Cyborg Kuro-chan (サイボーグクロちゃん, Saibōgu Kurochan) is a Japanese children's manga series created by Naoki Yokouchi, serialized in Kodansha's Comic BomBom magazine. The series would debut its first chapter in September 1997, later releasing eleven volumes of manga compilations between 1998 and 2002 with each manga covering a particular story arch from the Comic Bombom series. It centers on the titular character, a housecat who is kidnapped and modified by a mad scientist to be a part of a cyborg army bent on world domination. Kuro breaks his control chip, escapes and becomes a vigilante. Kuro has many allies, who help him out during instances such as urban destruction, parallel universes, outer space, and battles between other cats and cyborgs. Cyborg Kuro-chan was adapted into an anime series by Studio Bogey and produced by its parent company, Public & Basic and TV Aichi. The series aired on TVA, TV Tokyo and their affiliates from 2 October 1999 to 30 12 2000 for 66 episodes. The manga and anime have been exported to several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. An English dub aired on Animax and the first 14 episodes of the dub were released on VCD. A large number of merchandise has been made based on the manga and anime, and two additional volumes, entitled Cyborg Kuro-chan: Extra Battle, were published. Reviews for the series note the simplistic and cartoonish art style, and a thin storyline which is mainly centered on gags and comedic violence. Source: Wikipedia (en)