City Hunter
City Hunter streams on Crunchyroll — the original 1987 series, all 51 episodes of Tokyo's smoothest sweeper-for-hire. Ryo Saeba's blend of deadly marksmanship and hopeless skirt-chasing is one of anime's great double acts, and it's aged into pure comfort viewing.
About
Need a problem solved in Tokyo that the police can't touch? Leave a message for XYZ on the station board and the City Hunter takes the case. Ryo Saeba is a 'sweeper' — bodyguard, detective, hitman when it comes to it — with a Colt Python, superhuman aim, and exactly one weakness: every beautiful woman in the city. Keeping him professional is his partner Kaori, whose hundred-kilo hammer descends from the sky whenever Ryo's flirting crosses the line, which is constantly. Case by case, the show mixes slick gunplay, real tenderness, and some of the best running gags of its era.
Information
- Japanese
- シティーハンター
- Premiered
- April 6, 1987
- Episodes
- 51
- Duration
- 25 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- nippon sunrise
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- drama, japanese production, present, comedy, asia, earth
Seasons & Watch Order
Start with this 1987 original — it's the beginning, and the sequels follow on directly. The episodic structure means you can also just enjoy it case by case.
- City Hunter 2sequel
FAQ
The original 1987 series streams on Crunchyroll.
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