Picturing yourself lying on the couch this weekend, enjoying a patch of sun streaming through the window, and tuning into the AnimeLab video-on-demand service for a weekend anime binge? Just in time to pique your interest, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment has added the full 24-episode season of 2005 TV anime Black Cat (ブラックキャット) to the streaming service with Japanese and English audio options. You can tune into the episodes HERE.
No longer in-print in Australia, Black Cat is based on the original manga written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The series follows Sven, a run-of-the-mill sweeper (aka. bounty hunter): down on his luck, haunted by the perpetual grumbling of his stomach and looking to make enough cash just to get by. When a damsel in distress enlists his aid, Sven crosses paths with the worst possible luck: Black Cat (aka. Train Heartnet). At odds now with the branded assassin, Sven seeks to save a young girl before the unlucky Number can carry out his mission.
AnimeLab is an online anime streaming service managed by Madman Entertainment. It’s accessible only to those residing in Australia and New Zealand and offers a basic service free with video quality, dub and availability timeframe limitations. For those looking for access to no simulcast delays, no ads, full back-catalogue access and high definition video can take advantage of a premium subscription membership for $7.95AUD/month or $79.50AUD/year.
