Hunter x Hunter is considered by many anime fans to be one of the “must-watch” series on the market. The manga is a huge hit, having sold more than 84 million copies worldwide. The original anime would run for a few years and conclude with 62 episodes. An additional 30 episodes would be created and released as OVA’s. In 2011, another series would be created that would last for 148 episodes.
The debate over which of these series is “the best” rages in the fan community, though most will agree that all the incarnations are good on some level, and all bring something unique to the franchise. Despite their popularity though, there is one aspect all these various incarnations have that bothers fans: None of them have a proper ending. The reason for this is that Hunter x Hunter has an unusual problem in that it has been on hiatus for more than three years at this point. In fact, Hunter x Hunter has gone on hiatus so many times that it has been nicknamed (sarcastically, it must be noted) Hiatus x Hiatus by fans of the series. So while breaks for this franchise is nothing new, this latest hiatus has been going on so long that fans are starting to wonder if there is a chance that Hunter x Hunter will never be finished.
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Hunter x Hunter is written and drawn by Yoshihiro Togashi who is best known for also creating Yu Yu Hakusho. While Yu Yu Hakusho ran from 1990 to 1994 without too many problems, it’s been an entirely different situation when it comes to Hunter x Hunter. It was during this series that Togashi was having problems with his hip and back. He was in so much pain that for a period he was unable to sit down for more than two hours without feeling pain and at one point
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