The BEST episodes of City Hunter season 1
Every episode of City Hunter season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. 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. 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.
#1 - Picking Pockets is a Thrill: Pick Pockets for Tomorrow!!
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 2/21/1988
Ryo and Kaori run into Mariko, an old friend of Kaori's and an aspiring pickpocket. Out of concern for her friend, Kaori asks Ryo to try to convince her to give up pickpocketing. Ryo then issues a challenge: if Mariko can steal Ryo's Wallet, then Mariko can continue as a pickpocket. Otherwise she must quit the profession. Little do the three of them know that Mariko has been targeted by Yakuza after stealing a piece of jewelry containing secret files from a daughter of a Yakuza boss.
#2 - We Asked 100 Kids: They Said 'Ryo's Our Hero'
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/8/1988
Two brothers have a handful as they deal with a pervert supposedly after their sister who works as a hairstylist. But when they discover a hidden stash of cash stolen in a robbery at a construction site, their sister is kidnapped by the robbers and they must turn to City Hunter for assistance. What they don't realize that the man after their sister is none other than Ryo himself.
#3 - Three Sisters Are Calling! Ryo's Skiing Heaven
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/15/1988
Ryo is requested to take care of three sisters at a ski resort.
#4 - Go For It Umibozu!! One Hard Boiled First Love Concerto
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/16/1987
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.
#5 - The Deadliest Enemy!! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/28/1988
With Kaori Kidnapped by the three assassin siblings, the Lodos Mafia issues a formal challenge to Ryo. Ryo, with the help of Umibozu, infiltrates the Lodos Mafia boat in search of Kaori. Kaori realizes that her nightmares foretelling Ryo's death may be true.
#6 - Utako's Cookie Anniversary: Moles on Her Chest and a Love Poem
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/1/1988
Ryo is requested to protect a famous poet from an increasing number of stalkers following her. When Ryo finds out that the men following her are not ordinary stalkers, he also finds out that his client is also not an ordinary girl.
#7 - Princess From The Moon! Amnesia Give Ryo Headaches
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/4/1988
Ryo runs into a woman who claims she has amnesia and gets notoriously drunk after one sip. Ryo deduces that the girl is not actually suffering from memory loss and is attempting to run away from an overwhelming fact.
#8 - One Sexy Partner! After Shower Compensation
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 1/11/1988
Ryo is hired by a female "sweeper" who works for the insurance industry. Their goal is to recover a very expensive diamond stolen from a business tycoon. Once recovered, however, the owner of the diamond double-crosses them and kidnaps Aya. Ryo must rescue her with Kaori's help.
#9 - Shock! Ryo's a Papa: Don't Wake that Sleeping Child
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/23/1987
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.
#10 - Mokkori is the Best Medicine?! A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler's Heart
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 2/29/1988
Ryo is hired by Yuri, daughter of a famous pool player while she prepares for a match that may determine the fate of her father's pool club. Ryo discovers that Yuri is not a person who does well under pressure, and as such, tries to help her overcome this handicap during the match.
#11 - Fast-Paced Romance! A Girl's Love Closing in Fast
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/2/1987
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.
#12 - Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye! (Part Two): A Passionate Woman's Big Detective Story
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/25/1988
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.
#13 - The Deadliest Enemy!! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 3/21/1988
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.
#14 - A College Girl Plays Hardball For Love! Someone Is Trying To Kill Me
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/7/1987
Ryo must try to ascertain whether or not the adopted daughter of a wealthy tycoon is trying to kill herself. The daughter, however, maintains that it is her adopted father who is trying to kill her. In fact, this is part of an extortion scheme from parties unknown.
#15 - Shinjuku Honor All The Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/21/1987
Cast away from the Hanafubuki Gumi, Kitoo and the other hoodlums plot to kill Kikunosuke's father and their former leader. Meanwhile, Kikunosuke, on orders from her father, boards with Ryo to learn more about dignity and honor. Kaori goes to Kikunosuke's father with a request to allow her daughter to live a normal life.
#16 - Beautiful Newscaster: Ryo's Secret Mokkori Report
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/30/1987
Ryo is assigned to protect a famous reporter as she tries to cover a report involving a corrupt politician and Yakuza.
#17 - Ryo's Rival in Love?! Give Me Kaori
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/26/1987
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".
#18 - The Legend of Umibozu, Pure-Hearted Mysterious Benefactor (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/1987
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.
#19 - A 500 Yen Job?! A Cute Little Girl Wins Ryo's Heart
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/19/1987
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.
#20 - Don't Die, Ryo!! Hard Boiled Magnum
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/9/1987
When Ryo is hired by Saeko to bait a well known assassin, the assassin takes notice and issues a formal challenge to Ryo.
#21 - O Spring Come Soon to Love's Widow! Take Off Those Clothes of Mourning...
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/7/1988
A Job referral from Saeko has Ryo protect the widow of a dead tycoon from an unknown extortionist. At the same time, the butler realizes that only Ryo can help the widow from letting go of her tragic loss.
#22 - Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye! (Part One): A Passionate Woman's Bold Secret
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/18/1988
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.
#23 - Shinjuku Honor All The Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/14/1987
When Hoodlums try to harass the owner of Otora's cafe into selling her business, Ryo intervenes with the help of a young girl who claims to be a member of the Hanafubuki Gumi, a group representing honor and dignity. However, the hoodlums are members of the Hanafubuki Gumi themselves. When the daughter Kikunosuke asks Ryo to teach her about honor and the Japanese way, the Hanafubuki Gumi hoodlums return and kidnaps Otora. Ryo and Kikunosuke must rescue her and Ryo learns that Kikunosuke is the daughter of the leader of the Hanafubuki Gumi.
#24 - Buzz Buzz Buzz Go the Killer Bees!! A Bride Fallen from the Sky
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/7/1987
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.
#25 - The Legend of Umibozu, Pure-Hearted Mysterious Benefactor (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/5/1987
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.