Abrams ComicArts Kana manga imprint has announced that it will begin publishing collector’s omnibus edition volumes of Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter and Cat’s Eye manga series.
City Hunter will be released in a deluxe English-language omnibus edition containing the first three volumes of the original Japanese series, featuring all black-and-white original art and a stunning six-page full-color insert. City Hunter and Cat’s Eye are also designed with paperback dust jackets and book spines, with both set to be released in major bookstore and online retailers, starting September 2025.
Hojo serialized the manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 26, 1985 to December 2, 1991. A total of 35 tankobon volumes were released during its publication.
The manga inspired several TV anime series, television films, anime films, a 1993 Hong Kong live-action film, a 2011 South Korean TV series, and a recent Japanese live-action Netflix film adaptation.
Kana describes the main synopsis of the City Hunter manga as:
James Bond meets Lupin the Third! A stylish cocktail of hard-boiled action and raunchy comedy, manga classic City Hunter follows exceptional marksman and compassionate sleazeball Ryo Saeba as he sweeps corruption from the lavish 80s Tokyo nightlife, one evil at a time.
Taking on underground odd jobs, from the bodyguard of a beautiful madame to a vengefully hired assassination of a corrupt politician, readers follow the City Hunter through quick-wit thrills and smoldering dramas.
The City Hunter Ryo Saeba takes on the dirty work of cleaning up Tokyo’s nightlife with his heart of gold worn on his sleeve.
Cat’s Eye ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from September 14, 1981 to January 22, 1985. A total of 18 tankobon volumes were released. The manga was later republished in deluxe aizoban, bunkoban, and kanzenban in Japan. A remake of the original manga was published by Tokuma Shoten between 2010 to 2014.
The manga inspired a 2-season TV anime series, a 1997 live-action Japanese film, a 2024 crossover ONA with Lupin the 3rd, and a 2024 French live-action remake TV series. A new ONA series from LIDEN FILMS will be streamed on Disney+ in September 2025.
Kana describes the main synopsis of the Cat’s Eye manga as:
Café owners by day, art thieves by night, the three sisters Rui, Ai, and Hitomi have high-risk lives outside of their day jobs. Hitomi especially needs to keep her secret under wraps, since she’s dating Toshio — the police officer assigned to catch the Cat’s Eye thief!
Cat’s Eye’s targets are easy to spot: They’re all art pieces authored by acclaimed genius painter Heinz. What museums don’t know is that this artist is the missing father to the three “Cat’s Eye” siblings.
As the sisters reclaim one piece after another, spreading their infamous name, a conspiracy gradually begins to reveal itself. How can their father come out of hiding when the bloodthirsty syndicate that betrayed him to steal his work and fame — many of whom were once his closest apprentices and art collectors — are still so powerful in the art world?
When Cat’s Eye tightropes another canvas out of a heavily guarded exhibit, the cops are pressed to apprehend the thief. Can the sisters discover the truth about their missing father? Or will they be apprehended by Hitomi’s star-crossed lover Toshio or killed by the looming syndicate responsible for the father’s disappearance.
As the heists continue, the stakes only get higher.
Source: Anime News Network, press release
