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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Akira Kamiya
Ryo Saeba (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Kaori Makimura (voice)
Mami Koyama
Miki (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Umibouzu (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Saeko Nogami (voice)
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51 episodes • 1987Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail | Apr 6, 1987 | 8.8 |
| 2 | Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl | Apr 12, 1987 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Love Don't Leave Me: A Ten Count to Tomorrow | Apr 20, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows | Apr 27, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Goodbye Makimura: A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night | May 4, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 6 | No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope | May 11, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 7 | A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl | May 18, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 8 | A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective | May 25, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 9 | The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love | Jun 1, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 10 | One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban | Jun 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips | Jun 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land | Jun 22, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | She's Getting Married at Age Sixteen: A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol | Jun 29, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | My Foe is a Beautiful Lady?: The Biggest Woman Trap in History | Jul 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ryo's an Instructor at a Women's School?: To Protect a Sweet Young Lady | Jul 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | One Frisky Stewardess: Ryo - Self Defense Instructor | Jul 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Summer's Lovely Designer: Ryo has a Thing for the Super-High-Leg Type | Jul 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Divine Prophecy on a Summer's Evening: Shrine Maiden gets first lesson in love | Aug 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger | Aug 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Her Ladyship Leaves the Mountain: One Long Day for Ryo | Aug 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Faceless Snipers: Ryo's and Saeko's Dangerous Game | Aug 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ryo Plays Cupid: Here's to Diamonds | Aug 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees | Sep 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 24 | A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger | Sep 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 25 | An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty | Sep 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 26 | What is Love?: Ryo's course in Proper Romance | Sep 28, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 1) | Oct 5, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 2) | Oct 12, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 29 | A 500 Yen Job: A Cute Little Girl wins Ryo's Heart | Oct 19, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Ryo's Rival In Love: Give Me Kaori | Oct 26, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 31 | Fast Paced Romance: A Girl's Love Closing in Fast | Nov 2, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Don't Die Ryo: Hard Boiled Magnum | Nov 9, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 33 | Go For It Umibozu: One, Hard-Boiled First Love Concerto | Nov 16, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Shock! Ryo's a Papa Don't Wake that Sleeping Child | Nov 23, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 35 | A Vision Newscaster Ryo's Mokkori Scandal Report | Nov 30, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 36 | A College Girl Plays Hardball for Love! Someone is Trying to Kill Me | Dec 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part One) | Dec 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part Two) | Dec 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Princess from the Moon! Amnesia Gives Ryo Headaches | Dec 28, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 40 | One Sexy Partner! After Shower Compensation | Jan 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part One) | Jan 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part Two) | Jan 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Utako's Cookie Anniversary Moles on Her Chest and a Love Poem | Jan 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 44 | We Asked One Hundred Kids, They said, "Ryo's Our Hero." | Feb 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Three Sisters are Calling! Ryo's Skiing Heaven | Feb 8, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Picking Pockets is a Thrill Pick Pockets for Tomorrow! | Feb 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Mokkori is the Best Medicine?! A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler's Heart | Feb 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 48 | O Spring Come Soon to Love's Widow Take Off Those Clothes of Mourning | Feb 29, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Sister in Doubt Mokkori is Her Guide to Love? | Mar 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 50 | The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part One) | Mar 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 51 | The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part Two) | Mar 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
63 episodes • 1988Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryo's engaged!? Prediction of love at the rendezvous (Part 1) | Apr 8, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Ryo's engaged!? Prediction of love at the rendezvous (Part 2) | Apr 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kaori's the target!! Words of love mean goodbye (Part 1) | Apr 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kaori's the target!! Words of love mean goodbye (Part 2) | Apr 29, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A depraved job!? The beautiful author's murder mystery games | May 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ryo is a nude model!? The beautiful artiste who stole the art | May 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Request from the southern island. Coconut girl & love's paradise | May 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Beware of the case. It's Tokyo, Daddy! | May 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Love of speeding! Beautiful traffic policewoman's social intercourse | May 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Destroy Mokkori!? The princess's noble spirit (Part 1) | Jun 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Destroy Mokkori!? The princess's noble spirit (Part 2) | Jun 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Must be the bloody battle outside the ring: Love, Cobra Twist | Jun 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The most Advanced Smuggling Manoeuvre: Treatment by a Beautiful Dentist | Jun 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | An excessive love of money? A daughter saving up her mokkori ratio | Jul 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Don't die! Umibouzu!! Love & vengeance of the magnum (Part 1) | Jul 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Don't die! Umibouzu!! Love & vengeance of the magnum (Part 2) | Jul 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Japanese tradition woman's desire!? Surpassed the international mokkori time (Part 1) | Jul 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Japanese tradition woman's desire!? Surpassed the international mokkori time (Part 2) | Jul 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kaori is too active!! Remembrance of wine's toast | Aug 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kaori lost her memory!! Good bye, my lovely partner | Aug 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Aim for the Gold Medal: Intimate Training for the Shooting Beauty | Aug 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ryo is the target! The beautiful photographer who loves adventure! (Part 1) | Sep 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ryo is the target! The beautiful photographer who loves adventure! (Part 2) | Sep 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Must kill by the sigh of the peach!? Story of the first march on the big city | Sep 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Aim for the witness! The man who looks like a beautiful woman & the two dangerous people (Part 1) | Sep 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Targeted Witness: A Dangerous Beauty dressed up like a man (Part 2) | Oct 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Message from Makimura: Memories Forever (Part 1) | Oct 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Makimura's message. Memories are forever (Part 2) | Oct 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Wounded Innocence: A Bullet and an Angel's Prayer | Oct 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ryo is being tricked! Saeko's gift | Nov 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 31 | So Long, My Friend: The last shot echoing from my heart (Part 1) | Nov 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 32 | So Long, My Friend: The last shot echoing from my heart. (Part 2) | Nov 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Mokkori Contract: The Story of Ryo and a Bad Girl (Part 1) | Nov 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Arranging a mokkori contract! The tour of the delinquent girl & Ryo (Part 2) | Nov 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ryo is an Instructor: Extreme Mokkori Tactics | Sep 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ryo is a Gourmet: Nice PR for the Soba Noodle Beauty | Dec 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 37 | To Kaori From Ryo, With Love At Christmas (Part 1) | Dec 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 38 | To Kaori From Ryo, With Love At Christmas (Part 2) | Dec 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Umi-Chan, what a Sexy Guy: Beautiful Sweeper Miki gets close (Part 1) | Jan 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Umi-chan's a lady killer! A challenge from the lovely sweeper, Miki (Part 2) | Dec 31, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Mokkori Everywhere: Ryo's Mind and an Esper Girl (Part 1) | Feb 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Mokkori Everywhere: Ryo's Mind and an Esper Girl (Part 2) | Feb 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ryo is the Love Thief: Hidden Love Affair behind the Magic Mirror (Part 1) | Feb 17, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ryo is the Love thief! Love's secret lies in the mirror (Part 2) | Jan 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 45 | The 19-year-old is a widow! The beautiful woman's sketch of a lover's spirit (Part 1) | Feb 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Nineteen Year-Old Widow: Lover in the Heart of a Beautiful Sketch Artist (Part 2) | Mar 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Dreaming of love. Stragedy of the angelic 12-year-old (Part 1) | Feb 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Wanting to fall in love like a Dream: The Strategy of a 12 year old Angel (Part 2) | Mar 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Goodbye Hard-Boiled City (Part 1) | Mar 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Farewell, hard-boiled city (Part 2) | Mar 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 51 | The prediction of the crystal! The key to Kaori's recovery of memory | Mar 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 52 | First meeting in 20 years! Saeba-san, meet my younger sister (Part 1) | Mar 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 53 | First meeting in 20 years! Saeba-san, meet my younger sister (Part 2) | Apr 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 54 | The 17-year-old's proposals. Doubts about dating (Part 1) | Apr 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 55 | The 17-year-old's proposals. Doubts about dating (Part 2) | Apr 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Shinjuku success legend. The neighbor is a beautiful dancer (Part 1) | Apr 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Shinjuku success legend. The neighbor is a beautiful dancer (Part 2) | Apr 29, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Ryo's Sparta training! The bratty Prince's growing harem (Part 1) | May 6, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Ryo's Sparta training! The bratty Prince's growing harem (Part 2) | May 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Love is magic. Miss Magician with a male phobia | May 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Good luck my sweeper. City streets for us both (Part 1) | May 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Good luck my sweeper. City streets for us both (Part 2) | Jun 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Good luck my sweeper. City streets for us both (Part 3) | Jun 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1989Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announcement of the mokkori escape! XYZ is rescuing the world | Oct 15, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Caught red-handed in the realm of love! The lady lawyer's lawful acts | Oct 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kaori's mad again! Ryo & the young woman's "Story of the fake marriage" | Oct 29, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dangerous detective work! The young lady & the Colt Python (Part 1) | Nov 5, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dangerous detective work! The young lady & the Colt Python (Part 2) | Nov 12, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Stubborn Umibouzu! Story of the jealous kitten | Nov 19, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The love of diving! The beautiful woman in the bathing suit changing clothes | Nov 26, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Who is Ryo? The college girl thrills at detective work | Dec 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Fine weather after the rain is love's forecast! A love umbrella for the beautiful newscaster | Dec 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A wedding dress for Christmas. . . (Part 1) | Dec 17, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A wedding dress for Christmas. . . (Part 2) | Dec 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Goodbye city. The farewell gift (Part 1) | Jan 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Goodbye city. The farewell gift (Part 2) | Jan 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Revival of the Funny Pair! The Beauty Fallen from the Sky | Apr 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Farewell Kaori! Orders to capture City Hunter | May 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Combination of puzzlement & recovery! Memories are a distant light | May 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Love is also an A-license. The beautiful wheelman visiting the store! | May 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fear! Shinjuku Ghost Story!! The Wandering Soul of a Beautiful Woman (Part 1) | Jun 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Farewell Requiem Your Visage, Once Again (Part 2) | Jun 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Revenge of the beautiful woman! The sorrowful blues for Ryo | Jul 21, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Looking for gunpowder smoke. . . City Hunter dies at dawn! | Jul 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ishuin Hayato's peaceful day | Aug 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | My Love For Tonight Only Cinderella Story in the City | Sep 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Trigger Covered with Scratches! The Detective Saeko Loved | Oct 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Memories of the Necklace Incident Ryo, a Bad Girl & Makimura | Oct 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lullaby requiem. The young nobleman who came from a distant country | Oct 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
