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The Best Episodes of City Hunter Season 1

Every episode of City Hunter Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of City Hunter Season 1!

The Best Episodes of City Hunter Season 1

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....

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  1. Background image for One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail
    8.8/10(4 votes)

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

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl
    8.5/10(2 votes)

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

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Love Don't Leave Me: A Ten Count to Tomorrow
    7.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Goodbye Makimura: A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night
    7.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope
    7.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E6

    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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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective
    6.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love
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    #9 - The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban
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    #10 - One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips
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    #11 - That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips

    S1:E11

    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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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land
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    #12 - Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land

    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for She's Getting Married at Age Sixteen: A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol
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    #13 - She's Getting Married at Age Sixteen: A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol

    S1:E13

    Ryo is assigned to protect young pop idol Nagisa from an unknown fanatic, however he is more interested in her female manager. However, it turns out that Nagisa is very attracted to Ryo and Ryo decides to use this to his advantage to ensure her safety.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for My Foe is a Beautiful Lady?: The Biggest Woman Trap in History
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    #14 - My Foe is a Beautiful Lady?: The Biggest Woman Trap in History

    S1:E14

    Saeko enlists the help of Ryo to solve the dissappearances of beautiful women in Shinjuku. The stakes are even higher when Kaori, mistaken for a beautiful woman, is also kidnapped. Ryo encounters the mastermind of the scheme, a supposedly beautiful woman who may not be who she seems to be.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Ryo's an Instructor at a Women's School?: To Protect a Sweet Young Lady
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    #15 - Ryo's an Instructor at a Women's School?: To Protect a Sweet Young Lady

    S1:E15

    Ryo is requested to protect the daughter of a dead tycoon who claims that Ryo had saved her from kidnappers once before. As Ryo tries to find out who is trying to kill her, her stepmother comes up as a very likely suspect, but is being controlled by someone else.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for One Frisky Stewardess: Ryo - Self Defense Instructor
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    #16 - One Frisky Stewardess: Ryo - Self Defense Instructor

    S1:E16

    An old friend of Kaori's is being stalked by strange characters who are after strange looking watches that were slipped into her bag. Despite Kaori's efforts to keep her away from Ryo, Kaori is kidnapped by the men and Ryo and her friend must rescue her.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Summer's Lovely Designer: Ryo has a Thing for the Super-High-Leg Type
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    #17 - Summer's Lovely Designer: Ryo has a Thing for the Super-High-Leg Type

    S1:E17

    Ryo is recruited by a famous fashion designer's assistant after her designs were stolen by her boss.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for A Divine Prophecy on a Summer's Evening: Shrine Maiden gets first lesson in love
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    #18 - A Divine Prophecy on a Summer's Evening: Shrine Maiden gets first lesson in love

    S1:E18

    Corrupt businessman, an incompetent assassin, and a old lady complicates Ryo's job to protect a beautiful psychic.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger
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    #19 - A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger

    S1:E19

    Ryo is asked to investigate threats made to women attending an audition for a film featuring a handsome actor. One of these ladies attending this audition is hoping to reunite with her long-lost father, the director of the movie.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Her Ladyship Leaves the Mountain: One Long Day for Ryo
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    #20 - Her Ladyship Leaves the Mountain: One Long Day for Ryo

    S1:E20

    Ryo is hired to defend a jungle princess from members of her own tribe intent in breaking their isolation from the modern world.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Faceless Snipers: Ryo's and Saeko's Dangerous Game
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    #21 - Faceless Snipers: Ryo's and Saeko's Dangerous Game

    S1:E21

    When Ryo finds himself in a hotel with Saeko, he is forced to accept a job to protect a former newspaper magnate from hitman that he hired himself.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Ryo Plays Cupid: Here's to Diamonds
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    #22 - Ryo Plays Cupid: Here's to Diamonds

    S1:E22

    While snooping around a lingerie show, Ryo comes across a woman who stole a beautiful diamond necklace from a wealthy young man. The woman asks Ryo to be her lover, but Ryo is aware that there is more to her story than meets the eye.

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees
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    #23 - Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees

    S1:E23

    A bride literally falls into Ryo's lap and along with it, some goons hired by the jilted groom. While trying to sneak up on her during the middle of the night, Ryo gets stung by an experimental, but deadly bee. The bride does have the antidote, but as Kaori finds out, it has "terrible" side effects, most notably showing the feminine side of City Hunter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger
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    #24 - A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger

    S1:E24

    In order to find out who is targeting a nurse who is due to be the recipient of a large inheritance, Ryo breaks his foot and ends up in the same hospital the nurse is staying. While Ryo must not tell the nurse that she is being targeted, he also finds out she does not have enough experience being a nurse.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty
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    #25 - An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty

    S1:E25

    Ryo teams up with a beautiful American agent to find out who is smuggling tanks from Japan.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail" is the best rated episode of "City Hunter" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Kenji Kodama and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/1987. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl".