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City Hunter

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TV · Finished · Spring 1987 · 51 episodes · 25 min

Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery

Tags: Crime, Episodic, Guns, Primarily Adult Cast, Slapstick, Urban, Male Protagonist, Assassins, Detective, Shounen, Yakuza, Mafia

Studio: Sunrise

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: One Cool Sweeper! XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail
  2. Episode 2: Please Kill Me! Crosshairs Don`t Become a Pretty Girl
  3. Episode 3: Love Don`t Leave Me! A Ten-count to Tomorrow
  4. Episode 4: Lady Vanish! Boutique of the Shadows
  5. Episode 5: Goodbye Makimura. A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night
  6. Episode 6: No Romance for This Actress! The Last Shot for Hope
  7. Episode 7: A Gunshot to Set the Heart A Flutter! Sad, Lonely Girl
  8. Episode 8: A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely?! Hands Off My Lady Detective
  9. Episode 9: The Gambling Queen. A Bet for Wonderful Love
  10. Episode 10: One Dangerous Tutor. Home-Cooking from the Heart of a Sukeban
  11. Episode 11: That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips
  12. Episode 12: Kids Get Special Treatment. A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land
  13. Episode 13: She`s Getting Married at Age Sixteen. A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol
  14. Episode 14: My Foe Is a Beautiful Lady? The Biggest Woman Trap in History!!
  15. Episode 15: Ryo`s an Instructor at a Women`s School? To Protect a Sweet Young Lady
  16. Episode 16: One Frisky Stewardess - Ryo: Self-Defense Instructor
  17. Episode 17: Summers Lovely Designer - Ryo has a Thing for the Super-High-Leg Type
  18. Episode 18: A Divine Prophecy on a Summers Evening?! - A Shrine Maiden Gets Her First Lesson in Love
  19. Episode 19: A beach to Remember - An Audition Full of Danger
  20. Episode 20: Her Ladyship Leaves the Mountain - One Long Day for Ryo
  21. Episode 21: Faceless Snipers - Ryo and Saeko`s Dangerous Game
  22. Episode 22: Ryo Plays Cupid - Here`s to Diamonds!
  23. Episode 23: Buzz, Buzz Go the Killer Bees! - The Bride Who Fell Out of the Sky
  24. Episode 24: A Rosy Hospital Stay? - An Angel in White in Danger
  25. Episode 25: An International Relationship of Love?! - My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty
  26. Episode 26: What is Love? - Ryo`s Course in Proper Romance
  27. Episode 27: Ryo & Umibozu`s Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story: Part One
  28. Episode 28: Ryo & Umibozu`s Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story: Part Two
  29. Episode 29: A 500 Yen Job?! - A Cute Little Girl Wins Ryo`s Heart
  30. Episode 30: Ryo`s Rival in Love?! - Give Me Kaori
  31. Episode 31: Fast-Paced Romance! - A Girl`s Love Closing in Fast
  32. Episode 32: Don`t Die, Ryo! - Hard Boiled Magnum
  33. Episode 33: Go For It, Umibozu! - One, Hard Boiled First Love Concerto
  34. Episode 34: Shock! Ryo`s a Papa - Don`t Wake that Sleeping Child
  35. Episode 35: A Vision Newscaster - Ryo`s Mokkori Scandal Report
  36. Episode 36: A College Girl Plays Hardball For Love! Someone Is Trying To Kill Me
  37. Episode 37: Shinjuku Honor All The Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part One)
  38. Episode 38: Shinjuku Honor All The Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part Two)
  39. Episode 39: Princess From The Moon! Amnesia Give Ryo Headaches
  40. Episode 40: One Sexy Partner! After Shower Compensation
  41. Episode 41: Saeko`s little sister is a private eye! A passionate lady`s big secret (Part One)
  42. Episode 42: Saeko`s little sister is a private eye! A passionate lady`s big secret (Part Two)
  43. Episode 43: Utako`s cookie anniversary! Moles on her chest and a love poem
  44. Episode 44: We asked one hundred kids, They said, "Ryo`s our hero"
  45. Episode 45: Three sisters are calling! Ryo`s skiing heaven
  46. Episode 46: Picking pockets is a thrill! Pick Pockets for tomorrow
  47. Episode 47: Mokkori is the Best Medicine ?! A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler`s Heart
  48. Episode 48: O Spring Come Soon to Love`s Widow - Take Off Those Clothes of Mourning
  49. Episode 49: Sister in Doubt - Mokkori is her guide to love ?
  50. Episode 50: The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo`s and Kaori`s Final Match (Part One)
  51. Episode 51: The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo`s and Kaori`s Final Match (Part Two)

Reviews

City Hunter is the best classic you've never heard of

Gotta Get Wild and Tough Until You Hear Those Footsteps in the Night

Problematic af but... it somehow became a favorite of mine