''City Hunters'' is an
animated
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TV series developed in
Argentina
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that premiered throughout
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
in October 2006 on the
Fox network
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. The series, which blends traditional animation techniques with the latest generation of
CGI, consists of nine 11-minute episodes.
''City Hunters'' is a form of
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. It was co-produced by
Unilever
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for the
AXE
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brand.
The animated series follows the antics of an aging
Casanova
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, Dr. Lynch, and the young man he's training in the art of seducing women. The series was created by Catmandu Branded Entertainment, a branded entertainment firm headquartered in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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and produced by Encuadre. The characters were developed by Italian illustrator
Milo Manara
Maurilio Manara (; born 12 September 1945), known professionally as Milo Manara, is an Italian comic book writer and artist.
Career
After architecture and painting studies, he made his comics debut in 1969 drawing for ''Genius'', a Fumetti neri ...
and aired in English.
''City Hunters'' airs on Fox Latin America's adult-skewed block "No Molestar" (Spanish-speaking countries; in Brazil, "Não Perturbe", both meaning "Do Not Disturb"), which includes ''
Futurama'', ''
The Simpsons
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'', ''
Family Guy'', and ''
American Dad!''.
The first episode was supervised by Carlos Baeza and most of the episodes were directed by
Gustavo Cova and
Diego Pernia &
Victor Ahmed.
List of episodes
#"Mahatma Dandy"
#"Mutiny"
#"Who's Your Momma"
#"Wingman"
#"Simultaneous Matches"
#"Count Lynch"
#"Sextopia"
#"Final Fantasy"
#"The Phantom Menace"
Sources
* Advertising Age, October 9, 2006, Issue
article on Variety.comFox article on City Hunterslink is 404
External links
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2006 Argentine television series debuts
2006 Argentine television series endings
2000s Argentine television series
Argentine adult animated drama television series
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
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