List of Black Cat episodes

The Black Cat anime series is an adaptation of Kentaro Yabuki's manga of the same name. First announced in May 2005, it was produced by Gonzo with directed by Shin Itagaki. Black Cat was later licensed for an English-language dubbed release by Funimation Entertainment in June 2006. The series follows the legendary assassin Train Heartnet, known as Black Cat, who becomes a bounty hunter, dubbed Sweeper.

Black Cat premiered on October 6, 2005, on Japan's anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network with its final episode broadcast on March 30, 2006. Episode fifteen was not broadcast by TBS, but only by Animax. In Japan, the series was released across twelve Region 2 DVD volumes from December 21, 2005 to November 22, 2006. Each volume was also published in a Premium Edition which included various extras. The DVD volumes were gathered in a limited release DVD boxset by Sony Pictures Entertainment on April 23, 2008. The episodes were then licensed and dubbed by Funimation Entertainment and were broadcast on Funimation Channel. The series was then released across six Region 1 DVD volumes released between December 19, 2006 and July 24, 2007. The DVDs were gathered in a boxset and released on March 18, 2008.

The music from the series was composed by Taku Iwasaki. Three pieces of theme music are used across the episodes: a single opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is lit. "Diamond Flower" (ダイアの花) by Yoriko. The ending themes are lit. "Tears of Stars" (ナミダボシ) by Puppypet for the first half of the series and lit. "Blisters" (くつずれ) by Matsuda Ryouji for the rest of the series.