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Query: Who is the main character in the Hunter × Hunter manga series?
The Hunter × Hunter manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassinations. The story focuses on eleven-year-old Gon Freecss and his quest to become a Hunter in order to find his father, Ging, who is himself a famous Hunter. While on his quest, Gon meets and becomes close friends with Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika and Leorio Paradinight who are also on quests to become Hunters for their own reasons.
Hunter × Hunter is an anime television series that aired from 2011 to 2014 based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" manga. The story begins with a young boy named Gon Freecss, 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.
The film adapts elements from the Japaanese manga series "City Hunter", including its characters, but with a mostly different plot; the manga later received an official adaptation with Jackie Chan's "City Hunter" in 1993. "Saviour of the Soul II" was released in 1992, but both films are not related to each other. "Saviour of the Soul" is the first film produced by star Andy Lau's film company, Teamwork Motion Pictures.
Hellchasers are charged with policing the demons who roam the earth and protecting humanity, and others from them.The Dark-Hunter universe also includes a Young-Adult spin-off/prequel series, "The Chronicles of Nick", featuring a character named Nicholas (Nick) Ambrosius Gautier who appears throughout the Dark-Hunter Series.Shadows of Fire is a four book continuation of "The Chronicles of Nick" series.
Jio Freed, the main character from the manga, "O-Parts Hunter", contains Satan, the most powerful demon in the series.
A series of Choose Your Own Adventure horror books depicting the life of a fictional character known only as the "Hunter" who protects the world from undead supernatural creatures.
Titles in the series: "Vampire Hunter", "Zombie Hunter", "Werewolf Hunter", "Demon Hunter".
In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via "Shonen Jump+" on June 2, 2016.
Released on December 27, 2013, it is the second film based on the "Hunter × Hunter" manga series created by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Four Lords of Darkness, ancient demons who once terrorized the world.Many fans of the original manga disliked the anime version, viewing it as being unfaithful to the manga with its many differences in story (adapted by Hiroyuki Kawasaki) and character design (adapted by Keiji Gotō). There is some debate over whether Sorcerer Hunters was edited to match with Japanese broadcast standards for children's television or whether the show was altered to appeal more to younger audiences without controversy. The OVA uses the original character designs, which are again adapted by Gotō. Many characters who did not appear in the television series appeared in the OVA. Also, Tira and Chocola (who are 18 and 19 years old respectively) look physically mature in their dominatrix alter egos.
A series of three film books based on the first anime series and authored by Nobuaki Kishikan has been released by Shueisha from December 3, 1999 to August 24, 2001.[108][109][110] A guidebook to the anime titled Hunter × Hunter Characters Book: World × Character × Blessing(Hunter × Hunter キャラクターズブック World × Character × Blessing) was published by Shueisha in January 2001.[111] A guidebook to the manga titled Hunter × Hunter: Hunters Association Official World and Character Guide(Hunter × Hunter ハンター協会公式発行ハンターズ・ガイド) was published by the company on June 4, 2004.[112] There is also an extensive trading card game by Bandai,[113] action and trading figures,[114][115] and various other collectables.[116][117][118]
Hunter × Hunter has been a huge critical and financial success and has become one of Shueisha's best-selling manga series, having sold 66 million copies in Japan alone as of 2014.
Although not an officially licensed spin-off of "Doctor Who", familiar characters and concepts from the programme have featured in the novellas. Aside from Honoré and Emily, the Fendahl appears in "Deus Le Volt", and a Daemon appears in "Child of Time". Concepts from the "Time Hunter" series also feature in the "Doctor Who" spin-off DVD drama "Daemos Rising" written by David J. Howe, although neither of the main characters from the book series appear in the DVD.
The characters of "Witch Hunter Robin" have received praise and criticism from several publications for anime, manga, and other media. Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network notes that the character designs fit well with series' visual style and the characters' expression were convincing. Jason Bustard from T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews comments that the characters are a "mixed bunch". The main cast is said to have "distinct and fully rendered personalities", all of which are well-done. Character interaction is fun, but characterization sometimes falls into cliché. Tasha Robinson of Sci Fi Channel's "Sci Fi Weekly" commented that it was difficult to decide who to "root for" as the witches seemed to be insane killers, but the protagonists were "killers of a colder, more controlled stripe" and were generally unpleasant, with the exceptions of Karasuma and Zaizen. She also says that the characters give no indication to why they work for the STN. Robin and Amon's character designs are said to be strange.
The first Hunter × Hunter anime series has enjoyed much more modest popularity than its manga source. Newtype listed it as having a Japanese television rating of 10.5 for the fourth quarter of 2000.[135] The show's viewership was ranked number six among the top ten anime television series in Japan for February 2001.[136] The series was voted as the 16th best anime of 2000 in the Animage Anime Grand Prix, but rose to fourth place the following year.[137][138] In 2001, the staff of the magazine listed Hunter × Hunter as the 94th most important anime of all time.[139] In a 2006 web poll conducted in Japan by the network TV Asahi, the Hunter × Hunter television series was voted 28th best anime of all time.[140] In 2010, Mania.com's Briana Lawrence listed Hunter × Hunter at number nine of the website's "10 Anime Series That Need a Reboot".[141]
He has also appeared in two children's TV series: CBBC's The Ghost Hunter and CITV's "". In Ghost Hunter he played the character of Roddy, one of the main characters. Roddy and his sister Tessa make friends with the ghost of a Victorian shoe-shine boy who is being hunted by the sinister Ghost Hunter. In Sir Gadabout he played the character of Will, a more minor character who is the friend of the princess in the series. This programme was loosely based on the stories of King Arthur.
Hunter × Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine since March 1998, with its chapters collected into thirty-six "tankōbon" volumes by publisher Shueisha. The first volume was released on June 4, 1998, and the thirty-sixth on October 4, 2018. In December 2012, Togashi wrote a two-part manga titled to act as a prequel to the first animated film based on "Hunter × Hunter". They were collected into a single "tankōbon", numbered Volume 0 of the series, that was given to the first one million theatergoers of "".
The "O-Parts Hunter" manga series, known as "666 Satan" in Japan, features a cast of characters created by Seishi Kishimoto. Set in the near future, it tells the story of a teenage girl named Ruby Crescent who wants to become a treasure hunter, following in the footsteps of her father. Her objective is to find O-Parts, ancient relics that can only be used by O.P.T.s (O-Part Tacticians), people who are able to release their Spirit and focus it into an O-Part to activate a special Effect, usually of a fantastic nature. She meets a mysterious boy named Jio Freed who, due to having a dark, lonely past, seeks to conquer the world. Jio is hostile to her at first but ends up traveling with Ruby as her bodyguard.
Hunter is an American crime drama created by Frank Lupo, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. It starred Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter was a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicidal detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolved many of their cases by lethal force, but no more so than many other related television dramas.
The Hunter × Hunter manga has been largely commercially successful; having sold over 60.6 million collected volumes in Japan as of February 2012, making it Shueisha's eighth best-selling manga series.[119] This number had grown to 66.3 million copies by 2014.[120] Several individual volumes have topped Oricon's list of the best-selling manga in Japan during their release week; such as volumes 30 through 36.[121] Volumes 24, 27, and 30 through 34 were some of the top-selling volumes for their respective years.[122] Hunter × Hunter was the eighth best-selling manga series of both 2012 and 2013, with 3.4 and 4.6 million copies sold those years respectively.[123][124] In North America, volumes 23 through 27 have ranked within the top 300 best-selling graphics novels list of sales estimates by Diamond Comic Distributors.[125][126][127][128][129]
The examinees that took part in the 287th annual Hunter Exam, the year the series' main characters took the exam.
Hunter × Hunter(Japanese:ハンター×ハンター,Hepburn:Hantā Hantā, abbreviated: HxH) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since March 3, 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006. As of October 2018, 380 chapters have been collected into 36 volumes by Shueisha. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss, who discovers that his father, who he was told was dead, is actually alive and a world renowned Hunter, a licensed profession for those who specialize in fantastic pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals. Despite being abandoned by his father, Gon departs upon a journey to follow in his footsteps, pass the rigorous Hunter Examination, and eventually find his father. Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and also encounters the paranormal. The original inspiration for the manga came from Togashi's own collecting hobby.
The anime adaptation of the manga is written by Kiyoko Yoshimura and animated by Production I.G with original character designs provided by Aiji Yamakawa. voice actor Fumie Mizusawa and Toshiyuki Toyonaga voices the main characters, Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter respectively and Japanese singer, Maaya Sakamoto voicing Carol Hunter.
 is used as an imprint label for publishing manga, most often for collected tankōbon volumes of manga series originally serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" and other "Jump" magazines. "Jump Comics" is the most well-known of Jump manga lines, with books published under the label typically selling over 1,000,000 copies. Along with tankōbon editions of manga series, "JUMP Comics" also publishes one-shots. The most likely series of JUMP Comics (store-wise) would be popular manga series originally serialized in "Jump" magazines (such as "One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Shaman King, Mr.FULLSWING, Ichigo 100%, KochiKame, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Hunter × Hunter, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, YuYu Hakusho" and Yu-Gi-Oh!"). The publication of JUMP Comics is one of the most successful in the world, along with Shōnen Sunday Comics and Shōnen Magazine Comics. The JUMP Comics are published in the U.S. under the lines "Shonen Jump" and "Shonen Jump Advanced". "Shōnen Jump Advanced" was created for the distribution of manga series considered more mature due to content or themes. Series released under SJA include Eyeshield 21, Ichigo 100%, Pretty Face, I"s, Hunter × Hunter, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, (first edition) and Death Note.
Hunter × Hunter is an anime television series that aired from 1999 to 2001 based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" manga. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead is in fact alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a famous "Hunter": an individual who has proven themself 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.
By 2016, the "City Hunter" manga series had sold over 50million tankobon volumes worldwide. In addition, the series was circulated in approximately 900million copies of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" manga magazine between 1985 and 1991. The series was voted the 19th "Most Powerful" series to have featured in Shonen Jump. In a 2005 poll held by TV Asahi, "City Hunter" was voted #66 out of the 100 most popular animated TV series, as voted by TV viewers. A TV Asahi web-poll put "City Hunter" at #65.