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television series that aired from 2011 to 2014 based on

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's manga series ''

Hunter × Hunter ''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 Shō ...

''. The story begins with a young boy named

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, 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 new ''Hunter × Hunter'' anime was announced on July 24, 2011. It is a complete

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of the anime adaptation starting from the beginning of the manga, with no connections to the first anime from 1999. Produced by

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, VAP,

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and Madhouse, the series is directed by

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, with Atsushi Maekawa and Tsutomu Kamishiro handling series composition, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designing the characters and

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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 TV and the nationwide

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from October 2, 2011. The series started to be collected in both DVD and Blu-ray format on January 25, 2012.

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has licensed the anime for a DVD/Blu-ray release in North America with an English dub. On television, the series began airing on

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programming block on April 17, 2016, and ended on June 23, 2019. The anime series' opening theme is alternated between the song "Departure!" and an alternate version titled "Departure! -Second Version-" both sung by Galneryus' vocalist

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. Five pieces of music were used as the ending theme; "Just Awake" by the Japanese band

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in episodes 1 to 26, "Hunting for Your Dream" by

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in episodes 27 to 58, "Reason" sung by Japanese duo

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in episodes 59 to 75, "Nagareboshi Kirari" also sung by Yuzu from episode 76 to 98, which was originally from the anime film adaptation, '' Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge'', and "Hyōri Ittai" by Yuzu featuring

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from episode 99 to 146, which was also used in the film '' Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission''. The

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and soundtrack for the series was composed by

Series overview

Episode list

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)

Notes

References

External links

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