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City Hunter (TV)

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© Tsukasa Hojo / Shueisha • YTV • Sunrise


[ adapted from City Hunter (manga) ]

Related anime:
    City Hunter 2 (TV) (1988-04-02 to 1989-07-14, sequel)
      City Hunter 3 (TV) (sequel)
        City Hunter '91 (TV) (sequel)
    City Hunter: .357 Magnum (movie) (1989)
    City Hunter: Bay City Wars (OAV) (1990)
    City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (OAV) (1990)
    City Hunter: The Secret Service (special) (1996-01)
    City Hunter: Goodbye my Sweetheart (special) (1997-04)
    City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (special) (1999-04-23)

Alternative title:
Cazador (Spanish)
City Hunter-Ein Fall für Ryo Saeba (German)
Nicky Larson (French)
シティーハンター (Japanese)
시티 헌터
Genres: action, comedy, mystery
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.
User Ratings: 193 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 30 votes (sub:23, dub:3, Spa.dub:1, Fre.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Excellent: 43 votes (sub:28, Fre.dub:5, raw:5, dub:4, Spa.dub:1)
 Very good: 42 votes (sub:31, dub:4, Fre.dub:3, ?:1, Por.sub:1, Ita.dub:1, Fre.edit.dub:1)
 Good: 42 votes (sub:31, Fre.dub:3, raw:3, Ita.dub:2, dub:1, Fre.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 25 votes (sub:16, raw:2, Fre.dub:2, dub:2, ?:1, Fre.edit.dub:1, Ger.dub:1)
 So-so: 5 votes (sub:4, Fre.dub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Ita.dub:1, dub:1)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 454 users, rank: #1157
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.834 (Very good-.16), std. dev.: 1.5716, rank: #601
Weighted mean: 7.667 (Very good-.33), rank: #643 (seen all: 8.19 / seen some: 7.13 / won't finish: 5.41)
Bayesian estimate: 7.659 (Very good-.34), rank: #459
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 51
Episode titles: We have 51
Vintage:
1987-04-06 to 1988-03-28
1990-11-29 (France)
2001-11-28 to 2002-03-16 (Germany, TV-Channel: MTV)
Opening Theme:
#1: "CITY HUNTER~愛よ消えないで~ (CITY HUNTER~Ai yo kienaide)" by Kahoru Kohiruimaki (eps 1-26)
#2: "Go Go Heaven" by Toshiyuki Ohsawa (eps 27-51)
Ending Theme:
"Get Wild" by TM NETWORK (eps 1-51)
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 1
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Related releases:
    City Hunter - Season 1 Collection 1 (DVD 1) 2003-07-29
    City Hunter - Season 1 Collection 2 (DVD 2) 2003-07-29

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Kenji Kodama

Music:
Ryouichi Kuniyoshi
Tatsumi Yano

Original Manga: Tsukasa Hojo

Character Design: Sachiko Kamimura

Art director:
Junichi Higashi
Mitsuharu Miyamae

Animation director:
Kumiko Takahashi
Mutsumi Inomata
Takeo Kitahara

Sound director: Yasuo Uragami

Director of Photography: Itta Kobayashi

Producer:
Masuo Ueda
Michihiko Suwa

Key Animation:
Koji Morimoto (OP)
Kumiko Takahashi

Planning: Michihiko Suwa

Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda

Theme Song Performance: TM Network (ED)

 

Akira Kamiya as Ryo Saeba

Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura

Akari Hibino as Nana

Akira Shimada as Suzuki (ep 24)

Asami Mukaidono as Yuka (ep 29)

Banjou Ginga as Harukawa (ep 15)

Chie Koujiro as Mariko (ep 46)

Chika Sakamoto as
Chiemi Horikoshi (ep16)
Jiro Washio (ep44)
Runaway girl (ep1)

Daisuke Gouri as General (ep 5)

Eiko Yamada as Aya Misaki (ep 40)

Eriko Chihara as Ayako Rokumeikan (ep 31)

Fumi Hirano as Hanahime (ep 20)

Gara Takashima as Saori Murakoshi (ep 29)

Goro Naya as General (ep 5)

Hideki Fukushi as Numata (ep 4)

Hideyuki Hori as Robert 

Hideyuki Tanaka as Makimura

Hikari Akiyama as Lili (ep 4)

Hiroko Emori as Etsuko Kashima (ep 19)

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Ryuu (ep 9)

Houchu Ohtsuka as Mita (ep 3)

Issei Futamata as Yonezawa (ep 17)

Issei Masamune as Arnold (ep 12)

Kaneto Shiozawa as Young-Manger (ep 9)

Kazuhiko Inoue as Shin'ichi Yotsui (ep22)

Keiko Han as Atsuko Kawada

Keiko Toda as Yumiko Satou (ep 6)

Keiko Yokozawa as Kumi 

Kenyuu Horiuchi as Kano (ep 6)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Clark (ep 2)

Kôichi Kitamura as
Informer (ep 1)
Kouzou (ep 30)

Koji Toya as Arnold (ep 2)

Kyooko Hamura as Masumi (ep 48)

Mahito Tsujimura as Tetsu (ep 4)

Mari Yokoo as Youko (ep 39)

Masaharu Satou as Kurosaki (ep 4)

Masako Matsubara as Yuri Okano (ep 47)

Masaru Ikeda as Michael Garland

Masashi Hirose as Inagaki (ep 3)

Maya Okamoto as Yuki Minagawa (ep 26)

Mayumi Shou as Uchi-Hime (ep 18)

Mieko Makimura as Hisako Washio (ep 44)

Miina Tominaga as Kasumi Asao (ep11) 

Miyuki Matsuoka as Kikunosuke Fubuki

Miyuki Ueda as Megumi (ep 3)

Motomu Kiyokawa as Ogio (ep 7)

Nana Yamaguchi as Mayumi (ep 15)

Naoki Tatsuta as Naoya (ep 23)

Naoko Matsui as Yurika (ep 36) 

Naoko Watanabe as Yuuko Kataoka (ep 15)

Natsumi Sakuma as Reiko (ep 34)

Noriko Hidaka as Mitsuko Shimizu

Nozomu Sasaki as Takuya (ep 12)

Osamu Kato as Garcia (ep 5)

Reizô Nomoto as Yotagawa (ep 23)

Rica Fukami as Miho (ep 45)

Rihoko Yoshida as Angel Heart (ep 25)

Rumiko Ukai as Eriko (ep 33)

Run Sasaki as Reiko Yuuki (ep 35)

Ryo Horikawa as Hyuuga (ep 19)

Saburo Kamei as Mohamed (ep 2)

Saeko Shimazu as Midori Oohara

Sakiko Tamagawa as Denai (eps 50-51)

Sanae Miyuki as Minako (ep 45)

Seiko Nakano as Kyoko (ep 49)

Seizo Katou as
Executive (ep 51)
Mysterious man (ep 50)

Shigeru Chiba as Tachibana (ep25)

Shingo Kanemoto as Kaneda (ep 18)

Sho Hayami as Sabu (ep 43)

Shozo Iizuka as Skies foreman (eps 41-42)

Sumi Shimamoto as Maki (eps 27-28)

Takeshi Watabe as Fuyuki (eps 37-38)

Tesshô Genda as Umibozu

Tetsuo Mizutori as Sanchesu

Toku Nishio as Matsui (ep 7)

Toshiko Fujita as Natsumi Azuki (ep 1)

Waka Kanda as Utako (ep 43)

Yoku Shioya as Hitogi (ep 31)

Yoshino Takamori as Reika Nogami

You Inoue as Boss Lady (ep 14)

Youko Asagami as Saeko Nogami

Youko Kawanami as
Syo (ep 4)
Youko Makino (ep 9)

Youko Matsuoka as Keiko Kashiwagi 

Youko Ogai as Nana Yoshida

Yuji Mikimoto as Ogino (ep 3)

Yuji Mitsuya as Shinji (ep 30)

Yuko Mita as Sayaka

Yuko Mizutani as Yoshimi Iwai

Yumi Mizusawa as Yoshiko (ep 45)

Yumi Takada as
Arisa Hoshino (ep22)
Yuuki Oikawa

Yuriko Fuchizaki as Nagisa Matsumura (ep14)

Yuriko Yamamoto as Kazue Natori

Yuuichi Meguro as Shougo (ep 31)

Yuusaku Yara as Hirao (ep 9)

Hideyuki Umezu

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kouichi Yamadera

Kôzô Shioya

Shigezou Sasaoka

Tomohiro Nishimura

Yutaka Shimaka

Japanese companies 

Backgrounds:
Baku Production
Boomerang Art Room
Sam Art
Studio Easter

Broadcaster: Yomiuri TV

Development: Tokyo Laboratory

Editing: Jay Film

Finish Animation:
Studio Boggy
Studio DEEN
Studio Kyuma
Suzuki Animation Planning

In-Between Animation:
AD Cosmo
Anime R
Studio DEEN
Studio Kyuma
Studio Live
Studio Max
Studio MAY
Studio Musashi
Studio Victory

Photography:
ACC Production Studio
Asahi Production
Sanko Production

Production: Sunrise

Production Cooperation: Magic Bus

Recording Studio: APU Studio

Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation

Sound Production: Audio Planning U

Titles: Maki Pro


English staff 

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Sharon Papa

Producer: Matt Greenfield

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

English cast 
(none)
English companies 

Broadcaster: The Anime Network

Licensed by: ADV Films

French staff 
French cast 

ADR Director: Maurice Sarfati

Theme Song Performance:
Jean-Paul Cesari
Jean-Pierre Cesari (OP1/OP2)

 

Vincent Ropion as Nicky Larson (Ryo Saeba)

Agnès Gribe as Hélène Lamberti (Saeko Nogami)

Régis Lang as Tony Marconi (Hideyuki Makimura)

Agnès Gribe as Saeko

Anne Jolivet as Raquel (Reika)

Anne Rondeleux as Laura (2nd voice)

Danièle Douet as Laura (1st voice)

Georges Atlas as Mammouth (voix de remplacement)

Marie-Christine Darah as Naomi

Maurice Sarfati as Renard

Michel Barbey as Mammouth

Régis Lang as Makimura

Vincent Ropion as Ryô Saeba

Agnès Gribe

Alain Flick

Anne Jolivet

Anne Kerylen

Anne Rondeleux

Brigitte Morisan

Catherine Lafond

Catherine Privat

Christiane Lorenzo

Daniel Russo

Edgar Givry

Emmanuel Curtil

Emmanuelle Pailly

Eric Etcheverry

Francette Vernillat

Francis Lax

Françoise Pavy

Isabelle Maudet

Jane Val

Jean-François Kopf

Laurence Crouzet

Lionel Tua

Maïk Darah

Manoëlle Gaillard

Marie Martine

Martine Irzenski

Maurice Sarfati

Michel Vigné

Monique Martial

Nathaniele Esther

Nicole Hiss

Philippe Ariotti

Serge Bourrier

Serge Lhorca

Sophie Arthuys

Stéphanie Murat

Valérie Siclay

Virginie Ledieu

Virginie Ogouz

French companies 

ADR Production: SOFI

Broadcaster:
AB 1
France 2
Game one (from December 2008)
Mangas
NT1
TF1 (from 29 November 1990)

Distributor:
AB distribution
Beez

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Pablo Del Hoyo (spain dub)

Theme Song Lyrics: Carlos Toro (Spain dub)

Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub)

 

Adelaida López as Julia Makimura (Spain dub ; 2nd voice)

Glòria Camara as Julia Makimura (Spain dub ; 1st voice)

Pablo Del Hoyo as Coque Saeba (Spain dub)

Marisa Marco as Silvia Nogami (Spain dub)

Amparo Bravo (spain dub)

Claudio Serrano (spain dub)

Sara Vivas (spain dub)

Valle Acebrón (spain dub)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
K3 (100%)
Telecinco (Spain)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director:
Adriano Micantoni
Federico Danti

Dialogues: Cristina Robustelli

Theme Song Performance: Stefano Bersola

 

Guido Cavalleri as Hunter (Ryo Saeba)

Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Kreta Mancinelli (Kaori Makimura)

Caterina Rochira as Reika Nogami

Elisabetta Cesone as Miki

Gianfranco Gamba as Jeff Mancinelli (Hideyuki Makimura)

Mario Cordova as Annunciatore (Edizione Italia 7)

Patrizia Scianca as Selene (Saeko Nogami)

Vittorio Bestoso as Falcon (Umibozu)

Adolfo Fenoglio as
Capo Dei Malviventi (eps 50-51)
Padre Delle Ragazze (ep 45)

Aldo Stella as Poliziotto (ep 1)

Alessandra Karpoff as
Alice Sangermani (ep 31)
Irene (ep 43)
Milly (eps 27-28)

Annamaria Mantovani as
Madre Di Sonia (ep 15)
Sig.Na Tornabuoni (eps 41-42)

Antonio Paiola as
Campana (ep 18)
Capo (ep 43)
Capo Dei Malviventi (ep 25)
Curzio (ep 48)
Direttore (ep 29)
Donato (ep 20)
Ennio Robustini (ep 23)
Industriale (ep 33)
Killer (ep 36)
Mastrantoni (ep 10)
Nonno Di Clara (ep 11)
Nonno Di Nana' (ep 34)
Presentatore (ep 19)

Caterina Rochira as
Ragazza (ep 17)
Reika, La Giornalista (ep 35)
Segretaria Di Nagisa (ep 14)

Cinzia Massironi as Siria (ep 10)

Claudio Moneta as
Gino Barachi (ep 3)
Walter Jorine (ep 22)

Dania Cericola as
Clara (eps 37-38)
Erica (ep 33)
Fiorista (ep 32)
Regina (ep 34)

Daniela Fava as Nana' (ep 34)

Daniele Demma as Direttore Dell'ospedale (ep 24)

Davide Garbolino as Sandro Gabinaru (ep 30)

Deborah Magnaghi as
Miriam (ep 18)
Nagisa (ep 14)
Suor Anna (ep 49)

Elisabetta Spinelli as Irma (ep 1)

Emanuela Pacotto as
Eleonora (ep 19)
Giula (Yuka) (ep 29)
Giulia (ep 26)
Giuliana Marini (ep 36)

Enrico Bertorelli as Capo Dei Rapinatori (ep 20)

Francesco Orlando as Ammiratore (ep 41)

Francesco Sangermano as
Cicognani (ep 40)
Farina (eps 37-38)

Giorgio Melazzi as
Killer (ep 41)
Maggiordomo (ep 31)
Rapitore (ep 46)
Sanchez (ep 11)
Scagnozzo (ep 43)
Sicario (ep 18)
Telecronista (ep 3)

Giusy Di Martino as
Elena (ep 2)
Sonia (ep 15)

Grazia Migneco as
Deborah (eps 37-38)
Nonna Di Miriam (ep 18)

Guido Cavalleri as Speaker Dell'ippodromo (ep 21)

Irene Scalzo as Gino Vassallo (ep 44)

Ivo De Palma as
Cameriere (ep 2)
Capo Della Polizia (ep 11)
Croupier (ep 9)
Malvivente (ep 1)
Padre Di Tommaso (ep 12)

Marcella Silvestri as
Alisa (ep 22)
Camilla (ep 7)
Giusy Occhini (ep 47)
Irene Vassallo (ep 44)
Lilian (ep 17)
Manuela (ep 48)

Marco Balzarotti as
Anastasi (ep 3)
Capo Dell'ostrica Azzurra (ep 10)
Capo Della Banda (ep 35)
Inviato Del Regno (ep 39)
Pilota Dell'elicottero (ep 2)
Renzo (ep 9)
Saeki (eps 37-38)
Silvio (ep 43)

Mariagrazia Errigo as Guardiana Dell'istituto (ep 36)

Marina Massironi as
Bambino (ep 42)
Katia Natoli (ep 23)
Noemi (ep 16)

Mario Scarabelli as
Autista (ep 34)
Capo Dei Falsari (ep 44)
Capo Della Banda (ep 20)
Furio Ranghi (ep 11)
Jacopone (ep 18)
Klaus Gabinaru (ep 30)
Malvivente (ep 8)
Snake (eps 27-28)

Massimiliano Lotti as
Figlio Di Ennio (ep 23)
Sergio (ep 31)

Maurizio Scattorin as
Aldo Tanziani (ep 24)
Biagio (ep 7)
Capo Dei Rapitori (ep 2)
Ciccio (ep 47)
Connery (ep 22)
Editore (ep 29)
Facchinetti (ep 42)
Gemma (eps 50-51)
Glacia (ep 5)
Michel Garont (ep 32)
Scagnozzo (ep 25)

Monica Parlante as Capo (ep 13)

Orlando Mezzabotta as
Enzo Marini (ep 36)
Kito (eps 37-38)
Naso Di Fuoco (ep 48)
Padre Di Giusy (ep 47)
Regista (ep 19)

Paolo Torrisi as Tommaso (ep 12)

Patrizia Scianca as
Ciro Vassallo (ep 44)
Jolanda (ep 6)
Mirka (ep 46)
Ragazza Drogata (ep 5)
Sara (Saori) (ep 29)

Pietro Ubaldi as
Cameriere (ep 32)
Camillo (ep 43)
Carpanesi (ep 42)
Grandi (ep 47)
Jerry Smith (ep 21)
Kurokawa, Il Regista (ep 6)
Padre Di Giulia (ep 26)
Saboa (eps 50-51)
Sacerdote (ep 32)
Sig. Mattei (ep 7)
Ubaldi (ep 35)

Roberto Colombo as Politico (ep 33)

Sante Calogero as Scagnozzo (ep 41)

Tony Fuochi as Capo (ep 16)

Veronica Pivetti as
Clara (Kasumi Aso) (ep 11)
Elly (ep 39)
Fiore (ep 20)
Maia (ep 40)
Susanna Costa (ep 24)

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Cultoon
Europa 7
GXT (from 19 September 2005)
Italia 7 (from january 1997)
Italia Teen Television (from 1 October 2003)
MTV Italia (from 4 October 2004)

Distributor: Dynit

Dubbing: MERAK FILM - Milano


German staff 

Script: Ute Landfried-Marin

Director Of Dubbing: Ute Landfried-Marin

German cast 

Michael Pan as Ryo Saeba

Nadja Reichardt as Kaori Makimura

Diana Borgwardt as Azusa

Karl Schulz as Wasserseele (Umibozu)

Stefan Fredrich as Villian (ep1)

German companies 

Broadcaster:
K-Toon
MTV
MTV (Germany)

Dubbing: Johannisthal Synchron

 
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