Hunter x Hunter

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Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness.
Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety of tests in order to find the elusive Exam Hall. And once they get there, will they ever leave alive?

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Manga

Hunter x Hunter (Novel) (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

HUNTER×HUNTER

Medžiotojas x Medžiotojas

Охотник х Охотник

القناص

هانتر x هانتر

هنتر x هنتر

हन्टर×हन्टर

ハンター×ハンター

헌터X헌터 신장판

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Latest Release(s)

c.409-410 by TCB Scans 1 year ago

c.410 by Viz & MANGA Plus 1 year ago

c.410 by Togashi's Troupe 1 year ago

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Status in Country of Origin

38 Volumes + Volume 0 (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (1998/1999/2011)

Ends at Vol 1, Chap 2 (1998) / Vol 18, Chap 185 Page 11 (1999 Greed Island Final) / Vol 32, Chap 339 (2011) Phantom Rouge Movie includes Vol 0

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Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1971 votes)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

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MANGA Plus

Viz (37 Volumes - Ongoing)

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Thankful it exists

by whalelala
2 weeks ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Hunter x Hunter is a special manga.

As is obvious from the reviews below mine, for many it isn't.

What is it about Hunter x Hunter that draws people in like me, while drawing others away?

That ultimately, this is a manga written by a mangaka that is still exploring what it means to be a mangaka. Arc after arc, from the Hunter Exam to the Succession War and beyond, Togashi is challenging himself to tackle different genres, varied plots, characters and themes to see what he can do in the medium. All while, wrapping up his experiments within that classic shonen experience (for the most part). Despite these varied experiences between very different arcs, the feel of the manga remains the same. It is still Hunter x Hunter when you're reading dialogue box after dialogue box in the Succession War arc, and it's still Hunter x Hunter when you're reading about mutant ants trying to take over the world in the Chimera Ant arc. What keeps people coming back like me is that he can sit down Gon and Killua for a while (or permanently) to put Kurapika and Leorio in an information war on a floating death ship. He isn't tied down to conventional expectations. Heck, he's trying to break those expectations, much to the chagrin of those who prefer simple predictable stories.
There are darker themes within this shonen series that you probably won't see in other popular shonen series like One Piece. When reading One Piece and other shonen manga, there's simply less bite than I personally would like when reading a shonen manga. Hunter x Hunter is certainly not Berserk, a manga that I personally decided to drop, but it's certainly not One Piece either. For me, it's the perfect balance of exploring darker themes, but also staying within a certain limit that makes it more intriguing as opposed to off putting.
There's much that could be said about the Power system, which I love. But what I love the most is the underlying cleverness seen within the power system and in other aspects of the manga. Togashi is simply a smart cookie and much like what I said above, this is a mangaka using the medium to explore and share his interests. He draws these perfect little infographs, shares some piece of philosophy, makes little interesting games with rules and uses it to make characters interact within it's parameters etc. in a way that seems to tickle my brain just right where I get a lot of enjoyment out of reading them.
He incorporates emotional intelligence into his work, something that isn't common in a lot of shonen works. He's written absolutely beautiful relationships in this manga that many under-appreciate.
The composition of Hunter x Hunter is so enjoyable to read. The paneling styles are always so varied and unique. He always seems to come up with something that makes the page a little more interesting and eye catching. He's a master at that.

Overall, these are just 5 reasons why I love Hunter x Hunter and like I said before, it isn't for everyone. But for those who love it, it's bound to be something you get very attached to. Not only the work itself, but also the journey Togashi has undertaken while writing this story. We can only hope that he has a chance to finish it.

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I do not understand the hype

by Zazie122
4 months ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

This is more of a Me issue than the manga being bad but I couldn't get into it at all and I don't get why it's popular.

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i wish i'd read this when i was younger

by the_Cloudborne
3 years ago

Rating: 8.9 / 10.0

these days I rarely start any new shounen series. i've aged out of them. the exceptions tend to be series that are only nominally shounen (Beastars, SxF, etc.) or nostalgia-bait (the new installation of The Breaker). ** i wish i had first read Hunter x Hunter when I was 10 or 15 or even 20. then, if i revisted it now, i could see it through the same rose-tinted glasses as series like One Piece**.

Overarching Plot/Worldbuilding: A-

great! one benefit of having taken so long to read HxH is that i've read a lot of other manga which have probably drawn inspiration from it. there's things that make me go "oh! i remember something like this in ______!"

Small Details Plot C+

characters sometimes make decisions that are neither logical nor reflect their established characterization. mangaka decisions to drive the plot in a certain direction can feel a bit clumsy/obvious and the shounen battle logic feels too strong at times.

Characters B+:

they're fun! a good, wide cast. i'm not sure there's any character development arc that truly grabs me.

Art: B

Togashi is no Takehiko Inoue. the art looks like a shounen series from the 90s, or even 80s, although it does improve over time. BUT characters are distinct and can be pretty unique. overall, i'd say the art is neither a weakness nor a strength.

Arcs: A+

the true strength of the series. Togashi likes to play in different genre spaces for a bit and it's great! a royal succession struggle! a dash of mafia! aliens!

yeah i know that they aren't actually aliens but that's the vibe before you find out otherwise

OVERALL: B+ or 8.5/10 (plus 0.4 because it feels very "influential" so 8.9/10)

... Last updated 3 years ago

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wasted potential...

by matthappy
5 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

the maybe "best manga ever made" ruined by two things: 1 long text that distracts from the real plot and 2 characters begin to act,think and talk very retarded since chimera ants saga onwards. If it would not be for this two things HXH would be the manga masterpiece...

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Real Good

by Shellshock
5 years ago

Rating: N/A

Its been a while since i've watched this series so let me just give a rundown.

Its good. I don't think its a masterpiece as many people consider it to be. But it is a damn good series. Sadly though it loses its appeal the more your read or watch. The author starts dropping tons and tons of expository dialogue. Now the anime stops at the election arc. But apparently the manga gets even worse. I wanna refrain from officially scoring just yet. But It seems the manga is actually getting worse the more you read. overall its 7/10 for now. But i wouldn't be surprised if my score dropped

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Great when the author cares

by MbG
6 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Plot: 7/10

Every arc feels like separate manga jammed together! The series don't know its direction. That being said, each major arc is thought out and well planned.

Art: 6/10

Very inconsistent art. It's great when the author cares (he doesn't care 75% of the time). I still gave it an above average score for the impressive character design.

Characters: 7.5/10

Some characters can be cliche at times but so is every shonen manga. HxH's characters do grow on you throughout the series.

Enjoyment: 7.5/10

I have a love-hate relationship with the series. I like Ant Chimera arc. Contrary to most, I hate Greed Island, feeling like a video game plot.

Overall: 7/10

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Like an old friend who grows up with you.

by likalaruku1
6 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

First saw the fansubs for the original anime back in 2001 & was hooked. My love for the series was rekindled when the manga came out in english, & boosted by the 2011 anime reboot.

As 2020 approaches, I eagerly wait the next chapter in JUMP & am nearing my 10th anniversary of being into this series. & this isn't even the only still-ongoing Japanese franchise I've been into this long.

Whole this series stand strong on it's own, I really can't help but compare it to its influences.

JUMP authors inspire eachother. If the works are in publication at the same time, they will trade concepts with eachother, have deeply comparible physical, ability, background story, or personaslity attributes, partly model some aspect of characters after eachother, or just straight-up break the 4th wall & reference them

Yu Yu Hakusho + Jojo's Bizarre Adventures + Dragonball Z = Hunter x Hunter. HxH Greed Island + Gintama = GetBackers.

YYH: Kuwabara + Yuusuke = Leorio. Hiei + Kurama = Kurapika. Kuwabara = Knuckle. Hiei = Killua. Genkai = Biscuit.

DBZ: Gohan/Young Goku = Gon. Trunks = Killua. Freeza + Cell = Meruem. Roshi = Netero.

JJBA: Stands = Nen. Dio = Hisoka. Diavolo = Illumi. Jotaro = Ging. Wang Chan = Xeno. Yukako = Palm. Knuckle = Josuke. (JJBA + YYH: Josuke = Urameshi. Okuyasu = Kuwabara. Hiei = Hirose. Giorno = Kurama. Killer Queen = Genthru & Karasu).

Gintama: Hisoka = Utsuro. An unkillable murderer with a death wish. Ging = Umibozu. Killua + Illumi = Kamui. Killua + Gon = Kagura.

HxH has also inspired newer franchises, like GetBackers: Hisoka = Akabane. Ban personality + Ginji powers = Killua. Ban powers + Ginji personality = Gon. Kurapika/Kurama = Kadzuki. Toriko is a Fist of the North Star/Jojo parody that rides entirely on the premise of HxH's season 1 Gourmet Hunter judges.

HxH & JJBA;IU had two of my favorite manly bromances of all time; Gon & Killua / Josuke & Okuyasu. I'd have included JJBA:VA, but Buccellati was more of a parental figure to Giorno than a true bro.

While a lot of people are sick of the long hiatuses & just want Togashi to wrap this series up after Gon found his dad, I, who have been into still-ongoing series much older than this, want it to kerp going & wrap up everything nicely. I want Kurapica to get his revenge, I want know Leorio's story, I want to read more about Ging's rivalry with Pariston, I want to know more about the past of Kite, I want to read more about Knuckle & Shoot, I want to know more about Hanzo, I want a detailed history of Buscuit, & I want Killua to feel that his youngest sibling is safe enough that he can leave & go find his best friend. I want tonknow who finally takes down Hisoka.

... Last updated 6 years ago

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togashi is literally a god

by hiatusxhiatus
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

i watched hxh (2011) in.. 2015? i didnt expect to like it, and wasnt sure of the appeal at first, but i found myself binge watching all 148 episodes in 2 weeks. my grades dropped, i was mildly(?) obsessed with it for like 2 entire years. one day i decided to read the manga, i started on the first chapter even though i already knew most of the story, and read every available chapter at the time. it's the kind of story you find yourself never wanting to end, its so full of potential and adventure, the characters' stories feel like they have their whole lives ahead of them that you want to see.
people say the art is awful, but it really isnt-- it's rushed often, and sloppy, and simple, but it's not bad. togashi is by no means a bad artist, and some of the panels that he had the time to put more work into are really beautiful and intricate. the volumes have updated art that is a lot neater if it really bothers you so much, and togashi's artstyle in my opinion is full of a certain charm i can't replicate.
the main appeal of hunter x hunter, to me, is the characters. my immediate favorite was killua, i first became attached to him because his personality was really endearing to me, and he later became my favorite character of all time due to how complex and well written he was. killua and gon's friendship has been said by many to be one of the greatest and most well-written in anime, and i have to wholeheartedly agree. they have a very realistic friendship, and it's very meaningful and impactful for both characters without just being used to have friendship powers save the day. the two characters complement each other and are foils of each other in more ways than one, and their relationship does have tension later on that makes sense for the characters and story and isnt just added to create drama and be edgy.
many think gon is a boring protagonist, and take him at face value, but what togashi really likes to do is deconstruct many shounen tropes. gon is a very clear deconstruction of the typical shounen protagonist, and if you pick up on foreshadowing and see him as you'd see a person rather than a "protagonist," i think you'll find him much more interesting and complex than you originally may have thought. his simplicity is his complexity, if that makes sense. people also forget that he's just a child, too.
the same can be said for leorio, another character many overlook and i'll admit i did too at first, but i've really grown to love him over time. he's a genuinely good guy, and he hasnt had as much of his story explored yet, but if you think about what we do know about him, he is much more remarkable than he seems.
kurapika is a character i also personally love. he is fixated on revenge and was a major inspiration for sasuke. a lot of ppl like him so i won't explain why i like him.
side characters are all pretty unique visually, conceptually, etc. there's a lot to love
villains are all interesting with the exception of some villains in one arc

tl;dr, the main four are all very likable (imo) and gon and killua are both very well written as is their relationship.
there's also the fact that it's very well thought out, in terms of the fighting system and everything. one con is that sometimes togashi will cover entire pages in text explaining things that just go in one ear and out the other, but once all these threads come together it forms something beautiful. so u gotta bear with it. but i will admit i've been kind of lost in the more recent chapters

(if you care, hxh also has a very good example of good trans representation in the character alluka, who is a trans girl, and there are several nonbinary and gnc characters. i'm not gonna pretend its amazing lgbt rep, though, and just be warned in the first arc there is a very transphobic moment in trick tower. it was made worse by the anime subtitles using a slur, and im not sure if the manga does as well, but i just wanted to warn anyone who might want ot avoid it. as far as i know that's the only instance of transphobia played as a joke. later there is some, but no slurs are used and the transphobic characters are condemned for it. there's also a character, hisoka, who is an antagonist and is the most heavily implied to be gay character in the series. he's also a pedophile. sooooo... yeah. just fair warning. i'm hoping togashi will add gay characters who aren't villains or pedophiles cuz otherwize............. i'm sure he wants to, as both he and his wife are very vocally supportive of the lgbt community and have included many lgbt characters in their respective manga)

i could go on forever about this manga. i'm so grateful to have read it, it will always have a special place in my heart.

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Figured I'd leave a review

by tnwls523
9 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Well HxH is the first manga I ever started reading so it's something special to me. I've been following it for 8-9 years now and I still haven't found an adventure story quite like this. Yeah there are a few close ones but I think HxH still tops the shounen department. Yes better than Naruto and Bleach but well maybe not One Piece (thank God for no long hiatuses!). Character development is amazing and the plot is just so interesting. You can tell Togashi has thought out the each of the arcs which are so intricately executed you feel like you've been hit behind the head quite often (meaning he's got some pretty wicked surprises). I love that throughout the series Togashi sensei has kept adventure as his prime theme and continues to keep the readers entertained with new powers/worlds which aren't as blown up as say DBZ. I'd be lying if I said I didn't mind the hiatuses (dman it) but I tolerate it because HxH is THAT good. I'd love to stop reading this but I can't help but keep coming back for more each time Togashi sensi releases new chapters even though I know he's gonna screw me over again in a couple of weeks.

... Last updated 9 years ago

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Strong plot continuity

by pyrolobus
10 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

i have been reading this since 8th grade schooler. This is the best and easiest reference for beginner mangaka. The artwork that is. Now, ten years later, i'm still reading it (because the licensed version in my country just started about three years ago). Good luck Togashi-sensei in 'ruining' your work final story again. That was a joke. i hope he finish every possible plot left with deservable ending (soon.. or later). i rated 9.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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