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Ryo Saeba

City Hunter
City Hunter (Jump Comics edition volume 1).jpg
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
Gutsoon! Entertainment (incomplete, defunct)
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
Original run 19851991
Volumes 35 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
Original network Yomiuri TV
English network
Original run April 6, 1987March 28, 1988
Episodes 51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
City Hunter 2
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
ADV Films
Original network Yomiuri TV
English network
Original run April 2, 1988July 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
ADV Films
Released June 17, 1989
Runtime 87 minutes
Anime television series
City Hunter 3
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
ADV Films
Original network Yomiuri TV
English network
Original run October 15, 1989January 21, 1990
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Bay City Wars
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
ADV Films
Released August 25, 1990
Runtime 45 minutes
Original video animation
Million Dollar Conspiracy
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
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
Original run April 28, 1991October 10, 1991
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Anime television film
The Secret Service
Directed by Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
ADV Films
Original network NTV
English network
Released January 5, 1996
Runtime 90 minutes
Anime television film
The Motion Picture
Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, Kenji Kodama
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
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
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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.


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