Cyborg Kuro-chan

サイボーグクロちゃん

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Studios: Studio Bogey
Producers: Imagine, Public & Basic
Rating: 7.15 / 10
Rank: #3735
Popularity: #6831
Users Listed: 10,387
Users Scored: 4,919
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/07/2022
Aired: October 2, 1999 – January 6, 2001 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 66
Broadcast: Saturday at 08:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Kuro is an unassuming feline, content with the quiet life of protecting his elderly owners. His peaceful existence is shattered when he's abducted and transformed into a mechanical being by a rogue scientist. Severing the scientist’s control, Kuro discovers his robotic form evokes fear in others, coupled with newfound human speech. Determined to maintain his familiar role, he conceals his altered state by adopting the guise of a plush toy. The series explores themes of identity and belonging as Kuro navigates a world reacting to his transformation, striving to preserve the bonds of companionship that define his life while grappling with the implications of his new reality. It presents a gentle narrative focusing on adaptation and the enduring power of connection in unexpected circumstances.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Episode 1 (Aired: 10/02/1999)
Episode 2: Meow Meow Army (Aired: 10/09/1999)
Episode 3: Highway to Hell (Aired: 10/16/1999)
Episode 4: The Appearance of the Flying Robot Family! (Aired: 10/23/1999)
Episode 5: The First Love of Mi-kun (Aired: 10/30/1999)
... and 61 more episodes

Characters:

Gou, Mantarou (Main) - Voice Actors: Shevloff, Colin
Kotarou (Main) - Voice Actors: Kwan, Andrea
Kuro-chan (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Chika, Sandri, Luca, Pleavin, Shawn
Matatabi (Main) - Voice Actors: Ohmoto, Makiko, Evans, Scott
Mi-kun (Main) - Voice Actors: Tezuka, Chiharu, Quinn, Michael
Nana (Main) - Voice Actors: Tsunakake, Hiromi, Luna, Circe, Kwan, Andrea
Juliet (Supporting)
Kazuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kwan, Andrea
Megumi (Supporting)
Okada, Chieko (Supporting)
Pooly (Supporting)
Romeo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: de Castro, Rolando, Okano, Kousuke, Evans, Scott
Suzuki, Ichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Evans, Scott, Coombs, Henry
Yoshino, Satoko (Supporting)

Staff:

Takamoto, Yoshihiro (Director, Storyboard)
Matsuura, Noriyoshi (Sound Director)
Aoki, Shinichirou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ejima, Yasuo (Episode Director)
Fukumoto, Kiyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Inokawa, Shintarou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kawamura, Akio (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
Kusakabe, Mitsuo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Okazaki, Yukio (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Oonishi, Keisuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Otani, Masahito (Episode Director)
Takada, Kouichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamaguchi, Mihiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kohanawa, Tameo (Storyboard)
D'Avena, Cristina (Theme Song Performance)
Vanni, Giorgio (Theme Song Performance)
Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Key Animation)
Fukunaga, Junichi (Key Animation)
Iimura, Kazuo (Mechanical Design)
Ishikawa, Masakazu (Key Animation)
Kagiyama, Ako (Key Animation)
Kobayashi, Ichizou (Animation Director)
Kudou, Yuka (Key Animation)
Maru, Hideo (Animation Director)
Mitsuhashi, Mieko (Key Animation)
Miyamae, Mitsuharu (Art Director)
Miyazaki, Shuuji (In-Between Animation)
Murakami, Tsutomu (Animation Director)
Okino, Masahide (Director of Photography)
Sakurai, Konomi (Animation Director)
Shimada, Hideaki (Animation Director)
Sugai, Yoshihiro (Animation Director)
Suzuki, Masaru (Key Animation)
Takeuchi, Akira (Animation Director)
Tanaka, Naoto (Color Design)
Terasawa, Shinsuke (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Wakakusa, Kei (Music)
Yagi, Motoki (Key Animation)
Yamamoto, Yuu (Series Composition)
Yamazaki, Teruhiko (Key Animation)
Yokouchi, Naoki (Original Creator)
Yoshida, Hiromi (Key Animation)

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