Hunter X Hunter, Volume 1

by Yoshihiro Togashi

Book Overview

Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness. Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591167531
• ISBN13: 9781591167532
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

The best shonen jump title

WARNING: Do not form your opinion of this series based on the 1st (and 2nd) books. The start can be rather boring. This is one of my favorite manga series. It is nothing like the typical fighting series the Shonen Jump magazine is famed for. Intelligent, humorous, fast paced, brutal and filled with likeable characters. This series also lacks the black and white division between good and evil - it simply has a range of different characters all working to advance their own motives. And on that note, the "bad" guys in this show should receive special acclaim. The series never bogs down, it moves from one intersting event to another at a good pace. Fights occur seldom and they usually last from half a chapter to 1 chapter. Also, this is maybe one of the most unpredictable series I've come accross. You never know what kind of a turn the series is going to take, and exactly how important a certain event might be. The artwork is pretty simplistic, but at the same time somehow stylish, and believe me, you'll be so absorbed in the story that you won't pay much attention to the art. A must read for any manga fan, whether you like shonen mangas or not.

A Girl's Take.

Okey, so I've never read this, but I DO own the entire animated sereies (nearly 100 episodes, fansubbed) & I can only think of this as a Heavily BL-Suggestive take on the genres Yu Yu Hakushou & Dragonball took (yes, even slashier than Yu Yu!) I also know that this manga went on haiatus this year in Japan, but hopefully it will rebound without being cancled or abandoned. This series will grasp any gender or age tightly & keep them reading/watching; the stories are just that interesting. It also has a really hot biseinen called Hisola with questionable taske in clothing (an old-fashioned baseball suit?) But BL fans are the ones who will REALLY have a good time with this series.

This is awesome, brilliant, fantastic etc...!!!

This is probably the best manga I've ever read! Gon the character, naive as he is, is a very good natured lad who goes on a search for his father who is a world famous Hunter. Together with the ex-assassin Killua, the surviving member of a lost tribe Kurapika and the aspiring doctor Leorio, each having their own agendas in mind, they compete in grueling test to gain a Hunter license and getting one up to acheiving their goals. The moment I finished volume 1 of this manga, I immediately went over to a friend of mine, who is Japanese, and asked him about it, and unsuprisingly he too is a huge fan, not only that he has also read the future volumes, in Japanese, and told me everything beyond volume 1, as much as he can remember, and I must say Yoshihiro Togashi-sensei is brilliant! Yu Yu Hakusho was great but this one is a work of art, magnifique!! To those who loved the Naruto and One piece series, you would definitely love this one, more than those two already great mangas. It might not be the next Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh, as Hunter is a different genre/type of manga which referring it to those two is a glib generalization, but, it sure is something nice and awesome to read while we wait for Harry Potter 7.

Awesome manga, english or not.

This manga is one of the best i've read, and believe me, i've read a lot. It starts out with a character named Gon, very strong and very good at fishing (you'll get me when you read it). He enters a vigorous contest to become a hunter. There he meets three companions that all travel with him through the competition. There are a lot of challenges that provide for tons of adventure throughout the books. Not only do the books have a good story line but the art is not too detailed and is easy on the eyes. over all, this is a great buy, and you will definetly not regret buying this series.

Another amazing manga!

I picked this up just two days ago, thinking it might be good. I have read the series Yu Yu Hakusho (at least what's published of it so far), and loved it. This series is by the same man. If you liked Yu Yu Hakusho, you're bound to like this too. There are a few main things that differ between the two. First of all, Hunter X Hunter seems to be more of an adventure manga, rather than the fighting manga that Yu Yu Hakusho turned out to be. The drawings in Hunter X Hunter are great, but are, for the most part, not as detailed as in Yu Yu Hakusho. Finally, Hunter X Hunter plays more around a few characters rather than just focusing on one, as in Yu Yu Hakusho. So if you like adventure, danger, excitement, then Hunter X Hunter is definitely for you! I highly recommend it!