City Hunter

City Hunter
Volume 31 of the Jump Comics edition, depicting Ryo Saeba and his supporting cast
シティーハンター (Shitī Hantā)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Crime fiction
Manga
Written by	Tsukasa Hojo
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Gutsoon! Entertainment (incomplete, defunct)
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine	NA Raijin Comics
Original run	1985 – 1991
Volumes	35 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Original network	Yomiuri TV
English network	SEA Animax Asia US The Anime Network
Original run	April 6, 1987 – March 28, 1988
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
City Hunter 2
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Original network	Yomiuri TV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	April 2, 1988 – July 14, 1989
Episodes	63 (List of episodes)
Anime film
.357 Magnum
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Produced by	Yomiuri Television, Japan Victor
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Released	June 17, 1989
Runtime	87 minutes
Anime television series
City Hunter 3
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Original network	Yomiuri TV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	October 15, 1989 – January 21, 1990
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Bay City Wars
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Released	August 25, 1990
Runtime	45 minutes
Original video animation
Million Dollar Conspiracy
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Released	August 25, 1990
Runtime	43 minutes
Anime television series
City Hunter '91
Directed by	Kiyoshi Egami
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	NTV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	April 28, 1991 – October 10, 1991
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television film
The Secret Service
Directed by	Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Original network	NTV
English network	US The Anime Network
Released	January 5, 1996
Runtime	90 minutes
Anime television film
The Motion Picture
Directed by	Kazuo Yamazaki, Kenji Kodama
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA ADV Films
Original network	NTV
Released	April 25, 1997
Runtime	88 minutes
Anime television film
Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba
Directed by	Masaharu Okuwaki
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	NTV
Released	April 23, 1999
Runtime	91 minutes

City Hunter (Japanese: シティーハンター, Hepburn: Shitī Hantā^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991 and collected into 35 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987. City Hunter was adapted into four animated television series, three television specials, two original video animations, an animated feature film, a live-action Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan and a Korean live action TV drama.

The series follows the exploits of Ryo Saeba, a "sweeper" who is always found chasing beautiful girls and a private detective who works to rid Tokyo of crime, along with his associate or partner, Hideyuki Makimura. Their "City Hunter" business is an underground jack-of-all-trades operation, contacted by writing the letters "XYZ" on a blackboard at Shinjuku Station. One day, Hideyuki is murdered, and Ryô must take care of Hideyuki's sister, Kaori, a tomboy who becomes his new partner in the process. However, Kaori is very susceptible and jealous, often hitting Ryô with a giant hammer when he does something perverted. The story also follows the behind-the-scenes romance between Ryo and Kaori and the way they cooperate throughout each mission.