ブラックキャット

Black Cat

Train Heartnet is the infamous gunman 'Black Cat', a cold-blooded assassin who works for the organization known as 'Chronos', bearing the mark XIII on his body. Most of his life was surrounded by violence, so Train is quiet, asocial and uncaring. However his life changes as he encounters the mysterious Sweeper (bounty hunter), Saya. Her unique way of living interested Train but tragedy occurs, resulting in Train changing the way he has lived towards the life of a Sweeper with newfound friends Sven and Eve.

Names

Original	ブラックキャット (japanese)
Romaji	Black Cat
English	Black Cat
Chinese	黑猫 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 23 ep · 24 min · 9h total
Aired	2005-10-06 → 2006-03-30 (Autumn 2005)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	GONZO
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi
Themes	Super Power Assassins Revenge Guns Primarily Adult Cast Shounen Male Protagonist
Streaming	Hulu · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.15 / 10
Bayesian score	7.19 / 10
Composite	53.5
On lists	42,700
Favourited	589 (1.4%)
Completion	81.5%
Drop rate	6.4%
In backlog	34.0%
Score spread σ	1.71

Score distribution

1952923258455351,43462,37574,48983,17292,054101,365

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2005	C	19 of 50
Studio	GONZO	B	19 of 111
Year	2005	B	41 of 191
Era	Late 2000s	B	262 of 1,149
Length	Two-cour	C	316 of 699
Genre	Sci-Fi	C	364 of 1,409
Genre	Adventure	C	519 of 1,534
Season (all years)	Autumn	C	599 of 1,921
Demographic	Shounen	C	601 of 1,219
Genre	Action	C	946 of 2,765
Genre	Comedy	C	1,002 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	C	1,152 of 3,025
Format	TV series	C	1,198 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	2,106 of 7,157