La The 1980s was the heyday of great anime like Dragon Ball, Akira, and Saint Seiya., which with its protagonists who fight for evil, managed to be among the favorites of Japan and the world.
City Hunter, was not the exception, because in addition to being one of the most successful of this decade, it defined the anime genre that it employed for the first time, a style closer to the European.
Characterized by its technological innovation, perfect clothing and pop music, it became the most important manga ever. created Tsukasa Hōjō.
Starring private detective Ryo Saeba and Kaori Makimura, the pair fight to keep crime away from Tokyo, completing impossible missions that take on crime.
The series that debuted in 1985, in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump magazine, moved away from conventional manga, offering characters closer to reality such as Ryo, who despite having a great sex appeal as a detective, contrasts with his enormous clumsiness outside of his job.
And it is that despite the years, City Hunter remains a quintessential favorite manga classic, which has been adapted into several anime series, movies, and specials by the Sunrise studio..
Combining comedy with ecchi, City Hunter is the best manga of the time, ideal for those who want to see some suspense, but with a little humor and seriousness.
Tsukasa Hōjō, who also created anime like Cat's Eye y Angel Heart, was the mentor of Takehiko Inoue, creator of Slam dunk y Vagabond, being his assistant in the production of City Hunter.
Angel Heart, which began publication in Japan in 2001, is a manga that shares characters with City Hunter, but in a parallel reality.