Hunter X Hunter: Everything You Need to Know Before the Manga's Return
The hit manga Hunter X Hunter is about to return after a four-year hiatus. The author, Yoshihiro Togashi, who also created Yu Yu Hakusho, took the internet by storm when he joined Twitter and started dropping hints about the return of his widely acclaimed manga. This made Hunter X Hunter trend worldwide and Togashi the second most-followed mangaka on Twitter in the span of a couple of days.
Hunter X Hunter began serialization on Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998. Starting from 2006, however, problems with Togashi's health forced the series to take increasingly long breaks. The last chapter was published in November 2018, which explains why fans are going wild after the announcement that four new chapters are in the works and will soon see the light in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump.
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While Togashi has shared a sneak peek at Hunter X Hunter's future, it's important to look back at what makes the series special. Before the seriesreturns and takes over the world of manga, here are some very good reasons to pick up the series for the first time or, for longtime fans, a refresher on why this manga is so beloved and successful.
Hunter X Hunter often seems to follow many of the classic shonen stereotypes: there is training, battles, and tournaments. However, it is actually very hard to pin down the series to a particular genre. One arc will deal with a tournament, but the next one will be a mystery/crime investigation, and then the following one will be set in a virtual reality RPG-style world. The main characters also change often. While most of the stories focus on the protagonist, Gon Freecss, and his closest friends, it's not unusual for secondary characters to
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