History Trivia / CatsEye

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime and manga is basically a CultClassic in it's home country of Japan - outside of the scattered congregation of fans, most Japanese folks don't even remember it[[note]]Which makes sense, since the anime targeted young adults in the 80s, much of which are grandparents by now[[/note]]. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night at any given karaoke venues, and the generation who are unaware of the anime are still familiar with the song lyrics.

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime and manga is basically a CultClassic in it's home country of Japan - outside of the scattered congregation of fans, most Japanese folks don't even remember it[[note]]Which makes sense, since the anime targeted young adults in the 80s, much of which are grandparents by now[[/note]]. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night, and the generation who are unaware of the anime are familiar with the song lyrics.

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime and manga is basically a CultClassic in it's home country of Japan - outside of the scattered congregation of fans, most Japanese folks don't even remember it[[note]]Which makes sense, since the anime targeted young adults in the 80s, much of which are grandparents by now[[/note]]. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night.

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime and manga is basically a CultClassic in it's home country of Japan - outside of the scattered congregation of fans, most Japanese folks don't even remember it. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night.

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime and manga is basically a CultClassic in it's home country of Japan - most Japanese folks don't even remember it. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night.

* BreakawayPopHit: The anime is barely remembered in it's home country of Japan. The theme song on the other hand, went on to become a staple in {{Karaoke Box}}es, lounges and bars in Japan, with reports claiming that it is often requested at least once a night.

* SpeedyTechnoRemake: The theme song was translated into English and performed by the controversial Europop group E-Rotic, and then received the above trope thanks to Ventura.

** I thought it was a cut lemon...[[note]]The SpeedyTechnoRemake of the song used a stylized drawing of a cat's eye in the cover art. Most people misinterpreted the drawing and thought it was an picture of a lemon being cut in half.[[/note]]

** I thought it was a cut lemon...[[/note]]The SpeedyTechnoRemake of the song used a stylized drawing of a cat's eye in the cover art. Most people misinterpreted the drawing and thought it was an picture of a lemon being cut in half.[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: PIKACHU! MYSTERIOUS GIRL![[note]]A meme originating from South America, due to the [[{{Mondegreen}} common mishearing]] of the last two line of the chorus of the theme song, properly ''"We got you! Mysterious Girl!"''[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: PIKACHU! MYSTERIOUS GIRL![[note]]A meme originating from South Aneriulcq, due to the [[{{Mondegreen}} common mishearing]] of the last two line of the chorus of the theme song, properly ''"We got you! Mysterious Girl!"''[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: PIKACHU! MYSTERIOUS GIRL![[note]]A common mishearing of the last two line of the chorus of the theme song, properly ''"We got you! Mysterious Girl!"''[[/note]]

* ColbertBump: Due to popular youtuber WebVideo/Techmoan bringing up the theme song of the anime on his channel during his review of a portable karaoke system, videos of the theme song on Youtube suddenly surged in popularity, with many of the videos swarmed with irrelevant comments by said youtuber's subscribers.

* ColbertBump: Due to a particular popular youtuber who specializes in Hi-Fi equipment bringing up the theme song of the anime on his channel during his review of a portable karaoke system, videos of the theme song on Youtube suddenly surged in popularity, with one of the videos swarmed with irrelevant comments by said youtuber's subscribers.

** Once again, averted Retro Crush (and [[https://twitter.com/tmsanime/status/1240661809176039425 TMS]]) has announced that [[https://twitter.com/retrocrush_tv/status/1240760209154375682 they'll be streaming it on their eventual streaming service]] and the first season is on [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085WH64V4/ Amazon Prime Video]]. (with RightStuf's translation)

* TheOtherDarrin: While the Italian dub of ''Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'' brought back the original Italian dub voice actors for Ryo, Kaori, Saeko and Umibozu. All other returning characters were voiced by different actors, the Kisugi sisters' included. This was necessary as the Kisugi sisters' original Italian VA's are now busy with other projects and likely would've been too expensive to hire.

* TheOtherDarrin: While the Italian dub of ''[[Manga/CityHunter City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes]]'' brought back the original Italian dub voice actors for Ryo, Kaori, Saeko and Umibozu. All other returning characters were voiced by different actors, the Kisugi sisters' included. This was necessary as the Kisugi sisters' original Italian VA's are now busy with other projects and likely would've been too expensive to hire.

* TheOtherDarrin: While the Italian dub of ''[[City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes]]'' brought back the original Italian dub voice actors for Ryo, Kaori, Saeko and Umibozu. All other returning characters were voiced by different actors, the Kisugi sisters' included. This was necessary as the Kisugi sisters' original Italian VA's are now busy with other projects and likely would've been too expensive to hire.

* InMemoriam: Due to the girls' guest appearance in ''Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', the movie's end credits feature a dedication in memory of Creator/ToshikoFujita.

** For the heroines' appearance in ''Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', Hitomi and Ai's voice actresses, Creator/KeikoToda and Creator/ChikaSakamoto respectively, return to their roles. The role of Rui was [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to [[TalkingToHerself Toda]] due to her original VA, Creator/ToshikoFujita, being in failing health and eventual death in 2018.

* InMemoriam: Due to the girls' guest appearance in 'Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', the movie's end credits feature a dedication in memory of Creator/ToshikoFujita.

** For the heroines' appearance in ''Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', Hitomi and Ai's voice actresses, Creator/KeikoToda and Creator/ChikaSakamoto respectively, return to their roles. The role of Rui was [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to [[TalkingToHerself Toda]] due to her original VA, Creator/ToshikoFujita, being in failing health in 2018.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: When the now-defunct [=ImaginAsian=] carried the rights for the anime, only the first 36 episodes (first season) were subbed, aired, and released on DVD (which is rare to find) and the second season wasn't picked up due to the expiration of licensing rights. Averted, however, in the summer of 2013, when Nozomi Entertainment acquired the rights and subbed the second season, while re-releasing the previous one.
** But now it's back in this status once again now that [=RightStuf=] has lost the license.

* RoleReprisal: For the heroines' appearance in ''Manga/CityHunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', Hitomi and Ai's voice actresses, Creator/KeikoToda and Creator/ChikaSakamoto respectively, return to their roles. The role of Rui was [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to [[TalkingToHerself Toda]] due to her original VA, Creator/ToshikoFujita, being in failing health in 2018.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WordOfGod states that there was a prologue that helped explained the cat's motivations. The cat originally had a family in North Carolina. The parents woke up to find their daughter dead and believe that the cat stole her breath in the night. While the father tries to revive their daughter, the mother takes her husband's gun and chases the cat away from the house. It ended up being cut from the film against the director's wishes because they believed it was "too silly."
** The film also originally ended with the cat being EvilAllAlong and stealing Amanda's breath. This was changed to a HappyEnding for unknown reasons (presumably due to FridgeLogic).

** Ditto for the French dub of the same movie, they managed to get all of the Kisugi sisters' French voice actresses in addition to the French dub cast of ''City Hunter'' (except for [[TheOtherDarrin Umibozu and Miki]]) to reprise their roles and interestingly enough, Ai Kisugi's French voice actor, Annabelle Roux was Miki's replacement VA in the 2nd season of ''City Hunter''.

** Ditto for the French dub of the same movie, they managed to get all of the Kisugi sisters' French voice actresses in addition to the French dub cast of ''City Hunter'' (except for [[TheOtherDarrin Umibozu and Miki]]) to reprise their roles and interestingly enough, Ai Kisugi's French voice actor, Annabelle Roux was one of Miki's replacement VA's in the 2nd season of ''City Hunter''.