Where's Kuroneko?! - Trigun

[Steph]

*Tips cowgirl hat*
Yo! I was reading in some of the other forums and I noticed a lot of people had questions about Kuroneko.

So who is Kuroneko?
Kuroneko is the mysterious little black cat that appears in every episode.

So why is he there?
Kuroneko-sama is one of Yasuhiro Nightow's, the creator of Trigun, first creations. Kuronkeo doesn't really serve a purpose other than to lighten up moments (and drive people nuts who can't find him in all the episodes!).

I guess that's all I have to say but I noticed some people were lost when it came to this enigma. I guess if anyone actually reads this then they can help each other find that darn cat in all the episodes.

So far Kuroneko has appeared -

1. Sitting on a table as Milly and Meryl enter the room
2. Being dragged across the screen on a leash (My favorite moment!)


Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease!
Steph

[DianaGohan]

So, Kurenko never has any real kind of purpose except as an in-joke? Well, at least it's a pretty funny in-joke, but does it really get as annoying as you say it does?

[Steph]

Annoying? NEVER! I just drove me into an obesses madness when I couldn't find him. . . ~^_^~
Kuroneko is really quite a funny little character who really lightens the mood up in some pretty shady and dark scenes.

Steph

[Masamune2052]

I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to ruin everyone's hunting and I'll just tell you where you can find him so you too can look for Kuroneko!

.:Appearances:.

.:Opening:.
- While Meryl is madly typing on her typewritier, Kuroneko walks over and yawns.

.:Ending:.
- One the second frame, the kitty's pawprints are shown and the kitty is on the table with Vash.
- One the third frame, there are two black cats. One on the ground and one on Vash's stomach.

.:Episode 1: The Sixty Billion Double-Dollar Man:.
- The kitty is first seen lounging on a bar table.

.:Episode 2: Truth of Mistake:.
- Kuroneko is seen on a leash, with a very tired man.

.:Episode 3: Peace Maker:.
- Kuroneko is seen walking across and open window.
- The kitty appears again, meowing at the moon.

.:Episode 4: Love and Peace:.
- Kuroneko is seen being flung off a bar table.

.:Episode 5: Hard Puncher:.
- When the clothesline Vash is on snaps, he crashes through a house with an old lady there. The kitty is on the woman's lap resting.
- At the very end of this episode, Kuroneko is found asleep on a wall.

.:Episode 6: Lost July:.
- When Milly opens the garbage can, out pops the cat.
- Kuroneko also appears when the cat is staring at an incoming steamship.

.:Episode 7: B.D.N.:.
- When Vash sees the two insurance girls on the steamship's food court, Kuroneko is spotted on a calendar.
- In the casino, Kuroneko is seen next to the huge pile of loot.

.:Episode 8: So, Between Wasteland and Sky:.
- When Vash is up on the steamship deck with Kaite, right behind him is Kuroneko.

.:Episode 9: Murder Machine:.
- Kuronkeo is pulled out of Wolfwood's medical bag.

.:Episode 10: Quick Draw:.
- Kuroneko is taking a nap outisde of Vash's window.
- The cat is seen again, while Milly is drunk.

.:Episode 11: Escape from Pain:.
- Kuroneko appears with the man Wolfwood is trying to beat in Chess.

.:Episode 12: Diablo:.
- Kuroneko appears in one of the small sceens when Vash, Meryl, and Milly are playing ball with the kids.

.:Episode 13: Vash the Stampede:.
- After Meryl angerly throws a crumpled ball of paper, Milly quickly dives in with a garbage can. The paper falls into the small can an Kuroneko pops out.
- After Meryl freaks out of Vash's continous "Love and Peace!", Kuroneko meows into the night.
- Kuroneko's face appears on the can of beer Vash is drinking.

.:Episode 14: Little Arcadia:.
- At the end of the episode, Kuroneko's resting on top of somekind of mailbox Meryl puts her letters in.

.:Episode 15: Demon's Eye:.
- I'm not sure if it's Kuroneko, but as soon as the Rodwick Gang enter the Saloon, what appears to Kuroneko is on the floor.

.:Episode 16: Fifth Moon:.
- When Vash is getting the citizens to evacuate the town, he fires his gun at the air, and Kuroneko falls (it's probably why she scratched Vash in eps 25).
- Kuroneko's face also appears on one of the beer bottles Frank Marlon is drinking.

.:Episode 17: Rem Saverem:.
- When Rem explains "Project Seeds" to the young Vash, they look over at the people in the cold sleep tubes. Kuronekois seen in the arms of one of those people.

.:Episode 18: Goodbye, For Now:.
- While Lina is cutting Vash's hair, her grandmother has a small flashback of Vash/Ericks saying he's sorry he has to leave. But right before that (the beginning), Kuroneko is on the woman's lap.

.:Episode 19: Hang Fire:.
- This one's obvious. During when Wolfwood says: "I've always had my suspictions you were no mere mortal, but I never imagined you actually...a cat..."

.:Episode 20: Flying Ship:.
- When Kuronkeo and another cat appear, you know it's just wrong.
- When the door bursts open and the wind flys by, you can see Kuroneko flying through the air.

.:Episode 21: Out of Time:.
- Kuroneko is first seen a few time with Meyl and Milly, clinging to a pole for dear life.
- Right after that the cat is seen on the airship with the Doctor, with all the other spaceship inhabitants. Basically anytime you see the Doctor and the ship's control panel, Kuroneko is sitting right next to him.

.:Episode 22: Alternative:.
- Kuroneko happens to be thrown at Wolfwood twice by orphens.
- When Wolfwood grabs the bag of groceries and sets them down, the kitty is sitting right between his legs.

.:Episode 23: Paradise:.
- During Wolfwood's flashback, after the scene with the dead man Wolfwood had shot, Wolfwood walks into a room where Chapel and a man on a chair are. Kuroneko is on the man's lap.

.:Episode 24: Sin:.
- When Vash is buying his $$30 worth of donuts, on the counter of the donut stand is the black cat.

.:Episode 25: Live Through:.
- While Meryl and Milly are telling Vash to watch over the house, Kuroneko is sitting right next to the chair Vash is on. Vash even lowers his hand to the cat, but she scratches him. Bad kitty!!

.:Episode 26: Beneath This Sky So Blue:.
- Kuroneko's face is seen on an apron during one of the flashback scenes. It's the scene when Vash is firing his gun after is found by the Sky City residents. When the well shot up with water, you hear an a noise "Nyao" and you can see Kuroneko, who is to the left of Meryl.
- Kuroneko is last seen in the ending credits just kinda floating on a fountain.

Kuroneko, the "Three Old Men" of Trigun! :D

[Steph]

*Laughs* Amazing how quickly you did that!
*Pouts* Now people are going to cheat!! (I had to find him all by myself!)

*Wonders if Masamune's fingers are tangled in knots then laughs yet again*

Steph

[Mackenzie Rainelle]

Oh, my buddies and I always had fun hunting down Kuronekosama. Char even named her cat after the fuzzball.

[Link1130]

I noticed the cat when I first saw the series but I had no idea what it was...

I think its the greatest though :p

[Zedizded]

So that's what that cat's all about. I own Trigun on DVD, but it's been so long since I watched them, that I am able to enjoy them on AS. Now I can look for that cat as well! Right on!

[Artemis]

.:Episode 9: Murder Machine:.
- Kuronkeo is pulled out of Wolfwood's medical bag.



That's my favorite Kuroneko moment. :D

[Disco Pete]

.:Opening:.
- While Meryl is madly typing on her typewritier, Kuroneko walks over and yawns.

.:Episode 1: The Sixty Billion Double-Dollar Man:.
- The kitty is first seen lounging on a bar table.

.:Episode 2: Truth of Mistake:.
- Kuroneko is seen on a leash, with a very tired man.

.:Episode 3: Peace Maker:.
- Kuroneko is seen walking across and open window.
- The kitty appears again, meowing at the moon.

Well, having downloaded the OP and having seen 3 eps on AS, my current score is 4/5. I missed him meowing at the moon in ep 3.
Kuroneko, the "Three Old Men" of Trigun! :D
Gee, this is fun!

[Sketch]

A black cat often getting harmed... hmm... Maybe they dig Monty Pithon.