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| Japanese | シティーハンタースペシャル ザ・シークレット・サービス | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Shounen | |
| Type | TV special | |
| Based on | Manga — Tsukasa Hojo | |
| Directed by | Kenji Kodama | |
| Character design | Sachiko Kamimura | |
| Studio | Sunrise | |
| Original run | January 5, 1996 | |
| Episodes | 1 | |
| Episode length | 90 min | |
| Total running time | 1 hr 30 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Winter 1996 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.40 | |
| On users' lists | 1,838 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Tsukasa Hojo | |
| Published in | Shounen Jump (Monthly) | |
| Demographic | Shounen | |
| Original run | 1996 | |
| Volumes | 2 | |
| Chapters | 8 | |
City Hunter: The Secret Service (Japanese: シティーハンタースペシャル ザ・シークレット・サービス) is a 1996 Japanese anime television special based on the manga series by Tsukasa Hojo. It is animated by Sunrise and directed by Kenji Kodama. It aired on January 5, 1996.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Hikage · Rosa Martinez · James McGuire · Anna Shinjo
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 | English |
|---|---|---|
| Kaori MakimuraMain | Kazue Ikura | Pamela Ribon |
| Ryou SaebaMain | Akira Kamiya | Martin Blacker |
| Hayato IjuuinSupporting | Tessyo Genda | Adam Dudley |
| MikiSupporting | Mami Koyama | – |
| Saeko NogamiSupporting | Harumi Ichiryuusai | – |
| DunkirkSupporting | Kazuhiro Nakata | – |
| GonzalesSupporting | Mugihito | – |
| HikageSupporting | Osamu Ichikawa | – |
| Rosa MartinezSupporting | Keiko Toda | – |
| Anna ShinjoSupporting | Yuri Amano | – |
All languages (7)
| Character | Japanese | English | German | French | Spanish | Italian | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaori MakimuraMain | Kazue Ikura | Pamela Ribon | Nadja Reichardt | Danièle Douet | – | Jasmine Laurenti | Myeong Seon Lee |
| Ryou SaebaMain | Akira Kamiya | Martin Blacker | Michael Pan | – | Pablo del Hoyo | Guido Cavalleri | – |
| Hayato IjuuinSupporting | Tessyo Genda | Adam Dudley | Karl Schulz | – | – | Vittorio Bestoso | – |
| MikiSupporting | Mami Koyama | – | Claudia Galdy | – | – | Elisabetta Cesone | – |
| Saeko NogamiSupporting | Harumi Ichiryuusai | – | Liane Rudolph | Agnès Gribe | – | Patrizia Scianca | – |
| DunkirkSupporting | Kazuhiro Nakata | – | Sebastian Jacob | – | – | Vladimiro Landoni | – |
| GonzalesSupporting | Mugihito | – | Kaspar Eichel | – | – | Antonello Governale | – |
| HikageSupporting | Osamu Ichikawa | – | – | – | – | Alberto Sette | – |
| Rosa MartinezSupporting | Keiko Toda | – | – | – | – | Loredana Nicosia | – |
| Anna ShinjoSupporting | Yuri Amano | – | Tanya Kahana | – | – | Paola Della Pasqua | – |
Production
Key staff
Tsukasa HojoOriginal Creator
Kenji KodamaDirector
Sachiko KamimuraCharacter Design
Yasuo UrakamiSound Director
Junichi HigashiArt Director
SunriseStudioStaff
| Studio | Sunrise |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Tsukasa Hojo |
| Director | Kenji Kodama |
| Character Design | Sachiko Kamimura |
| Sound Director | Yasuo Urakami |
| Art Director | Junichi Higashi |
| Editing | Tomoaki Tsurubuchi |
| Theme Song Performance | Ann Lewis |
| Producer | Charles Campbell |
Episodes
1 of 1 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.40225 ratings
Score distribution
1012.4%
97.1%
833.3%
732.9%
68.9%
52.2%
42.2%
30.4%
20.4%
10%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch494
- Watching8
- Completed412
- On hold30
- Dropped57
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
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.
1.8KOn users' lists
412Completed
8Watching
494Plan to watch
Related works
| Original work | City Hunter: The Secret Service (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Prequel | City Hunter '91 (TV series, 1991) City Hunter: The Motion Picture (TV special, 1997) |
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- “City Hunter: The Secret Service”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- “City Hunter: The Secret Service”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- “City Hunter: The Secret Service”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q3678621”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.