7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
City Hunter (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
PhiloDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's primary focus is on action, comedy, and individual crime-fighting, with its core conflicts and solutions remaining largely apolitical and devoid of any explicit promotion of specific political ideologies or engagement with systemic social issues.
The movie, based on a Japanese manga, features casting that aligns with its source material, presenting a diverse cast within its cultural context without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on action-comedy and character dynamics, without central themes that critique traditional identities or explicitly promote DEI.
Secondary
The show features Saeko Nogami, a police detective, who is consistently portrayed as highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat. She successfully defeats multiple male opponents in physical confrontations using her martial arts abilities.
The 1987 anime series 'City Hunter' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on action, comedy, and the protagonist's adventures, without exploring gender identity or transsexual experiences.
The 1987-1991 anime series "City Hunter" faithfully adapts its source manga, maintaining the established genders of all major characters. No character canonically established as one gender in the manga is portrayed as a different gender in the anime.
The 1987-1991 anime adaptation of "City Hunter" faithfully portrays its characters, including Ryo Saeba and Kaori Makimura, as Japanese, consistent with their original manga depictions. No characters established as one race in the source material were portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
8.0
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