#Kisugi Sisters

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The Kisugi Sisters from Cat's Eye (1983).

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Hitomi Kisugi Collage

Individual images:

Pictures from previous fanarts not included because of 10 pictures limit.

I hope you like it!

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Brief introduction to Cat's Eye!

Set in the world created by Tsukasa Hojo, the manga first released in 1981, then got its anime adaptation in 1983.

Follows the adventures of the kisugi sisters, Hitomi, Ai and Rui kisugi; three beautiful sisters running a Cafe called the Cat's Eye, but live the double life as the highly skilled and mysterious art thieves only known as Cat's Eye !

(Cat's eyes calling card)

The sisters are after the art work of Michael Heinz, a famous art collector from the Second World War and long missing father of the kisugis. Determined to find their fathers missing collection which hold clues that could unravel the disappearance of their father.

The girls will meet colorful characters and fight shadowy villans all while trying to stay two steps ahead of the determined yet clumsy detective Toshio Utsumi, high-school sweetheart and fiance to Hitomi Kisugi.

For those interested in seeing cat's eye, TMS has the first episode available for free on YouTube.

Just wanted to make a simple introduction for people unfamiliar with the Cat's eye but are looking forward to the lupin vs Cat's Eye crossover !

[gentlemanthiefshowdown]

Gentleman Thief Showdown Round 1, Match 3

[Image description: a versus graphic of Joker/Ren Amamiya from Persona 5 and Cat’s Eye/the Kisugi sisters Hitomi, Rui, and Ai from Cat’s Eye. Joker has black hair and is wearing a silver eye mask, a black leather vest, a black suit jacket with long tails, and black pants, and he’s wielding a long wavy dagger. The Kisugi sisters are wearing jumpsuits, one in blue, one in purple, and one in yellow and brown. They are striking a poster pose, but Hitomi, in the center, is shielding her face from the light on them like they’ve been discovered. /End description]

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In celebration the 50th anniversary of Lupin III and the 40th anniversary of Cat's Eye, our favorite master thief Lupin III by Monkey Punch goes head-to-head with our favorite art-thieving trio of the Kisugi sisters - Hitomi, Rui and Ai - from the anime/manga series by the creator that brought you City Hunter, Tsukasa Hojo!

Lupin went toe-to-toe with Detective Conan Edogawa from Case Closed, another anime/manga series produced by TMS, in their two respective crossovers

The Kisugi sisters from Cat's Eye appeared in City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

The crossover may take place in 1980s, the time when Cat's Eye first aired, while Lupin dons his pink jacket from Part III

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My Review of Cat’s Eye

How did I get into this anime? Oh, just another case of curiosity hitting me. I’m still on a mission to watch more animes that came out in the 70s and 80s. Plus, I do recall a couple second skit from Lucky Star that referenced this series.

Yeah, I see what you did there, Lucky Star!

The Kisugi sisters (Hitomi, Rui, and Ai) run a café named Cat’s Eye during the day. By night, they are secret cat burglars known as Cat’s Eye. The fact the police didn’t put two and two together that these two correlated is beyond me. Plus, the police station is really close to the Cat’s Eye café. Like, next door! Seriously, how do you not…?! That’s like having Jeffrey Dahmer open a restaurant named “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Human” right next door to the police station.

Then you have Toshio Utsumi. He’s a detective for the police department investigating all the burglaries made by Cat’s Eye. He’s also dating Hitomi Kisugi. Seriously, dude? Toshio has been foiled at every turn by these cat burglars. Cat’s Eye don’t steal just any old art item, everything they steal has one connection. They were all made by an artist named Michael Heintz and this man just happens to be Hitomi, Rui, and Ai’s biological father. With each item collected, the girls feel they are one step closer to finding their father. Do the girls find their father? Does Toshi catch Cat’s Eye? Let’s find out!

BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: Made in 1983, this anime got a later release in the west by distributor Nozomi Entertainment. And in more recent years, Cat’s Eye has gotten on streaming sites including Crunchyroll, Tubi TV, Amazon’s Freevee, and Retro Crush. And just my luck, Crunchyroll got rid of Cat’s Eye right in the middle of me watching it. There is no English dub if you’re wondering. At least when it comes to the original series. There’s a City Hunter movie as well as a Lupin III special where Cat’s Eye appear. They both have dubs…and they’re different from each other. The sub surprised me with several voice actors I seem to know including the late Kenji Utsumi. I have to say, I enjoyed his comedic performance as the chief. Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

*Hitomi is played by Keiko Toda (known for Anpanman and Osono on Kiki’s Delivery Service)

*Rui is played by Toshiko Fujita (known for Tai on Digimon, Alfredo on Romeo’s Blue Skies, Matilda on Trapp Family Story, and Big Mom on One Piece) [R.I.P.]

*Ai is played by Chika Sakamoto (known for Yaten/Star Healer on Sailor Moon Stars, Nuriko on Fushigi Yugi, and Agumon on Digimon)

*Toshio is played by Yoshito Yasuhara (known for Aoshi on Rurouni Kenshin and Louis XVI on Rose of Versailles)

SHIPPING: So, the big ship here is between Hitomi and Toshi. The two have known each other since high school and maybe even before that. But can this ship truly set sail when one of them is trying to catch a cat burglar and the other is the actual fucking cat burglar? I guess it helps that Toshi is dimmer than a 3-watt bulb and really can’t put two and two together.

Now these two do progress, but not by much. There is an episode where Hitomi and Toshi do get engaged. Unfortunately, it’s only going to stay at an engagement. The reason behind that is Toshi says he doesn’t want to marry Hitomi until he captures and arrests Cat’s Eye. Good luck with that, because Cat’s Eye has duped you every chance you even got close to them. We do get a wedding episode, but it was just a fake wedding between Toshi and Hitomi to do a sting operation to get Cat’s Eye. Didn’t work!

Despite the fact that these two have gone out since high school, they sometimes act awkward during some crucial moments. Like the time Toshi stayed with the girls and shared a room with Hitomi. I know Hitomi is nervous because she and her sisters have special rooms dedicated to Cat’s Eye and possibly a few stolen items. But there’s such a thick layer of bashfulness here. Not to mention the flirting Toshi does every now and then. He isn’t a full-blown pervert like some other notorious anime characters, but he does have a weakness for blonde women. And Hitomi does let her jealousy show at nearly every moment. Do they actually hook up in the manga? I don’t know. I doubt it. But I’m going on my doubts I just listed with this ship.

HALFWAY POINT: So, about 30+ episodes into the series, we notice a few things happening to help turn this slow-moving cog of an anime. First of all, Toshi and Hitomi finally got engaged. But as always, work will always trump relationships. Toshi will only marry Hitomi if he catches Cat’s Eye. But duh, Hitomi is Cat’s Eye so how the fuck is that gonna work. She and her sisters are already one step ahead of Toshi and the police.

Well, it looks like Toshi added two extra brain cells! He decided to look into all of the pieces of work stolen by Cat’s Eye to see if they have a connection. Yes, they do! They’re all by Michael Heinz. Unknown to all, but to Rui, Hitomi, and Ai, that is their missing father. Toshi tries to learn more about the elusive artist, meanwhile the girls get a hot tip saying that Heinz is in Paris. That only lasted for one episode, now they’re back in Japan.

Yeah, despite getting a bad-ass new opening theme and a short-lived costume change for Cat’s Eye, the show goes back to the formulaic plot of Cat’s Eye stealing a piece of art work and foiling the police for another 30+ episodes. Now don’t get it twisted. There are some episodes that are pretty good. There are a couple of episodes where Toshi does suspect Hitomi of being Cat’s Eye. He gets close, but then something absurd happens and Toshi drops the suspicion. Toshi’s workmate Asatani never did drop her suspicion of Hitomi and the others though.

ENDING: Okay, do we get a conclusion? Do we move away from the crime of the day for Cat’s Eye? Does Toshi and the other detectives catch the elusive cat burglars? Are Hitomi and her sisters finally revealed to be Cat’s Eye? Do the girls get a special clue about their mysterious father?

Imagine if you will, the girls are about to steal a valuable diamond and announce their crime in their usual way. And Toshi has been given the ultimate, final warning from the chief where he has to arrest Cat’s Eye this time or be fired from being a detective. Now imagine that Toshi finally catches Cat’s Eye and learns that it has been Hitomi, his fiancé all along. Hitomi let’s herself be caught because she knows Toshi’s career is on the line this time.

Keep imagining because none of that happened for real. This was all part of a play written by Ai. Wow, what a shitty pay off for the series finale. I’m sorry, you keep people on the line for 72 episodes of the same old song and dance. Cat’s Eye commits the crime. The police department is incompetent. Cat’s Eye steals the priceless art item. And then when you get to the 73rd episode of the series, the finale, it’s all part of Ai’s play. And Ai is the worst person in the world to have make a school play about Cat’s Eye. First of all, she has almost slipped her tongue about being Cat’s Eye on numerous occasions throughout the series. We can chalk that up to her being young and stupid. And second of all, SHE’S PART OF FREAKIN’ CAT’S EYE!

From what I heard; the manga does end much differently. I would have chalked it up to the anime ending with a weird ending in order to entice fans to read the manga. It might have been that, but then you notice that both the anime and the manga ended in 1985. In fact, the manga ended six months before the anime. Okay, I have no theories on that. All I know is that the anime has no conclusion whatsoever. Toshi still doesn’t know that his girlfriend and her sisters are really Cat’s Eye. The notorious art thieves he’s been trying to capture this whole time! Hitomi and her sisters still haven’t nailed down the whereabouts of their elusive father. And apparently, there’s still many more pieces their father made that are scattered around art museums all over Japan and beyond. Yes, Cat’s Eye the anime is over…but Hitomi, Rui, and Ai live on.

In 2019, another retro anime by the name of City Hunter reemerged on the scene with a new movie. And wouldn’t you know it, Hitomi, Rui, and Ai appeared in the film as Cat’s Eye. Strange, right? It is until you realize that the creator of City Hunter is also the creator for Cat’s Eye. Amazing to hear and see these girls in our updated animation of whatever the hell period this is. Of course, Toshiko Fujita had already passed away by the time this movie came out so, Rui is now played by Hitomi’s seiyuu Keiko Toda. Add to that, the girls of Cat’s Eye have English voices in this movie.

And more proof that this is not over, in 2023 Cat’s Eye had a crossover with Lupin III. Don’t get too excited for a conclusion here either. Crossovers are not canon to the main story. I have severe doubts that Lupin III even knew Cat’s Eye’s father or that both animes coincide with each other for real. It’s probably to celebrate Cat’s Eye’s anime anniversary as 2023 marks 40 years. Anything else I should say about the movie? Nostalgic music, weird hearing an English dub, and tripped up by the animation. Seeing anything compared to it’s 40-year-old counterpart is severe whiplash. The English voices here are different from the City Hunter cameo the girls had four years prior. And in the Japanese Cast, they got Rica Fukami to do Rui’s voice this time.

After sitting through 73 episodes with no big pay off, no catch, and no ultimate conclusion, I can’t really give this a glowing recommendation. Only to say that if you’re curious to see a vintage piece of media, maybe consider watching a few choice episodes. I’m sure there’s some wad on Reddit that has a list of episodes to watch without being bored with the same running gag over and over again. And yeah, for the men in the audience, you might be enticed by the sex here. Hitomi and Rui are bombshells. And yeah, Rui is another character I would go gay for.

In the meantime, every episode is available on Freevee through Prime Video as well as Retro Crush and Crackle. The newly released Cat’s Eye vs. Lupin III movie is also on Prime Video.

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NEW EPISODE: Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye Review

(WE GET YOU, MYSTERIOUS GIRL)

It's the 40th anniversary of Tsukasa Hōjō's classic manga, Cat's Eye, and the Kisugi sisters are back in their first, solo animated outing in almost 38 years! Well, that's not entirely true. To celebrate the occasion, the larcenous ladies are crossing paths with none other than the monkey-faced thief himself. That's right, we're reviewing the brand new film "Lupin III vs Cat's Eye!"

In this episode, Drew, Emma, Chris, and Natalie are not only joined by our dashing man in Switzerland, Guillaume, but also a very special first-time guest: The delightful fellow behind @lupincentral himself, Lee Sparkes!

Does this crossover fare better than previous attempts? Do you remember the Castle of Cagliostro?? Really, N*zis again???

Join us as we take a deep dive into the newest, 3DCG-animated crossover film with our two incredible guests!

Be sure to keep up with all of the latest Lupin news, updates, and editorials only at Lupin Central!

Hope you enjoy it!

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For the female character meme: 2 and 8

2. One of your favourites from when you were a child?

From Cat's Eyes, the older sister Rui Kisugi (who was called Sylvia I think in the french version (after checking "Cylia", i was close), was awesome and badass and I loved her a lot.

8. A minor female character you love anyway?

Wen Qing has very little screen/page time but she's extremely awesome and interesting. She's especially morally complex, insisting to try to not involve herself into the fighting the Wen clan is doing while still being complicit to their action by virtue of her position as head of the Yiling supervisory branch. She's also willing to experiment a dangerous medical procedure on someone without their assent for very little reason than wanting to try it out to see if she's right. She's arrogant and brash and then humbled by circumstances and persevering despite it. She utters the most important words in the novel "thank you and I'm sorry." She's great and I love her a lot.

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Cat's Eye (Japanese: キャッツ♥アイ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. Originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump The story follows the adventures of the three Kisugi sisters — Hitomi, Rui and Ai, formidable art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father.

[talonisputi]

Jumputi Series #15: Cat's Eye

A manga written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, who is possibly more well known for the series City Hunter.

Synopsis: A set of three sisters run a café called "Cat's Eye" in Tokyo. The sisters lead a double life as a trio of highly skilled art thieves, stealing works of art which primarily belonged to their long-missing father, Michael Heinz, who was a famous art collector during the Nazi regime. 

Characters: Hitomi Kisugi - The middle sister of the trio and normally the one who actually commits the heists. She is often dubbed "The Cat's Eye".

Rui Kisugi - The eldest of the three sisters, she acts as the leader of the trio. Besides planning and outlining the heists, she often acts as a mother figure to the other two sisters.

Ai Kisugi - The youngest of the three sisters, she is a high school girl who often dreams of falling in love. She is the mechanic of the trio, adept in mechanics, computer programming, and engineering.

Toshio Utsumi - He is a police detective in the Inukami Police Department's Anti-Cat's Eyes Division and the high school sweetheart of Hitomi Kisugi who is unaware that she is a thief.

This series was in the game at launch

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I want to add onto the Ai Kisugi thinking he's dead comment: she does not know why he sacrificed herself. She just thinks the man who betrayed her father died to protect her, and she's so confused trying to get him to at least EXPLAIN to her why that is. Is it guilt? Are you guilty, Lupin? Wake up, dear God.

While I don’t know much about Cats eye, I did like the writing for the three sisters. I def can imagine Ai freaking out and coming to the conclusion from Lupin’s sacrifice that he at least didn’t want to harm them even if he threatened them before.

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I kinda wish they didn’t change that Nishi was gay. I kinda liked that plot twist at the end of the series that he was into Tendo the entire time. But I did like that we got to see Ryuko’s love life which I always wanted to see more of when I was reading the manga bc her parents were always pressuring her to get married.

I kinda wish that Wakabayashi was more like the manga where she didn’t think she was in love with Tendo but just wanted him to focus on finding a cure for her sister’s disease and to not forget her sister.

Also I like that they kept Sakai around in the cardiology department and that she was Kisugi’s love interest but I kind of wish she was more outspoken and stern like she was in the manga. I mean I guess she was in a way outspoken and stern, but it just wasn’t as much as she was in the manga? She definitely was very by the book though like how she was in the manga. But also so happy that Kisugi has a love interest bc he is so sweet. I need that man to be happy 😭😭. But part of me always wanted it to be Kisugi and Ryuko. But also even though Sakai is Kisugi’s love interest, why did it seem more like she was into Sakura than she was into Kisugi. The way she watched everything Sakura did

I also really like the switch up that it ended up being Sakura studying abroad. I was kind of mad in the manga that she didn’t study abroad too because I felt like it wouldn’t expanded her career more instead of staying in Japan. Like I know it was a good thing she didn’t do it because it meant she was doing it to follow a man, but at the same time I felt like it would have been good for her. Like I really like that he had to be the one to wait for her this time.

Oh, I also like they added another male nurse and another female doctor.

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Rui Kisugi Collage

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I hope you like it!

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~Lupin The Third vs Cat's Eye~

Will debut January 27th, 2023 world wide via Amazon Video .

(Synopsis)

"1981, Tokyo.

The beautiful kisugi sisters, Hitomi, Rui, and Ai, run a coffee shop during the day but at night, are secretly japans mysterious art thieves known as Cat's Eye. During their heist of the famous painting "Bouquet and Girl", one of three in a trilogy of paintings; the girls are out-smarted by the master thief himself, the great Lupin The Third, who is after the famous art collection of Michael Heinz.

As paths are crossed and the bullets start flying, cat's eye and lupin the third must go toe to toe and unravel the long-buried mystery behind the disappearance of Michael Heinz, father of the kisugi sisters".

(More info to come, stay tuned !!!)

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City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Picks Up A Collaboration With Lupin the 3rd, Tama and Friends

City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Picks Up A Collaboration With Lupin the 3rd, Tama and Friends #劇場版シティーハンター #エンジェルダスト #anime #CITYHUNTER #ルパン三世

As it gets closer to the premiere of Ryo Saeba’s next big adventure, the official website for City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust revealed the newest collaboration involving Lupin the 3rd and Tama & Friends. In a new announcement from the City Hunter Film’s website, there will be a special collaboration for the upcoming movie. Joining the guest appearances of the Kisugi Sisters from the iconic…

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Lupin the Third VS Cat’s Eye is out now! The English dub and sub is out as well, so don't miss it!!!

Lupin went toe-to-toe with Detective Conan Edogawa from Case Closed, another anime/manga series produced by TMS

The Kisugi sisters from Cat's Eye appeared in City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

The crossover may take place in 1980s, the time when Cat's Eye first aired, while Lupin dons his pink jacket from Part III