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Cat's Eye(TV show/series, 1983-1985)

Original title: "キャッツ♥アイ" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 12+ years
| 24min per episode | Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 73 episodes

Cat's EyeRating: 3.5/5 (with 20 votes)
Cat's Eye (Japanese: キャッツ♥アイ, Hepburn: Kyattsu Ai, stylized as CAT'S♥EYE) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981 to 1985, with its chapters collected into 18 tankōbon. The story follows the adventures of the three Kisugi sisters — Hitomi, Rui and Ai, who are formidable art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father. The manga was made into a televised anime series of the same name originally broadcast in 1983 to 1984 on Nippon TV, with a second season ending in 1985. It has also received two live-action adaptations; a TV movie in 1988 and a theatrical film in 1997. A crossover ONA with Lupin III that TMS Entertainment produced, premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2023. Cat's Eye is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling manga series of all time, with over 20 million copies sold, making it one of the best-selling manga series. ()
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About Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye is the most notorious group of art thieves in Japan. No one knows their identities, but for most of Tokyo, the mystery only heightens their allure.

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Cat's Eye sisters use business cards like throwing stars | Cat's Eye (1983)(Clip, 3:04)

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Cat's Eye Seasons and Episodes

10/08/1984Season 2 - 37 episodes
#1 | 10/08/1984Returning from France
Cat’s Eye has hit Tokyo again but the Kisugi sisters are still in France! Hitomi, Ai, and Rui must stop the imposter, but the fake Cat’s Eye has her own agenda!
#2 | 10/15/1984A Soaking Dance at Midnight
Rui goes undercover to steal a painting, but things get messy when Toshio is sent over to the Organization Crime Division. Now Cat’s Eye has to get Toshio reinstated too!
#3 | 10/22/1984Angels' Ransom
A group of armed men kidnap children… and everyone thinks that Cat’s Eye is behind it! The three sisters have to get the paintings, take down the bad guys, and get the kids back!
#4 | 10/29/1984Tension in the Dark
The unthinkable has happened and Toshio actually gets a good look at Cat’s Eye! Will Hitomi have to come clean and let Toshio arrest her? Or will she find a way to keep him in the dark?
#5 | 11/05/1984The Hunter Wore a Badge
After many failed attempts to catch Cat’s Eye, Special Investigations sends in the ruthless Chief Himuro. Can Cat’s Eye avoid Himuro, a man who is willing to kill for a perfect arrest record?
#6 | 11/12/1984The Stolen "I Love You"
After a burglar steals Toshio’s money, he gets kicked out of his apartment. He begs Hitomi to let him stay, but the burglar tracks him down and cleans out the Kisugi household!
#7 | 11/19/1984Happiness of Life
Toshio is enjoying his stay at the Kisugi household, but with a detective staying under their roof, Cat’s Eye can’t pull off their heists. The sisters concoct a plan to make Toshio leave.
#8 | 11/26/1984Magnificent Trap
Cat’s Eye steals another of their father’s paintings, but it turns out to be a fake! In retaliation, the sisters set up a trap of their own to reclaim the painting.
#9 | 12/03/1984The Rhapsody of Love
After stealing a gem, Ai panics and hides it in Toshio’s police car. But Toshio’s car gets stolen by a young punk and Hitomi has to get both the car and gem back!
#10 | 12/10/1984The Most Dangerous Game
A thief is brought in for questioning, but Toshio can’t pin anything on him. Cat’s Eye has to find a way to get their father’s painting from the thief before he delivers it to the Mafia!
#11 | 12/17/1984The Gift Is Dad's Wine
A man comes to the café claiming to be Heinz’s art teacher! He’s looking for a bottle of wine with a label drawn by Heinz, but something doesn’t seem right with the mysterious visitor.
#12 | 01/07/1985A Mystery for a Winter Night
Somehow, paintings stolen by Cat’s Eye have been sold back to their owners! Surely, one of the three sisters couldn’t be responsible… right?
#13 | 01/14/1985Osaka Bay Blues
The painting Cat’s Eye is after ends up getting taken by the owner’s daughter, as she runs away from home! Ai has to catch her, but a dubious private eye has his own plans.
#14 | 01/21/1985For You, the Tear of the Stars
Hitomi poses as the daughter of a skilled gem cutter to get close to a band of jewel thieves. But with the Inunari Police targeting the thieves too, Hitomi may blow her cover!
#15 | 01/28/1985Fake Wedding Bells
Cat’s Eye plans to steal a statue of Mary from a church, so Toshio plans a sting operation—by holding a fake wedding! But can Hitomi be Toshio’s bride and be Cat’s Eye at the same time?
#16 | 02/04/1985Beware of Sweet Invitations
The owner of a gallery takes a strong interest in Hitomi, but his intentions seem far from innocent. Could this gallery owner be that dangerous?
#17 | 02/11/1985Farewell, Winter Seagull
When a sailor’s girlfriend somehow gets ahold of a gem that Cat’s Eye is after, she’s kidnapped! Hitomi teams up with the sailor to look for her.
#18 | 02/18/1985The Woman Chief Fell For
The chief is head over heels for a beautiful woman. At the same time, a thief by the name of “Winter Firefly” has been eluding Inunari Police. Could the chief’s affair be related somehow?
#19 | 02/25/1985Inunari Station Trio
The police have a new computer to come up with security plans! The sisters will have to beat them to the punch and get the access codes from the chief, Asatani and Toshio.
#20 | 03/04/1985Uneasy Feelings About a Transfer Student
A new student comes to Ai’s school. He’s good looking, athletic, and intelligent…and has a prized violin that Cat’s Eye is after!
#21 | 03/11/1985A Requiem for the Villains
Cat’s Eye has been framed for murder! They’ll have to clear their name, steal the painting, and expose the bad guys!
#22 | 03/18/1985Toshio Falls in Love with a Phantom Woman
For their next heist, Hitomi puts on a disguise and tries to seduce Toshio. But things go a little too well and now Toshio is in love with the mystery woman!
#23 | 03/25/1985Sudden Love
A young artist is replacing works with expertly-crafted forgeries, but is it his fault? Rui goes undercover as a model but what will she do about her growing feelings for the young painter?
#24 | 04/01/1985Hot April Fool's Day
Toshio begs the sisters to pose as Cat’s Eye for a sting operation, but how can Cat’s Eye make their heist with the Inunari Police already there?
#25 | 04/08/1985Urgent Duty Scramble
A young woman joins the police force and falls madly in love with Toshio. She’s cute and tenacious, and she may end up foiling Cat’s heist and Hitomi’s love life!
#26 | 04/15/1985Halftime of Love
To avoid being caught, Hitomi and Rui hide a stolen gem in a football at Ai’s school. But when the ball gets used in a game, Cat’s Eye and the Inunari Police hit the field!
#27 | 04/22/1985Don't Cry, Inunari Trio
After HQ brings in a new hotshot chief, the former chief, Toshio, and Asatani are demoted! Desperate to return to their old jobs, they plan to catch Cat’s Eye on their own!
#28 | 04/29/1985Farewell, Mother
Toshio’s neighbor has an emergency and leaves her child with him. However, when he gets called in for work it’s up to Hitomi to babysit. Can Cat’s pull off a heist with a child in tow?
#29 | 05/06/1985Cheers to the Elders
An elderly couple is traveling in search of the “Japanese spirit.” Toshio is assigned as a bodyguard for them, but there may be more than it seems with this husband-and-wife duo!
#30 | 05/13/1985Dancing in the Starry Night
Hitomi begins to doubt her relationship with Toshio. Can Hitomi and Toshio save their relationship and reconnect? And will that get in the way of Hitomi’s work as Cat’s Eye?
#31 | 05/27/1985The Splendid Leotard
A necklace that Cat’s Eye is after happens to be the prize for a contest called Miss Leotard. The sisters enter but they have a surprise challenger to contend with: Detective Asatani!
#32 | 06/03/1985Hitomi Got Carried Away
Hitomi gets close to an ex-convict to find out where he hid part of his stolen treasure. However, the man has two former partners and the location of the stash is inside Inunari Station!
#33 | 06/10/1985Heartbreak for Cat's Eye
Hitomi disguises herself as a man for a job. But after she saves a young girl and Detective Asatani from a bank robber, the two fall hopelessly in love with the disguised Hitomi!
#34 | 06/17/1985To the Southern Cross, with Love
The sisters travel to Saipan to track down an item from their father’s collection. They expect a fun beach trip but instead get tangled up in a dangerous trap!
#35 | 06/24/1985Your True Face Is a Silhouette
A gallery owner has supposedly caught Cat’s Eye on security camera and now intends to reveal the identity of Cat’s Eye to the world on a variety show! But is his analysis right?
#36 | 07/01/1985Just One Chance to Steal
An eccentric museum curator has a hobby of catching thieves and now he’s after Cat’s Eye! Hitomi will have to avoid many traps and tricks in his high-tech art museum.
#37 | 07/08/1985Love's Curtain Call
Ai writes a script about Cat’s Eye for her school and everyone wants in! As they say, art imitates life! How would Toshio respond if he found out his girlfriend was actually Cat’s Eye?
07/11/1983Season 1 - 36 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Cat's Eye" (movie, 1997), "Cat's Eye" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/11/1983
Last episode released on: 07/08/1985
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Cat's Eye - Ein Supertrio"
"Ein Supertrio - Cat's Eye"
"CAT'S♥EYE"
"キャッツ・アイ"
Keywords: anime

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