City Hunter Fanfiction
City Hunter was my absolute favorite anime growing up (I'm a child of the eighties ^_^). When I first saw it, dubbed in Italian, I wasn't yet in my teens, but I immediately "fell in love" with the humor of it...The mallets, konpeito, funny faces, and funny voices. It took more than a decade for me to discover that the original Japanese voice actors are even funnier. And at about the same time, I finally decided to read the original work that inspired the anime; Tsukasa Hojo's extraordinary manga.
For those who know City Hunter, it doesn't need to be repeated, but for those, who have only seen the anime, let me tell you that the manga is light-years ahead and much much better as far as the overall story-arc (and yes, the relationship between Ryo and Kaori) goes. And, of course, no one beats Hojo-sensei when it comes to art.
City Hunter is a bit of an obsession for me, I freely admit it and there are more-or-less short periods of my life I succumb to the incessant urge to write fanfiction on the theme; all of them focused on the main (romantic) relationship of the CH universe—that between Saeba Ryo and Makimura Kaori.
This is the place where you can read these flights of my fancy. Hope you enjoy.
Since CH fanfics come in all "sizes", I decided to sort them by completion status and length; One-shots (only one chapter per story), short fics (a story of at least 10 chapters), long fics (more than 10 chapters per story—unfortunately these comprise the most of my "writing opus", since I can't seem to keep anything short), and work in progress (not yet complete fanfics which I'll try to actually finish before the next decade rolls around if a writer's block doesn't strike).
Homecoming
(A/N: Takes place seven years after the episode in which Kaori went to work with Mick. In this story, she didn't return to Ryo at the end of the episode, but packed up her stuff and left for good. She preferred running than getting hurt all over again.)
♫ Writing Soundtrack ♫ (listen/playlist)
Jennifer Cihi - Without You
Kirsten Steinhauer - Forever In My Heart
Oh Joon Sung 오준성 - Nana's Theme (instrumental)
Jonghyun 샤이니(종현) - So Goodbye
Yim Jae Beum 임재범 - Sarang 사랑 (instrumental)
Apple Mango - I Love You, I Want You, I Need You
Richard Marx - Until I Find You Again
Hans Zimmer (From The Da Vinci Code Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Chevaliers De Sangreal
Camille Beluze - Days Are Gone
Patty Smyth feat. Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
What Men Want
(A/N: This story has its own story. I began to write it as a challenge fic back in 2007 and effectively stopped at chapter 25 a few months later. It stayed in limbo for a decade until I dreamed of every single detail of the unwritten part of it and decided to resurrect it.
UPDATE (05/21/2024) - It's been a chore, but I'm so damn happy I finished it.)
♫ Writing Soundtrack ♫ (listen/playlist)
Eric Clapton - Blue Eyes Blue
Akira Kamiya - Gimme Shock
S Club 7 - Have You Ever
Randy Edelman (for Dragonheart OST) - To the Stars
Momoko Kitadai - Want Your Love
Tatsumi Yano (for City Hunter Original Animation Soundtrack Vol. 2) - The Shining of Cat's Eye
Tastumi Yano (for City Hunter Original Animation Soundtrack Vol. 2) - Paradise Alley
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Calum Scot feat. Leona Lewis - You Are the Reason
Jess Glynne - Take Me Home
Yurie Kokubu - Only In My Dreams
Kirsten Steinhauer - Forever In My Heart
Brian May / Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Momoko Kitadai - Footsteps
Kôshô Otani (for City Hunter 2 Original Animation Soundtrack Vol.2) - Sweet Twilight
What Goes Around...Comes Around
Knowing what she's dealing with, Kaori comes up with an almost fool-proof solution to get Mick to focus on the job instead on the distractions "offered" at Hazuki's gym...And Ryo learns the hard way that Karma truly is a bitch. (Word count: 9,631)
(A/N: This story was cooked up after a re-read of the series and the acute rage Ryo's actions in volume 31, as Kaori develops her temporary amnesia, provoked. I thought it would be a hoot if he got a taste of his own medicine.)
♫ Writing Soundtrack ♫ (listen/playlist)
Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Paloma Faith - Leave While I'm Not Looking
Paloma Faith - The Crazy Ones
Rachel Platten - Fight Song
Jennifer Cihi - Without You
Akira Kamiya - Lonely Lullaby
P!nk - A Million Dreams
TM Network - Get Wild 2023 REMASTER
One Enchanted Evening
(A/N: This was supposed to be one of the Vignettes stories, but it turned out longer than I expected—which is a rather common occurrence in my writing—so I decided to post it as a separate story. Don't worry, it's just two chapters long. It might be a little OOC, though.)
♫ Writing Soundtrack ♫ (listen/playlist)
Akira Kamiya – Gimme Shock
Oh Joon Sung 오준성 - The Fire of Love (instrumental)
Apple Mango - I Love You, I Want You, I Need You
Yim Jae Beum 임재범 - Sarang 사랑
Lily James – Andante, Andante
Shania Twain – From This Moment On
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
(A/N: This fanfiction was created (way back in 2005) in response to a challenge. I had to create a story around Ryo and Kaori's wedding, or decision to get married, and incorporate some action and a tragedy or two, and to make the reader laugh and cry.)
Vignettes of life
♫ Writing Soundtrack ♫ (listen/playlist)
Bon Jovi - (You Want to Make) A Memory
Kôshô Otani (for City Hunter 2 Original Animation Soundtrack Vol.2) - Sweet Twilight
Chantal Kreviazuk - Feels Like Home
Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
Return From Hell
Ryo's short return to the jungle makes him think about his feelings toward Kaori, and helps him make an important decision regarding their relationship. (Word count: 1,838)
