City Hunter — Season 1, Episode 46: Picking Pockets is a Thrill Pick Pockets for Tomorrow!

Episode synopsis

Ryo and Kaori run into Mariko, an old friend of Kaori's and an aspiring pickpocket. Out of concern for her friend, Kaori asks Ryo to try to convince her to give up pickpocketing. Ryo then issues a challenge: if Mariko can steal Ryo's Wallet, then Mariko can continue as a pickpocket. Otherwise she must quit the profession. Little do the three of them know that Mariko has been targeted by Yakuza after stealing a piece of jewelry containing secret files from a daughter of a Yakuza boss.

About City Hunter

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.

More episodes from Season 1

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• E2Please Kill Me: Crosshairs Don't Become a Pretty Girl
• E3Love Don't Leave Me: A Ten Count to Tomorrow
• E4Lady Vanish: Boutique of the Shadows
• E5Goodbye Makimura: A Tearful Birthday on a Rainy Night
• E6No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope
• E7A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl
• E8A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective
• E9The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love
• E10One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban
• E11That Pretty Girl in Tights Prefers the Tulips
• E12Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land