Kazuo Umezz
Director
Cat-Eyed Boy (1976)
Season 1
The story is told by the cat-eyed boy, hated by humans and demons, who engages in tales of terror, including monsters and children.
Released April 1, 1976
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Psychological, Anime: Seinen, Anime: Supernatural, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Keywords: tmdb.gekimation, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.youkai, tmdb.anime, imdb.monster-protagonist, imdb.monster-boy, imdb.catboy + 18 more, imdb.male-protagonist, imdb.monster, imdb.outcast, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.humanoid-monster, imdb.dark-fantasy, imdb.homelessness, imdb.unnamed-character, imdb.boy, imdb.wanderer, imdb.nekomata, imdb.unnamed-protagonist, imdb.little-boy, imdb.yokai, imdb.homeless-boy, imdb.humanoid-cat, imdb.protecting-someone, imdb.protector
Production Companies: Wako Productions
Network: Tokyo Channel 12
S1E1 - The Parental Nioh
Cat-Eyed Boy is the son of Nekomata, a cat demon, and a human mother. Half-demon, half-human, he is shunned by both worlds. He is raised by a foster mother, Miya, who has to beg for food, and he becomes a mischievous nuisance to the village he lives in. When a demon called Nadare-Maneki (the Landslide Summoner) attacks, Cat-Eyed Boy must try to save himself and his foster mother from its relentless attacks.
April 1, 1976, midnight
S1E2 - The Long-Neck's Tomb
Our lonely, scorned hero interrupts his quest to find his birth mother to save a village from a monster called the Long-Neck.
The Long-Neck demands an annual sacrifice of a young maiden to quell his appetites. Because this year's victim, Shizue, resembles his foster mother, Cat-Eyed Boy decides to fight the evil fiend before continuing his journey.
April 8, 1976, midnight
S1E3 - Showdown with the Begrudging Rat Snake
The Cat-Eyed Boy is continuing his search for his mother, but he's in dire straits from hunger. A friendly boy named Tatsuo saves him and takes him to his grandmother's house for food and shelter. However, Tatsuo's family has been cursed by the Rat Snake, a giant, vicious predator.
April 15, 1976, midnight
S1E4 - The Kodama Tree Spirit
The Kodama tree spirit, an ancient oak with a black heart that sucks the life out of its victims.
April 22, 1976, midnight
S1E5 - The Tear Witch and the Wailing Man
The Tear Witch and the Wailing Man, an ancient malevolent witch who lives on her victims tears, and her son, who eats the victims after they've been wrung dry.
April 29, 1976, midnight
S1E6 - The Pitiable Beach Skull
The Beach Skull, the ghost of a deceased person who haunts the one they loved.
May 6, 1976, midnight
S1E7 - The Nullface's Curse
Cat-Eyed boy saves a young woman named Misako from a vicious dog. He also unknowingly unleashes a powerful spirit that had been locked in a tomb for centuries.
May 13, 1976, midnight
S1E8 - The Hellant
Cat-Eyed Boy meets Yae, a pilgrim visiting a spirit medium in hopes of talking to her deceased son. He goes along, to see if his mother is dead or alive.
May 20, 1976, midnight
Network: Tokyo Channel 12
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: April 1, 1976
Last Air Date: Sept. 30, 1976, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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