Review of City Hunter

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 in1987. 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 the best music I have ever heard from an anime. Both the OPs and EDs were dripping with the 80's, and The soundtracks were also very catchy. Besides from that, the voice acting was solid.

We are presented a likeable cast, with Saeba Ryo being one of my favourite protagonists of all time. He chases after women with a silly look on his face, but when he get serious he is reliable and strong. The rest of the cast consists mostly of gorgeous distressed ladies.

I really enjoyed watching this anime, even with the lack of story. The cast is just so lovely, and it's fun watching the dynamic duo between Saeba and Kaori. If you like Lupin III, I recommend you watch this.