This is the details page for the manga "Black Cat". Here you can see what the manga is about and what the main characters are. You can also read the manga.

Plot synopsis:

Train Heartnet is a bounty hunter. He and his partner Sven Vollfied wander around, capturing criminals while consistently going hungry. (Sounds familiar, eh?) However Train's dark past as an elite assassin catches up with him, and forces him into a war between his former employers -- the shadowy organization of Chronos -- and the Apostles of the Stars led by his mortal enemy Creed, the man who killed the woman he loved.

Main characters:

Train Heartnet (Torein Hatonetto)
Train Heartnet is a lighthearted, courageous man who's highly skilled with a gun, on a practically supernatural level. He works as a sweeper with his partner Sven. He seems to enjoy tormenting him and tightening their already small budget as low-paid sweepers, as it is shown, for example, by his exaggerated food consumption. Some of Train's distinguishing features are his spikey brown ruffled hair, his catlike slitted eyes, a choker with a tiny bell attached to it, and the XIII tattoo he has on his chest. He has low alcohol tolerance, but loves to drink milk. Contrarily, for some reason unknown, it seems his liking of fish is very minimal. His nickname is "Black Cat", and was given to him when he was still working as an assassin in Chronos. His weapon-of-choice is Hades, an ornate black revolver with a matching XIII engraved into its side. He received this gun when he entered Chronos, and still uses it. He is also skilled at disguises, can sleep anywhere, even inside a cramped porcelain vase, and tends to be clueless about most other important things; for instance, he couldn't remember what he originally looked like after turning into a child and gets bored of reading after the table of contents page in a book. In the past, he was once a bitter, emotionless assassin, but after he met Minatsuki Saya, he began to loosen up and was moved by her freedom as a sweeper. His partner in Chronos, Creed Diskenth, was not pleased by this change in Train, and killed Saya. Train afterwards left Chronos in order to be an independent sweeper in the memory of Saya, and later on joined with Sven Vollfied as his partner. Once Creed appears, Train decides to capture him, not as an assassin seeking revenge, but as a sweeper.


Sven Vollfied (Suven Borufido)
Sven is a veteran sweeper, who takes the role of a mature figure. He follows a strict code of chivalry; he is always respectful to women and children and acts very proper. He is often tortured by Train's capricious personality and is usually dragged into trouble (and debt) because of it. He also has a close relationship with Eve.

Sven is skilled in inventing, making innovative weapons and other various equipment. This includes bombs and special bullets for Train. Sven's weapon of choice was originally a normal pistol, but after that was destroyed, he invented the Attaché Weapon Case, a suitcase equipped with hidden weaponry inside of it. He occasionally uses his Vision Eye, which is usually covered by his black eye patch. It allows him to see a few seconds in the future and proves convenient sometimes, however, it drains much of his physical energy.


Eve (Ivu)
Eve is a young girl known to be 11 years old. She was cloned from Professor Tearju Lunatique and was designed as the ultimate soldier, having been injected with nanomachines that allow her to change her body's shape and composition at will. Examples of this are turning her arms into blades, hammers and shields, turning her own skin into steel, sprouting wings, and firing feathers at ranged opponents. Her hair is her best weapon, as she can turn it into fists that attack with blurring speed, later in the story, she starts to use her hair while fighting as opposed to earlier in the story when she preferred to use her hands. She was raised by Torneo Rudman (an influential dealer in the underground weapons market) to be an emotionless killing machine. However, Sven rescues her and teaches her how to live by her own choices. Now she travels with Sven and Train. She seems to perceive Train as a rival, wanting to replace him as Sven's partner, but this is done for Sven's attention. Additionally, she loves reading, and can remember everything in a book after reading it once.


Rinslet Walker (Rinsuretto Uoka)
Rinslet Walker is a thief-for-hire with a remarkable reputation who met Train. She works with him occasionally. Creed has captured Rinslet on a handful of occasions. After Train helped her, Rinslet started to respect Train, although he often fools around. Rinslet sometimes hangs around Train, Sven and Eve and helps them in missions, but most often disappears to do her own thing after that. Rinslet is sometimes called "Rins" by her acquaintances, and likes disguises, treasure, and seeing Eve in cute outfits.

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