Cat's Eye: Ein Supertrio 01

Cat's Eye [キャッツ♥アイ] #1

by Tsukasa Hōjō, Noreen Adolf (Übersetzer)

Die Schwestern Nami, Hitomi und Love Kisugi betreiben zusammen das Café Katzenauge, das direkt gegenüber der örtlichen Polizeistation liegt. Dort arbeitet Hitomis Freund und Kriminalpolizist Toshio Utsumi. Das größte Ziel von Toshio ist es, ein weibliches Einbrechertrio, das wertvolle Kunstgegenstände entwendet und unter dem Namen Katzenauge agiert, zu fassen. Hat er dies geschafft, will er Hitomi einen Heiratsantrag machen. Allerdings ahnt er noch nicht, dass die Mitglieder von »Katzenauge« und die Kisugi- Schwestern dieselben Personen sind …

Genres: Manga

248 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2005

About the author

Tsukasa Hojo (北条司 Hōjō Tsukasa, born on March 5, 1959, in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart.

Hojo claims that he really did not have any inspiration for these works other than having to meet a deadline. He says he wrote down a few things, he thought about a few things, and one day the ideas just came to him, out of thin air. In reality, the process was a lot more complicated, with editors involved, but fans got the benefit of Hojo's sense of adventure and humor.

After the success of Cat's Eye and City Hunter, Hojo went on to work on other series such as Family Compo. His current ongoing series is Angel Heart, a spinoff of City Hunter set in an alternate universe. It has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch since 2001 and 30 collected volumes has been published so far.

Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of City Hunter. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of Fist of the North Star illustrator Tetsuo Hara, who was also one of the founders of Coamix. Hojo contributed to the production Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior film series by designing the character of Reina.

He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo which was held in July 2010.

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukasa_...)

Reviews

[Ignacio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este es el típico shonen de los 80 con una base absurda: unas ladronas de arte regentan una cafetería con el mismo nombre que el alias que utilizan para sus actividades criminales mientras una de ellas sale con el policía encargado de encontrarlas. Vaaaaale. Hōjō no deja que esto se le venga abajo, juega a tope con el enredo y comienza pronto a crear secundarios que le den un poco de vidilla. Es ingenuo, el dibujo acartonado (para lo que haría después en City Hunter) y tiene ese punto machista de la época, pero se disfruta.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smash. That’s the review.

[Vincenzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cat’s Eye è una pietra miliare del manga degli anni ’80. Tsukasa Hojo ci regala un mix irresistibile di azione, umorismo e romanticismo, incorniciato da un concept brillante: “tre ragazze bellissime tre sorelle furbissime son tre ladre abilissime molto sveglie agilissime”.
Ciò che rende Cat’s Eye non solo un grande intrattenimento ma anche un’opera di grande valore artistico è la sua stupefacente evoluzione grafica e narrativa. Dai primi volumi, dal tratto acerbo, si arriva a un tratto sempre più preciso e raffinato. La crescita di Hojo come artista è evidente e appassionante: il suo stile si affina, i personaggi acquistano profondità, e il ritmo narrativo si fa sempre più coinvolgente.

Iconica ma piccola l’edizione 1999 (Star Comics)
Da collezione l’edizione 2012 (Panini Comics)
Niente di nuovo per l’edizione 2025 (Panini Comics)
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Cat’s Eye stands as a landmark in 1980s manga history. Tsukasa Hojo offers readers an irresistible blend of action, humor, and romance, all wrapped in a brilliant premise: Three art-thieving sisters who strike with elegance and cunning, always one step ahead of the law.
What elevates Cat’s Eye beyond mere entertainment and secures its place as a work of significant artistic value is its astonishing visual and narrative evolution. From the early volumes, marked by a somewhat unpolished style, Hojo’s artistry steadily matures into something far more precise and elegant. His growth as an artist is both evident and captivating: his linework becomes more refined, his characters gain emotional depth, and the storytelling flows with increasing sophistication and engagement.

The 1999 edition by Star Comics remains iconic, though modest in format.
The 2012 Panini Comics edition is a true collector’s item.
The 2025 reissue by Panini Comics, however, brings little new to the table.

[Lego, legis, legere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pas trop introductif donc positif. Je vais tester le tome 2 voir si je continue la série (si oui ça ira elle est courte).

[Miguel A. Mateos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantástica!!

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une intrigue un peu trop répétitive mais dans l'ensemble c'était bien.

[Latricomtoise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This year, I have decided to read all of Cat's Eye, as it is such a classic . This first installment is a great success, with a trio of sisters that are very likeable. I love the style and I can't wait to read more!

[Mary Goodnight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sympathique manga-madeleine pour les bambins nés dans les années 80...

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Classique parmi les classiques, c'est simple, drôle et rythmé. Un plaisir indémodable.