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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. 8.3/10(59 votes)

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

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    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:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(76 votes)

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

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    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
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  3. 8.0/10(35 votes)

    #3 - A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger

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    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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  4. 7.9/10(30 votes)

    #4 - An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty

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    S1:E25

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

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  5. 7.8/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees

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    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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  6. 7.8/10(28 votes)

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

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    S1:E32

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

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    Director:Kenji Kodama
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.6/10(51 votes)

    #7 - Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows

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    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
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  9. 7.6/10(42 votes)

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

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    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
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  10. 7.6/10(37 votes)

    #9 - That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips

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    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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  11. 7.6/10(37 votes)

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

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    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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  12. 7.6/10(30 votes)

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

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    S1:E26

    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.

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  13. 7.6/10(32 votes)

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

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    S1:E27

    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.

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  14. 7.6/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part One)

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    S1:E41

    A new private investigation agency opens next door and it is run by Reika Nogami, Saeko Nogami's younger sister. While Ryo makes constant advances towards her, he learns about Reika's blackmail tactics against Yakuza gangsters as well as the death of her former partner. He also learns that someone has ordered a hit on Reika herself.

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  15. 7.6/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part Two)

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    S1:E42

    Reika explains to Ryo about how a corrupt police officer is interfering with narcotics investigations, and how her former partner was killed by the Yakuza and her desire to clear his name. This leads to a showdown against an expert marksman and also lands Ryo, Kaori, and Reika in Jail after being set up by the corrupt police officer.

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  16. 7.6/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part One)

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    S1:E50

    Kaori has a recurring nightmare regarding Ryo's impending death. Meanwhile, Umibozu narrowly escapes death at the hands of three siblings who are powerful assassins hired by the Lodos Mafia. Badly shaken and wounded, Umibozu tries to find Ryo. At the same time, Saeko and Reika hire Ryo to help them bust a smuggling ring headed by the Lodos Mafia at a large masquerade. The three assassin siblings notice and decide to use this to their advantage. Their target: to kill Ryo by using Kaori Makimura as a hostage.

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  17. 7.5/10(60 votes)

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

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    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
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  18. 7.5/10(55 votes)

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

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    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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  19. 7.5/10(36 votes)

    #18 - She's Getting Married at Age Sixteen: A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol

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    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
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  20. 7.5/10(35 votes)

    #19 - My Foe is a Beautiful Lady?: The Biggest Woman Trap in History

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    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
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  21. 7.5/10(32 votes)

    #20 - One Frisky Stewardess: Ryo - Self Defense Instructor

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    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
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  22. 7.5/10(27 votes)

    #21 - A Divine Prophecy on a Summer's Evening: Shrine Maiden gets first lesson in love

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    S1:E18

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

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  23. 7.5/10(31 votes)

    #22 - A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger

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    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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  24. 7.5/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Faceless Snipers: Ryo's and Saeko's Dangerous Game

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    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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  25. 7.5/10(32 votes)

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

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    S1:E28

    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.

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  26. 7.5/10(29 votes)

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

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    S1:E29

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Goodbye Makimura: A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night" is the best rated episode of "City Hunter" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Kenji Kodama and written by N/A, it aired on 5/4/1987. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail".