Black Cat Detective

Black Cat Detective (traditional Chinese: 黑貓警長; simplified Chinese: 黑猫警长; pinyin: Hēimāo Jǐngzhǎng, "Black Cat Sheriff") is a Chinese animated television series based on a 1982 manhua written by Zhu Zhixiang produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is sometimes shortened as Mr. Black. The main character, Black Cat Detective. was created by Zhu Zhixiang (诸志祥).[1]

Black Cat Detective (黑猫警长)
黒ネコ警部
(Kuro Neko Keibu)
GenreDrama
Science fantasy
Manga
Written byZhu Zhixiang
Published byFujian Children's Publishing House
MagazineScience Fiction World
DemographicShōnen, seinen
Original runFebruary 1982 – 1991
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byDai Tielang
StudioShanghai Animation Film Studio
Original networkCCTV
NHK
Original run 1984 – 2010
Episodes17
Anime film
Mr. Black: Green Star[Note 1]
Directed byShengjun Yu
Xuegang Shi
Song Qing
Yi Shi
StudioShanghai Film Group
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Fengwei (Shanghai) Entertainment
Beijing Weiying Shidai Technology
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015

During the middle of the 1980s to this day, China had a zero-tolerance against crime, which inspired the themes of the series and also at the time the series was a popular amongst Chinese children and adult audiences alike.

Premise and plot

The story takes place in a forest, where the Black Cat Detective wanders around on his motorcycle stopping villains. Cases range from clashing with mice and other characters.[2]

Zhu Zhixiang's original manhwa (February 1982-1991)

The manhwa was published by Fujian Children's Publishing House which was first featured in the Chinese science fiction anthology Science Fiction World which ran from February 1982 to 1991.

1984-1987 original series

The original version of Black Cat Detective aired from 1984 to 1987 on CCTV in China and NHK in Japan, lasting 5 episodes on the first season (and also an unmade 6th episode).

Controversy

Critics bemoaned the series for its depiction of gore and weapons (such as guns, knives and swords) and it did not have the same "harmless" type of cartoon violence like in Tom and Jerry.

2006 rerun

Not much is known about it.

2010 digitally restored film

The digitally restored animated film was released on April 23, 2010, with the general director still Dai Tielang (戴铁郎). The new movie version is actually a cut from the original 5 episodes of the show, with dialogue rewritten and dubbed for the times, and the movie theme song sung by Lin Miao Ke (林妙可).[3][4]

2015 animated film

Mr. Black: Green Star has been released in theaters on August 7, 2015.[5]

Notes
  1. Chinese: 黑猫警长之翡翠之星; pinyin: Hēimāo Jǐngzhǎng Zhīfěicuì Zhīxīng; Japanese: 黒ネコ警部 宇宙船グリーンスター (Kuro Neko Keibu Uchūsen Gurīnsutā)

References
  1. "'Black Cat Detective' creator dies at 74". China.org.cn. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "Youtube video of 1st episode". Revitalizing old cartoons. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  3. "黑猫警长 Mr. Black". Archived from the original on 2010-05-11.
  4. "《黑猫警长》登大荧幕 林妙可自言学到科普知识" [Black Cat Detective on the big screen Lin Miaoke said he learned science knowledge].
  5. "《黑猫警长》发布原画手稿 新角色首度曝光" [Mr.Black released the original manuscript of the new role first exposure].


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