City Hunter

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Synonyms: Nicky Larson

Japanese: シティーハンター

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 35

Chapters: 193

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 26, 1985 to Nov 19, 1991

Genres: Adventure, Comedy

Theme: Detective

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Authors: Hojo, Tsukasa (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #467²

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MangaShounen Jump (Weekly)Hojo, Tsukasa (Story & Art)

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Ryo Saeba is a "sweeper" in the city of Tokyo. His works as a trouble shooter, cleaning the streets of vermin, and helping out desperate people. Sometimes he's a bodyguard, sometimes he's an assassin, whatever Ryo does he does it well. In fact his only flaw is his hormones - he loves the ladies and sometimes turns into an idiot when he's near them. Thankfully he's got people like his partner Kaori Makimura to keep him in check.

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City Hunter was partially published in English by Gutsoon! Entertainment, who published the first five volumes from June 18, 2003 to April 28, 2004. It is published digitally in English by Coamix through Manga Hot.

The series was adapted into a live action movie in 2024.

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Spin-off:	Angel Heart, City Hunter Gaiden: Ijuuin Hayato-shi no Heion naranu Nichijou
Adaptation:	City Hunter '91, City Hunter 2, City Hunter 3, City Hunter Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes, City Hunter, City Hunter Movie: Tenshi no Namida
Side story:	City Hunter: The Secret Service
Character:	Kyou kara City Hunter

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Saeba, Ryou

Main

Makimura, Kaori

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Nogami, Saeko

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Ijuuin, Hayato

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Makimura, Hideyuki

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Nogami, Reika

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Miki

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Iwai, Yoshimi

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Nishikujou, Sara

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Field, Sonia

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Nov 2, 2021

Tuumas

Recommended

Finally! The whole manga was translated to English, which is something that I have been waiting for so long!
I'll make this review short and tell my thoughts clearly.

City Hunter is a legendary series. It's one of those hidden gems that I have found during all these years of my fascination to anime. I marathoned the whole anime, and I think it's the funniest anime I've ever watched along Saiki Kusuo. After finishing the anime I gave it straight up 10 (masterpiece) rating. However I don't think it was because of the story. The story is quite monotonous, simply because of one thing -- it ... has the same gags and they never change! I think no one would be willing to count how many times Kaori has bashed Ryo with her giant hammer, and how much does Saeko owe Ryo right now? Probably one million MOKKORI. The manga and the anime are episodic so I understand why it was repetitious, but still I really grew tired of the same jokes and same conversations. Also I was kinda disappointed that Kaori and Ryo's relationship never really developed, they had only a few romantic moments during the series and they were always in danger during those moments. Kaori had a lot of reasons to leave Ryo during the series, but she never did, and this will happen a lot during the series. Character development was at the bottom, which is probably the biggest reasons why the story is so monotonous.

The art both in the manga and the anime were fantastic. Both also really resemble each other, so it was easy to watch and it at the same time. It really gives you an 80s vibe which I personally am a big fan of.

I also love this series as a man a lot because most of the female character are beautiful. Man, 80s character looked so human, I don't know what happened but now a stereotypical anime character has eyes size of a plate and nose so small you can barely even see it.
Saeba Ryo, he is hands down one of the greatest character ever made. His pervert nature mixes awesomely with his cool side when saving girls and shooting bad guys. It's weird why I think he's hilarious, he is just a pervert and doesn't tell any jokes. I think it's all because of his voice actor in the anime Kamiya Akira, he also voiced Kenshiro in Hokuto no Ken and can make a lot of hilarious voices. Also Ryo's facial expressions are really fun and of course the all powerful MOKKORI.

But you may still ask, why 10?

Honestly when you have cool, strong and charismatic main character, awesome 80s music (anime), beautiful artstyle, great action scenes, and as childish sense of humor as I do, what else do you need. Honestly if this wasn't episodic I don't think it would've made it to 10, but for some reason I never really got so bored that I was not enjoying it. I was really just in to the action, music, Ryo, and the girls (obviously), and always got something out of every chapter.

Overall City Hunter is a series that has really entertained me and I will remember this series as one of the GOAT anime series ever made.

How is this a short review? I still need to finish my homework *sigh*

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Nov 21, 2018

BenRyan

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City Hunter is the first manga I have read, even before Dragon Ball Z, and that's why it's leaves me a good memory, it's the manga with which I laugh the most. We go easily from one emotion to another, following the adventures of Nicky Larson, a silly man with girls, but serious with his weapon. This series has so marked me, that I have the complete series, except for a few movies I miss them, but I have all the seasons, and it's really worth, the replicas of Nicky and Mammoth (Opponent and Friend at a time, paradoxical, I know) are unforgettable, or even ...

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Oct 4, 2022

ettethealien

Not Recommended

I'd like it more if it kept the same seriousness that had in the beginning. At some point it became too childish for my liking, not to mention that half of the manga is about the same shit = helping some random bitch only to get her fall for Ryo moments later. When you keep doing that over and over again well... You'll get sick of it. The best word to describe this series is frivolousness, very little on this manga had any real profound feeling. The thing that bothered me the most is that, I don't understand why this manga isn't under a Shojo ...

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