Cyborg Kuro-chan

Cyborg Kuro-chan
A black cat standing on two legs with a Gatling gun in his arm. The logo is in Japanese, and the author's name (also in Japanese) is seen.
Cover of the first manga volume
サイボーグクロちゃん
(Saibōgu Kurochan)
GenreAction,Comedy[1]
Manga
Written byNaoki Yokouchi
Published byKodansha
MagazineComic BomBom
DemographicChildren
Original runSeptember 1997 – December 2001
Volumes11
Manga
Cyborg Kuro-chan: Extra Battle
Written byNaoki Yokouchi
Published byKodansha
MagazineComic BomBom
DemographicChildren
Original runDecember 2002 – December 2005
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byYoshihiro Takamoto
Produced byAkifumi Takayanagi
Kouki Matsuura
Written byYū Yamamoto
Takao Yotsuji
Music byKei Wakakusa
Toshiyuki Arakawa
StudioStudio Bogey
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run 2 October 1999 – 6 January 2001
Episodes66
Video game
Cyborg Kuro-chan: Devil Fukkatsu!!
PublisherKonami
GenreShoot 'em up
PlatformGame Boy Color
Released23 March 2000
Video game
Cyborg Kuro-chan 2: White Woods no Gyakushū
PublisherKonami
GenreShoot 'em up
PlatformGame Boy Color
Released19 October 2000
Video game
Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-Chan
PublisherKonami
GenreShoot 'em up
PlatformPlayStation
Released28 November 2002
Video game
Pīlì Kù Yuè Māo
DeveloperLonaisoft
PublisherLonaisoft
GenreShoot 'em up
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
Released2002

Cyborg Kuro-chan (サイボーグクロちゃん, Saibōgu Kurochan) is a Japanese children's manga series created by Naoki Yokouchi [ja], serialized in Kodansha's Comic BomBom magazine. The series would debut its first chapter in September 1997, later releasing eleven volumes of manga compilations between 1998 and 2002 with each manga covering a particular story arch from the Comic Bombom series. It centers on the titular character, a housecat who is kidnapped and modified by a mad scientist to be a part of a cyborg army bent on world domination. Kuro breaks his control chip, escapes and becomes a vigilante. Kuro has many allies, who help him out during instances such as urban destruction, parallel universes, outer space, and battles between other cats and cyborgs.

Cyborg Kuro-chan was adapted into an anime series produced by Studio Bogey for TV Tokyo. The anime aired in TV Tokyo and its affiliates from 2 October 1999 to 6 January 2001 for 66 episodes. The manga and anime have been exported to several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. An English dub aired on Animax[2] and the first 14 episodes of the dub were released on VCD.[3][4] A large number of merchandise has been made based on the manga and anime, and two additional volumes, entitled Cyborg Kuro-chan: Extra Battle, were published. Reviews for the series note the simplistic and cartoonish art style, and a thin storyline which is mainly centered on gags and comedic violence.

  1. ^ "サイボーグクロちゃん". Akiba Souken (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ ":: Animax Asia ::". 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 8 February 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "VCD movie - Cyborg Kurochan Japanese Animation vcd collection". 22 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 April 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Cyborg Kurochan Collection Anime VCD Movies, buy cheap Anime VCD at ZoomMovie.com!". 24 March 2005. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2017.