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Plucky Gon’s quest to find his dad leads him into a whole world of crazy adventure.
About the author
Yoshihiro Togashi's manga career began in 1986 at the age of 20, when he won the coveted Osamu Tezuka Award for new manga artists. He debuted in the Japanese
Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1989 with the romantic comedy
Tende Shôwaru Cupid. From 1990 to 1994 he wrote and drew the hit manga
YuYu Hakusho, which was followed by the dark comedy science-fiction series
Level E, and finally this adventure series,
Hunter x Hunter, available from VIZ media’s SHONEN JUMP imprint. In 1999 he married the manga artist Naoko Takeuchi.
Summary
Plucky Gon’s quest to find his dad leads him into a whole world of crazy adventure. Hunters dedicate their lives to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even other people. But such pursuits require a license, and less than one in a hundred thousand can pass the grueling qualification exam. Those who do pass earn the right to call themselves Hunters. Gon and Killua are diligently studying the mysterious ways of Nen with Master Wing at Heavens Arena. When Gon successfully completes the Nen teachings, he also passes the final (and secret) test of the Hunter Exam. After another run-in with the insane magician Hisoka, Gon heads home and receives an unexpected message from his father: come find me…
