closed CityHunter.com

[allanh]

Recently acquired.

A bit about City Hunter:
City Hunter is a Japanese manga series created by Tsukasa Hojo in 1980s, later adapted into an anime series by Sunrise.
The franchise primarily follows the exploits of Ryo Saeba, who works as a "sweeper" (He "sweeps" crime off the streets) and is one half of the City Hunter team. The other half is young Kaori Makimura, a tomboyish girl who deals primarily with business side of the company. The City Hunter is a covert, independent group who can be hired for missions like bodyguarding and private investigation. They primarily take on jobs involving pretty women, who get the firm's attention by writing the letters XYZ on a blackboard at Shinjuku Station (in Tokyo, Japan).

In a 2005 poll held by Japan's TV Asahi, City Hunter was voted #66 out of the 100 most popular animated TV series of all time, as voted by TV viewers. A second TV Asahi poll, held on the internet, put City Hunter at #65.


TV Asahi's actual list, based on a nation-wide survey they conducted with multiple age-groups is as follows:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam
2. Dragonball
3. Doraemon
4. One Piece
5. Lupin III
6. Detective Conan (Case Closed)
7. Sazae-san
8. Slam Dunk
9. Touch
10. Chibi Maruko-chan
11. Alps no Shoujo Heidi
12. Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Star Blazers)
13. Crayon Shin-chan
14. Naruto
15. Kyojin no Hoshi
16. Soreike! Anpanman
17. Ashita no Joe
18. Sailor Moon
19. Candy Candy
20. Fullmetal Alchemist
21. Dog of Flanders
22. Neon Genesis Evangelion
23. Yuu Yuu Hakusho
24. Hunter X Hunter
25. Fist of the North Star
26. Astro Boy
27. Prince of Tennis
28. Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo
29. Dr. Slump
30. Captain Tsubasa
31. Kiteretsu Daihyakka
32. Gegege no Kitaro
33. Black Jack
34. Ace wo Nerae! (Aim for the Ace!)
35. Mahou Tsukai Sally
36. Ojarumaru
37. Galaxy Express 999
38. ATASHIn'CHI
39. Ultimate Muscle
40. Ranma 1/2
41. Kindaichi Case Files
42. Bleach
43. Nintama Rantarou
44. Pokemon
45. Futari wa Pretty Cure
46. Ojamajo Doremi
48. Kimba the White Lion
49. Attack No. 1
50. Cat's Eye
51. Moomin
52. Urusei Yatsura
53. Cutey Honey
54. Cutey Honey
55. Tiger Mask
56. Ghost in the Shell -Stand Alone Complex-
57. Future Boy Conan
58. Sgt. Frog
59. Inuyasha
60. Saint Seiya
61. Hamtaro
62. Tensai Bakabon
63. Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor)
64. Zatch Bell
65. City Hunter
66. Rurouni Kenshin
67. Akage no Anne (Anne of Green Gables)
68. Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
69. Card Captor Sakura
70. Majokko Megu-chan
71. Ribbon no Kishi
72. Devilman
73. Highschool! Kimengumi
74. The Rose of Versailles
75. Eat-Man
76. Araiguma Rascal (Rascal the Raccoon)
77. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
78. Asari-chan
79. Dokaben
80. Maison Ikkoku
81. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
82. Hakushon Daimaou
83. Hikaru no Go
84. Cyborg 009
85. Tom and Jerry
86. Gatchaman
87. Fushigi na Merumo
88. Shoukoujo Sara (A Little Princess Sara)
89. Kaibutsu-kun
90. Perrine Monogatari
91. Mazinger Z
92. Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi
93. Himitsu no Akko-chan
94. Ikkyu-san
95. Haikara-san ga Tooru
96. Oishinbo
97. Umi no Triton
98. Hajime no Ippo
99. Yatterman
100.Dokonjo Gaeru

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Stats:
Currently parking at Sedo. Averaging about 40 unique hits/daily without promotion.

Google:
city hunter- 36,200,000 results

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Personally, I feel that this domain is not only meaningful (City Hunter is highly popular not only in Japan, but also in France, Spain and Italy), but also quite brandable into other products.


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what are your thoughts on the value of this domain?

 

[Furret]

You forgot to mention that it was also made into a comedy/action movie in 1993 staring Jackie Chan.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103950/

 

[allanh]

yes, it is the title of a movie also

So would some kind souls appraise this domain?

 

[domainah]

I think you forgot to put quotes around the phrase... but the type in traffic is nice, and optimized right it should convert well, the domain is nice, but the traffic value is probably more important than the name itself, I think because of the traffic I would think its worth $800-$1200

 

[allanh]

thanks for the appraisal , domainah. In regard to the name itself, shouldn't it be considered as a generic name on its own?( Like simpsons.com, futurama.com, dragonball.com...etc )

 

[domainah]

thanks for the appraisal , domainah. In regard to the name itself, shouldn't it be considered as a generic name on its own?( Like simpsons.com, futurama.com, dragonball.com...etc )

if anything its more of a trademark violation than a generic term, which is why you gotta make sure you are not using this domain in a way trying to financially profit from their brand