Yeah, I really agree with you that there are also male mangakas who illustrate romantic scenes nicely (Ryoichi Ikegami!).
I haven't really tried watching its anime or reading the manga, but I've watched Jackie Chan's portrayal of it and also the recent one portrayed by Ryohei Suzuki. Both of them were funny, tho I kinda like more the Jackie Chan's version (tho the secondhand embarrassment while watching it had reached heights lol).
Btw, thanks for sharing—it's been a while since I watched its live-action, and now I'm really planning to rewatch it soon.
Ryoichi Ikegami... One of most popular manga creators. Never saw his titles, but I heard so much good things bout him.
As for the adaptation, I won't comment because I haven't seen any live-action version of City Hunter yet.
The way he drew the characters and their emotions was really cool and affecting. I loved how he portrays the emotions of the characters he draws—especially those sensual scenes—there is something about the way he draws them that makes them enthralling to look at. Especially Sanctuary... I really got hooked up with that manga way back then.
I don't know much about drawings, so I don't know what this could mean. I can only agree with you, the drawings have "that something" about them. You can feel that when creating them, he gave a piece of himself.