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About

Hunter x Hunter is a manga and anime series created by Yoshihiro Togashi, also known for YuYu Hakusho, and published by Shueisha. The story follows the adventures of Gon Freecss, who dreams of becoming a Hunter in order to find his father who is also a Hunter.

History

The manga began its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on March 3, 1998. On October 16, 1999, the manga got its first anime adaptation produced by Nippon Animation. It lasted 63 episodes until March 31, 2001^[1], covering the manga up to the middle of Yorknew City arc. Several series of original video animations were later released, continuing the story up to the end of Greed Island arc^[2].

In July 2011, a new anime adaptation was produced by Madhouse, lasting until September 23, 2014 after 148 episodes^[3]. A pair of anime film adaptations named Phantom Rouge^[4] and The Last Mission^[5] were released in 2013.

Manga Hiatus

Togashi Yoshihiro, the author of Hunter x Hunter, announced on May 24th, 2022, that he has returned to work on new chapters of the work, which was on hiatus for almost four years due to Togashi's health problems. Fans even created a website with graphs showing how many chapters the author released since its debut in 1998.

On an official Twitter account (see below), Togashi is sharing the work routine and progress in producing the new pages of the manga.

単行本作業見開き一枚除いて完了。 pic.twitter.com/1zXWGupsIR

— 冨樫義博 (@Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp) September 5, 2022

Online Presence

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Related Memes

Gon-san

Gon-san is a nickname given to an adult form of Gon Freecss, the main protagonist of the manga. This muscle monster with glazed look filled with deep despair has been a popular subject for parodies since its shocking arrival in 2010.

Hiatus x Hiatus

Hiatus x Hiatus is a fan nickname given to the manga, due to its frequent and long periods of hiatus. This has become a subject of parody and various jokes.

Neferpitou

Neferpitou is a cat-humanoid Chimera Ant and one of the three royal guards. As the manga never reveals it's gender, Neferpitou's gender discussion are a common topic, also used as a joke when someone refers to it as a female.

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