City Hunter#Anime

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 communal {{ill|message blackboard|ja|伝言板}} at Shinjuku Station.

One day, Hideyuki is murdered, and Ryo 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.

;{{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Ryo Saeba}}|冴羽 獠|Saeba Ryō}}

:{{Voiced by|Akira Kamiya|Martin Blacker (ADV Films dub), Stephen Fu (Discotek Media dub)}}

:Ryo is the main protagonist of the series. At the age of three, Ryo was the only survivor of a plane crash in Central America. He was raised as a guerilla fighter and has no knowledge of his prior identity. After the war, Ryo makes his way to the United States, before eventually moving to Tokyo.{{cite book|title=500 Manga Heroes and Villains|last=McCarthy|first=Helen|year=2006|publisher=Collins & Brown|isbn=1-84340-234-3|page=66}}

:While in Tokyo, he forms the "City Hunter" team with Hideyuki Makimura, but after Hideyuki's death, Kaori takes his place as Ryo's new partner. A highly skilled gunman, Ryo is known for executing the "one-hole shot", a series of shots that all land in exactly the same spot on the target. His preferred weapon is the Colt Python .357 Magnum.

:Ryo invented the nickname Umibozu for his fellow colleague Hayato Ijuin, and he answered giving Ryo his own, {{Nihongo|"The Stallion of Shinjuku"|新宿の種馬|Shinjuku no Taneuma}} (an ironic name, because Ryo is a real pervert who tries to hit on any beautiful woman he meets or sees, failing every time). Ryo is an accomplished marksman with revolvers, semiautomatic guns, machine-pistols, rifles, carbines and crossbows; he knows hand-to-hand combat very well and drives as a real daredevil when needed; his car is a Mini.

;{{Nihongo|Kaori Makimura|槇村 香|Makimura Kaori}}

:{{Voiced by|Kazue Ikura|Pamela Ribon (ADV Films dub), Morgan Garrett (Discotek Media dub)}}

:Kaori is Ryo Saeba's partner. She is primarily responsible for arranging clients and other managerial tasks. Ryo's skirt-chasing rouses her ire more than just once. Though the partners frequently pick on fights or arguments, they actually form a great team together. She might have been mistaken as a man sometimes due to her hairstyle. She is Hideyuki's adoptive sister, her birth name being {{Nihongo|Kaori Hisaishi|久石 香|Hisaishi Kaori}}.

;{{Nihongo|Hideyuki Makimura|槇村 秀幸|Makimura Hideyuki}}

:{{Voiced by|Hideyuki Tanaka}}

:Hideyuki is Kaori's adopted older brother and Ryo's partner at the beginning of the series. Kaori is not related to him by blood, his father had adopted her when she was a child. He is a former police detective with a strong sense of justice. Kaori become Ryo's partner and takes over her brother's role after he is murdered by gangsters. His last wish before he died was for Ryo to take care of his sister. His first name is not specified in the original manga, but when it was adapted into an anime, the official setting for his first name was established as 'Hideyuki', the same as the voice actor who voiced him.{{cite web|script-title=ja:役名は槇村秀幸、そうなんです、北条先生の原作には“槇村”としか無かったので、先生の了解を得て田中さんのお名前を使わせてもらったのです。|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/339.html|website=ytv|access-date=February 28, 2024|language=ja|date=June 16, 2011|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228033926/https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/339.html|url-status=live}}

;{{Nihongo|Umibōzu|海坊主}}

:{{Voiced by|Tesshō Genda|Lou Perryman (ADV Films dub), Adam Dudley (The Secret Service; ADV Films dub), Chris Rager (Discotek Media dub)}}

:Umibōzu is another "sweeper" working the rounds in Tokyo. Umibozu is a Special Forces enemy of Ryo's from the Central America conflict. Despite being on opposing forces, the two develop a friendship and mutual respect. Between his jobs, Umibozu works as waiter at the Cat's Eye café, owned by Miki, his former fellow soldier and lover. He goes by the professional name {{Nihongo|Falcon|ファルコン|Farukon}} and his real name is {{Nihongo|Hayato Ijuin|伊集院 隼人|Ijūin Hayato}}; the kanji haya in his name can also be read hayabusa (falcon in Japanese), hence his professional name; the nickname "Umibōzu" was given by Ryo. His favorite weapons are the S&W M29 .44 Magnum six-inch revolver, the Saco-Defense M60 machine-gun (sometimes he uses the M249) and the M1A6 bazooka. Despite his fearsome appearance he has a phobia of kittens, he is very shy with women and much more unselfish than Ryo. His vision is very weak because a fight he had with Ryo in Central America, when Ryo was a guerrilla fighter and Umibozu was a mercenary; since then, Umibozu wants a duel with Ryo to close that story; during the series, he will go permanently blind and he'll have to learn how to use the other four senses to move and fight; however, he decides to not retire before finishing their matter. Later Shin Kaibara, Ryo's adoptive father and former guerrilla fighter who became a drug lord, comes in Japan; his drug was tested on Ryo during his youth, causing him to attack Umibozu and his unit; when Umibozu learns this from Bloody Mary, an old acquaintance of Ryo's and daughter of the other Ryo's fatherly figure in the jungle, he joins Ryo and Kaori against Kaibara. During the last story arc he marries Miki, but she is shot by enemy soldiers deployed by a new enemy of Ryo; Umibozu enters the firefight trusting Miki will not die.

:The Umibōzu is a yokai (spirit) from Japanese folklore; he is said to turn ships upside down if someone aboard talks to him; he is portrayed bald as a {{Transliteration|ja|bōzu}} (Buddhist monk); the character umi means 'sea'.

;{{Nihongo|Miki|美樹}}

:{{Voiced by|Mami Koyama, Miki Itō (Bay City Wars, Million Dollar Conspiracy)|Amalia Stifter (ADV Films dub), Johanna McKeon (The Secret Service; ADV Films dub), Michelle Rojas (Discotek Media dub)}}

:Miki was a war orphan who Umibozu found in a completely destroyed village. Contrary to her habits, Umibozu decided to take her with him and teach her everything she knew so that she would one day be able to get by on her own. Only when Miki shows her intentions of joining the Umibozu guerrilla squad will she understand that she has radically changed her life, and feeling guilty will he try to make her a "normal" girl again by abandoning her, after making her believe that he would return to the civilized world with her. Miki, however, does not give up and after much research she manages to find her Falcon and make him accept a pact: if she manages to kill Ryo Saeba, Umibozu will agree to marry her. To do this Miki will become the owner of the Cat's Eye, where Ryo will begin to go more and more often attracted by the beauty of the woman. In the end Miki does not kill Ryo, but thanks to Kaori's complicity and that of Ryo himself, she is still able to have him next to her in the Cat's Eye, until they get married. The Cat's Eye becomes a staple of the anime and a favorite bar for the two sweepers, as that's where they will always take their customers and give rise to the most spectacular fights.

;{{Nihongo|Saeko Nogami|野上 冴子|Nogami Saeko}}

:{{Voiced by|Yōko Asagami|Jana Brockman (ADV Films dub); Marissa Lenti (Discotek Media dub)}}

:Saeko is a Tokyo police detective and Reika's older sister who often outsources certain tasks to the City Hunter team. Ryo keeps a long and detailed list of what Saeko owes him for the various favours he has done for her, which she always manages to avoid paying.

;{{Nihongo|Reika Nogami|野上 麗香|Nogami Reika}}

:{{Voiced by|Yoshino Takamori|Katherine Catmull (ADV Films dub)}}

:She is the private investigator of "RN Detective Agency", the younger sister of Saeko Nogami and the neighbor of Ryo Saeba.

;{{Nihongo|Kasumi Asou|麻生かすみ|Asou Kasumi}}

:{{Voiced by|Miina Tominaga}}

:She was one of Ryo Saeba's clients after Ryo himself finds out that Kasumi is Phantom 305, a night thief in the making with similar motives as to the members of Cat's Eye,

;{{Nihongo|Shin Kaibara|海原 神|Kaibara Shin}}

:{{Voiced by|Kenyuu Horiuchi}}

:He was a guerilla fighter fighting alongside Ryo Saeba and Bloody Mary's father. Currently he is the leader of Union Teope, a drug syndicate.

{{Main|List of City Hunter chapters{{!}}List of City Hunter chapters}}

Written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, City Hunter started in Shueisha's Shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 26, 1985,{{cite web|script-title=ja:『シティーハンター』連載開始35周年！「おとなのジャンプ酒場」＆「カフェゼノン」「ゼノンサカバ」でコラボキャンペーン実施中|url=https://hojo-tsukasa.com/cat-c/740.html|website=Tsukasa Hojo Official Website|access-date=October 27, 2023|language=ja|date=March 6, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531064904/https://hojo-tsukasa.com/cat-c/740.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Iikura-Gross|first=Ken|title=February 26 Declared City Hunter Day For 40th Anniversary|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-28/february-26-declared-city-hunter-day-for-40th-anniversary/.221726|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301165025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-28/february-26-declared-city-hunter-day-for-40th-anniversary/.221726|archive-date=March 1, 2025|date=February 28, 2025|url-status=live}} and ran until the December 2, 1991, issue.{{cite web|title=CITY HUNTER シティ・ハンター|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C87633|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230103245/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C87633|archive-date=December 30, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=City Hunter Perfect Guide Book|isbn=4-08-782038-6|page=51|date=January 25, 2000}} Its chapters were collected by Shueisha in 35 volumes, under the Jump Comics imprint, between January 15, 1986, and April 15, 1992.{{cite book|title=City Hunter|volume=1|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-852381-4|first=Tsukasa|last=Hojo|year=1986|page=186}}{{cite book|title=City Hunter|volume=35|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-852196-X|first=Tsukasa|last=Hojo|year=1992|page=121}} In these volumes the series is grouped into 55 different stories or "episodes" instead of as their original individual chapters. Each story is centred on a different female character or "heroine".{{cite book|title=City Hunter Perfect Guide Book|isbn=4-08-782038-6|page=119|date=January 25, 2000}}{{cite book|title=City Hunter Perfect Guide Book|isbn=4-08-782038-6|pages=186–189|date=January 25, 2000}} An 18-volume {{Transliteration|ja|bunkoban}} edition was releaed by Shueisha from June 18, 1996, to October 17, 1997.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617161-9&mode=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921071933/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617161-9&mode=1|title=CITY HUNTER 1|archive-date=September 21, 2004|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Shueisha}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617178-3&mode=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921072042/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617178-3&mode=1|title=CITY HUNTER 18|archive-date=September 21, 2004|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Shueisha}} A third edition City Hunter Complete Edition of 32 volumes was published by Tokuma Shoten from December 16, 2003, to April 15, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095848922|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302020626/http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095848922|title=シティーハンター完全版 1|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|archive-date=March 2, 2012|access-date=August 9, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095858661|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302020644/http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095858661|title=シティーハンター完全版 32|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|archive-date=March 2, 2012|access-date=August 9, 2014}} To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series, a fourth edition, City Hunter XYZ edition, was published by Tokuma Shoten across twelve volumes from July 18 to December 19, 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-23/city-hunter-manga-gets-new-original-anime-dvd/.88484|title=City Hunter Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 23, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929155359/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-23/city-hunter-manga-gets-new-original-anime-dvd/.88484|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199802812|script-title=ja:シティーハンター XYZ edition ①|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717230257/http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199802812|archive-date=July 17, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199803239|script-title=ja:シティーハンター XYZ edition ⑫|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|access-date=June 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064634/http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199803239|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}} In 2019, a fifth edition. City Hunter Zenon Selection, were released in 29 volumes by Coamix to coincide with the French live-action adaptation of City Hunter, Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:新装丁ゼノンセレクション『CITY HUNTER』全29巻 11月18日より発売開始!|url=https://hojo-tsukasa.com/cat-a/587.html|website=hojo-tsukasa.com|access-date=June 17, 2025|language=ja|date=November 12, 2019}}

Attempts were made to license the series for the American comic market during the 1980s; however, Hojo insisted the manga should be released in the right-to-left format. In 2002 Coamix created an American subsidiary, Gutsoon! Entertainment. City Hunter was a flagship title in their Raijin Comics anthology. Raijin switched from a weekly format to a monthly format before being cancelled after 46 issues.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-05|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – Raijin Comics|last=Thompson|first=Jason|access-date=August 8, 2014|publisher=Anime News Network|archive-date=September 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908003640/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-05|url-status=live}} In 2022, Coamix's MangaHot service began publishing City Hunter manga in English digitally.{{Cite web|title=Coamix's MangaHot Service Publishes Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter Manga in English|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-28/coamix-mangahot-service-publishes-tsukasa-hojo-city-hunter-manga-in-english/.184063|access-date=2022-05-17|publisher=Anime News Network|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517185414/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-28/coamix-mangahot-service-publishes-tsukasa-hojo-city-hunter-manga-in-english/.184063|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=CITY HUNTER English version|url=https://web.mangahot.jp/works/detail.php?work_code=e_R0007|access-date=2022-05-17|website=web.mangahot.jp|language=ja|archive-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505171419/https://web.mangahot.jp/works/detail.php?work_code=e_R0007|url-status=live}} In April 2025, Abrams ComicArts announced that it will start releasing the manga in an omnibus edition in print under its Kana imprint on September 9 of the same year. Kana is using a new English translation for the release.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Exclusive: Kana Confirms Release of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter, Cat's Eye Manga in Omnibus Editions|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-17/exclusive-kana-confirms-release-of-tsukasa-hojo-city-hunter-cat-eye-manga-in-omnibus-editions/.223643|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418231447/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-17/exclusive-kana-confirms-release-of-tsukasa-hojo-city-hunter-cat-eye-manga-in-omnibus-editions/.223643|archive-date=April 18, 2025|date=April 17, 2025|url-status=live}}

In 2001, Hojo started a spin-off series titled Angel Heart. The series takes place in a universe parallel to City Hunter, where the character of Kaori Makimura is killed and her heart transplanted into Xiang-Ying, Angel Heart{{'}}s protagonist.{{Cite web|title=Angel Heart by Tsukasa Hojo – Silent Manga Audition|url=https://www.manga-audition.com/comic-zenon/angel-heart-by-tsukasa-hojo/|access-date=2022-05-17|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526233458/https://www.manga-audition.com/comic-zenon/angel-heart-by-tsukasa-hojo/|url-status=live}}

A spin-off manga titled {{nihongo|Kyō Kara City Hunter|今日からCITY HUNTER||Today from City Hunter}} was launched in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine on July 25, 2017. It is centered around a 40-year-old unmarried woman who is a fan of Ryō Saeba and the City Hunter manga, and suddenly dies in a train accident and is reincarnated into the world of City Hunter.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-26/city-hunter-gets-spinoff-manga-about-fan-reborn-into-manga-world/.116644|title=City Hunter Gets Spinoff Manga About Fan Reborn Into Manga's World|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=May 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527023222/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-26/city-hunter-gets-spinoff-manga-about-fan-reborn-into-manga-world/.116644|url-status=live}}

{{See also|List of City Hunter episodes{{!}}List of City Hunter episodes}}

The series was adapted into an anime series produced by Sunrise, directed by Kanetsugu Kodama and broadcast by Yomiuri Television.{{cite book|title=The Anime Encyclopaedia|last1=Clements|first1=Jonathan|last2=McCarthy|first2=Helen|year=2006|page=102|isbn=1-84576-500-1|publisher=Stone Bridge Press}}

• City Hunter was broadcast for 51 episodes between April 6, 1987, and March 28, 1988, and released on ten VHS cassettes between December 1987 and July 1988.{{cite book|title=シティハンター完全読本|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|pages=101–107|date=August 10, 2015|isbn=9784197204298}}{{cite book|title=City Hunter Perfect Guide Book|isbn=4-08-782038-6|page=182|date=January 25, 2000}}
• City Hunter 2 was broadcast for 63 episodes between April 8, 1988, and July 14, 1989, and released on ten VHS cassettes between August 1988 and March 1990.
• City Hunter 3 was broadcast for 13 episodes from October 15, 1989, to January 21, 1990, and released on six VHS cassettes between November 1990 and April 1991.
• City Hunter '91 was broadcast between April 28 and October 10, 1991, and released on six VHS cassettes between February and July 1992.

The series was later reissued as 20 video compilations.

A 32-disc DVD boxset, City Hunter Complete, was published by Aniplex and released in Japan on August 31, 2005. The set contained all four series, the TV specials and animated movies as well as an art book and figures of Ryo and Kaori.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityhunter-dvd.com/dvd.html|title=City Hunter Complete|access-date=July 15, 2014|archive-date=June 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625095707/http://www.cityhunter-dvd.com/dvd.html|url-status=live}} 26 of the discs comprising the four series were then released individually between December 19, 2007, and August 27, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityhunter-dvd.com/dvds.html|title=DVD Series City Hunter|access-date=July 15, 2007|archive-date=November 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109060254/http://www.cityhunter-dvd.com/dvds.html|url-status=live}} 30,000 box sets were sold, grossing {{JPY|{{#expr:(100000*30000)/1000000000}} billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|3000|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}}), in Japan.{{cite web|title=Mihiko Suwa Interview|url=http://chizai-tank.com/interview/interview13.htm|website=chizai-tank.com|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608182039/http://chizai-tank.com/interview/interview13.htm|url-status=live}}

For the 30th anniversary of the original manga, buyers of all 12 volumes of City Hunter XYZ edition were entitled receive a "motion graphic anime" DVD. The DVDe adapted a special Angel Heart chapter entitled "Ryo's Proposal" and was voiced by the original City Hunter cast.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-24/city-hunter-motion-graphic-anime-reunites-tv-anime-cast/.89672|title=City Hunter's 'Motion Graphic Anime' Reunites TV Anime's Cast|work=Anime News Network|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165959/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-24/city-hunter-motion-graphic-anime-reunites-tv-anime-cast/.89672|url-status=live}}

The series was licensed by ADV Films for release in North America; they announced their acquisition in May 1998 at Project A-Kon 9.{{cite web|url=http://www.advfilms.com/advhome/catalog/news.html|title=Elevator Action Anyone?|publisher=ADV Films|date=1998-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981207042953/http://www.advfilms.com/advhome/catalog/news.html|access-date=2022-07-06|archive-date=December 7, 1998}} The first City Hunter series was released on the ADV Fansubs label in March 2000. The aim of this label was to provide cheaper subtitled-only VHS releases at a faster pace than usual.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/katsucon-adv-films-announcements_article_85986.html|title=Katsucon – ADV Films Announcements|date=February 13, 2000|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Mania.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907191347/http://www.mania.com/katsucon-adv-films-announcements_article_85986.html|archive-date=September 7, 2014}} The series was scheduled for 13 tapes, consisting of four episodes each. The tapes could be ordered individually or as a subscription service.{{cite web|url=http://www.advfilms.com/advfansubs/subscribe.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010502185549/http://www.advfilms.com/advfansubs/subscribe.html|title=ADV Fansubs Subscription Page|archive-date=May 2, 2001|publisher=ADV Films|access-date=August 9, 2014}}

ADV later released the series on DVD. The first series was released as two boxsets of five discs on July 29, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-1-collection-1_article_75304.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 1 Collection 1|publisher=Mania.com|date=October 13, 2003|last=Tei|first=Andrew|access-date=August 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507145910/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-1-collection-1_article_75304.html|archive-date=May 7, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-1-collection-2_article_75305.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 1 Collection 2|publisher=Mania.com|date=October 13, 2003|last=Tei|first=Andrew|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195813/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-1-collection-2_article_75305.html|archive-date=September 10, 2014}} City Hunter 2 was released as another two boxsets of five discs on October 28, and November 18, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-2-collection-1_article_75573.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 2 Collection 1|publisher=Mania.com|date=November 30, 2003|last=Cruz|first=Luis|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907191414/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-2-collection-1_article_75573.html|archive-date=September 7, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-2-collection-2_article_75702.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 2 Collection 2|publisher=Mania.com|date=February 24, 2003|last=Cruz|first=Luis|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907190803/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-2-collection-2_article_75702.html|archive-date=September 7, 2014}} City Hunter 3 was released as a single boxset on December 2, 2003, and City Hunter '91 was released on December 16, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-3_article_75719.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 3|publisher=Mania.com|date=March 8, 2004|last=Tei|first=Andrew|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200237/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-3_article_75719.html|archive-date=September 10, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-4_article_75720.html|title=City Hunter TV Season 4|publisher=Mania.com|date=April 15, 2004|last=Cruz|first=Luis|access-date=August 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625022413/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-tv-season-4_article_75720.html|archive-date=June 25, 2009}}

On April 20, 2019, Discotek Media announced that they had licensed the entire City Hunter animated franchise, including the 2019 movie, Shinjuku Private Eyes.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-19/discotek-licenses-entire-city-hunter-anime-franchise-including-city-hunter-shinjuku-private-eyes-film/.145940|title=Discotek Licenses Entire City Hunter Anime Franchise Including City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes Film (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 20, 2019|date=April 19, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420051327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-19/discotek-licenses-entire-city-hunter-anime-franchise-including-city-hunter-shinjuku-private-eyes-film/.145940|url-status=live}} The first 26 episodes of the first series were released on Blu-ray on February 25, 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/City-Hunter-Season-1-Part-1-Blu-ray|title=City Hunter Season 1 Part 1 Blu-ray|publisher=Right Stuf Inc.|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419031144/https://www.rightstufanime.com/City-Hunter-Season-1-Part-1-Blu-ray|url-status=live}} and City Hunter '91 was released on April 26, 2022.

Three theatrical movies were released in 1989 and 1990: .357 Magnum was released on June 17, 1989, Bay City Wars was released on August 25, 1990, and Million Dollar Conspiracy was released on August 25, 1990.

ADV released .357 Magnum on VHS on August 10, 1999 and on DVD on April 8, 2003. They released Bay City Wars and Million Dollar Conspiracy on VHS on October 12, 1999 and January 25, 2000, respectively, and later released a DVD containing them as well as a bonus television episode, "The Lady Vanishes", on June 3, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-bay-city-wars-million-dollar-conspiracy_article_75120.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217155539/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-bay-city-wars-million-dollar-conspiracy_article_75120.html|title=City Hunter: Bay City Wars & Million Dollar Conspiracy|publisher=Mania.com|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=March 31, 2003|archive-date=December 17, 2010}}

During their panel at Otakon 2022, Discotek Media announced that they licensed all the previously licensed ADV film releases and Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba television movie,{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Discotek Licenses Classic Urusei Yatsura Anime, City Hunter Films, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-30/discotek-licenses-classic-urusei-yatsura-anime-city-hunter-films-more/.188134|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 31, 2022|date=July 31, 2022|archive-date=July 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021812/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-30/discotek-licenses-classic-urusei-yatsura-anime-city-hunter-films-more/.188134|url-status=live}} and released them in a Blu-ray collection on January 31, 2023.

A theatrical movie produced by Aniplex, titled City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes, set in present-day Shinjuku, premiered in Japan on February 8, 2019, after Sunrise and Kenji Kodama returned to animate and direct the film, respectively.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-19/sunrise-animates-new-city-hunter-film-for-spring-2019/.129190|title=Sunrise Animates New City Hunter Film for Spring 2019|date=March 19, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525043540/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-19/sunrise-animates-new-city-hunter-film-for-spring-2019/.129190|url-status=live}} The Kisugi sisters of Cat's Eye appeared in the film as a crossover.{{Cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title=Three Kisugi Sisters from Cat's Eye Make Special Appearance in New City Hunter Film|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/01/10/three-kisugi-sisters-from-cats-eye-make-special-appearance-in-new-city-hunter-film|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729210733/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/01/10/three-kisugi-sisters-from-cats-eye-make-special-appearance-in-new-city-hunter-film|url-status=live}} Teruo Satoh and Takahiko Kyōgoku served as episode directors, while Kumiko Takahashi designed the characters and Taku Iwasaki composed the music.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-01/new-city-hunter-anime-film-reveals-teaser-video-more-returning-cast/.134971|title=New City Hunter Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, More Returning Cast|date=August 1, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802140028/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-01/new-city-hunter-anime-film-reveals-teaser-video-more-returning-cast/.134971|url-status=live}} The film debuted No. 4 at the Japanese box office,{{cite news|title=New City Hunter, Code Geass Films Debut at #4, #5|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-12/new-city-hunter-code-geass-films-debut-at-no.4-no.5/.143300|access-date=March 4, 2019|work=Anime News Network|date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130030/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-12/new-city-hunter-code-geass-films-debut-at-no.4-no.5/.143300|url-status=live}} where it has grossed {{JPY|1,404,747,320}} ({{US$|12.16 million|long=no}}) as of March 17, 2019.{{cite news|title=39th Doraemon Film Stays at #1, Precure Miracle Universe Opens at #3|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-18/39th-doraemon-film-stays-at-no.1-precure-miracle-universe-opens-at-no.3/.144678|access-date=March 13, 2019|work=Anime News Network|date=March 19, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322024408/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-18/39th-doraemon-film-stays-at-no.1-precure-miracle-universe-opens-at-no.3/.144678|url-status=live}} The film earned {{JPY|1,502,665,440}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1502665440|JPN|round=yes}}|long=no}}) by April 15, 2019, in two months since its release, becoming the third top-grossing Japanese anime film of 2019 up until then,{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/04/15-1/city-hunter-the-movie-has-crossed-15-billion-yen-mark-in-japan|title=City Hunter The Movie Has Crossed 1.5 Billion Yen Mark in Japan|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416070802/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/04/15-1/city-hunter-the-movie-has-crossed-15-billion-yen-mark-in-japan|url-status=live}} and it had grossed {{JPY|1.53 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1530|JPN|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in Japan by the end of 2019.{{cite web|title=2019|url=http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/|website=Eiren|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan|access-date=February 16, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216175120/http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/|url-status=dead}} Shinjuku Private Eyes was released in France on June 13, 2019. Philippe Lacheau, the director and star of the French live-action film adaptation Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon, was involved with the French distribution of Shinjuku Private Eyes.{{cite news|last1=Lafleuriel|first1=Par Erwan|title=City Hunter Private Eyes sort le 13 juin dans les salles françaises|url=https://fr.ign.com/city-hunter-2019/46277/news/city-hunter-private-eyes-sort-le-13-juin-dans-les-salles-francaises|access-date=June 12, 2019|work=IGN France|publisher=IGN|date=May 2, 2019|language=fr|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728153600/https://fr.ign.com/city-hunter-2019/46277/news/city-hunter-private-eyes-sort-le-13-juin-dans-les-salles-francaises|url-status=live}} Discotek Media premiered the English dub of the movie at Otakon 2019,{{cite tweet|user=discotekmedia|number=1149080292080148481|date=July 10, 2019|title=Discotek Media is proud to present our brand-new English dubbed version of Sunrise's CITY HUNTER: SHINJUKU PRIVATE EYS at @Otakon 2019!}} and released it on Blu-ray on May 26, 2020.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 24–30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-24-30/.159934|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226021656/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-24-30/.159934|archive-date=February 26, 2024|date=May 26, 2020|url-status=live}}

Another film was announced in 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=City Hunter Series Gets New Anime Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-07/city-hunter-series-gets-new-anime-film/.184452|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 9, 2022|date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409071815/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-07/city-hunter-series-gets-new-anime-film/.184452|url-status=live}} City Hunter: Angel Dust was released on September 8, 2023.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=New City Hunter Anime Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, September 8 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-13/new-city-hunter-anime-film-trailer-unveils-more-cast-theme-songs-september-8-debut/.199110|website=Anime News Network|date=June 25, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613200738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-13/new-city-hunter-anime-film-trailer-unveils-more-cast-theme-songs-september-8-debut/.199110|url-status=live}}

Shinjuku Private Eyes made around 1.53 billion JPY at the box office (equivalent to roughly $10.5 million US),{{cite web|url=https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2019.pdf|script-title=ja:2019年（令和元年）興行収入１０億円以上番組|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan |access-date=August 24, 2024|lang=ja}} while Angel Dust made around 1.06 billion JPY (equivalent to roughly $7 million US).{{cite web|url=https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2023.pdf|script-title=ja:２０２３年 （令和５年） 全国映画概況 |publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan |access-date=August 24, 2024|lang=ja}}

Three television movies were produced: The Secret Service was broadcast on January 5, 1996, which was followed by Goodbye My Sweetheart on April 25, 1997, and Death of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba on April 23, 1999.

ADV released Goodbye, My Sweetheart as City Hunter: The Motion Picture in North America on VHS on November 18, 1998 as their first release from the franchise, later releasing it on DVD on July 23, 2002.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2013-03-24|title=The Mike Toole Show – Out of Order|work=Anime News Network|last=Toole|first=Michael|date=March 24, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101172600/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2013-03-24|url-status=live}} They released The Secret Service on VHS on December 5, 2000 and on DVD on June 25, 2002. Discotek Media released Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba with all films previously licensed by ADV in a Blu-ray collection on January 31, 2023.

{{Further|Saviour of the Soul{{!}}Saviour of the Soul|City Hunter (film){{!}}City Hunter (film)}}

Saviour of the Soul (九一神鵰俠侶 Gauyat sandiu haplui) is a live-action Hong Kong film from 1991 that uses the characters from City Hunter but changes the plot. In 1996, Mr. Mumble kept the concept of City Hunter but changed the characters' names.

In 1993, a live-action Hong Kong theatrical adaptation of the series was released. The film was directed by Wong Jing and starred Jackie Chan as Ryo Saeba, Wang Zuxian as Kaori, and Japanese idol Kumiko Goto.Animerica 1–2 pg13 During filming of the movie, Chan dislocated his shoulder.{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html|title=Jackie's Aches and Pains|publisher=Random House|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-date=February 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218151637/http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html|url-status=live}} The movie has been criticised by Chan.{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Manga|last=Yadao|first=Jason S.|date=October 2009|page=203|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-561-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8h5oC4SWfC8C&pg=PA203|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729131637/https://books.google.com/books?id=8h5oC4SWfC8C&pg=PA203|url-status=live}} Fortune Star and 20th Century Fox later released it on R1 DVD along with other budget classic HK films.

In 2016, a new Chinese film based on City Hunter was announced to be in development. It was announced that it would be directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Stanley Tong and star Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming as Ryo Saeba.{{cite news|title=Chinese actor buys rights to 'City Hunter'|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2016-10/13/content_27051837.htm|work=China Daily|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045719/http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2016-10/13/content_27051837.htm|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon{{!}}Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon}}

A separate French action comedy film Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon (lit. "Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume") was released in France on February 6, 2019.{{cite news|title=New 'City Hunter' Live-Action Film Reveals First Look|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/08/22/city-hunter-live-action-movie-anime-france/|work=ComicBook.com|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205542/https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/08/22/city-hunter-live-action-movie-anime-france/|url-status=live}} The French adaptation has Philippe Lacheau as director as well as the star, playing the title character Nicky Larson (as Ryo Saeba is known in the French dubs of the anime series).{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/08/22/city-hunter-live-action-movie-anime-france/|title=New 'City Hunter' Live-Action Film Reveals First Look|last=Peters|first=Megan|date=August 22, 2018|website=comicbook/anime|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205542/https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/08/22/city-hunter-live-action-movie-anime-france/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/a-peek-at-the-upcoming-live-action-city-hunter-movie-1828515470|title=A Peek At The Upcoming Live-Action City Hunter Movie|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|work=Kotaku|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205542/https://kotaku.com/a-peek-at-the-upcoming-live-action-city-hunter-movie-1828515470|url-status=live}}

In December 2022, Netflix announced a live-action film adaptation in the works with lead actor Ryohei Suzuki as Ryo Saeba and Misato Morita as Kaori Makimura.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-14/city-hunter-manga-gets-1st-japanese-live-action-film-for-netflix/.192933|title=City Hunter Manga Gets 1st Japanese Live-Action Film for Netflix|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=December 14, 2022|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215004441/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-14/city-hunter-manga-gets-1st-japanese-live-action-film-for-netflix/.192933|url-status=live}} Directed by Yūichi Satō, the film premiered on the streaming service on April 25, 2024.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Japanese Live-Action City Hunter Film Launches on Netflix on April 25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-08/japanese-live-action-city-hunter-film-launches-on-netflix-on-april-25/.207358|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408040928/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-08/japanese-live-action-city-hunter-film-launches-on-netflix-on-april-25/.207358|archive-date=April 8, 2024|date=February 8, 2024|url-status=live}}

{{Further|City Hunter (TV series){{!}}City Hunter (TV series)}}

A planned live-action television series of City Hunter was announced in 2008, to be produced and distributed by Fox Television Studios and South Korean media company SSD.{{cite news| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-23/live-action-city-hunter-reportedly-heading-to-america| title = New Live-Action City Hunter Reportedly Heading to USA| date = December 23, 2008| access-date = December 23, 2008| work = Anime News Network| archive-date = December 29, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081229064626/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-23/live-action-city-hunter-reportedly-heading-to-america| url-status = live}} Jung Woo-sung, was scheduled to play Ryo alongside Hollywood-based stars, with location filming in Seoul and Tokyo.{{cite web| url = http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1561638_28572.html| title = Chung Woo-sung First Asian Actor to Star in American TV Drama| date = December 23, 2008| access-date = December 23, 2008| publisher = Korean Broadcasting System|url-status = dead|archive-date = July 16, 2012|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120716045113/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1561638_28572.html}}

In 2011, the series was adapted into a Korean television series of the same name by SBS, starring Lee Min-ho and Park Min-young.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/korean-city-hunter-show-licensed-for-u.s-hulu-streaming|title=Korean City Hunter Show Licensed for U.S. Hulu Streaming|work=Anime News Network|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116191200/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/korean-city-hunter-show-licensed-for-u.s-hulu-streaming|url-status=live}} The series is available to watch with English subtitles on the streaming service Hulu.{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/city-hunter|title=Watch City Hunter online – at Hulu|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216065422/http://www.hulu.com/city-hunter|archive-date=February 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}

In 2014, there was a Chinese television series based on City Hunter, with the title Cheng Shi Lie Ren ({{zh|c=城市猎人}}).{{cite web|title=Drama: City Hunter 2014|url=http://www.chinesedrama.info/2013/12/drama-city-hunter-2014.html|website=ChineseDrama.info|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217033118/http://www.chinesedrama.info/2013/12/drama-city-hunter-2014.html|url-status=live}}

In 2015, the spin-off manga Angel Heart received its own live-action Japanese TV drama adaptation.

In 2021, the Takarazuka Revue produced a musical version titled {{Nihongo|City Hunter: Nusumareta XYZ|CITY HUNTER－盗まれたXYZ－}}. It was performed at the Takarazuka Grand Theater from August 7 to September 13, 2021 and then at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater from October 2 to November 14. The musical starred Sakina Ayakaze as Ryo Saeba and Kiwa Asazuki as Kaori Makimura.{{cite web|title=Snow Troupe Performance "City Hunter"/"Fire Fever!"|url=https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/cityhunter/index.html|website=kageki.hankyu.co.jp|access-date=March 5, 2023|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305230909/https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/cityhunter/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title="City Hunter" will be staged by the Takarazuka Revue, Snow Troupe! Starring Sakina Ayakaze and Kiwa Asazuki|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/409873|website=natalie.mu|access-date=March 5, 2023|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305230908/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/409873|url-status=live}}

City Hunter video game was released by Sunsoft for the PC Engine in March 1990.{{cite magazine|title=City Hunter|magazine=PC Engine Fan|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=February 1990|page=104|volume=3|issue=2|lang=ja|url=https://archive.org/details/pc-engine-fan-february-1990/page/104/mode/2up|via=Archive.org}}

Ryo appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting game Jump Force.{{cite web|last1=Ressler|first1=Karen|title=Jump Force Game Trailer Reveals City Hunter's Ryo, Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-25/jump-force-game-trailer-reveals-city-hunter-ryo-fist-of-the-north-star-kenshiro/.138624|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 25, 2018|date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025194947/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-25/jump-force-game-trailer-reveals-city-hunter-ryo-fist-of-the-north-star-kenshiro/.138624|url-status=live}}

By 2016, the City Hunter manga series had sold over 50{{nbsp}}million {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes worldwide.{{cite web|title=北条司作品 漫画『シティーハンター』中国で実写映画化へ|url=http://www.hojo-tsukasa.com/cat-c/1784.html|publisher=Hojo Tsukasa official website|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130759/http://www.hojo-tsukasa.com/cat-c/1784.html|archive-date=June 29, 2018|url-status=dead}} In addition, the series was circulated in an estimated 900{{nbsp}}million copies of Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine between 1985 and 1991, with those Jump issues generating an estimated {{US$|2 billion|long=no}}.{{efn|See {{Section link|Weekly Shōnen Jump|Circulation figures}}}} The series voted as the 19th "Most Powerful" series to have featured in Shonen Jump.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-11-15/readers-vote-for-the-top-20-most-powerful-jump-manga/.80999|title=Readers Vote for the Top 20 'Most Powerful' Jump Manga|work=Anime News Network|date=November 15, 2014|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000955/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-11-15/readers-vote-for-the-top-20-most-powerful-jump-manga/.80999|url-status=live}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150.000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, City Hunter ranked 57th.{{cite web|last1=Loveridge|first1=Lynzee|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 11, 2023|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live}}

In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson described the manga stories as "well told and entertaining".Manga The Complete Guide Pg51 Writing for Mania.com, Eduardo M. Chavez describes the series as "funny, sexy, action packed and at times just plain whacked" and praises the mix of action and comedy.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-vol-02_article_81548.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930075823/http://www.mania.com/city-hunter-vol-02_article_81548.html|title=City Hunter Vol. #02|publisher=Mania.com|date=November 30, 2003|archive-date=September 30, 2009|last=Chavez|first=Eduardo M.}} Patrick King of Animefringe described the series as "not the most intellectually stimulating piece of fiction I've experienced lately" but called it "a blast to read".{{cite web|title=City Hunter Vol.1|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/06/|last=King|first=Charles|publisher=Animefringe|date=October 2003|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053800/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/06/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}

In a 2005 poll held by TV Asahi, City Hunter was voted 66th out of the 100 most popular animated TV series, as voted by TV viewers. A TV Asahi web-poll voted City Hunter 65th.{{cite news| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime| title = TV Asahi Top 100 Anime| date = September 23, 2005| access-date = January 1, 2007| work = Anime News Network| archive-date = June 21, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140621064503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime| url-status = live}}{{cite news| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2| title = TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2| date = September 23, 2005| access-date = January 1, 2007| work = Anime News Network| archive-date = July 30, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140730225630/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2| url-status = live}}

The characters Ryo and Kaori proved popular with fans. In the reader voted Animage Anime Grand Prix Saeba Ryo was voted second in the "Best Male Character" section in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1988.html|title=10th Anime Grand Prix|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014221205/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1988.html|archive-date=October 14, 2013}} In 1989, 1990 and 1991 he was voted first.{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1989.html|title=11th Anime Grand Prix|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173325/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1989.html|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1990.html|title=12th Anime Grand Prix|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175311/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1990.html|archive-date=October 19, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1991.html|title=13th Anime Grand Prix|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523154147/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1991.html|archive-date=May 23, 2010}} In 1992, he was voted sixth.{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1992.html|title=14th Anime Grand Prix|access-date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175635/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1992.html|archive-date=October 19, 2010}} Kaori Makamura was voted fifteenth in the "Best Female Character" category in 1988 before climbing to eighth in 1989. She then placed fifth in 1990 before falling to sixth and eleventh in 1991 and 1992, respectively.

The Motion Picture has been praised for the quality of its English dub but criticised for changing the characters names.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/city-hunter-the-motion-picture|title=City Hunter The Motion Picture|publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406221143/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/city-hunter-the-motion-picture|url-status=live}}

The anime series was also popular in France, where it was dubbed as Nicky Larson and 140 episodes aired in the early 1990s.{{cite news|title=Hit anime City Hunter to get live-action adaptation – in France!|url=https://soranews24.com/2017/07/17/hit-anime-city-hunter-to-get-live-action-adaptation-in-france/|work=SoraNews24|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102618/https://soranews24.com/2017/07/17/hit-anime-city-hunter-to-get-live-action-adaptation-in-france/|url-status=live}}

A replica of Kaori's "100-ton hammer" raised {{JPY|1.832 million}} ($17,150) on Yahoo Auctions in 2007. It was the biggest selling charity item of the year for the service.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-01/city-hunter-hammer-tops-yahoo-japan-charity-auctions|title=City Hunter Hammer Tops Yahoo! Japan Charity Auctions (Updated)|work=Anime News Network|date=February 1, 2008|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917180632/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-01/city-hunter-hammer-tops-yahoo-japan-charity-auctions|url-status=live}}

In 2012, the characters of Ryo, Kaori and Umibozu appeared in a video for the virtual musician Mana. Mana is a collaboration between Hojo and Tetsuya Komuro of TM Network.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-22/city-hunter-plays-backup-to-producer-tk-virtual-diva-in-video|title=City Hunter Plays Backup to Producer TK's Virtual Diva in Video|work=Anime News Network|date=July 22, 2012|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=April 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416225701/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-22/city-hunter-plays-backup-to-producer-tk-virtual-diva-in-video|url-status=live}}

The cover for the 2015 Chris Brown single "Zero" was allegedly copied from one of Hojo's City Hunter sketches.{{cite news|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Chris Brown Single Art Looks Familiar to "City Hunter" Manga Readers|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/11/02/chris-brown-single-art-looks-familiar-to-city-hunter-manga-readers|work=Crunchyroll|date=November 2, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124417/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/11/02/chris-brown-single-art-looks-familiar-to-city-hunter-manga-readers|url-status=live}}

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• {{Netflix title|qid=Q115727176|title=City Hunter (2024 live-action film)}}
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