City Hunter -XYZ- (シティーハンター-XYZ-, Shitī Hantā -XYZ-) is a one-shot chapter as the basis for the City Hunter manga series.
Summary[]
After coming home from a business trip in America, the City Hunter Ryo Saeba is hired by a scientist named Mitsuko Shimizu to protect her from a syndicate, but in case she is caught by the syndicate, Ryo should kill her.
Characters[]
- Ryo Saeba: A sweeper who is known to be called as City Hunter.
- Kaori: Ryo's assistant.
- Mitsuko Shimizu: A scientist and Ryo's client.
Reception[]
This one-shot masterpiece won the Readers' Award as well as the Winning Award in Issue 18 from Weekly Shounen Jump. Its sequel "City Hunter - Double Edge" was also serialized under the same publication. These two one-shots became the basis for the current "City Hunter" series we know from 1985's Issue 13 to 1991's Issue 50.
Notes[]
- This manga does not take place in the same City Hunter universe.
- Despite not being in the same universe, it was later adapted into an anime episode in the City Hunter anime.
Trivia[]
- Tsukasa Hojo originally wanted to make a manga spinoff based on the minor Cat's Eye character Misato Kamiya. Hojo stated that he thought it would be a good idea to go to America and collect data for research. However, he ended up getting worn out instead.