This isn't so much of a
'story' because SPC really didn't have a continuous plot like most of today's
TV anime does. Think of this more as a 'primer' to SPC and what it's all
about.
'Samurai
Pizza Cats' takes place in a modernized city named Little Tokyo....or Edoropolis....as
it's called in KNT. It's
inhabitants are anthropomorphic creatures....or shall I say.....animals with
human traits, like being able to walk on their hind feet, talk, show emotions,
etc.
The series follows the
day-to-day happenings within Little Tokyo, and not everything that happens is
always good. In fact, in just about every episode of the series,
something goes wrong. Most of the trouble is caused by the city's Prime
Minister.....Seymour "Big" Cheese.
Now you'd think
"Well why doesn't the highest authority take care of the
matter?". Unfortunately, the highest authority is Emperor Fred, but
he's mentally instable to look over an entire city. Thus, the stars of
the show, the "Samurai Pizza Cats" are called upon to take care of
the evil schemes that the Big Cheese sets up. This usually means a robot
and his crew of nasty Ninja Crows, headed by Bad Bird & Jerry Atrick.
Who are the Pizza
Cats? Well, they're the main defense against evil in Little
Tokyo.....namely, Speedy Cerviche (in white), Polly Esther (in red), &
Guido Anchovy (in blue). During most of their time, they run a
prosperous pizza parlor called "Pizza Cat" (seen below) within the
city. However, when Big Al gives them the call that trouble is brewing,
their parlor becomes more like the SPC HQ. The Cats themselves, prepare
for battle by jumping into secretly placed chutes (disguised as pizza
ovens). Within those, they are suited, loaded up, and launched by
Francine (the parlor's owner) by means of a gun-shaped cannon connected to the
roof.
When
they land, it's their job to uncover and solve a scheme that the Big Cheese
has set up.....usually to overthrow the city's government, or to overthrow the
Cats. Like I stated above, most of these plots involve a big robat or 2,
and the Cats have to contend with that. Add to THAT....the Rude Noise,
and these Cat's REALLY have their hands......err....paws.....well you get the
point already. Lets just say they've got a lot of work to do.
This roundabout sequence
goes on for 38 episodes (45 in Canada) until Big Cheese is finally dismissed
from his position as Prime Minister and exiled.....no thanks to Princess Vi,
the one who sends anyone who makes her angry to Prisoner Island. The rat
isn't happy about this and unveils his ultimate plot.....to destroy Little
Tokyo by means of aiming a large comet at the city. Then it's up to
Speedy and Bad Bird (who was mostly out to get rid of the Cats before the
finale) to join forces to destroy the comet before it makes connection and annihilates
the entire city and it's citizens.
Speedy and Bad Bird come
THIS () CLOSE to biting the dust. However, to everyone's surprise, they
make it with only a few scratches. After Speedy and Polly admit their
feelings for each other, and Bad Bird & Carla get back together, the
rebuilding process begins, with no more threats from the Big Cheese and his
crew of Ninja crows in the foreseeable future.
That's pretty much, the
basic cut-&-dried premise of "Samurai Pizza Cats". Don't
forget to check out the other parts of this section to find out more about the
cast, the original Japanese equivalent of SPC, and other little bits you may
not have known about the series.
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