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All of Kuroneko's appearances in the Blood Blockade Battlefront series.

Note: More detailed information is needed for both manga appearances and specific anime episodes.

Manga

Scene Two

In a similar vein to the extra comics included in the Trigun manga volumes, Kuroneko appears alongside Yasuhiro Nightow during the Scene Two Postscript comics included in the following books:

Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 1
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 6

Anime

Kuroneko made several cameo appearances in the anime adaptation of the series.

Unlike her previous animated appearances by Madhouse, Kuroneko typically has white eyes, corresponding with Nightow's colored illustrations featuring her.

Opening Animations

fake town baby

Kuroneko makes a minor appearance in the second season's opening animation, set to the song "fake town baby" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN. Starting at the 20-second mark, she can be seen perched on top of a public rubbish bin, seemingly hanging out with a blonde child in a blue tulip hat. Several people walk or run on the path beside them, including Leonardo Watch, Sonic Speed Monkey and Zapp Renfro.

Ending Animations

Step Up LOVE

Kuroneko also briefly appears in the ending animation for the second season, set to the song "Step Up LOVE" by DAOKO and Yasuyuki Okamura. The scene zooms in on her from behind, she turns her head to the viewer, then winks and strikes a pose with her right front paw and bottom raised into view.

Her colour palette has been slightly altered from her other appearances in order to suit the bright neon color scheme the ending animation uses, with the inside of her ears becoming a hot pink and her eyes being yellow.

Season 1

Episode 1 - Secret Society of the Magic-Sealed City

At 03:11, Kuroneko can be seen licking a child's dropped ice cream cone, during the scene where Leonardo Watch is chasing after Sonic Speed Monkey. The shot is part of an expository montage about Hellsalem's Lot, juxtaposed by both Leo's narration and a talk show discussing the history of the area.

Parts of this scene are reused in a short montage that precedes the opening credits animation in most other episodes. This version has a screen filter, distorted colors and the LIBRA logo embedded onto it, resembling CCTV footage.

Episode 1 version
Opening montage version

Season 2

Episode 1 - Lights! Camera! Action!

Kuroneko is one of the many citizens of Hellsalem's Lot that Femt abducts, plants a larval synthesized demonbeast onto the head of, and then releases into the sky, alongside Leo. At 03:06, after the latter is saved from injury and/or death by Zapp, Kuroneko falls from the sky and bumps headfirst into Leo, cracking the jars holding the demonbeasts. Zapp quickly tries to prevent Leo's jar from completely shattering, but Kuroneko is nowhere to be seen after this, and what exactly happened to her is unknown.

Kuroneko with a demonbeast attached to her head
Bumping heads with Leo

Episode 3 - Day In Day Out

At 08:22, Kuroneko can be seen casually scuttling out of an alleyway alongside the Beyondian Nego, who is currently attempting to eat Zapp.

Walking out of an alleyway
Neko NOT EQUAL Nego

Episode 4 - Werewolf Mission: Chainpossible

Starting at 03:06, a small, white-furred Kuroneko can be seen sleeping in the arms of the Chief of the Werewolf Bureau.

Closeup

Starting at 23:40, a paperweight resembling Kuroneko can be seen on Chain Sumeragi's coffee table.

Episode 10 - BRATATAT MOM

Starting at 23:35, Kuroneko can be seen on Caroline Foster's phone case as she comments on Kane's Famebook post. Caroline's profile picture on the website depicts her holding Kuroneko as well.

Caroline with her phone
Famebook screenshot

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 Kuroneko made several cameo appearances in the anime adaptation of the series.
-[[File:B3_Kuroneko_and_child.png|left|thumb|150x150px|Kuroneko in the opening narration]]
+Unlike her previous animated appearances by Madhouse, Kuroneko typically has white eyes, corresponding with Nightow's colored illustrations featuring her.
-In season 1 episode 1, Kuroneko can be seen licking a child's dropped ice cream cone, during a short narrated montage explaining what Hellsalem's Lot is and why it exists. This same montage is reused in most other episodes, typically before the opening credits animation.
+===Opening Animations===
-Unlike her previous animated appearances by Madhouse, Kuroneko has white eyes, corresponding with Nightow's colored illustrations featuring her.
+====fake town baby====
+Kuroneko makes a minor appearance in the second season's opening animation, set to the song "fake town baby" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN. Starting at the 20-second mark, she can be seen perched on top of a public rubbish bin, seemingly hanging out with a blonde child in a blue tulip hat. Several people walk or run on the path beside them, including Leonardo Watch, Sonic Speed Monkey and Zapp Renfro.
-[[File:FakeTownBaby Kuroneko.png|left|thumb|150x150px|Kuroneko in fake town baby]]
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-Kuroneko makes a minor appearance in the Season 2 opening animation, set to the song "fake town baby" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN. Starting at the 20-second mark, she can be seen perched on top of a public rubbish bin, seemingly hanging out with a blonde child in a blue tulip hat. Several people walk or run on the path beside them, including Leonardo Watch, Sonic Speed Monkey and Zapp Renfro.
+File:FakeTownBaby Kuroneko.png
-[[File:B3 Zapp Leo and Kuroneko.png|left|thumb|150x150px|Bumping heads with Leo]]
+</gallery>
-In season 2 episode 1, Kuroneko is one of the many citizens of Hellsalem's Lot that Femt abducts, plants a synthesized demonbeast onto the head of, and then releases into the sky, alongside Leo. After the latter is saved from injury and/or death by Zapp, Kuroneko falls from the sky and bumps headfirst into Leo, cracking the jars holding the demonbeasts. Zapp quickly tries to prevent Leo's jar from completely shattering, but Kuroneko is nowhere to be seen after this, and what exactly happened to her is unknown.
-[[File:StepUpLove Kuroneko3.png|left|thumb|150x150px|Kuroneko in Step Up LOVE]]
+===Ending Animations===
-Kuroneko also briefly appears in the ending animation for the second season, set to the song "Step Up LOVE" by DAOKO and Yasuyuki Okamura. The scene zooms in on her from behind, she turns her head to the viewer, then winks and strikes a pose with her left front paw and bottom raised into view. Her colour palette has been slightly altered from her other appearances in order to suit the bright neon color scheme the ending animation uses, with the inside of her ears becoming a hot pink and her eyes being yellow.
+====Step Up LOVE====
+Kuroneko also briefly appears in the ending animation for the second season, set to the song "Step Up LOVE" by DAOKO and Yasuyuki Okamura. The scene zooms in on her from behind, she turns her head to the viewer, then winks and strikes a pose with her right front paw and bottom raised into view.
+Her colour palette has been slightly altered from her other appearances in order to suit the bright neon color scheme the ending animation uses, with the inside of her ears becoming a hot pink and her eyes being yellow.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:StepUpLove Kuroneko1.png
+File:StepUpLove Kuroneko2.png
+File:StepUpLove Kuroneko3.png
+</gallery>
+===Season 1===
+====Episode 1 - Secret Society of the Magic-Sealed City====
+At 03:11, Kuroneko can be seen licking a child's dropped ice cream cone, during the scene where Leonardo Watch is chasing after Sonic Speed Monkey. The shot is part of an expository montage about Hellsalem's Lot, juxtaposed by both Leo's narration and a talk show discussing the history of the area.
+Parts of this scene are reused in a short montage that precedes the opening credits animation in most other episodes. This version has a screen filter, distorted colors and the LIBRA logo embedded onto it, resembling CCTV footage.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3_Kuroneko_and_child.png|Episode 1 version
+File:B3 Kuroneko and child openingmontage ver.png|Opening montage version
+</gallery>
+===Season 2===
+====Episode 1 - Lights! Camera! Action!====
+Kuroneko is one of the many citizens of Hellsalem's Lot that Femt abducts, plants a larval synthesized demonbeast onto the head of, and then releases into the sky, alongside Leo. At 03:06, after the latter is saved from injury and/or death by Zapp, Kuroneko falls from the sky and bumps headfirst into Leo, cracking the jars holding the demonbeasts. Zapp quickly tries to prevent Leo's jar from completely shattering, but Kuroneko is nowhere to be seen after this, and what exactly happened to her is unknown.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3 Kuroneko demonbeast.png|Kuroneko with a demonbeast attached to her head
+File:B3 Zapp Leo and Kuroneko.png|Bumping heads with Leo
+</gallery>
+====Episode 3 - Day In Day Out====
+At 08:22, Kuroneko can be seen casually scuttling out of an alleyway alongside the Beyondian Nego, who is currently attempting to eat Zapp.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3 Kuroneko scuttle.png|Walking out of an alleyway
+File:B3 Neko Not Equal Nego.png|Neko NOT EQUAL Nego
+</gallery>
+====Episode 4 - Werewolf Mission: Chainpossible====
+Starting at 03:06, a small, white-furred Kuroneko can be seen sleeping in the arms of the Chief of the Werewolf Bureau.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3 Shironeko 1.png
+File:B3 Shironeko 2.png
+File:B3 Shironeko 3.png|Closeup
+</gallery>
+Starting at 23:40, a paperweight resembling Kuroneko can be seen on Chain Sumeragi's coffee table.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3 Kuroneko paperweight.png
+File:B3 Chain cleanedroom.png
+</gallery>
+====Episode 10 - BRATATAT MOM====
+Starting at 23:35, Kuroneko can be seen on Caroline Foster's phone case as she comments on Kane's Famebook post. Caroline's profile picture on the website depicts her holding Kuroneko as well.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:B3_Charlotte_Kuroneko_phone.png|Caroline with her phone
+File:B3 Charlotte Famebook.png|Famebook screenshot
+</gallery>