The excitement has been building since the announcement back in March 2018 that a new City Hunter anime film set in the present day is in the works. It ’s set for a February 8th, 2019 release and now it’s gotten a name with City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes. Three more actors were also revealed whose character designs you can see below followed by the new key visual and then the trailer. The film has Kenji Kodama directing it after working on past films in the franchise with the screenplay by Yoichi Kato. Kumiko Takahashi will be handling the character designs for it and confirmation of Sunrise handling the animation, which is no surprise.
The new cast additions include:
- Marie Iitoyo as Ai Shindō
- Kōichi Yamadera as Shinji Mikuni
- Houchu Ohtsuka as Vince Englert
Akira Kamiya will play Ryo Saeba and Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura. Additional cast includes Harumi Ichiryūsai as Saeko Nogami, Tesshō Genda as Umibozu, and Mami Koyama as Miki.
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The manga began back in 1985 and we’ve seen a lot of adaptations and spinoffs across a range of media since then.
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Check out the official site and Twitter.
Property Concept: Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He’s a “sweeper” and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo’s not working on a case, he’s working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.
[Source: ANN]