Yano Tatsumi

Saeba Ryou works as a sweeper — he sweeps crime off the streets. His partner, the tomboyish Makimura Kaori, deals primarily with the business side of things, and has a crush on Ryou, though she is reluctant to admit it. The clandestine City Hunter team is available for hire for missions like protection and private investigation, and Ryou has made it his policy to primarily…

Saeba Ryou, the City Hunter, is a private detective, a sweeper, working on the streets of Tokyo. He and close friend and helper Makimura Kaori are hired to solve the problems of desperate people. When Ryou is not using his sharpshooting skills against bad guys, he sets his sights on pretty ladies. Kaori uses a giant anti-ecchi hammer to make sure he behaves, though. Source:…

The City Hunter's adventures continue with a complicated case of protecting an up-and-coming young idol from a stalker. Normally this would be like letting the fox guard the hen house, but fortunately even an infamous pervert like Ryou does not go for minors. But when the same culprit goes after Kaori as well, even Ryou is shaken. He finally has to get serious, even if his…

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