Hunter × Hunter is a Japanese anime television series, based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series Hunter × Hunter, aired from 2011 to 2014. The story begins with a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father who he thought was dead is, in fact, alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a legendary "Hunter", an individual who has proven themselves an elite member of humanity. Despite the fact that Ging left his son with his relatives in order to pursue his own dreams, Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous "Hunter Examination", and eventually find his father to become a Hunter in his own right.
This second anime television series adaptation of Hunter × Hunter was announced on July 24, 2011. It is a complete reboot starting from the beginning of the original manga, with no connection to the first anime television series from 1999. Produced by Nippon Television, VAP, Shueisha, and Madhouse, the series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, with Atsushi Maekawa and Tsutomu Kamishiro handling series composition, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designing the characters and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music. Instead of having the old cast reprise their roles for the new adaptation, the series features an entirely new cast to voice the characters. The new series premiered airing weekly on Nippon Television and the nationwide Nippon News Network from October 2, 2011. The series started to be collected in both DVD and Blu-ray format on January 25, 2012. Viz Media has licensed the anime for a DVD/Blu-ray release in North America with an English dub. On television, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on April 17, 2016, and ended on June 23, 2019.
Series overview
Episodes Hunter Exam arc (2011–12)
Heavens Arena arc (2012)
Phantom Troupe arc (2012)
Greed Island arc (2012–13)
Chimera Ant arc (2013–14)
Election arc (2014)
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