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The anime adaptation of '''Cyborg Kuro-chan''' was sadly cut short in January 2001 after it's producers (PIBI) became bankrupt and did not have enough money to finish the series. The anime was set to have a total of 78 episodes, 66 of which were aired on TV. It is believed that PIBI began production on episodes 67-71 before there demise. The titles of these episodes do exist which gives us and idea of what they were about.
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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.


Episode 67 "謎の雪男現わる!" "nazo no yukiotoko arawaru!" "Mystery of the Abominable Snowman!"
==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>


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]]Episode 69 "キンタローのリベンジ" "KINTAROU no RIBENJI" "Revenge of Kintaro"
Each episode would put Kuro's owners in danger and Kuro would have to rescue them from Dr. Go.


Episode 70 コスプレ少女カグヤ KOSUPURE shoujo KAGUYA Cosplay Girl Kaguya!
==Cancellation==
On January 6, 2001, episode 66 aired. This would be the final episode to air as the production company behind ''Cyborg Kuro-chan'' PIBI filed for bankruptcy and were unable to air any of the other episodes. It is rumored that a preview of episode 67 was played after episode 66 but only in the original broadcast from 6th January 2001, and only in some parts of Japan. There are no known recordings of the rumored preview.


Episode 71 "悪魔になった? 剛くん" "akuma ni natta? Go-kun" "Becoming a Devil? Go-kun"
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.
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 69 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 69]]
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 69 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 69]]
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 70 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 70]]It is rumored that a preview of episode 67 was played after episode 66 but only in the original broadcast from 6th January 2001. On 23rd January 2016 Japanese voice actress Makiko Ohmoto who provided the voice for the character Matatabi posted an image to her Twitter page of a book containing the script of episode 68. 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.
[[File:Kuro-chan episode 70 promo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The promo for episode 70]]


Since all the episodes of the anime (starting with episode 54) were animated with computers it is likely that everything including the audio and frames were stored on them. It has been over a decade since the anime ended meaning that most if not all the computers used to make it were destroyed or stopped working. It is possible that PIBI gave out some of the storyboards when they went bankrupt since they previously did this with some animation cels that were used to make the earlier episodes.
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.
 
==Cancelled/Unaired Episodes==
*Episode 67 "謎の雪男現わる!" "nazo no yukiotoko arawaru!" "Mystery of the Abominable Snowman!"
*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]]
*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!
*Episode 71 "悪魔になった? 剛くん" "akuma ni natta? Go-kun" "Becoming a Devil? Go-kun"
 
==References==
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Revision as of 12:06, 11 June 2018

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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

On January 6, 2001, episode 66 aired. This would be the final episode to air as the production company behind Cyborg Kuro-chan PIBI filed for bankruptcy and were unable to air any of the other episodes. It is rumored that a preview of episode 67 was played after episode 66 but only in the original broadcast from 6th January 2001, and only in some parts of Japan. There are no known recordings of the rumored preview.

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.

The promo for episode 69
The promo for episode 70

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.

Cancelled/Unaired Episodes

  • Episode 67 "謎の雪男現わる!" "nazo no yukiotoko arawaru!" "Mystery of the Abominable Snowman!"
  • Episode 68 "ライバルはコタロー?" "RAIBARU wa KOTAROU?" "Rival of Kotaro?"
    The cover of the script for episode 68 posted to Twitter by Makiko Ohmoto
  • 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!
  • Episode 71 "悪魔になった? 剛くん" "akuma ni natta? Go-kun" "Becoming a Devil? Go-kun"

References