Hunter x Hunter

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From Viz:
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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Type

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

Groups Scanlating

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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Hunter X Hunter by jing

Hunter x Hunter by Zoro

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63 topics, 438 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1971 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.66 / 10.0

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Last Updated

November 13th, 2025 4:08pm PST - 1 month ago

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Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Shounen Supernatural Tragedy
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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (37 Volumes - Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #313

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Monthly Pos #468

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3 Month Pos #545

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6 Month Pos #588

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Year Pos #640

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Hunter × Hunter Goes On Hiatus

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Hunter x Hunter to Return from Hiatus

3 years ago

Start Hunter x Hunter, please. Anime or manga?

3 years ago

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over rated

by usn014
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I read this manga bcuz my friend said he'd pick up magi if I did HxH, and boy am I regretting doing this wager with him. the manga starts good, but a common reoccurring theme in this manga is : cool intro, great building, awesome climax, then a teeeeeeeerible ending with no satisfying conclusions. like every arc has a terrible ending, which is extremely annoying if you're a guy that likes satisfying closures and concrete conclusions within stories. the action is few and far between, and you'll have to go through a whole lot of jargon before you actually get to the good parts. and to make things worse these good parts are extremely short. maybe the fact that a lot of people harping about how great this manga is set lofty expectations that were never met, but this manga is average it best. way overrated. characters like killua n hisoka however keep it afloat, because if it was only gon and red eyes uchiha wannabe then gosh this manga would be a bore.

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totally worth reading it

by liontaraki
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

HunterxHunter is a very nice manga. The story was really lacking at first but it improves a lot after the hunter exams arc. My only problems is the art. When the story gets better, the characters' designs are sloppy and the background is pure white. It was obvious that the mangaka lost interest in the making of this manga and didn't want to draw anymore. It's really a shame cause the story is really interesting and it's definitely a must read.

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Silly x Silly

by Molenir
12 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

Super powers, magic. At first I simply enjoyed the story, however once Nen was introduced, and the magic silliness really began, it ceased to be fun, and just became another superpower love fest. Not something I want to read. I could as easily read Naruto for that. If thats why you read the manga, then by all means, enjoy. If you're looking for more of a story, then silly superpowers, try something else.

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Hiatus x Hiatus

by Sami_chan
12 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

But still is my most favorite shounen manga ever.

I love the art style (esp at the beginning volumes): Simple but nice, love the way the actions were drawn. The current art has been worse, but because it's due to the mangaka's health issues, I can overlook it (sadly that many other readers can't). It doesn't bother me.
I love the fact that it actually has a proper power system. All the rules and limitations, I love them all. The story is interesting, the battles involve many strategies and thinking (You don't just punch your opponents to death! You don't win because you love your friends and you believe in yourself! How wonderful is that!) And the characters are great, the friendship between Gon and Killua is one of the most unique and beautiful friendship ever, even the villian characters are likeable.

There are just three things I find annoying in the manga:

"The Gon" - typical shounen protagonist: simple mind, dumb, stubborn, unlimited potential... I just hate type of guy like that. (this also applies to Naruto and Luffy... haha). It seems his morals's started to become darker now, I'm looking forward to this developement.
The dragging in the Chimera arc. (Such a looong arc while Kurapika and Leorio are still absent, side characters I expected to die but did not).
And ofc, the lacking of Kurapika and Leorio. They are parted of the 4 main characters but they haven't appeared for so long. I want them to comeback and make their own arcs.

In conclusion, this is a great manga and I will surely keep up with it . I've already prepared myself to read it with my kids in the future... haha XD

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Shonen Jump´s best ongoing

by residentgrigo
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I have been reading HxH since 2001 and am as satisfied as ever. Great characters and inventive stories are the strong points. Some rushed art later on and long gaps in the publications (Togashi is sickly so I consider this a non-issue) are the downsides. More Leorio would have also been better but I can barely find deep flaws in this great series and hope for a few more years worth of content and a more direct sequel to the Chimera Ant arc story.
I especially liked how Gon lost his humanity during that story while Meruem slowly turned human and relatable which is a hard feat as he started off as a cannibalistic child murderer. That whole narrative is best compared to the essentially perfect Parasyte and is destined to remain the high point of the series. The York New arc was the next best thing and both showed how developed the world is and that a protagonist doesn´t have to be the focal point or be all-powerful. I am a bit surprised that Jump allowed all the dark themes and the excessive violence as it is even less young reader-friendly than the infamous Fist of the North Star or JoJo. The art style may seem upbeat at first and humor runs throughout but I who would complain of the series switched to the monthly Seinen Ultra Jump one of these days just like JoJo.

HxH is the current golden standard for Jump action, even if some arcs barely featured fighting, and both anime adaptations are of high quality. The 2nd one may seem better as it covers more ground and skipped any form of filler but its pacing and some skipped content early on proved to be a problem when directly compared. The first on the other hand had no money to work with for the Green Island OVAs. Both have good ending points as most arcs in the series tend to have. Yoshihiro's two main previous works feature good ideas, but none really impressed me despite having also seen the anime versions in full. Yu Yu Hakusho (6/10) is still worth a read despite its uneven and somewhat crazy nature and it further features a surprisingly strong ending. Other adult audience-friendly Shounen action dramas are Claymore (8,5/10) or Shingeki no Kyojin (8/10) while Rurouni Kenshin and Full Metal Alchemist still represent the golden standard. You know what? The first 2/3s of Naruto (7,5/10) are good too but don´t tell anyone.

Update: The Succession Contest is on its way to becoming the best arc of the series and the best portion of a manga to ever grace Jump. No notes there.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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Great characters, great stories... just one problem

by Sogno
13 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Love all the characters, the good and the bad. The relationships between them are a joy to see as they meet, grow, and interact with one another, whether for good for evil. I love the manga just for the characters.

I also love the story, a boy off to find his father... though I wouldn't want to find a parent who abandoned me to go have fun off on his own, but whatever, suits this story fine. I like the power growth, the training, and all the things the boys have to learn and how they go through each obstacle. It was a delight to see overcome trials without having to yell about nakama and such. The humor's pretty good too.

However, there came a point where I believe the mangaka got too much into strategy and away from plain old storytelling. He obviously is very good at stories, but something must have happened personally because HxH severely suffered at the Ant monster arc. Toward the latter half of that arc, there was much narration going on rather than dialogue, which resulting in him telling the story rather than showing it. That's like having more stage direction in a play than the character's dialogue. We want to see the characters act, not be told how they are acting.

It wasn't a bad storyline, it just dragged on for far too long, moving away from the main story, and if I weren't so devoted to the characters I would have dropped it. Two of the characters from the beginning didn't even make an appearance... for what, 150 chapters? 200? I've never been so relieved to start a new arc in my manga-reading life.

Once that long and tedious arc was over, however, the story picked back up to its original good pacing and plotting. The art picked up as well. Hopefully, if and when the mangaka starts this again, he will not fall back into a convoluted, unnecessary story and stick to the original heart of the manga.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Masterpiece up to 26

by blazz
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Up to v26 this is the best shounen of all time, and the art is good as it depicts the action properly.
After 26 it falls victim to the "focus on the characters" imperative.
What GoldenKaos wrote describes this manga perfectly, except the manga did go bad.
I don't know how he could not see that everyrthing he praised disappears:
Perfectly balanced nen abilities and plot devices are no more, replaced by more and more idiotic ideas.
"Scientific" explanations and overphilosophising replaces Togashi's own flawless system.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Nothing special

by asmageddon
13 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

Just another generic power escalation shounen, full of cliches and devoid of originality.

All of the characters fit into standard shounen tropes, formula and action follow shounen tropes, like in every other shounen friendship, honor and bravery are escalated to values above everything else.
Most of the supporting cast exists only to highlight how awesome, strong and brave Gon is, usually in their thoughts - "His potential is limitless", "In his eyes I could only see unwavering resolve", "He's already stronger than I am", "He progressed this much in just four days...", etc.

Another big fault is that it has no consistency, internal logic, or anything of the sort - characters act on impulse all the time, making everything random, unpredictable and just dumb, they keep overcoming their limitations with their will or resolve, making strengths of anything irrelevant, a dumb kid who barely trains bests people who trained for their whole lives because what? Just because he's the main character so he needs to be strong! Also, he's a kid of a super strong guy so he's also super strong. He's also kind, friendly, trusting, loved by animals, cute, fast learner.... you get the idea.

If it's your first shounen ever then you might like it. You might also like it if you're 11-13 years old. Otherwise I don't recommend reading it since you will only be disappointed. 3/10 is the most I can give it.

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Must read !

by bakaness
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

HxH is not bad.
So......? Who cares about ART. Can't read the manga? Go watch the anime (1999) or (2011).
The story line really good, and unique.
It's,
Unique
SO, if the art really horrible for you and make you wanna stop reading? Then watch
the anime. Srsly, who cares? The story line is rlly important.
Teehee xD
Teehee, imma HxH fan ^^

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Chimera Ant Arc, was a Bust

by Innovator1
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

In the beginning, everyone knew that these creatures would be a Big threat and end up killing 1000's of people. It raises the question to WHY! WHy did these Hunters wait soooo freaking long to deal with the problem when they had around 40 DAYS! to solve the problem. In the end, they used a small Nuclear Bomb to kill the boss....WHY the HECK! did they wait that LONG! That's the biggest plot hole in the Chimera Ant Arc. The problem could've been solved on the 2 or 3rd day, by using a Nuclear bomb. It would've saved around 50-80000 People, and alot of characters that were Cool, until the Author had them die.
Not only that, but alot of HunterXHunter art sucked in my opinion.
Other then this arc, I liked the rest of the story.

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