Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter is the first episode of Hyper Polices anime adaptation. It is based on the first chapter of the manga, Report #1: A Natural Born Hunter.
==Summary==
==Plot==
Natsuki and Batanen, bounty hunting partners, drive to the criminal as the criminal was able to corner a woman. Natsuki tells the criminal to stop right there and do a pose then Batanen shows up and tells her to get serious. Batanen tries to shoot the criminal but the bullets don't seem to work and tells Natsuki to attack but the criminal was too fast for her while as she is unable to charge her attack on time. The criminal then got away by jumping to a police hover cruiser, wrecks it, and then jumps away leaving the two bounty hunters. Batanen then jumps to Natsuki to protect her from the explosion. It cuts to Mr. Mudagami's office as he scolds them for not catching the criminal while saying they are the company's only hope. It then cuts to the Lamp Cafe with Natsuki and Batanen having a bit of romance then cuts to them cornering a humanoid cat criminal with a hostage. Batanen makes a plan to distract the criminal while Natsuki shoots the criminal. Batanen finds out that Natsuki is bad at shooting as she shot him unintentionally and he falls to the ground. Batanen tells Natsuki to finish him off and Natsuki slices the sign because she missed the criminal but the criminal becomes scared and gets turned in. Natsuki and her friend from the cafe goes to Oichan to fix her sword as the sword is damaged. Mr. Mudagami then introduced her to her new partner Naoko Kondo. Naoko has a problem with Natsuki being a monster due to a monster killing her family in the past. Naoko goes on a killing spree as she kills all the criminals with a bounty but makes Natsuki feel useless. Then Naoko hunts for the same criminal from earlier but found out bullets don't seem to hurt it. Natsuki saves her by killing the criminal with a broken sword and Naoko begins to like Natsuki. The episode ends with Batanen at the hospital trying to hide a dirty magazine from Natsuki and Natsuki calling him a pervert.
==Characters==
*Natsuki Sasahara (first appearance)
*Batanen Fujioka (first appearance)
==Gallery==
541210-2012 05 24 19 22 55 265.png|Natsuki visits Batanen in the hospital
==Further notes==
*This episode was released as part of the Volume 1 Laser disc collection.
==Sources==
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