The Hunter x Hunter manga is coming back — and it’s arriving much sooner than we once thought. While the Japanese Shonen Jump Twitter originally announced the release date as Nov. 4, it turns out that the beloved manga will be returning in just a couple of weeks, on Oct. 23.
<a href=«https://www.viz.com/shonenjump?wpsrc=» https:>Viz Media announced
Monday that the new chapters of Hunter x Hunter will be available simultaneously in English and Japanese starting then. Additionally, Viz has put the entirety of the Hunter x Hunter manga in the digital vault today, accessible to Shonen Jump members for $1.99 a month. However, the latest chapters (388-390) are available for free.
Major announcement!!! Hunter x Hunter returns Oct 23! Brand new simulpub chapters are coming to Shonen Jump! https://t.co/71vuObOtms pic.twitter.com/yFLU0POddg
TheHunter x Hunter manga has been on hiatus since 2018, when creator Yoshihiro Togashio took a break due to health-related issues. In May, he created a Twitter account to share updates on his work, heralding the series’ return.
The Hunter x Hunter manga started in 1998 and has been adapted into two anime series. It takes place in a world where licensed professionals called Hunters embark on fantastical adventures, such as subduing dangerous monsters, tracking down criminals, or hunting treasure. They can harness supernatural power known as Nen to augment their fighting abilities.
Gon, a young boy with superb fighting skills, goes off on a quest to find his father, a legendary hunter who left him when he was just a baby. Along the way, he befriends Killua, the heir to a notorious and deadly assassin family; Kurapika, the revenge-bent sole survivor of a genocide; and Leorio, who wants to be a
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