Today's the day! The new anime adaptation of Cat's Eye premieres, bringing with it exciting heists, secret identities… and a cool new cover of the classic theme song. Singer-songwriter Anri performed the original theme song, also titled "Cat's Eye," back in 1983. The song has since become inseparable from the series, as well as becoming popular in its own right. Anri has re-recorded the song twice herself: once for the 1997 live-action Cat's Eye film, and once more for the 2023 Amazon Prime film Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye . Ado takes the reins for this new cover, performing it as the new show's ending theme song. She also sings the show's new opening theme song, "Magic." Creative duo MimicryMeta produced the ending credit animation, which put us in Hitomi's shoes as she serves coffee by day and conducts daring art robberies by night. Cat's Eye Creditless Ending Video RELATED: Cat's Eye Anime Releases Main Trailer Featuring Ado Theme Songs Key visual Cat's Eye will stream on Disney Plus' Star brand, with episodes 1 to 6 starting today (September 26) and episodes 7 to 12 starting on December 26 one episode per week. The main cast for Cat's Eye includes: Hitomi Kisugi voiced by Mikako Komatsu Rui Kisugi voiced by Ami Koshimizu Ai Kisugi voiced by Yumiri Hanamori Toshio Utsumi voiced by Takuya Sato Masato Kamiya voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi Mitsuko Asatani voiced by Yoko Hikasa Shueisha serialized the original Cat's Eye manga by Tsukasa Hojo from September 1981 – January 1985 in their Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine, and the series was also published as 18 collected volumes. Coamix releases an English language version of the manga. Yoshifumi Sueda directs the TV anime at animation studio LIDEN FILMS. Hayashi Mori provides the series composition, Yosuke Yabumoto provides the character designs and serves as chief animation director and Yuki Hayashi provides the music. Abrams Books has begun releasing the original Cat's Eye manga in omnibus editions, describing the series thus: Café owners by day, art thieves by night, the three sisters Hitomi, Rui, and Ai have high-risk lives outside of their day jobs. Hitomi especially needs to keep her secret under wraps, since she’s dating Toshio—the police officer assigned to catch the Cat’s Eye thief! Cat’s Eye’s targets are easy to spot: They’re all art pieces authored by acclaimed genius painter Heinz. What museums don’t know is that this artist is the missing father to the three “Cat’s Eye” siblings. As the sisters reclaim one piece after another, spreading their infamous name, a conspiracy gradually begins to reveal itself. How can their father come out of hiding when the bloodthirsty syndicate that betrayed him to steal his work and fame—many of whom were once his closest apprentices and art collectors—are still so powerful in the art world? When Cat’s Eye tightropes another canvas out of a heavily guarded exhibit, the cops are pressed to apprehend the thief. Can the sisters discover the truth about their missing father? Or will they be apprehended by Hitomi’s star-crossed lover Toshio or killed by the looming syndicate responsible for the father’s disappearance. As the heists continue, the stakes only get higher. Source: Disney+ Japan YouTube Channel
