The City Hunter Twitter account teased more information about the franchise’s upcoming anime film in 2023, with a teaser tagline saying “The Final Chapter Begins”.
The artist and creator of the series Tsukasa Hojo released a new visual showing off Ryo Saeba in front of the City. This film will commemorate the television anime’s 35th anniversary which originally premiered in April 1987.
The staff behind the anime film has yet to be announced, though cast members include returning members Akira Kamiya as Ryo Saeba, Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura, Harumi Ichiryusai as Saeko Nogami, Tessho Genda as Umibozu, and Mami Koyama as Miki.
▍About City Hunter
City Hunter is a manga series created by Tsukasa Hojo, and was published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1985 to 1991 with 35 volumes.
The series follows Ryo Saeba, a private detective who works to clean up Tokyo of crime, while also being a known sweeper, someone that’s always chasing pretty girls with a lax attitude. He works with his friend Makimura in a business called “City Hunter”, which does all manners of jobs so long as you contact them by writing the letters XYZ at Shinjuku.
One day Ryo’s partner Makimura is murdered and he’s left to take care of his sister, Kaori. The two hit it off despite Kaori often being offended by Ryo’s endless pursuit of other women, and they work together throughout various missions.
The series has been adapted into multiple anime series, seven films, multiple spin-off series and even a live-action movie in 1993 starring Jackie Chan, which is very loosely based on the events of the manga but in Hong Kong.
