Black Cat

Black Cat (Japanese: ブラックキャット Hepburn: Burakku Kyatto?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from July 2000 to June 2004, with the chapters collected into twenty tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The story centers on an elite assassin named Train Heartnet who withdrew from an international group of peacekeepers called the Chronos Numbers to become a bounty hunter.
The series was adapted into a twenty-four episode anime series by Gonzo studio, which originally aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) channel from October 2005 to March 2006.
The following firearms were seen in the anime television series Black Cat:
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=Handguns=
== "Hades" ==
Train Heartnet A.K.A. Chronos Number XIII "Black Cat" wields the gun Hades, an ornate .45 caliber top-break revolver made of fictional Orichalcum metal. The gun's design mixes double action revolver and semi-automatic pistol designs, as evidenced by the barrel. Black Cat uses this revolver with extreme accuracy; and because of the gun's super tough construction, he also uses it as an active melee weapon to pistol whip enemies with, as well as block sword blades and even bullets.
== Beretta 93R ==
A pacifistic sweeper (bounty hunter) named Saya Minatsuki uses a Beretta 93R as her weapon. She is shown to be able to ricochet bullets with it.
== Colt Single Action Army ==
Gunslinger Durham Glaster wields an Artillery Colt Single Action Army which is charged by his chi power, enabling him to fire infinite bullets that are capable of not only destroying armored APCs, but even curve around Wanted style.
== Smith & Wesson Model 29 ==
Sweeper Kevin McDougall brandishes a Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver as his weapon, which he uses to put down a resurrected Tyrannosaurus Rex with a tranquilizer bullet.
== SIG-Sauer P226 ==
Black Cat's master, the man who taught him how to shoot and kill, wields a SIG-Sauer P226 as his weapon.
== M1917 ==
A Black Cat imitator, who's real name is Woodney, wields a custom stainless M1917 Revolver as his "Chronos" weapon. The gun seems to be a mixture of both S&W and Colt M1917 designs.
== Heckler & Koch USP Compact ==
Torneo Rudman's bodyguards wield Heckler & Koch USP Compact pistols with weird exposed hammers resembling that of a 1911's.
== Unknown Handgun ==
Echidna Parass, follower and lover of Creed, carries an unknown handgun as her weapon. (needs identification)
== Colt M1911 ==
A young Train Heartnet is shown holding a 1911 variant as he is being trained to become a killer.
= Submachine Guns =
== Heckler & Koch HK94 ==
Torneo's bodyguards are armed with converted Heckler & Koch HK94 guns, standing in for full-auto MP5A3 submachine guns.
= Assault Rifles =
== Steyr AUG ==
Female mercenaries disguised as nuns carry Steyr AUG rifles.
= Launchers =
== "Verethraghna" ==
Chronos Number XI Beluga J. Heard wields an enormous Bazooka-shaped rocket launcher named "Verethraghna" as his weapon. The launcher fires a massive artillery shell-like projectile, and can be used as a pummeling weapon with its hammer shaped counterbalance weight.
= Other =
== Suitcase Gun ==
Sven Vollfied, a sweeper who becomes Train's new partner carries a special multi-purpose suitcase that conceals a machine gun, a flashbang emitter, and a net gun for trapping bounties.
== Durham's Mouth Gun ==
Having been bested by Train in a duel, a desperate Durham uses a hidden gun concealed in his mouth piece, which also uses chi energy.
Category:Anime
Category:Action
Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed