The appeal and reviews of "SueCat": A must-see anime for cat lovers

Sue Cat - A story about cats depicting the glamour and hardships of the entertainment industry

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

Anime Original

■ Broadcast period

April 6, 1980 - December 29, 1980
April 6, 1980 - December 29, 1980 Every Sunday 10:00-10:15
40 episodes, 15 minutes each

■Broadcasting station

Tokyo 12 Channel

■Frequencies

15 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 40

■Original Story

・Original story and script by Ito Tsunehisa

■ Production

Produced by Tokyo 12 Channel, Asahi Tsushinsha, and NAC

■ Story

Sue, a young girl who lost her memory in an accident, decides to become a professional singer, thinking that she might be able to reunite with her family if she appears on television. After overcoming various hardships, such as auditions for new talent and retirement after her debut, Sue is finally reunited with her sisters Ran and Miki. Sue forms the idol group "SuCat" with Ran and Miki, and resumes her activities in the entertainment industry.

■Explanation

The characters are anthropomorphized cats, and the story follows the protagonist as she debuts as a popular idol singer and becomes a star in the glamorous world of showbiz. The anime is based on the real idol group "Candies" that was active in the 1970s, but the backgrounds of each member and the story development are original creations by the anime production staff.

■Cast

・Sue/Yayoi Tsuruoka ・Maria Mimura/Keiko Yokozawa ・Boss/Hiroshi Masuoka ・Ran/Kimiko Tsuruta ・Miki/Yumiko Sasaki ・Sue's mother/Kimiko Nozaki

■ Main staff

・Planning: Crown Music Entertainment, Yomi Pack ・Production: Seiichi Nishino (Nac)
・Original story and script: Tsunehisa Ito ・Coordinator: Takashi Hisaoka ・Chief director: Takao Yotsuji ・Character design: Front Publicity ・Music: Tadaya Inoue ・Art director: Keiji Kamezaki ・Director of photography: Yosuke Moriguchi ・Producers: Norio Kondo (Tokyo 12 Channel), Hiroshi Ogino (Asahi Tsushinsha), Katsuma Saijo (Nac)
・Filming / Studio Wood ・Editing / Sanyo Group Editing Room ・Sound Effects / Ishida Sound Production ・Development Lab / Tokyo Development Lab ・Color Settings / Reiko Yano, Naomi Yamanouchi ・Production Manager / Hiroshi Toida ・Production Desk / Emiko Yoshida ・Production / Tokyo 12 Channel, Asahi Tsushinsha, NAC

■ Main Characters

・Sue: The main character. After losing her memory in an accident, she is saved by her boss, and thanks to the kindness of the people around her, she grows into a bright and cheerful girl. Aiming to become a singer, she makes her debut in the entertainment industry after many hardships, and reunites with her mother and sisters when she appears on television. In order to find her father, she forms the idol group "Sue Cat" with her sisters Ran and Miki. The image color of Su Cat is red.
Maria Mimokemura Sue's rival singer. She is the daughter of the Mimokemura family conglomerate and has a haughty personality. She dislikes Sue, once kicked her out of the entertainment industry, and continues to use various underhanded tactics to obstruct Sue Cat.
・Owner of Marufuku Restaurant. He took in Sue after she was in an accident and continues to look after her with his family.
・Lansue's older sister. She has a tomboyish personality and dresses in a boyish way. Her special skill is dancing. She was searching for Sue with her mother and Miki. Her image color in Sue Cat is blue.
・Mikisu's younger sister. She has a quiet and caring personality and often wears girly clothes. Her special skill is playing musical instruments. Her image color as SuCat is yellow.
Sue's mother. A kind and elegant woman. She learns Sue's whereabouts thanks to a gossip article planted by Maria Mikonemura, and they are reunited safely.

■Subtitle

Episode 1: Catch that rainbow in the sky! (1980/04/06)
Episode 2: The Fateful MorningEpisode 3: In the Shadow of GloryEpisode 4: A Lonely TearsEpisode 5: Until We Meet AgainEpisode 6: A Debut Stage of DespairEpisode 7: Heaven and HellEpisode 8: A Ray of LightEpisode 9: The Person I Met in the River of TearsEpisode 10: Goodbye to the PastEpisode 11: The Devil Creeps UpEpisode 12: The Flower of Destiny Scatters in the RainEpisode 13: Don't Die! Sue・Episode 14/Ah, Debut Song・Episode 15/Shadow on the Rainbow・Episode 16/My Heart is a Star Flower・Episode 17/Gears Turning in the Darkness・Episode 18/Until the Day I Cry Tears of Joy・Episode 19/Burning Rival・Episode 20/Recording・Episode 21/Bouquet Challenge・Episode 22/Burning with Determination・Episode 23/A Song for My Mother・Episode 24/In Front of the Angry Lion・Episode 25/The Person I Admire・Episode 26/Believe in Me!!
・Episode 27/A Scandal in the Swamp・Episode 28/A Reunion of Tears・Episode 29/The Call of Death・Episode 30/A Second Father・Episode 31/To the Country of No Return・Episode 32/A Tearbird that Forgot How to Sing・Episode 33/A Father's Desire from a Distant Place・Episode 34/A Singing Voice that Resurrects・Episode 35/A Closed Road・Episode 36/Sisters' Street Song・Episode 37/Light and Dark of Tears・Episode 38/Her Name is Sue Cat・Episode 39/Deliver My Heart to My Father's Heart・Episode 40/Singing Voice for Eternity (1980/12/29)

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Dreaming Sue Cat ・Lyrics by Akira Ito ・Music by Tadaya Inoue ・Arrangement by Edison ・Vocals by Yayoi Tsuruoka

・ED1
・Sue Cat Song ・Composition: Chuya Inoue ・Arrangement: Hiroya Watanabe ・Performance: The Nyannyamonhan

・IN1
・It doesn't matter ・Lyrics by Akira Ito ・Music by Tadaya Inoue ・Singer by Kayoko Iju, Moga

・IN2
・Hmmm, Jumping Nyan ・Lyrics by Takao Yotsuji ・Music by Eiji Takino ・Singer by Yayoi Tsuruoka

・IN3
・I hate moonlit nights・Lyrics by Seitaro Uyama・Music by Kunihiko Usui・Singer by Yayoi Tsuruoka

・IN4
・Jingle Bells by Sue Cat ・Lyrics by Hiroko Oya ・Music by Tadaya Inoue ・Singer by Yayoi Tsuruoka

・IM1
・Sukatto Song ・Performed by The Nyan Nyan Monster Hunter

・IM2
・Down Town Billy ・Composer: Chuya Inoue

・IM3
・Sue Cat Song Part.2
Lyrics by Airi Sen, Music by Tadaya Inoue, Vocals by Yayoi Tsuruoka

・IM4
・Lullaby on the Roof・Lyrics: Unknown・Music: Tadaya Inoue・Singer: Yayoi Tsuruoka

Sue Cat - A story about cats depicting the glamour and hardships of the entertainment industry

In the early 1980s, the TV anime series "Sue Cat" was broadcast. The show features anthropomorphized cats as the main characters, and depicts the glamour and hardships of the entertainment industry. The original story was created by Ito Tsunehisa, who also wrote the script. It was broadcast on Tokyo Channel 12 from April 6, 1980 to December 29 of the same year, with a total of 40 episodes broadcast in a 15-minute time slot every Sunday morning from 10:00 to 10:15.

The story of "Su Cat" begins with Su, a young girl who lost her memory in an accident, aspiring to become a professional singer in the hope that appearing on television might help her reunite with her family. After overcoming many challenges, such as auditions for new talent and retiring after her debut, Su is finally reunited with her sisters Ran and Miki. Su then forms the idol group "Su Cat" with Ran and Miki, and begins her career in the entertainment industry again.

The appeal of this work lies in the drama woven by anthropomorphized cats and the setting that is based on the motif of the real idol group "Candies" that was popular in the 1970s. However, the backgrounds and story developments of each member were thought up by the animation production staff, and it has a unique worldview.

The main character, Sue, is played by Yayoi Tsuruoka. The cast also includes other impressive actors such as Keiko Yokozawa as Maria Mikkemura, Hiroshi Masuoka as the boss, Kimiko Tsuruta as Ran, Yumiko Sasaki as Miki, and Kimiko Nozaki as Sue's mother.

The main staff includes Crown Music and Entertainment Toyomi Pack in charge of planning, Nishino Seiichi (NAC) in production, Ito Tsunehisa in charge of original story and scriptwriting, Hisaoka Takashi in coordinator, Yotsuji Takao in chief director, Front Publicity in charge of character design, Inoue Tadaya in charge of music, Kamezaki Keiji in art direction, Moriguchi Yosuke in director of photography, and many other talented producers, including Kondo Hakuo (Tokyo 12 Channel), Ogino Hiroshi (Asahi Tsushinsha), and Saijo Katsuma (NAC).

The main character, Sue, loses her memory in an accident, but is saved by her boss and grows into a bright and cheerful girl. Aiming to become a singer, she overcomes hardships to make her debut in the entertainment industry, and reunites with her mother and sisters when she appears on television. Then, in order to search for her father, she forms the group "Sue Cat" with her sisters Ran and Miki. Sue Cat's image color is red.

Sue's rival, Maria Mikmura, is the daughter of the Mikmura family conglomerate and has a haughty personality. She dislikes Sue and once kicked her out of the entertainment industry, and she also does various things to obstruct Sue Cat. Her boss is the owner of Marufuku Shokudo, and after an accident he takes in Sue and looks after her with his family. Ran is Sue's older sister, and is characterized by her tomboyish personality and boyish clothing. Her special skill is dancing, and her image color in Sue Cat is blue. Miki is Sue's younger sister, and is quiet and caring, and often wears girlish clothing. Her special skill is playing musical instruments, and her image color in Sue Cat is yellow. Sue's mother is a kind and elegant woman, and she finds out where Sue is after reading a gossip article engineered by Maria Mikmura, and they are safely reunited.

The subtitles for each episode of "Sue Cat" are "Catch that rainbow in the sky!", "The fateful morning", "In the shadow of glory", "A lonely tear", "Until we meet again", "A debut of despair", "Heaven and hell", "A ray of light", "The person I met in the river of tears", "Say goodbye to the past", "The creeping devil", "The flower of destiny scatters in the rain", "Don't die, Sue", "Ah, the debut song", "Shadow on the rainbow", "The heart is a star flower", "Gears turning in the darkness", "Until the day I shed tears of joy", "Burning rivals", "Record The songs are all ones that hint at dramatic developments, such as: "Ding," "The Bouquet Challenge," "Burning with Determination," "Song for Mother," "Before the Angry Lion," "The One I Adore," "Believe in Me!!," "A Scandal in the Quagmire," "Reunion of Tears," "The Call of Death," "The Second Father," "To the Land of No Return," "The Tearbird that Has Forgotten How to Sing," "The Distant Father's Desire," "The Revived Singing Voice," "The Closed Road," "Sisters' Flowing Song," "The Light and Dark of Tears," "Her Name is Sue Cat," "Reach My Heart to My Father's Heart," and "Singing Voice for Eternity."

The theme songs and music are also part of the appeal. The opening theme, "Dreaming Sue Cat," was written by Akira Ito, composed by Tadaya Inoue, arranged by Edison, and sung by Yayoi Tsuruoka. The ending theme, "Su Cat Song," was composed by Tadaya Inoue, arranged by Hiroya Watanabe, and performed by The Nyannyamonhan. Insert songs include "It Doesn't Matter," "Hmm Jumping Nyan," "I Hate Moonlit Nights," and "Su Cat Jingle Bells," while background music includes "Su Cat Song," "Down Town Billy," "Su Cat Song Part.2," and "Lullaby on the Roof." These songs play an important role in building up emotions as the story progresses and drawing the viewer in.

The appeal and reputation of SuCat

"Sue Cat" is a work that depicts anthropomorphized cats working in the entertainment industry, and its unique worldview has attracted viewers. In particular, the story of the main character Sue's growth and reunion with her family must have touched the hearts of many viewers. Also not to be missed are the episodes where she confronts her rival Maria Mikonemura and deepens her bond with her sisters.

The popularity of this work is largely due to the appeal of the characters and the development of the story. Sue's cheerful and lively personality and the unique characters of Ran and Miki were loved by viewers. In addition, the story, which depicts the glamor of the entertainment industry and the harshness behind it, deeply moved viewers.

Furthermore, the quality of the theme songs and insert songs was also highly praised. In particular, the opening theme "Yume Miru Sue Cat" is known to be a song that leaves a strong impression on viewers. These songs played an important role in drawing viewers in by building up emotions as the story progressed.

Sucat's recommendation

"Sue Cat" is a drama woven by anthropomorphized cats, depicting the glamour and hardships of the entertainment industry. In particular, the story of the main character Sue's growth and reunion with her family will surely touch the hearts of many viewers. Also not to be missed are the episodes in which she confronts her rival Maria Mikonemura and deepens her bond with her sisters.

This work is especially recommended for people who are interested in the entertainment industry and people who like cats. It is also recommended for people who want to be moved by a story about family love and friendship. In addition, the quality of the theme song and insert songs is high, so it can also be recommended for people who enjoy music.

"Sue Cat" was broadcast in the early 1980s, but its charm has not faded and it is still loved by many viewers. Please watch this work and experience the drama of anthropomorphized cats and the glamour and hardships of the entertainment world.