City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba
- TV special
- Spring 1999
- 1 episode
- 91 min
- Sunrise
- Manga
- PG-13
- Shounen
Contents
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| Japanese | シティーハンタースペシャル 緊急生中継!?凶悪犯冴羽リョウの最期 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | City Hunter: Kinkyuu Namachuukei!? Kyouakuhan Saeba Ryou no Saigo | |
| Also known as | City Hunter: Live on Stage City Hunter: Death of Evil Ryo Saeba | |
| Genre | Shounen | |
| Type | TV special | |
| Based on | Manga — Tsukasa Hojo | |
| Directed by | Masaki Oozora | |
| Character design | Keiichi Satou | |
| Studio | Sunrise | |
| Original run | April 23, 1999 | |
| Episodes | 1 | |
| Episode length | 91 min | |
| Total running time | 1 hr 31 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 1999 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.33 | |
| On users' lists | 1,684 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (Japanese: シティーハンタースペシャル 緊急生中継!?凶悪犯冴羽リョウの最期, Hepburn: City Hunter: Kinkyuu Namachuukei!? Kyouakuhan Saeba Ryou no Saigo) is a 1999 Japanese anime television special based on the manga series by Tsukasa Hojo. It is animated by Sunrise and directed by Masaki Oozora. It aired on April 23, 1999.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Kaori MakimuraMain | Kazue Ikura | Nadja Reichardt |
| Sayuri ClaudiaMain | Minami Takayama | Ghadah Al-Akel |
| Hayato IjuuinSupporting | Tessyo Genda | Karl Schulz |
| MikiSupporting | Mami Koyama | Claudia Galdy |
| Saeko NogamiSupporting | Harumi Ichiryuusai | Liane Rudolph |
| Hideyuki MakimuraSupporting | Susumu Chiba | – |
All languages (3)
| Character | Japanese | German | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaori MakimuraMain | Kazue Ikura | Nadja Reichardt | Myeong Seon Lee |
| Sayuri ClaudiaMain | Minami Takayama | Ghadah Al-Akel | – |
| Hayato IjuuinSupporting | Tessyo Genda | Karl Schulz | Won Hyeong Choi |
| MikiSupporting | Mami Koyama | Claudia Galdy | – |
| Saeko NogamiSupporting | Harumi Ichiryuusai | Liane Rudolph | Hyeon Jin Lee |
| Hideyuki MakimuraSupporting | Susumu Chiba | – | Won Hyeong Choi |
Production
Key staff
Staff
| Studio | Sunrise |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Tsukasa Hojo |
| Director | Masaki Oozora |
| Script | Nobuaki Kishima |
| Character Design | Keiichi Satou |
| Chief Animation Director | Shinichi Sakuma |
| Color Design | Yuuki Kase |
| Editing | Tomoaki Tsurubuchi |
| Producer | Hiroshi Yamashita |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch488
- Watching20
- Completed388
- On hold34
- Dropped57
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
Related works
| Sequel | City Hunter: The Motion Picture (TV special, 1997) City Hunter: Ryou no Propose (OVA, 2016) |
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- “City Hunter: Kinkyuu Namachuukei!? Kyouakuhan Saeba Ryou no Saigo”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “City Hunter: Kinkyuu Namachuukei!? Kyouakuhan Saeba Ryou no Saigo”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q2974564”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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