Hunter x Hunter - Season 1 - Eps 1: Departure x And x Friends
The story begins with a young boy named Gon, who aspires to be a hunter just like his father Ging. Ging leaves his son in the care of Mito, Gon's aunt, and has not been seen since. Gon catches the local monster fish, "Lord of the Lake", in order to prove his ability to take the exam. Although Mito is reluctant to let Gon leave his home, she relents after he is determined to understand the reason his father left him and his interest of being a hunter.
About Hunter x Hunter
Title: Hunter x Hunter
First Air Date: 2011-10-02
Last Air Date: 2014-09-23
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.645/10 (from 1825 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 148
Network: Nippon TV
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP, Shueisha
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive. 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.
Cast
Megumi Han
Gon (voice)
Mariya Ise
Killua (voice)
Issei Futamata
Narrator (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Kurapika
Keiji Fujiwara
Leorio (voice)
