City Hunter Special: The Secret Service is an animated action comedy that follows the story of Ryo Saeba, a sweeper hired by a president for the protection of his bodyguard. Kenji Kodama directed the 1996 film, which was written by Tsukasa Hojo and Akinori Endo.
Here’s how you can watch and stream City Hunter Special: The Secret Service via streaming services such as Crunchyroll.
Is City Hunter Special: The Secret Service available to watch via streaming?
Yes, City Hunter Special: The Secret Service is available to watch via streaming on Crunchyroll.
The film is based on the City Hunter manga series and features Ryo Saeba, a charismatic sweeper popularly known as the City Hunter. He is hired by the newly-elected president of a South American country for the protection of one of his bodyguards. Moreover, the bodyguard is his daughter, Anna (known as Kaori in the manga). Notably, the film explores their antics together as team members during secret missions.
Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Tessyo Genda, Yoko Asagami, Akio Otsuka, and Mami Koyama, among others, star in the film.
Watch City Hunter Special: The Secret Service streaming via Crunchyroll
City Hunter Special: The Secret Service is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll is a streaming service specializing in East Asian media, particularly anime, including simulcasts, and some East Asian dramas and manga.
You can watch via Crunchyroll by following these steps:
- Go to CrunchyRoll.com
- Choose your payment plan:
- $7.99 per month (Fan)
- $9.99 per month (Mega Fan)
- $14.99 per month (Ultimate Fan)
- Enter your personal information and select ‘Create Account’
The Crunchyroll Fan plan lets users stream the service’s entire library ad-free, watch new episodes shortly after they air in Japan, and read digital manga.
The Mega Fan plan offers the same service but also lets users stream on up to four devices at a time, allows offline viewing, and provides a $15 discount off $100+ purchases in the Crunchyroll Store every three months.
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City Hunter Special: The Secret Service’s official synopsis is as follows:
“City Hunter, the globally adored hero, becomes embroiled in an adventure that takes him deep into the political intrigue of a Third World country and into the pain and anguish of one man’s tortured past. James McGuire’s life is so dangerous he has to hire bodyguards for his Secret Service agents. It doesn’t help that his chief agent is actually his long-lost daughter. Luckily for him, City Hunter and Kaori are behind on the rent and need the work. But a dark secret from McGuire’s past threatens to destroy him and his lonely daughter Anna. Will he live to rescue his country? Will his resentful daughter learn to love him again? Will City Hunter finally get some action?”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
