Height: 6'4" ft.
Ryou Saeba is the protagonist of City Hunter. He is a combat expert, having fought as a guerrilla in numerous conflicts referenced throughout the series. He has a long history of working in the underground and carries a Colt Python. His mysterious past begins with him being the sole survivor of a plane crash in Central America during his toddler years. The crash left him an orphan in a rebel village amidst a civil war, prompting him to learn how to fight at a very young age. Consequently, he has little information about his true parentage or even his birthdate. (Later, Kaori Makimura unilaterally declared March 26 as his birthday, marking the day they first met). After the war, he ended up in the United States, where he worked as a hired gun before eventually making his way to Tokyo, Japan. There, he formed the "City Hunter" team with Hideyuki Makimura (Kaori's brother), and it’s sometime after that where the manga/TV series’ timeline begins.
One of Ryou's most striking traits as a character is his extreme sexual excitability. Especially in the manga, where, as Saeba himself often notes, he experiences an erection every time he sees or even thinks about something sexual. As a result of this, he constantly flirts with, tries to seduce, or even literally harasses most of the female characters he finds attractive. Even with those whom he knows and respects well, he tends to refuse taking orders from men unless their request touches something deep within him. While he can always pull himself together and take things seriously when needed, various adaptations often tone down this trait to more exaggerated but milder levels.
