Laura Marconi is the French adaptation name for Kaori Makimura, the female protagonist from the City Hunter franchise. Adopted in infancy by Hideyuki Makimura's detective father after her criminal biological father, Junichi Hisaishi, died during a police chase, she discovered her adoption status in junior high. Initially uninvolved in detective work, she suspected her brother Hideyuki became a hitman after he left the police. Following Hideyuki's murder by the Union Teope cartel on her 20th birthday, she assumed his role as Ryo Saeba's partner, managing client arrangements and agency operations. Physically, Laura/Kaori has neck-length dark red-brown hair, stands over 1.72 meters tall, and favors masculine clothing, often leading to her being mistaken for a man despite possessing a conventionally feminine physique. Her personality blends business-minded seriousness with a tomboyish demeanor. She frequently reprimands Ryo for his womanizing, employing a giant mallet (typically labeled with exaggerated weights like "100 tons" or phrases such as "divine retribution") for comedic discipline. She harbors unrequited romantic feelings for Ryo, with mutual affection developing gradually; the manga concludes with hints of their marriage. Trained by Umibōzu in trap-making and demolition, she excels at creating non-lethal incapacitating devices. She inherited Hideyuki's Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver, modified by Ryo to prevent accurate targeting—an intervention meant to keep her "hands clean" of killing. This caused initial conflict, though she later received a properly calibrated weapon alongside Ryo's commitment to shield her from lethal situations; her marksmanship remains poor. In the alternate Angel Heart continuity, she dies during her wedding to Ryo, with her heart transplanted into the assassin Glass Heart. This version retains Kaori/Laura's memories but works as a nurse, lacking her trap-making expertise and marksmanship. In Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019), appearing as Ryo's active partner during a bodyguard assignment for model Ai Shindo (using "Laura Marconi" in the French adaptation), her role remains consistent: managing agency logistics, restraining Ryo's impulses, and demonstrating tactical proficiency.