The BEST episodes of Hunter x Hunter

Every episode of Hunter x Hunter ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hunter x Hunter!

Gon's father, long believed to be dead, is still alive and was once one of the greatest Hunters in existance. Gon believes he will be able to meet his father once he himself becomes a Hunter. However, before he can become a Hunter, he has to pass the Hunter Exam first, an exam made of numerous tasks and dangerous trials.

Last Updated: 1/4/2024Network: Fuji TVStatus: Ended
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Take x Taken x Card Hell
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8.48
66 votes

#1 - Take x Taken x Card Hell

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2003

Gon and Killua continue playing, but the card they won gets stolen by some more experienced players. Members of the Genei Ryodan start to play the game with their stolen copy.

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Invitation x List x Rock, Paper, Scissors!
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8.46
65 votes

#2 - Invitation x List x Rock, Paper, Scissors!

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2003

Gon and Killua are invited to join an alliance but decide not to and go on their own. The mistyrious girl follows them. They win their first card in a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" competition. It is card #83, "The Sword of Truth".

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Electricity x Aura x Special Attack
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8.43
61 votes

#3 - Electricity x Aura x Special Attack

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/2003

Killua and Gon go to train individually for their ultimate technique so they can enter the Greed Island game. Killua manages to use his transformation ability to turn his aura into electricity while Gon develops power combining all of his Nen powers. Kurapica leaves on an airplane.

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Friends x Costumes x Hell's Ear
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8.43
61 votes

#4 - Friends x Costumes x Hell's Ear

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2002

Kuraptika explains his abilities to Gon, Killua and Leorio. Then they set out to find the Genei Ryodan. The brigade decides to stay and find the chain-user after sensing the location of the nen-copied scarlet eyes.

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Bandit x Monster x Biscuit
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8.43
61 votes

#5 - Bandit x Monster x Biscuit

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2003

Gon and Killua continue to the city where you can get spell-cards. They meet monsters, bandits and more discovering that in a game like Greed Island they're not very skilled. Biscuit Krueger follows them and watches them getting frustrated with their lack of skill.

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Pursuit x Escape x Spiders on the Run
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8.40
35 votes

#6 - Pursuit x Escape x Spiders on the Run

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/20/2002

A double chase ensues when the Brigade notice Gon and Kuraptika following from behind while they chase after the nen-copy of the scarlet eyes. Three of the Spiders confront Gon and Kurapika who are hiding in the shadows.

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Spider x Corpses x Fake
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8.39
92 votes

#7 - Spider x Corpses x Fake

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2002

Kurapika, Gon, Killua and Leorio find out that the spiders are still alive and that the bodies were fake. The mafia has given up on chasing the Spiders, but Gon and Killua decide to continue to help Kurapika.

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Lighthouse x Eigth People x Game Master
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8.36
66 votes

#8 - Lighthouse x Eigth People x Game Master

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2004

After the team is gathered, they easily pass the sport contests, but still must defeat Razor in an 8v8 game of deadly nen-charged dodgeball.

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Cruelty x Determination x Climax
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8.36
66 votes

#9 - Cruelty x Determination x Climax

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/18/2004

Gon wins against Genthru and takes all his cards. They heal everyone, including Gon's severed hand, and reach a total of 99 cards. An island wide quiz event for the last card is announced. They only need card #00 to win the Greed Island game.

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Fighting Spirit x Gyo x Little Flower
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8.36
66 votes

#10 - Fighting Spirit x Gyo x Little Flower

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/14/2004

Gon continues his fight against Gensuru and looses one of his hands.

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Bisque x Killua x New Ultimate Attack
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8.36
66 votes

#11 - Bisque x Killua x New Ultimate Attack

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/14/2004

Killua and Biscuit win their fights and Biscuits true form is revelead. Gon however faces a much tougher opponent: Gensuru.

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Stakeout x Preparation x Battle Start
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8.36
66 votes

#12 - Stakeout x Preparation x Battle Start

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2004

Gon has trained a lot and is prepared to fight. Meanwhile, Battera's secret lover has died and the reward for completing the game is canceled. The battle between Gon, Killua, and Biscuit against Gensuru and his comrades begins.

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Joint Struggle x Crisis x Battle Announcement
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8.36
66 votes

#13 - Joint Struggle x Crisis x Battle Announcement

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/2004

The fight against the Bombers is imminent. Gon trains his timing, while Killua and Biscuit formulate a battle plan.

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Meeting Again x Hisoka x Sporting Event
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8.36
66 votes

#14 - Meeting Again x Hisoka x Sporting Event

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/7/2004

Gon, Killua and Biscuit go with the united team to find information about a card no player has been able to obtain. They find the location of the card, but fail to defeat the game master Razor and his fifteen Devils in a series of sports related one-on-one contests. Gon, Killua, and Biscuit organize a stronger team to tackle the challenges, which includes Hisoka and Tsezuguera.

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Contact x Razor x A United Front
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8.36
66 votes

#15 - Contact x Razor x A United Front

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2004

Gon and Killua continue playing and have more than 50 cards (out of the 100 required to finish the game). The Bomber and his team have 96 card while a united front rises to monopolize one of the cards they still need.

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An Encounter x Kuroro x The Gold Dust Girl
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8.36
66 votes

#16 - An Encounter x Kuroro x The Gold Dust Girl

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2004

Gon and Killua start using their abilities get obtain cards, which they discover is easier due to Biscuit's training program.

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Masadra x Big Stories x Mad Bomber
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8.36
66 votes

#17 - Masadra x Big Stories x Mad Bomber

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/3/2004

Gon and Killua learn many abilities from their new teacher Biscuit Krueger. They have to dig through rocks and more.

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Training x Raw Ore x Scissor Hands
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8.36
66 votes

#18 - Training x Raw Ore x Scissor Hands

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/16/2003

Gon, Killua and Biscuit (their female trainer) are attacked by Binolt, a bounty hunter. They subdue him and Biscui gives him a chance to live, using him to train the boys during a two week period.

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Start x Spell x Reward Street
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8.36
66 votes

#19 - Start x Spell x Reward Street

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2003

Gon finally finds out during the introduction what the save data on the disk Jin left is. Together Killua and Gon take their first steps into Greed Island. They meet a player who sets a "trace-card" on Killua so he can find him later to steal a card from him. Killua and Gon go to a town and get their first cards. During the game they see a man they saw during the "Greed Island player's exam" die from a mysterious bomb.

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Ren x Trial x Everyone`s Step
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8.36
66 votes

#20 - Ren x Trial x Everyone`s Step

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2003

Gon and Killua have trained and go to do the "Greed Island player's exam" passing with flying colors. Then they say goodbye to Leorio and go to the castle from where they are able to enter the game. Gon goes first.

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Auction x Plan x 80 Percent
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8.35
62 votes

#21 - Auction x Plan x 80 Percent

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2003

Kurapica contracts a fever while Killua and Gon go to the auction but they do not buy the Greed Island game instead asking but asking the one bought it if they can play it.

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Spider Reunion X Zoaldyeck Family X Final Battle
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8.31
84 votes

#22 - Spider Reunion X Zoaldyeck Family X Final Battle

Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 3/17/2001

Some assassins battle Kururo but in vain. Mafia dons become impatient, and the Zoldycks calm them down. Zeno extends his En to 100 m radius, searching the building to find Kururo. Other Genei Ryodan members advance, easily slauthering the entire mafia force. Kuraptika notices Neon's pictures on Internet (on hunters-only website) and reports this to Nostrado, who also arrives at the auction.

Unite x Impact x Bungee Gum
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8.30
67 votes

#23 - Unite x Impact x Bungee Gum

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2004

Gon's team wins and they get card #2. Razor tells Gon about Ging and how he became one of the game masters.

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Game x Everything Cleared x Finale
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8.27
67 votes

#24 - Game x Everything Cleared x Finale

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/18/2004

Everybody in Greed Island participates in a quiz. Gon scores the highest with 87 correct out of 99 questions, wins card #00, and gets instructions to go to Greed Island Castle. There he meets 2 other game masters who give him his reward, a small binder which can be used to take three Greed Island cards out into the "real" world. With Killua and Biscuit they finish the game and leave Greed Island. Once outside Gon and Killua uses the card Accompany to fly to the player with the codename "Nigg", which Gon believes is an alias of his father, Ging. This episode ends exactly at Chapter 185, page 10-11 of the manga.

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Jan x Ken x Guu!
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8.27
67 votes

#25 - Jan x Ken x Guu!

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2004

Gon uses his new abilities in the dodgeball game. Killua's hands are heavily injured. On Razor's team only he remains, facing Gon, Killua and Hisoka.

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