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'''''Cyborg Kuro-chan''''' was an anime that aired from 1999-2001 with a planned 78 episodes. The anime adaptation of the manga was more toned down when compared to the manga. In January 2001 the show was cancelled after episode 66 due to the show's production company, PIBI filed for bankruptcy. With 66 of the 78 episodes aired, it is believed that PIBI began production on episodes 67-71 before their bankruptcy. The titles of these episodes do exist which gives fans of the series some idea of what they were about.
''Cyborg Kuro-chan'' was an anime that aired from 1999-2001 with a planned 78 episodes. The anime adaptation of the manga was more toned down when compared to the manga. In January 2001 the show was cancelled after episode 66 due to the show's production company, PIBI filed for bankruptcy. With 66 of the 78 episodes aired, '''it is believed that PIBI began production on episodes 67-71 before their bankruptcy'''. The titles of these episodes do exist which gives fans of the series some idea of what they were about.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The plot of ''Cyborg Kuro-chan'' revolves around a cat named Kuro who cannot defend himself. One day while out on a date with his girlfriend, Kuro is kidnapped by an evil scientist named Dr. Go who turns Kuro into a robot and tries to make him apart of the Nyan-Nyan Army. After removing a chip that was embedded in him, Kuro sets off to defeat Dr. Go. Kuro ends up disguising himself with the skin of a stuffed animal but continues to live as a pet.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1286 Anime News Network page on Cyborg Kuro-chan] Retrieved 12 Apr '18</ref>
The plot of ''Cyborg Kuro-chan'' revolves around a cat named Kuro who cannot defend himself. One day while out on a date with his girlfriend, Kuro is kidnapped by an evil scientist named Dr. Go who turns Kuro into a robot and tries to make him apart of the Nyan-Nyan Army. After removing a chip that was embedded in him, Kuro sets off to defeat Dr. Go. Kuro ends up disguising himself with the skin of a stuffed animal but continues to live as a pet.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1286 Anime News Network page on ''Cyborg Kuro-chan''.] Retrieved 12 Apr '18</ref>


Each episode would put Kuro's owners in danger and Kuro would have to rescue them from Dr. Go.
Each episode would put Kuro's owners in danger and Kuro would have to rescue them from Dr. Go.


==Cancellation==
==Cancellation==
Episode 66 of the series aired on 6th January 2001 which ended up being the final one to air. The series was originally planned to run until 31st March for 78 episodes. This never happened due to two company bankruptcies that resulting in the end of production. Public & Basic or PIBI who handed the series production and planning, and Studio Bogey who handled the animation production. According to a blog post on animation director Ichizou Kobayashi, the bankruptcy of Public & Basic resulted from debt and unpaid fees. <ref> [https://mitoanimation.wixsite.com/index/profile Mito Animation page on Ichizou Kobayashi Retrieved 24 Feb 21</ref>
Episode 66 of the series aired on January 6th, 2001 which ended up being the final one to air. The series was originally planned to run until March 31st for 78 episodes. This never happened due to two company bankruptcies that resulting in the end of production. Public & Basic or PIBI who handed the series production and planning, and Studio Bogey who handled the animation production. According to a blog post on animation director Ichizou Kobayashi, the bankruptcy of Public & Basic resulted from debt and unpaid fees.<ref>[https://mitoanimation.wixsite.com/index/profile Mito Animation page on Ichizou Kobayashi.] Retrieved 24 Feb '21</ref>


Episode 66 was likely the last episode to have been completed before the bankruptcy. It was rumoured that the original version of the episode with a promo for episode 67 was aired by mistake in some regions of Japan. Only a clip from a TV Tokyo airing has surfaced, which cuts the ending narration and includes a promo for episodes that were rebroadcast in place of episodes 67-78. <ref> [https://twitter.com/wanosuke0313/status/1079597917629952001 Tweet including a clip from an original TV Tokyo broadcast of episode 66 Retrieved 24 Feb 21</ref>
Episode 66 was likely the last episode to have been completed before the bankruptcy. It was rumoured that the original version of the episode with a promo for episode 67 was aired by mistake in some regions of Japan. Only a clip from a TV Tokyo airing has surfaced, which cuts the ending narration and includes a promo for episodes that were rebroadcast in place of episodes 67-78.<ref>[https://twitter.com/wanosuke0313/status/1079597917629952001 Tweet including a clip from an original TV Tokyo broadcast of episode 66.] Retrieved 24 Feb '21</ref>


Episodes 67-70 were featured as promos in a Japanese TV magazine and on 25th December 2014 a Twitter user posted two images showing the magazines that promoted episodes 69 and 70. On these pages, we can see the images of the characters Kintaro and Kaguya who were to debut in these unaired episodes, plus in the promo for episode 69, an image of the abominable snowman from episode 67 can be seen.
==List of Cancelled/Unaired Episodes==
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 69 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 69]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 70 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 70]]
|-
 
! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
Starting with episode 54, all of the remaining episodes were animated with computers and it is likely that everything including the audio and frames was stored on them. It has been over a decade since the anime ended meaning that most if not all the computers used to make to animate the remaining episodes were possibly sold off. PIBI may have given out some of the storyboards when they went bankrupt since they previously did this with some animation cells that were used to make the earlier episodes.
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title
 
! style="background-color:lightblue" | English Title
==Cancelled/Unaired Episodes==
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Planned Air Date
*Episode 67 "謎の雪男現わる!" "nazo no yukiotoko arawaru!" "Mystery of the Abominable Snowman!"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
*Episode 68 "ライバルはコタロー?" "RAIBARU wa KOTAROU?" "Rival of Kotaro?"[[File:The script for episode 68 owned by Makiko Ohmoto.jpg|thumb|189x189px|The cover of the script for episode 68 posted to Twitter by Makiko Ohmoto]]
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Comment
*Episode 69 "キンタローのリベンジ" "KINTAROU no RIBENJI" "Revenge of Kintaro"
|-
*Episode 70 コスプレ少女カグヤ KOSUPURE shoujo KAGUYA Cosplay Girl Kaguya!
|67||no yukiotoko arawaru! 謎の雪男現わる!||Mystery of the Abominable Snowman!||Jan 13th, 2001||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Aside from the title and rumoured broadcast of the promo, little is known about the episode itself. Production materials and model sheets from the anime have been sold online, with some listings including sheets from episode 67. Each episode would use two sets of sheets, the first being for the main characters and the second being for side characters and things seen in fewer episodes. 3 new sheets were produced for the episode, dated November 1st, 2000. The set also included a text document detailing a plot point about a snowball fight between Suzuki's students.
*Episode 71 "悪魔になった? 剛くん" "akuma ni natta? Go-kun" "Becoming a Devil? Go-kun"
|-
|68||RAIBARU wa KOTAROU? ライバルはコタロー?||Rival of Kotaro?||Jan 20th, 2001||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''|| All we know about this episode was from a blogpost by voice actress Makiko Ohmoto during a meetup.
|-
|69||KINTAROU no RIBENJI キンタローのリベンジ||Revenge of Kintaro||N/A||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|70||KOSUPURE shoujo KAGUYA! コスプレ少女カグヤ!||Cosplay Girl Kaguya!||N/A||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|71||akuma ni natta? Go-kun 悪魔になった? 剛くん||Becoming a Devil? Go-kun||N/A||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
File:1 Episode 67 Snowball Fight Teams.png|A document about the snowball fight subplot.
File:10 Yeti Leader and Others.png|The model sheet for the yeti.
File:24 Queen and Worker Ants.png|The model sheet for the ants.
File:27 Suzuki's Camera.png|The model sheet for Suzuki in a new outfit.
File:The script for episode 68 owned by Makiko Ohmoto.jpg|The cover of the script for episode 68 posted to Twitter by Makiko Ohmoto.
</gallery>
==See Also==
*[[Cyborg Kuro-chan "Episodes 61-64" (found original Japanese audio of anime series episodes; 2000)]]
*[[Cyborg Kuro-chan "Episode 66" (found episode of anime series; early 2000s)]]
*[[Cyborg Kuro-chan (partially found Malaysian English dub of anime series; early 2000s)]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:11, 6 March 2021

Kuro-chan.png

The main character, Kuro.

Status: Lost

Cyborg Kuro-chan was an anime that aired from 1999-2001 with a planned 78 episodes. The anime adaptation of the manga was more toned down when compared to the manga. In January 2001 the show was cancelled after episode 66 due to the show's production company, PIBI filed for bankruptcy. With 66 of the 78 episodes aired, it is believed that PIBI began production on episodes 67-71 before their bankruptcy. The titles of these episodes do exist which gives fans of the series some idea of what they were about.

Plot

The plot of Cyborg Kuro-chan revolves around a cat named Kuro who cannot defend himself. One day while out on a date with his girlfriend, Kuro is kidnapped by an evil scientist named Dr. Go who turns Kuro into a robot and tries to make him apart of the Nyan-Nyan Army. After removing a chip that was embedded in him, Kuro sets off to defeat Dr. Go. Kuro ends up disguising himself with the skin of a stuffed animal but continues to live as a pet.[1]

Each episode would put Kuro's owners in danger and Kuro would have to rescue them from Dr. Go.

Cancellation

Episode 66 of the series aired on January 6th, 2001 which ended up being the final one to air. The series was originally planned to run until March 31st for 78 episodes. This never happened due to two company bankruptcies that resulting in the end of production. Public & Basic or PIBI who handed the series production and planning, and Studio Bogey who handled the animation production. According to a blog post on animation director Ichizou Kobayashi, the bankruptcy of Public & Basic resulted from debt and unpaid fees.[2]

Episode 66 was likely the last episode to have been completed before the bankruptcy. It was rumoured that the original version of the episode with a promo for episode 67 was aired by mistake in some regions of Japan. Only a clip from a TV Tokyo airing has surfaced, which cuts the ending narration and includes a promo for episodes that were rebroadcast in place of episodes 67-78.[3]

List of Cancelled/Unaired Episodes

# Episode Title English Title Planned Air Date Status Comment
67 no yukiotoko arawaru! 謎の雪男現わる! Mystery of the Abominable Snowman! Jan 13th, 2001 Lost Aside from the title and rumoured broadcast of the promo, little is known about the episode itself. Production materials and model sheets from the anime have been sold online, with some listings including sheets from episode 67. Each episode would use two sets of sheets, the first being for the main characters and the second being for side characters and things seen in fewer episodes. 3 new sheets were produced for the episode, dated November 1st, 2000. The set also included a text document detailing a plot point about a snowball fight between Suzuki's students.
68 RAIBARU wa KOTAROU? ライバルはコタロー? Rival of Kotaro? Jan 20th, 2001 Lost All we know about this episode was from a blogpost by voice actress Makiko Ohmoto during a meetup.
69 KINTAROU no RIBENJI キンタローのリベンジ Revenge of Kintaro N/A Lost
70 KOSUPURE shoujo KAGUYA! コスプレ少女カグヤ! Cosplay Girl Kaguya! N/A Lost
71 akuma ni natta? Go-kun 悪魔になった? 剛くん Becoming a Devil? Go-kun N/A Lost

Gallery

See Also

References