Audience reviews
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coolman6446
Overall, I'm pretty mixed on the show. The first few episodes got me hooked and the ending was satisfying, but the middle was a pretty mixed bag. The biggest issue with this series is the lack of variety in jokes. There is 1. Ryo is a perv! 2. Kaori slams Ryo with a hammer for being a perv and 3. Kaori is a tomboy! There tends to be some variety with Ryo's perversion and how Kaori is bullied for being a tomboy, but the hammer joke gets real old real fast. There is only a handful of times they shake up the hammer joke, but a vast majority of the time it is the same stale punchline. The show can have some interesting set-ups and funny jokes, but the hammer joke just felt like a crutch for the writers when they didn't have any ideas, and it was the main reason it took me so long to push throu…
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A Great Action Comedy Anime of the 80s and 90s Era
City Hunter is one of the great anime of the late '80s and '90s. It still survives till today with movie specials that are released every couple of years or so. This shows how good the concept is. It has other spin-offs of sort like Angel Eyes from the same manga artist. The songs used and the music are top notch. If you are a fan of city pop of the '80s and '90s, then the soundtrack of City Hunter would be of interest.
The City Hunter is about the sweeper or vigilante similar to the role of McCall in The Equalizer of the same era. In this case the sweeper is Ryo Saeba. He is an orphan of Japanese heritage but somehow he ended up in the war zone as a child. The war zone was not named but it looks like South East Asia in the '70s. So he w…
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I'mma rate the series as whole, with a 6. When I watched the anime, I already had read the manga, and turned out to be a bad idea, since the anime adaptation is A FREAKING DISASTER. Most of its episodes are all fillers, and the episodes that are canon were adapted so wrong, not to mention the amount of censorship it has, which doesn't make sense since the original story isn't that violent or graphic (I came to miss Roy's mokkoris, much of the jokes lost their charm because the lack of erectios lol) , even tho the overall feeling the anime tries to transmit is more like "cool and badass gunman" the series portraits the complete opposite, most of the episodes are so silly I can't take seriously a story like that (the manga share the same problem but not as much) I tried watching this anime e…
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City Hunter is one of the leading anime of the 1980s. The atmospheres, drawings, and never dull characters make this work unique.
Although the seasons never have a continuous plot but only episodes with a separate storyline, the plot is present only in the very first episodes, where one main character is replaced with another who will later become the undisputed protagonist together with Ryo; we are talking about Kaori.
In each episode a different girl is introduced, never stereotyped and always elegant.
Dizzying music, along with the opening and closing theme songs also make this anime perfect on the musical side.
In Italy, unfortunately, from the second season onward they changed Ryo Saeba's voice actor, and the third and fourth seasons we could not appreciate them that much.
But I…
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City Hunter is considered a classic from the 80's but in my opinion is too overrated. I'll justify my opinion on this review.
Visuals:
1) classic visual style for the 80's; this is a great thing
2) there are several animation mistakes that are capable of breaking immersion
3) most male characters are copy paste, design-wise
Sound:
1) every single seiyuu is a legend in the japanese voice acting industry. The big majority of them had already worked together in many other titles like Lupin III, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, ... The chemistry between the seiyuus is very noticeable and their performances are incredibly solid. Despite this, Ryo is still an insuferable character. I'll explain why later.
2) The soundtrack is also very 80's and again this is a g…
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This is my first review of an anime series it maybe look different from what you see in other reviews so forgive me if my review is not as good as others. So this last year I tried to watch some of the good old animes and one of them is the city hunter season 1, Looking at the story is a bit cliche since its really an old anime and the art style is kind of reminds me of some western cartoons in the 70s shows like the old G. I JOE ish except it has more details but what separates it from being a western cartoon show is that it has mixed of what is currently the anime has it has fan service.
And also what makes me hooked on this anime is the character designs of female characters it is somewhat closer to reality (body structure) but on the male characters, it's a different story. Also, seas…
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Saeba Ryo is the second most lecherous man in the universe, beaten only by Moroboshi Ataru (Urusei Yatsura). Most of these episodes are more about Ryo perving on women, and being hit with hammers by his partner Makimura Kaori. It is light hearted fun, and there is some action. However the series started with Saeba being a 'sweeper' which seemed to mean something of an assassin/problem eliminator, he shot people and a couple of episodes were dark, but by about the 5th episode it turned into a comedy, with a bit of action. Ryo is an over the top human superhero, he has no powers but he has a heightened sixth sense and unbelievable accuracy with guns. His problem is he is always trying to get into women's pants, though he is never successful. It's pretty much the same joke over and over again…
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I have to explain that I watched this in french dub because it heavily impacts the grade:
In France, this anime is called Nicky Larson, and the whole anime atmosphere is goofed up like a 4kid dub would do and it has a legendary opening (sing it and everyone will sing along) in fact, the anime is so goofed up that when a character gets shot he will be saying out loud "ouch ouch! you hurt me, meanie!" I'm not making this up it's 100% real.
Hearing this you'll think that it ruined the atmosphere and it kinda did but surprisingly it transformed it into an incredible comedy gold anime and a lot of people loved it, many people of my age will remember they liked this anime as much as dbz or naruto, this anime is fun, beautiful for your ears and your eyes well deserved 10/10.
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This is the 1st time, I'm reviewing an anime. I believe, that City Hunter is by far the best anime series I've ever watched, and enjoyed.
I want to thank the makers, cast and crew for making the show. This goes for, not only season 1, but also for seasons 2 & 3.
All the characters - Saeba, Kaori, Saeko, Umibozu, Miki - so beautifully created. The episodes are funny, lovable and even the 1st end credits' song, is too good. Truly, who wouldn't GET WILD after watching this masterpiece of an anime series
I hope that City Hunter can be continued / remade, in the future.
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I had wanted to see this anime for a long time, because the synopsis is interesting. An excellent hired gun who takes jobs only from pretty women. At first I was quite impressed by how perverted Ryo Saeba is, it was a strange thing but as I progressed in the series I came to find him somewhat funny thanks to Kaori who was always there to control Ryo's impulses.
I really liked that it is an episodic anime, each episode a new adventure for Ryo and his weakness for women, still retaining his skills as a hired gun, a great combination of comedy and action. For now I only watched this season and I hope to continue advancing with the following ones, overall I give this season a 10.
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Story: (7) It follows a bounty hunter named Ryo Saeba who is paid by people to help them with serious situations. He works with his assistant Kaori. It's basically just a typical bounty hunter anime with an episodic formula but it works well since it's very entertaining! It has quite a few arcs sprinkled throughout but mostly single episode stories. There are episodes that range from great to meh. Ryo throughout the series is always trying to get with all the woman who hires him. Mainly good and entertaining for the most part!
Art: (8) This anime is nice to look at. It is your usual 80s art style but it's done quite well. The colors mixed with the homey feeling city streets makes for a comfortable viewing experience until bullets start flying. I will say that the first quarter of the ani…
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The neighbourhood knows him as playboy Saeba Ryo, while in the underworld he is known as the City Hunter, Japan's top sweeper. Everything from dog finding to being a bodyguard, he accepts all requests. But only from women. With his trusty assistant, Kaori Makimura, we follow him through a series of action-packed adventures in the 80's of Japan.
The story is a typical hardboiled agent movie. I personally like this genre, but I still have to subtract some points, because the show's too repetitive. Every episode is basically, Saeba Ryo meets girl in distress. Saeba Ryo saves girl in distress.
The anime was made in 1987. So the art style was very nostalgic and aesthetic, but the animation in itself was nothing special.
What stood out the most about the anime was the OSTs. They are some of…
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Ahhh City Hunter, a HUGE show but forgotten. I found it because of it's awesome soundtrack recently.
First, I usually don't like the episodic shows but I still loved this. This show is a lot better than it seems and you need to watch it to understand that.
The show has a pretty "unique" sense of humour and even some people might consider it offensive for todays standards. It follows the adventures of our beloved City hunter with his partner doing all kind of jobs and always involving cute girls. The show main focus are the characters and it's comedy, the show has action almost in all the episodes tho.
The comedy is pretty perverted (as well as the mc) and a lot of times it involves the characters trolling and pranking each other (something pretty uncommon). Despite saying that people c…
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If you're looking for hot 80's awesomeness, look no further because this Anime has it all! From .357 magnums, sports jackets, and new wave rock.
Ryo Saeba is Japans international man of mystery, who you can place your trust with because of his superior sweeper skills! But if you're a beautiful Woman you might not want to trust him as a man.
This light hearted action packed comedy is full of running gags, impossible situations, and a certain charm that will leave you wanting more.
Jackie Chan even made a live action movie, because that's just how awesome this show is.
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This is my first review on MAL...
In the late 90’s, I was introduced to the world of animes and mangas for the first time. My first favorite anime was from the manga City Hunter by author Tsukasa Hojo. It was adapted by Sunrise Studios in 1987 and has since been one of the top and best-selling series of all time in Shonen Jump. This anime also has a huge fanbase in the west more noticeably in Europe.
The series follows the daily activities of an excellent private detective named Ryo Saeba and his associate Kaori. Ryo’s always chasing after beautiful girls and vowed to himself to only accept them as clients. City hunter, displays therefore a lot of funny scenes following the protagonist interactions with girls and Kaori’s never ending jealousy.
Despite all its comedy, City Hunter is on…
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* This is a review of the french adaptation of the City Hunter serie *
Twenty five years after it was showcased on the french television, Nicky Larson (City Hunter) remains one of the most famous japanese anime in France and Nicky (Ryo) and Laura (kaori) still hold a place in the heart of many of the young people who used to watch their adventures on TV.
While the japanese version of the serie's main quality was its characters and its wonderfull original soundtrack, the french team responsible for the adaptation wasn't allowed to translate all the "adult stuff" and the few gore scenes had to be cut because the goal was to have young kids watch the serie. In the end what they achieved was to make it an even more enjoyable show for adults.
Several critical choices were made. The villains…
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It had been a long time since I did not watch any "new" anime , I was just with DBSuper, and began to watch the whole series of Power Ranger. Finally, last month decided to look for something new to watch. I remembered some anime that caught my attention in a magazine that used to buy when I was younger, the "Ultra Jovem". So I went on the website Super Anime and searched for anime according to the year, more precisely 80 and 90, because honestly, the anime today has me filled eyes, even DBSuper, Sailor Moon Crystal (What even stopped watching), only Digimon Tri renewed my teen spirit with nostalgia. So in the middle of the search I found City Hunter.
City Hunter has all I love: police investigation, action and humor! The story revolves around Ryo Saeba a sweeper (a kind of private detecti…
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"I’m neither an ally of yours nor a tool of those police inspectors who think they are men of justice. I live as I think is right." Ryo Saeba, to a mafia leader.
This masterpiece is the adaption of City Hunter's manga, one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling series of all time, from the all-known popular hit by Hojo Tsukasa. City Hunter is the code name of the main character, Ryo Saeba, Tokyo's best sweeper, private detective and body guard, as well as the number one pervert in Japan.
No one can wield the .357 Colt Python Magnum the way Ryo Saeba does. He can shoot while moving with pinpoint accuracy, shoot through the same hole in a target many times, and draw, shoot then reload his gun faster than any opponent. Strongly feared in the underworld of Tokyo, he lives the way he sees fit,…
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This masterpiece is truly one of a kind. I have no clue as to why this gem of the late 80's is barely known.
Story - 8
This anime follows the adventures of Japan's premier hired gun, Ryo Saeba. I gave the story a 9 as there is really no overarching story, or various story arcs. Instead, this series is rather episodic, with many single story episodes with a few 1-3 mini arcs spread throughout. This, however, can also be seen as a forte to this series, as this series isnt hindered by fillers, drawn out fights, repetition, or slower parts like some other series of similar lengths are. Each episode is interesting, especially the mini arcs which usually tend to be deeper in nature. Basically, almost all the episodes follow the basic formula of a beautiful female client who calls upon the help…
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Please note that when reviewing this series, I have thought of it WITHIN its timeframe. So if it seems to be rated highly to you, it is because I am judging it for the time it was made.
Where do you start when you review a milestone series? This is a tough question and one that really comes forth as I review City Hunter.
City Hunter is one of those series that transcend time and generations as the winning combination of drama, action and comedy can be appreciated time and time again. This series has its aspects often copied (Cowboy Bebop being the most obvious one) and even the copies can't go wrong with the winning formula. One who takes a chance on this series will not be disappointed as it has such a broad appeal that it is unlikely to be found lacking (a little like Sailor Moon for th…
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