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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E01 One Cool Sweeper: XYZ is a Dangerous Cocktail
April 6, 1987 8.8 25 min
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...
S01E02 Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl
April 12, 1987 8.5 25 min
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...
S01E03 Love Don't Leave Me: A Ten Count to Tomorrow
April 20, 1987 7.0 25 min
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...
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...
S01E06 No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope
May 11, 1987 7.0 25 min
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,...
S01E07 A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl
May 18, 1987 7.0 25 min
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...
S01E08 A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective
May 25, 1987 6.0 25 min
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...
S01E09 The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love
June 1, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E10 One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban
June 8, 1987 25 min
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,...
S01E11 That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips
June 15, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E12 Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land
June 22, 1987 25 min
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.
S01E13 She's Getting Married at Age Sixteen: A Hot Kiss with a Pop Idol
June 29, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E14 My Foe is a Beautiful Lady?: The Biggest Woman Trap in History
July 6, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E15 Ryo's an Instructor at a Women's School?: To Protect a Sweet Young Lady
July 13, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E16 One Frisky Stewardess: Ryo - Self Defense Instructor
July 20, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E19 A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger
August 10, 1987 25 min
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...
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...
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...
S01E24 A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger
September 14, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E26 What is Love?: Ryo's course in Proper Romance
September 28, 1987 6.0 25 min
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...
S01E27 Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 1)
October 5, 1987 8.0 25 min
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...
S01E28 Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 2)
October 12, 1987 7.0 25 min
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...
S01E29 A 500 Yen Job: A Cute Little Girl wins Ryo's Heart
October 19, 1987 7.0 25 min
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.
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....
S01E31 Fast Paced Romance: A Girl's Love Closing in Fast
November 2, 1987 8.0 25 min
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...
S01E33 Go For It Umibozu: One, Hard-Boiled First Love Concerto
November 16, 1987 8.0 25 min
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...
S01E34 Shock! Ryo's a Papa Don't Wake that Sleeping Child
November 23, 1987 7.0 25 min
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...
S01E36 A College Girl Plays Hardball for Love! Someone is Trying to Kill Me
December 7, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E37 Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part One)
December 14, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E38 Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part Two)
December 21, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E39 Princess from the Moon! Amnesia Gives Ryo Headaches
December 28, 1987 25 min
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...
S01E40 One Sexy Partner! After Shower Compensation
January 4, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E41 Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part One)
January 11, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E42 Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part Two)
January 18, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E43 Utako's Cookie Anniversary Moles on Her Chest and a Love Poem
January 25, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E44 We Asked One Hundred Kids, They said, "Ryo's Our Hero."
February 1, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E46 Picking Pockets is a Thrill Pick Pockets for Tomorrow!
February 15, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E47 Mokkori is the Best Medicine?! A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler's Heart
February 22, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E48 O Spring Come Soon to Love's Widow Take Off Those Clothes of Mourning
February 29, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E50 The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part One)
March 14, 1988 25 min
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...
S01E51 The Deadliest Enemy! Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part Two)
March 28, 1988 25 min
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...