City Hunter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 Ryo 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.

Series details

• Title: City Hunter
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime, Crime
• Premiere date: 1987-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 7067
• IMDb ID: tt0159208
• TVDB ID: 72877

Cast and credited roles

• Akira Kamiya — Ryo Saeba
• Kazue Ikura — Kaori Makimura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-04-06; final listed air date 1988-03-28.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-04-08; final listed air date 1989-07-14.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-10-15; final listed air date 1990-01-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-04-28; final listed air date 1999-04-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from City Hunter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.