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Hunter X Hunter (TV)

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[ adapted from Hunter X Hunter (manga) ]

Related anime:
Hunter X Hunter (OAV) (sequel)
Hunter X Hunter: Greed Island (OAV) (sequel)
Hunter X Hunter: G I Final (OAV) (sequel)

Alternative title:

AL-Kannas (Arabic)

Cazador X (Spanish)

Hunter x Hunter: Caçadores de Tesouros (Portuguese)

Hunter x Hunter: Cazadores de Tesoros (Spanish)

القناص (Arabic)

ハンターｘハンター (Japanese)

獵人 (Chinese (Taiwan))

헌터 X 헌터 (Korean)

Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, psychological

Themes: fighting, manhunt, revenge

Objectionable content: Significant (bloody violence and/or swearing and/or nudity)

Plot Summary:

Gon Freecs, a young boy that lives on a small island learns that his father who he doesn't remember is an extremely famous man and has become somewhat of an amazing hunter. Gon takes the hunter exam to seek out his amazing father, but on the way while teaming up with 3 other candidates, Kurapica, Leorio, and Killua, he learns that there is more to becoming a hunter and the challenges that he must face will be beyond his imaginations.

Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive and well. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter--a member of society's elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined to follow in his father's footsteps, decides to take the Hunter Examination and eventually find his father to prove himself as a Hunter in his own right. But on the way, he learns that there is more to becoming a Hunter than previously thought, and the challenges that he must face are considered the toughest in the world.

User Ratings: 1898 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 660 votes (sub:590, dub:36, raw:5, ?:4, edit.dub:2, others:23

9 Spanish dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 Tagalog dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Arabic subtitled

)

Excellent: 577 votes (sub:500, dub:40, raw:7, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:28

12 Spanish dubbed
4 Tagalog dubbed
3 Arabic dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub

)

Very good: 337 votes (sub:280, dub:26, raw:3, others:28

9 Spanish dubbed
5 Portuguese subtitled
3 Portuguese dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Korean dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed

)

Good: 168 votes (sub:144, dub:10, raw:2, ?:2, others:10

4 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled

)

Decent: 60 votes (sub:48, dub:4, raw:2, ?:1, others:5

2 Spanish dubbed
1 Indonesia dubbed
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

So-so: 46 votes (sub:38, dub:4, ?:2, others:2

1 Italian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed

)

Not really good: 17 votes (sub:14, raw:1, dub:1, others:1

1 Spanish dubbed

)

Weak: 18 votes (sub:13, raw:1, dub:1, others:3

2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled

)

Bad: 9 votes (sub:8, others:1

1 Spanish subtitled

)

Awful: 4 votes (sub:2, others:2

1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed

)

Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:2)

Seen in part or in whole by 3406 users, rank: #158
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.640 (Excellent-.35), std. dev.: 1.5621, rank: #140
Weighted mean: 8.401 (Very good+.40), rank: #183 (seen all: 8.70 / seen some: 6.90 / won't finish: 5.20)
Bayesian estimate: 8.397 (Very good+.39), rank: #90

Running time: 23 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 62

Episode titles: We have 62

Vintage:

1999-10-16 to 2001-03-31

2003 (Middle East - Spacetoon Broadcast)

2005-07-31 to 2006-03-14 (Animax Latin America)

2006-10-23 (Brazil, RedeTV! - TVKids)

2009-04-27 to 2009-10-25 (USA- FUNimation Channel)

2009-05-18 (Spain, Animax)

Releases: We have 4

Opening Theme:

#1: "Ohayou" by Keno (eps 1-48)

#2: "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" by Wino (eps 49-62)

Ending Theme:

#1: "風のうた (Kaze no Uta; Song of the Wind)" by Minako Honda (eps 1-31)

#2: "E-Jan - Do You Feel Like I Feel" by Masato Nagai (eps 32-50)

#3: "Hotaru" by Masato Nagai (eps 51-62)

Official website:

Nippon Animation (Japanese)

Links: We have 5

Trivia: We have 4

In the news 19 times:

2009-10-01 Karl to Fushigi na Tō Kids' Shorts to Debut on Monday

2009-04-16 Viz Indicates Online Plans for Honey and Clover, Nana (Updated)

2009-04-06 Funimation Channel Adds Viz Anime Starting in Late Spring (Updated)

2008-12-17 Viz to Distribute Anime through Warner, iTunes Canada

2008-10-22 I.G to Animate Moribito Author's The Beast Player Novels

2008-10-14 Viz Showcases Anime at MIPCOM Global Industry Event

2008-10-01 Tetsujin 28, Samurai 7 Get Adapted as Stage Plays

2008-08-31 Yuki Kaida Replaces Tomoko Kawakami on Ikoku Irokoi #2

2008-04-21 Viz Plans Hunter X Hunter Release in DVD Season Boxes

2008-03-27 Hyakko Slapstick School Comedy Manga to be Animated

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Reviews:
Hunter x Hunter DVD Set 4
Hunter x Hunter DVD Set 3
Hunter X Hunter DVD Box Set 2
Hunter x Hunter DVD Set 1

DVD

Hunter x Hunter - Set 1 (DVD) 2008-12-09 (from $24.99)

Hunter X Hunter - Set 2 (DVD) 2009-04-07 (from $24.99)

Hunter x Hunter - Set 3 (DVD) 2009-08-11 (from $36.99)

Hunter x Hunter - Set 4 (DVD) 2009-12-01 (from $36.99)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Series Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Script: Nobuaki Kishima

Storyboard:
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Toshiyuki Kato
Yukihiro Matsushita

Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida (11,15,20,22,26,32,38,44,52,56)

Music: Toshihiko Sahashi

Original Manga: Yoshihiro Togashi

Character Design: Takayuki Goto

Art Director: Nobuto Sakamoto

Animation Director:
Akira Matsushima (15,20,26,32,38,44,48,52,56,60)
Shinobu Tagashira (17,22,28,34,40,46,50,54,58,62)

Mechanical design: Yasuhiro Moriki

Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu

Director of Photography: Hidetoshi Watanabe

Color design: Mari Miyashita

Key Animation: Norio Matsumoto (4 episodes

eps 11, 17, 22, 28

)

Theme Song Arrangement:
Keno (OP1)
Masato Nagai (ED2 & ED3)
Toshihiko Sahashi (ED1)
Wino (OP2)

Theme Song Composition:
Hiro (OP1)
Jun Yoshimura (OP2)
Masato Nagai (ED2 & ED3)
Toshihiko Sahashi (ED1)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Hiro (OP1)
Hiroshi Yamada (OP1)
Keiko Ueno (ED1)
Masato Nagai (ED2 & ED3)

Theme Song Performance:
Keno (1st OP)
Masato Nagai (2nd & 3rd ED)
Minako Honda (1st ED)
Wino (2nd OP)

Junko Takeuchi as Gon Freeces

Hiroki Takahashi as Hisoka

Hozumi Gôda as LeoRio

Kanako Mitsuhashi as Killua Zaoldyeck

Yuki Kaida as Kurapica

Akari Hibino as
Feitan
Menchi

Akifumi Endô as Sedokan (ep 14)

Akiko Kimura as Mito

Atsuko Bungo as Shizuku

Bunmei Tobayama as Netero

Eiji Takemoto as Ubougin

Hidenobu Kiuchi as
Bashou
Mafia A
Majitani (eps 14-15)

Hiroki Takahashi as Hinka

Hiroki Touchi as Gin (ep 47)

Hiromi Sugino as
Bendotto (eps 13-16)
Daltzorne

Hitoshi Bifu as Satotsu

Hozumi Gôda as Otoko

Jin Yamanoi as Zepairu (ep 57)

Katashi Ishizuka as Milki Zaoldyeck

Keiji Takahashi as Buhara

Kouji Ishii as Silva Zaoldyeck

Masami Kikuchi as Wing

Nobuko Kotani as Leluto (eps 15-16)

Norihisa Mori as
Amori
Lui
Sukuwara

Noriko Namiki as
Koko-chan
Machi

Reiko Kiuchi as Kanaria

Rena Yukie as Kikyo Zaoldyeck

Shoichiro Akaboshi as Zeburo

Tadashi Miyazawa as Zeno Zaoldyeck

Takashi Matsuyama as
Goto
Gureta
Nobunaga

TARAKO as Senritsu

Tsuyoshi Koyama as Jones (eps 14, 16)

Umi Tenjin as
Anita
Korutopi
Ponzu
Zushi

Urara Takano as
Gin (Child)
Irumi Zaoldyeck

Yasuhiro Takato as Sharunaaku

Yoshiaki Matsumoto as
Hanzou
Huinkusu

Yoshihiko Akaida as
Rilbert (ep 39)
Rippo

Yoshikazu Nagano as
Kuroro Lucifer
Sadaso (eps 39, 43)

Yoshiko Iseki as Pakunoda

Yoshinobu Kaneko as Franklin

Yukiko Tamaki as Pockle

Yuko Maekawa as
Karuto Zaoldyeck
Neon

Yuuji Kishi as
Kaito (ep 1)
Kastro (eps 40-41)
Pietoro (ep 7)

Japanese companies

Broadcaster:
Animax (Japan)
Fuji TV

Production: Nippon Animation

English staff

English cast

Executive producer:
Akira Fujita
Hidemi Fukuhara

Producer: Diana Gage

Associate producer: Sheila Gunn

Co-Producer:
Jason Bergenfeld
Kyle Johnson
Miki Macaluso
Mitsuko Kitajima

Dialogue Editing:
Aaron MacDonald (eps 2-5)
Dean Morin (eps 11-15)
Gabriella Cheung (eps 2-15)
Marc Matsumoto (eps 6-15)
Masako Uchiura

Packaging Design: Fawn Lau

Production Assistant: Meg Harata

Production Associate: Robert Ramirez

Production manager: Kevy Arensberg

Production Supervision:
Alvin Lu
Miho Suzuki
William Germain

Re-Recording Mixing: Derek Simpson

Recording engineer:
Brad Belden
Geof Eastland

Script Adaptation: Angelo Eidse

Video Post-Production:
Sean McConkey
Shannon Lum

Voice Direction: Keith A. Goddard

Annika Odegard as Killua Zoldyck

Cheryl McMaster as Kurapika

Elinor Holt as Gon Freecss

Jonathan Love as Leorio

Brendan Hunter as Hisoka

Glenn Howard as Silva

Abby Charchun as
Enigma 4
Mito Freecss
Zushi

Adam Hunter as
Basho
Bendot
Kite
Patron 2

Angie Beers as Kalluto Zolydyck

Ben Jeffrey as Ging Freecss,#118: Sommy; #105: Kyu

Carol-Anne Day as Menchi

Gerald Matthews as Tonpa

James D. Hopkins as Gotoh

Jonathan Love as
Cop
Mafia Security Member 2
Server
Spectator
Voice 2
Voice 7
Zeno Zoldyck

Jordan Schartner as Milluki 'Mill' Zoldyck

Justin Sproule as
Cowpoke 1
Lowlife 2
Luis
Matthew
Patron 1
Ship Passenger 1
Squala

Lucas Gilbertson as #294: Hanzo

Michelle Armeneau as Examiner

Michelle Warkentin as
Announcements
Banner
Gon's Grandmother

Mike Shepherd as Satotz

Paul Hudson as Chairman Netero

Randy Brososky as
Applicant #220
Applicant 2
Imposter Hunter
Long-Haired Lippo Subordinate
Majitani
Passenger 3
Ship Passenger 2
Spectator

Roger Rhodes as Lippo