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City Hunter

1987–1991 · 4 seasons

A breezy, joke-filled detective romp where slick gunplay and slapstick banter keep each case light and easy to follow.

Created by
Kenji Kodama
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Hideyuki Tanaka
Overview
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.

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Created by
Kenji Kodama
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Hideyuki Tanaka
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • friendship
  • love
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action & adventure, animation, comedy, mystery
Created by
Kenji Kodama
Written by
Hiroshi Onogi
Starring
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yoshino Takamori, Mami Koyama, Tessyo Genda, Yoko Asagami, Yo Inoue
Length
4 seasons, 140 episodes, 25 min each
Network
Nippon TV, YTV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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