In order to adapt this manga for a modern audience, City Hunter tries to reduce the original's sexism and main character's sexualization and objectification of women, but there's still plenty of it.
Read full articleAccessible and endlessly energetic, City Hunter should hit the target for fans and first-timers alike.
Read full articleIt's as silly as crying wolf when thinking you spotted a Brown Bear monster in the film.
Read full articleYou can get away with a lot of this stuff in video games and animation. But this tries to go the extra step... It's just not that engaging.
Read full articleA cheesy crime action-drama with some comedy thrown in. What's most interesting about it is how backward these characters are and how different Japanese attitudes are from ours.
Read full articleA lively, action-packed extravaganza that successfully brings the anime to life.
Read full articleWhile maintaining a structure similar to its predecessor, director Kenji Kodama infuses fresh elements throughout.
Read full articleSuzuki makes the silly story fun to follow between fights with a giggling, juvenile charisma that is hard to resist.
Read full articleIt is a very Japanese comedy, with its characteristic excesses and conventions. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleThe horniness of the tone and main character can be off-putting, but when viewed in context of his heart, the antics showcase an endearing contradiction with the outward projection versus the inward beliefs.
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