Hunter × Hunter

Hunter × Hunter
	First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Gon Freecss above a large frog
Genre	Adventure; Fantasy; Martial arts;
Manga
Written by	Yoshihiro Togashi
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media;
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine	NA: Weekly Shonen Jump;
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 3, 1998 – present
Volumes	37
Anime film
Hunter × Hunter – Jump Super Anime Tour 98
Directed by	Noriyuki Abe
Produced by	Ken Hagino; Tetsuo Daitoku;
Written by	Hiroshi Hashimoto
Studio	Pierrot
Released	July 26, 1998
Runtime	26 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Produced by	Shunichi Kosao; Keiichi Matsuda; Daisuke Kawakami;
Written by	Nobuaki Kishima
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Nippon Animation
Licensed by	NA: Viz Media;
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
English network	US: Funimation Channel;
Original run	October 16, 1999 – March 31, 2001
Episodes	62
Original video animation
Hunter × Hunter OVA
Directed by	Satoshi Saga (1–8); Yukihiro Matsushita (9–16); Takeshi Hirota (17–30);
Written by	Nobuaki Kishima
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Nippon Animation
Released	January 17, 2002 – August 18, 2004
Episodes	30
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Kōjina
Produced by	Toshio Nakatani; Naoki Iwasa (1–58); Tomoko Yoshino (1–75); Tetsuto Motoyasu (1–87); Akira Shinohara (1–99); Manabu Tamura (1–123); Atsushi Kirimoto (59–148); Hiroyuki Okino (88–100); Kenichi Sakurai (100–148); Ai Morikawa (124–148);
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa (1–58); Tsutomu Kamishiro (39–148);
Music by	Yoshihisa Hirano
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	AUS: Crunchyroll; NA: Viz Media; SA/SEA: Muse Communication;
Original network	NNS (NTV)
English network	SEA: Animax; US: Adult Swim (Toonami);
Original run	October 2, 2011 – September 24, 2014
Episodes	148
Anime films
	Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013); Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013);
Video games
	Hunter × Hunter: Hunter no Keifu (2000); Hunter × Hunter: Maboroshi no Greed Island (2000); Hunter × Hunter: Kindan no Hihō (2001); Hunter × Hunter: Ryū myaku no Saidan (2001); Hunter × Hunter: Ubawareta Aura Stone (2001); Hunter × Hunter: Minna Tomodachi Daisakusen!! (2003); Hunter × Hunter: Wonder Adventure (2012);

Hunter × Hunter (stylized as HUNTER×HUNTER and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006. Its chapters have been collected in 37 tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss who discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a world-renowned Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in fantastical pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals. Gon departs on a journey to become a Hunter and eventually find his father. Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and encounters the paranormal.

Hunter × Hunter was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, which ran on Fuji Television from October 1999 to March 2001. Three separate original video animations (OVAs) totaling 30 episodes were subsequently produced by Nippon Animation and released in Japan from 2002 to 2004. A second anime television series by Madhouse aired on Nippon Television from October 2011 to September 2014, totaling 148 episodes, with two animated theatrical films released in 2013. There are also numerous audio albums, video games, musicals, and other media based on Hunter × Hunter.

The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media since April 2005. Both television series have been also licensed by Viz Media, with the first series having aired on the Funimation Channel in 2009 and the second series broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from April 2016 to June 2019.

Hunter × Hunter has been a huge critical and financial success and has become one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having over 84 million copies in circulation by July 2022.

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