キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ

CAT NINDEN TEYANDEE

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
54
RELEASE
February 12, 1991
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

The setting is a Japanese looking village named `Little Tokyo' where the Pizza Cats run a pizza fastfood business. Little Tokyo is populated by all kinds of animals. The official governor of the town is the Emperor, but since he has gone bananas a council takes care of the well-being of the village. One of the members of this council is called Seymour "Big" Cheese, who secretly wishes to take over control of the village. The pizza take away restaurant is merely a cover for their true job... Whenever evil is afoot, the Pizza Cats are launched towards the danger from the gun-lookalike clock tower that emerges from the top of their restaurant.

(Source: Anime News Network)

CAST

Pururun
Ai Orikasa
Yattarou
Kappei Yamaguchi
Sukashi
Juurouta Kosugi
Usako Tokugawa
Maria Kawamura
Otama
Satomi Koorogi
Omitsu
Yuuko Mizutani
Karamaru
Kouichi Yamadera
Okara
Chieko Honda
Gotton
Wataru Takagi
Nekkii
Takehito Koyasu
Bonkaa
Kouzou Shioya
Rikinoshin
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Prince
Shou Hayami
Choinaa Nana Gou
Yuuko Mizutani
Nekomata Reikainosuke
Kenichi Ogata
Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami
Ikuya Sawaki
Itsumono Oya
Yuuko Mizutani
Madonna
Hiromi Tsuru
Itsumono Ko
Ai Orikasa
Zankaa
Yasunori Matsumoto
Michael
Ryou Horikawa
Karasu Gennarisai
Naoki Tatsuta
Inuyama Wankou-no-Kami
Kouzou Shioya
Rekkaa
Hiroyuki Shibamoto
Mietoru
Tsutomu Kashiwakura

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

GermanIceCream
80/100
Samurai Pizza Cats: a funny show with a funny dub.
First thing I want to say is that I don't rate my shows so the score is just a placeholder. Next thing is that I usually don't do reviews but this one particularly was a good one so I thought why not. So I found this show while browsing the Amazon catalogue, which is surprisingly expansive. And thank the lord that Amazon usually only has dubs because if not for that I wouldn't have been able to find this gem of english localization.

To add some background to it, this show was completely overhauled when it was licensed to the west, which in turn made it an entirely different show from its Japanese predecessor. The most significant change the dub made was to the dialogue; quick-fire gags, witty humor, and self-awareness to list a few of the things in the western script. Additionally an original new theme song was made for the show; the opening and ending where changed too. Also I haven't seen the Japanese version of it, but I suspect that they may have edited certain parts to add to comedic effect.

Story:
Each episode follows a basic structure. Introduction, villainous scheme arises, and then finally the SPCs save the day. The schemes are quite wacky sometimes, and the escapes even more so. However, aside from that it's fairly pedestrian; nothing really special about it.

Music:
The theme in the dub is quite fun and catchy. It's also quite funny, not sure how to explain it, but there is a certain self-awareness to it. Other than the main theme of the SPC, there's nothing to really say about the music.

Dialogue/Voice talent:
Now this is where the show really shines. Unlike improv shows like Ghost Stories that also change as they were licensed, SPC actually has a script to it. This script really adds coherency to it and the punchlines hit way harder because of that. It's fast but not overbearing and cringey. The show knows to stop at certain points to give you a breather of sorts. This is what you get when competent writers and voice talents collaborate. Overall excellent job, everything blends together very well. Though some of the audio is sort of obscured, but that might just be me.

Characters:
Characters are basically tropes essentially. Not your developed characters with depth so to speak. They break the fourth wall sometimes and are self-awareness, but mainly it's the dubbers that carry them. The voice actors are absolutely amazing in their roles. The comedic delivery is fantastic for most of it.

52 episodes chock full of fun and antics. Not sure how many people have actually seen the dub but it was a very satisfying experience for me. It was just the kind of thing I was looking for.

If you do decide to check this out then enjoy.
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