)”
- 9 “Black Cat stands out as a great and original anime that creates an addictive viewing experience, making me crave each new episode - something few series achieve. The close bonds between characters...”
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- Format 23 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2005 – Mar 2006 Fall 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0050 catalog
Produced by
- GDH Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- TBS Producer
- Sotsu Music Publishing Producer
- Future Vision Music Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor