Manga
Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 14, 1981,[11] to October 15, 1984,[12] (an additional chapter was published on January 22, 1985)[13] with the chapters collected in 18 volumes by Shueisha. It was later re-released as 10 aizōban volumes in 1994, 10 volumes in 1996, and 15 volumes between 2005 and 2006. The release was published by Tokuma Shoten.
Coamix started publishing the manga digitally in English on the Imagineer's MangaHotto (MangaHot) digital platform in July 2024.[14] In April 2025, Abrams ComicArts announced that it will start releasing the manga in an omnibus edition in print under its Kana imprint on September 9 of the same year. Kana is using a new English translation for the release.[15]
A remake manga of the series written by Sakura Nakameguro and drawn by Shingo Asai, also titled Cat's Eye (キャッツ・愛) ("Eye" was spelled with the kanji for "love"; sometimes referred as Cat's Eyes), began publication in the debut issue of Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon anthology, which was published on October 25, 2010.[16] It was serialized until January 25, 2014, and its chapters were collected in eight volumes.[17][18]
Other books
In December 1996, a novel by Hideo Takayashiki was published.
On March 22, 2000, Parrot: Blessed Person – Tsukasa Hōjō Short Story Collection (Parrot 幸福の人—北条司短編集) was published. It was written by Tsukasa Hojo with digital work by Futoshi Nagata.
Anime
1983–85 series
Cat's Eye was adapted into an anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Yoshio Takeuchi. 36 episodes were broadcast from July 11, 1983, to March 26, 1984.[19] A second series was later produced that ran for 37 episodes from October 8, 1984, to July 8, 1985.[20]
In 2007, ImaginAsian broadcast the first season of the first anime on ImaginAsian TV, and then gave the first half of the series its first North American home video release. Right Stuf Inc. announced that they licensed the entire series in 2013 and would release it on DVD under their Nozomi label.[21] The entire anime series was released in North American on two DVDs in July and November 2014. In April 2019, it was announced that the Right Stuf license expired.[22]
1983–85 series
Cat's Eye was adapted into an anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Yoshio Takeuchi. 36 episodes were broadcast from July 11, 1983, to March 26, 1984.[19] A second series was later produced that ran for 37 episodes from October 8, 1984, to July 8, 1985.[20]
In 2007, ImaginAsian broadcast the first season of the first anime on ImaginAsian TV, and then gave the first half of the series its first North American home video release. Right Stuf Inc. announced that they licensed the entire series in 2013 and would release it on DVD under their Nozomi label.[21] The entire anime series was released in North American on two DVDs in July and November 2014. In April 2019, it was announced that the Right Stuf license expired.[22] In December 2021, Discotek Media announced the rights to the anime series for release on Blu-ray, releasing it on two sets on April 26 and November 29, 2022.[23]
2025–26 series
On November 21, 2024, a new original net animation (ONA) adaptation was announced.[26] The series was produced by Liden Films and directed by Yoshifumi Sueda, with scripts written by Hayashi Mori, characters designed by Yosuke Yabumoto who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi.[27] It streamed on Disney+ under the Star Originals brand as a worldwide exclusive; the first six episodes were released weekly from September 26 to October 31, 2025, while the remaining six were released from December 26, 2025, to January 30, 2026.[28]
The series is streaming on Hulu in the United States.[29] Star
Films
In 2019, the Kisugi sisters appeared in the animated film City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes as a crossover with City Hunter. Chika Sakamoto and Keiko Toda reprised their respective roles from the 1980s anime series as Ai and Hitomi, with Toda also voicing Rui due Toshiko Fujita's death in 2018.[31]
In September 2022, TMS Entertainment announced a CGI-based crossover anime with Lupin III: Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye. The anime was directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, with Keisuke Ide serving as assistant director, Shūji Kuzuhara writing the scripts, Yuji Ohno and Kazuo Otani composing the music, and Haruhisa Nakata and Junko Yamanaka designing the characters. Keiko Toda reprised her role of Hitomi Kisugi. On December 6, 2022, it was revealed that Chika Sakamoto and Yoshito Yasuhara would reprise their respective roles as Ai and Toshio, with Rika Fukami taking over the role of Rui.[32] The anime premiered on Amazon Prime Video as a worldwide exclusive on January 27, 2023.
Live-action film
On August 27, 1997, the live-action movie adaptation Cat's Eye was released. The film is directed by Kaizo Hayashi and starring Yuki Uchida and Norika Fujiwara.
Live-action series
On March 9, 2023, the newspaper Le Parisien reported that a French live-action drama version of the series was in development for TF1 and would be directed by Alexandre Laurent.[35] The series is produced by Big Band Story and TF1 Production in association with Amazon Prime Video.[36] The series, set in Paris, stars Camille Lou, Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain as the sisters, and took the names used for the characters in the French dubbing of the 1983 anime series, which already used French names despite taking place in Japan.[37] The first season, which consists of eight 49–59 minutes episodes, premiered in France on TF1 on November 11, 2024, and internationally on December 18 on Amazon Prime Video.[26]
On February 13, 2025, TF1 announced that the series was renewed for a second season.
