Seasons & episodes
S1 · E22Ryo Plays Cupid: Here's to Diamonds 1987-08-31 · 25 min
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 there is more to her story than meets the eye.
S1 · E23Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees 1987-09-07 · 25 min
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 an experimental, but deadly bee. The bride does have the antidote, but as Kaori finds out, it has "terrible" side effects, most notably showing the feminine side of City Hunter.
S1 · E24A Rosy Hospital Stay?: An Angel in White in Danger 1987-09-14 · 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 staying. While Ryo must not tell the nurse that she is being targeted, he also finds out she does not have enough experience being a nurse.
S1 · E25An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty 1987-09-21 · 25 min
Ryo teams up with a beautiful American agent to find out who is smuggling tanks from Japan.
S1 · E26What is Love?: Ryo's course in Proper Romance 1987-09-28 · 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 convince her daughter to quit her job as he feels that she may be in danger of other stalkers. Ryo realizes that the young woman has lived a sheltered life and decides to teach her a few lessons in love.
S1 · E27Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 1) 1987-10-05 · 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 pretends to take Umibozu's place and then tries many opportunities to sleep with Maki.
S1 · E28Ryo & Umibozu's Sweet Daddy Longlegs Story (Part 2) 1987-10-12 · 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 her concert. Ryo reveals to Maki who her "Daddy Longlegs" really is.
S1 · E29A 500 Yen Job: A Cute Little Girl wins Ryo's Heart 1987-10-19 · 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.
S1 · E30Ryo's Rival In Love: Give Me Kaori 1987-10-26 · 25 min
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. Kaori meanwhile, is using this opportunity to see how Ryo reacts to the presence of a "rival".
S1 · E31Fast Paced Romance: A Girl's Love Closing in Fast 1987-11-02 · 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 attention from the daughter of a tycoon. And Ryo is hired by the daughter to convince the biker to leave his gang and live a normal life.
S1 · E32Don't Die Ryo: Hard Boiled Magnum 1987-11-09 · 25 min
When Ryo is hired by Saeko to bait a well known assassin, the assassin takes notice and issues a formal challenge to Ryo.
S1 · E33Go For It Umibozu: One, Hard-Boiled First Love Concerto 1987-11-16 · 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 who is trying to report the story in honour of her dead fiance.
S1 · E34Shock! Ryo's a Papa Don't Wake that Sleeping Child 1987-11-23 · 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 her away from her mother. Ryo and Kaori both develop a bond with a little girl and Ryo realizes that the late husband's father is not as bad as portrayed.
S1 · E35A Vision Newscaster Ryo's Mokkori Scandal Report 1987-11-30 · 25 min
Ryo is assigned to protect a famous reporter as she tries to cover a report involving a corrupt politician and Yakuza.
S1 · E36A College Girl Plays Hardball for Love! Someone is Trying to Kill Me 1987-12-07 · 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 her. In fact, this is part of an extortion scheme from parties unknown.
S1 · E37Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part One) 1987-12-14 · 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 representing honor and dignity. However, the hoodlums are members of the Hanafubuki Gumi themselves. When the daughter Kikunosuke asks Ryo to teach her about honor and the Japanese way, the Hanafubuki Gumi hoodlums return and kidnaps Otora. Ryo and Kikunosuke must rescue her and Ryo learns that Kikunosuke is the daughter of the leader of the Hanafubuki Gumi.
S1 · E38Shinjuku Honor All the Way! The Kimono Beauty Wants To Be My Student (Part Two) 1987-12-21 · 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 and honor. Kaori goes to Kikunosuke's father with a request to allow her daughter to live a normal life.
S1 · E39Princess from the Moon! Amnesia Gives Ryo Headaches 1987-12-28 · 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 from an overwhelming fact.
S1 · E40One Sexy Partner! After Shower Compensation 1988-01-04 · 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 double-crosses them and kidnaps Aya. Ryo must rescue her with Kaori's help.
S1 · E41Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part One) 1988-01-11 · 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 as well as the death of her former partner. He also learns that someone has ordered a hit on Reika herself.
S1 · E42Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part Two) 1988-01-18 · 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 a showdown against an expert marksman and also lands Ryo, Kaori, and Reika in Jail after being set up by the corrupt police officer.
S1 · E43Utako's Cookie Anniversary Moles on Her Chest and a Love Poem 1988-01-25 · 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 client is also not an ordinary girl.
S1 · E44We Asked One Hundred Kids, They said, "Ryo's Our Hero." 1988-02-01 · 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 construction site, their sister is kidnapped by the robbers and they must turn to City Hunter for assistance. What they don't realize that the man after their sister is none other than Ryo himself.
S1 · E45Three Sisters are Calling! Ryo's Skiing Heaven 1988-02-08 · 25 min
Ryo is requested to take care of three sisters at a ski resort.