City Hunter
Genres: action, comedy, mystery
Themes: assassins, crime organizations, police, slapstick, yakuza
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: 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.
Number of episodes: 51
Vintage: 1987-04-06 to 1988-03-28
City Hunter 2
Genres: action, comedy, mystery
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Ryo Saeba is a “sweeper” know as the City Hunter. He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve problems that the police can’t (or won’t) handle. When he’s not keeping the streets of Tokyo clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies, and Kaori chases after him with a giant anti-ecchi hammer.
Number of episodes: 63
Vintage: 1988-04-02 to 1989-07-14
City Hunter 3
Genres: action, comedy, mystery
Plot Summary: Ryo Saeba is the City Hunter, a “sweeper” (private detective) in the city of Tokyo. He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired by desperate people with major problems. When he’s not keeping the streets clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies, and Kaori chases after him with a giant anti-ecchi hammer.
Number of episodes: 13
Vintage: 1989-10-15 to 1990-01-21
City Hunter '91
Genres: action, comedy, mystery
Plot Summary: Ryo Saeba is back as the City Hunter, a “sweeper” (private detective) working on the streets of Tokyo. He and sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve the problems of desperate people. When Ryo is not using his sharp shooting skills against bad guys, he’s aiming his sites on pretty ladies. Kaori uses a giant anti-ecchi hammer to make sure he behaves.
Number of episodes: 13
Vintage: 1991-04-28 to 1991-10-10
City Hunter: .357 Magnum (movie) Vintage: 1989
City Hunter: Bay City Wars (OAV) Vintage: 1990
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (OAV) Vintage: 1990
City Hunter: The Secret Service (special) Vintage:1996-01
City Hunter: The Motion Picture (special) Vintage: 1997-04
City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (special) Vintage: 1999-04-23
City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes Vintage: 2019-02-08
City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust - Vintage: 2023-09-08
Bought a few DVDs a while back. Does Section 23 own the rights to this show?
.I hear this is quite good though, if a little repetitive. I don’t think this is a license they’d hold on to for long though, I’d imagine it’s already expired.