The Best Episodes of City Hunter

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail

   S1:E14/6/1987

   When there is a spate of random shootings in Shinjuku, a sister of one of the victims wants Ryo to catch the killer and bring him to justice. But Ryo can tell that there is much more than justice that his client is interested in.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl

   S1:E24/12/1987

   Ryo's client is a daughter of a known scientist who developed a deadly microbe that could render humanity sterile. His client wants him to protect her at all costs while she develops a vaccine, but should she be captured, she wants him to kill her before terrorists can extract the knowledge of the microbe from her.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 1)

   S1:E2710/5/1987

   Umibozu returns to ask Ryo to help him protect Maki, the daughter of his old mentor. Ryo learns of the story of Daddy Longlegs and that Umibozu has been supporting her from a distance. Ryo pretends to take Umibozu's place and then tries many opportunities to sleep with Maki.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Fast Paced Romance: A Girl's Love Closing in Fast

   S1:E3111/2/1987

   Ryo and Kaori come across two opposing jobs involving the same people. Kaori is hired by a member of a Biker Gang who wants her to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to deflect attention from the daughter of a tycoon. And Ryo is hired by the daughter to convince the biker to leave his gang and live a normal life.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Go For It Umibozu: One, Hard-Boiled First Love Concerto

   S1:E3311/16/1987

   Umibozu is injured while protecting a female pianist with whom he has affection for. He enlists the help of Ryo to help protect the girl from a corrupt politician involved in a bribery scandal and who is trying to report the story in honour of her dead fiance.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Goodbye Makimura: A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night

   S1:E55/4/1987

   Hideyuki is killed on Kaori's birthday as he refuses to do a request for the head of a powerful crime syndicate. Ryo must avenge his death.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope

   S1:E65/11/1987

   As Kaori takes over as Ryo's new partner, Ryo is called upon to solve a string of incidents involving actress Yumiko Sato. As he delves deep into the mystery, he comes across a powerful adversary, as well as a client who may have a deadly death wish.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl

   S1:E75/18/1987

   Ryo's client is a man who wants to fake his own death to be free from a powerful politician so he could be reunited with his daughter. The man admits to be spineless but he is more than meets the eye. Ryo must masquerade as the hitman not only to save his client, but to ensure that the men working for the politician do not bother his client again.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 2)

   S1:E2810/12/1987

   Umibozu reveals that the man after Maki is Snake, a former comrade who betrayed Umibozu and her father. The final showdown between Umibozu and Snake takes place in a theater where Maki is performing in her concert. Ryo reveals to Maki who her "Daddy Longlegs" really is.

   Director:Kenji Kodama

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A 500 Yen Job: A Cute Little Girl wins Ryo's Heart

    S1:E2910/19/1987

    A young girl manages to convince Ryo to help her idol, a budding children's author, from corporate bullies representing a publishing firm. The price: 500 Yen.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Don't Die Ryo: Hard Boiled Magnum

    S1:E3211/9/1987

    When Ryo is hired by Saeko to bait a well known assassin, the assassin takes notice and issues a formal challenge to Ryo.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Shock! Ryo's a Papa Don't Wake that Sleeping Child

    S1:E3411/23/1987

    A young girl comes up to Ryo claiming that he is her father. But this is all a ruse by a desperate mother to protect her from her late husband's father who intends to take her away from her mother. Ryo and Kaori both develop a bond with a little girl and Ryo realizes that the late husband's father is not as bad as portrayed.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Ryo's engaged!? Prediction of love at the rendezvous (Part 1)

    S2:E14/8/1988

    After helping to protect a young girl named Akemi from some ruthless thugs, she insists that Ryo is her future husband and that they were destined to be married. While Ryo is able to get away, Akemi decides to enlist his help as her bodyguard to protect her from an unknown assailant named Kaijin X. In fact, the marriage story is a farce so that Akemi can leave her career as a young model.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Announcement of the mokkori escape! XYZ is rescuing the world

    S3:E110/15/1989

    Ryo and Kaori protect a Rubirian Embassy worker striving not only to salvage the environment of her homeland, but also to expose a smuggling ring in which a Rubirian Embassy Environmental official is involved.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Love Don't Leave Me: A Ten Count to Tomorrow

    S1:E34/20/1987

    A boxer is killed over a fight for a championship title, and Ryo must deal with the victim's rival obsessed with glory. At the same time, he must deal with the boxer's girlfriend, whose pain is not only in her heart, but also in her body as well.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows

    S1:E44/27/1987

    Ryo's partner Hideyuki is frantic over the disappearance of her sister Kaori as a spate of abductions of women have swept Shinjuku. As he is trying to find his partner's sister, he comes across a man who is not who he seems to be. Together, they must find the secret into the kidnappings.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective

    S1:E85/25/1987

    A Police detective named Saeko Nogami hires Ryo to obtain a crown containing a microchip which has stolen top secret plans inside. While Ryo agrees to do his job, he awaits his ""payment"" which leaves Kaori confused as to how this payment would be applied.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - What is Love?: Ryo's course in Proper Romance

    S1:E269/28/1987

    When a father requests the services of City Hunter to protect his daughter from someone stalking her at work, he finds out that the stalker IS City Hunter. The father then requests that City Hunter convince her daughter to quit her job as he feels that she may be in danger of other stalkers. Ryo realizes that the young woman has lived a sheltered life and decides to teach her a few lessons in love.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Ryo's Rival In Love: Give Me Kaori

    S1:E3010/26/1987

    A nephew of a missing wealthy explorer seeks Ryo's services to protect him from his aunt who seeks to obtain his uncle's fortune. However, the young nephew begins to have feelings of affection for Kaori. Kaori meanwhile, is using this opportunity to see how Ryo reacts to the presence of a "rival".

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    #20 - The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love

    S1:E96/1/1987

    Ryo must protect a lovely casino dealer as she prepares for a showdown with a rival syndicate in order to win her freedom. Meanwhile, Ryo is pitted against a powerful gambler who exploits Ryo's weaknesses to their fullest extent.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    #21 - One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban

    S1:E106/8/1987

    Ryo is tricked into doing bodyguard work for the daughter of a Yakuza Boss being stalked by a biker team. Ryo realizes that the daughter is the leader of a female gang at her school, and finds there is much more than what the Yakuza boss is requesting.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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    #22 - That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips

    S1:E116/15/1987

    Ryo is requested to assist a female thief in stealing a black tulip from a fraudulent psychic. Kaori finds out that the psychic's butler has a crush on her and decides he may be helpful in obtaining the plant.

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    #23 - Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land

    S1:E126/22/1987

    Ryo must protect a woman and a young boy from another country from being abducted by foreign agents. Kaori soon discovers that the young boy's actions and demeanor are exactly as Ryo's.

    Director:Kenji Kodama

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