The BEST episodes of Hunter x Hunter season 1
Every episode of Hunter x Hunter season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hunter x Hunter season 1!
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.
#1 - Pride × Stormy Water × Duel
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/1999
A storm strikes at sea and takes out more than half the Hunter contestants, while the captain of the ship (a Hunter) chucks the rest overboard. Leorio and Kurapica begin to fight, but Gon interrupts them to save a drowning crew member. At the end of the voyage, only Gon, Leorio and Kurapica remain.
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#2 - Two Months X Rest X With Nen Restrict Nen
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 9/23/2000
Gon is finally healed as he and Killua continue working on their Nen. Kurapika is shown looking for work, and being turned down. The girl who would hire him tells him if he can't see something invisible in the room, then he's not ready for a job. Leorio is shown studying medicine and looking at a picture of him and the other examinees. Hisoka begins a match with Kastro.
#3 - Decision × Shortcut × Detour
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1999
In Dole, our three team up with Mashu, a ne'er-do-well. They are trapped by a crone (a Hunter) who questions them: "Do you save your mother or your lover from certain death?" Mashu answers and is allowed to pass, while Leorio, Gon & Kurapica remain silent. The three are led to a secret path through the city.
#4 - Bungee X Punch X One Round Match
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 9/30/2000
Gon and Killua learn their types of Hatsu; Gon is an Enhancer and Killua is a Transmuter. Gon fights Hisoka, and while over-matched, gets a punch in and gives back the number badge that Hisoka gave him during the exam. After that, Hisoka fights with his full power.
#5 - Hisoka's Love X Fight X Gon's Real Strength
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 10/21/2000
Gon and Hisoka continue their fight. Hisoka has attached his "Bungee Gum" to Gon's face and can pull him in to punch him. The referee awards points fast, leading to the quick win for Hisoka. At the end Hisoka is shown to have some connection with Phantom Troupe; he has a spider tattoo on his back that he can remove. Machi tells them her boss won't be pleased if he doesn't make it to Phantom Troupe meeting.
#6 - Waste X Decision X Exam Results?
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/4/2000
Gon and Killua master their Nen abilities and show them in perfection against matches with the other two guys that Killua talked to. Wing talks with them and tells Gon that he has passed the Hunter's Exam. Lastly, Gon and Killua venture out to Whale Island.
#7 - Restriction X Oath X Chain of Punishment
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 11/11/2000
Kurapika's flashbacks with his master are seen here. The flashbacks tell how Kurapika passed his hidden Hunter exam and got his chains, what Nen type he has, and how he's changed. After he got his first job, Kurapika gets on the train where meets someone that is clued to be a future ally.
#8 - I'm Home X Welcome Home X I'm Killua
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 11/18/2000
Gon and Killua take a ship to get to Whale Island where Gon grew up. Killua is surprised that there is no bus and they have to walk, and that the house is really small. Mito, Gon's aunt, welcomes them and asks about the exam. When they go camping in the forest, they hear a shot and come running, seeing a bunch of poachers attacking the fox-bear and his cub. Easily beating them, they take the cub home. Gon wants to save him, but Killua insists on stopping his sufferings by killing him. Finally, they heal him with their Nen.
#9 - Father X Secret X Confession
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 11/25/2000
Gon and Killua try to repair an antenna and a computer to set up Internet. Mito tells Gon all she can about his father Ging and hands over a mysterious box Ging left. Gon manages to open the box with his Nen and finds a ring, a tape and some piece of electronic equipment there. He and Killua listen to the tape where Ging introduces himself and welcomes his son to find him if he can.
#10 - Heartbeat X Kurapica X Dousing Chain
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 12/9/2000
Gon and Killua order a Joystation and see that the card they have contains data for Greed Island game that cannot be found on Internet. Killua calls his brother who is a devoted gamer, but even he doesn't have that one (however, he provides some information in exchange for the data from Gon's ROM card). Back to Kurapika, they manage to identify two spies: Shachmono Tocino and Squala, who already work for the same boss and were asked to test the four rookies.
#11 - Ryodan X Iniyuu X Community
Season 1 - Episode 53 - Aired 1/20/2001
Mafia people attack Phantom Troupe, but in vain: they are not Nen users, and Uvogin is able to catch a bullet with his teeth and withstand a point blank shot from a bazooka. Four members of the Shadow Beasts arrive, they are noticeably stronger than Kurapika, Melody, and other hunters, but even they are defeated by just one Phantom Troupe member.
#12 - Scarlet Eyes X Final Battle X Cost of Life
Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/10/2001
Killua remembers that his father once was paid to kill a Phantom Troupe member: he succeeded but said it was too hard and advised his sons to stay away from them. Gon, Killua and Leorio spend four hours searching with no results, and Gon decides to get a loan of 100 million jenny for his Hunter License. Kurapika and Uvogin fight with the latter going from 20% of his strength to 50% and finally to 100%, yet Kurapika has the upper hand due to a deadly oath and finally kills him.
#13 - Gon X Treasure X Dangerous Man
Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 2/17/2001
Leorio helps Gon to buy a complete catalogue to find Greed Island game there. To collect 8.9 billion they go to a flea market and use gyo to buy only items that have Nen aura on them. They make some money and befriend Zepile, a professional seller. Now they have money to pay for information, and Leorio calls them to tell that two Phantom Troupe members are located in the city.
#14 - Spider's Nest X Captured X Assassin Technique
Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 3/3/2001
Gon and Killua are questioned about the "chain dude" but cannot give any answer, being unaware that he is Kurapika. Gon and Nobunaga are armwrestling, and the latter cries, mourning the loss of Uvogin. Finally Nobunaga asks Gon to join Phantom Troupe. He promptly refuses, but Nobunaga insists on keeping him until Chrollo arrives.
#15 - Kurapica X Secret Assassins X Zoaldyeck
Season 1 - Episode 60 - Aired 3/10/2001
Gon and Killua escape from Nobunaga. Killua tells Gon about Kurapika being the "chain user", they try to call him but get no answer. Neon runs away and is found by Chrollo Lucilfer who pretends to be friendly to get her prophecy. He helps her to sneak into the auction, then hits her unexpectedly and tells the security to call the emergency.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Kurapica X Friends X Spider's Doom
Season 1 - Episode 62 - Aired 3/31/2001
Zeno and Silva injure Kuroro, but do not finish him off because of the call from Illumi who manages to kill the mafia dons. Having no client, the professional assassins have no reason to fight and just leave. Fake bodies of Kuroro and all other Genei Ryodan members are found, calming the mafia community, and the auction takes place as planned. Kuraptika calms down a bit and meets with Gon, Killua and Leorio. In the last seconds of the episode Hisoka sends a text message to Kuraptika telling him the corpses are fake.
#18 - Nen X Nen X Ren
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 9/9/2000
Killua and Gon learn about Nen from Wing, Zushi's teacher. Nen involves using your body's aura while fighting. On their way to register for the fights on the 200th floor, they're stopped by Hisoka. He doesn't think they're ready to fight at a high level. He uses his Nen to block them, and they have 3 hours to learn enough Nen to get past him, or Killua can never fight in Heavens Arena again.
#19 - Technique X Registration X Combat Begins
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 9/16/2000
Gon and Killua are able to make it past Hisoka's Ren and enter the fights on the 200th floor of Heavens Arena. Gon immediately wants to test his new powers and fights against a man who uses his Nen and toy taps as weapons. He initially beats up Gon, but Gon learns to use his Zetsu to sense the tops and avoid them.
#20 - Lie x Truth? x Kiriko
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1999
En route to Zaban City, the trio encounter two shape-shifting Rat-Foxes. Gon discovers that the seemingly evil shape-shifters are actually Navigators, who promise to lead our three to the Hunter examination building.
#21 - Trauma x Limit x Sweet Trap
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/1999
Tonpa has placed Leorio and another examinee near hallucinogenic sap. In a dream state, he explains that he wants to be a Hunter to get money so he can become a doctor who doesn't charge for his services. Gon and Killua bond. At the end of the first stage, a man appears to accuse the examiner of being a fake.
#22 - Magician x Smile x Wild Animal Warning
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1999
Hisoka determines the real examiner by flinging deadly playing cards at each man, reasoning the true Hunter will live, and it's Satotz. Later, he plays at being an examiner and kills many examinees. Although Hisoka is able to kill all of his intended victims, he recognizes that Gon and Leorio are special and lets them live.
#23 - Explore x Sports Spirit x Stowaway
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2000
The protagonists and others have passed the second stage, and they fly towards the next stage on a blimp. Anita, a girl who failed the earlier test, sneaks aboard to get revenge on Killua for the death of her father. The Hunters capture her, and Chairman Netero offers to free her if Gon and Killua can take a ball from him.
#24 - Good Boy? x Bad Boy? x Killua
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2000
Killua stops trying to take the ball from Netero because his killer instincts are surfacing. Anita escapes her handlers and attacks Killua, who comes close to killing Anita, but lets her live because otherwise Gon would get mad at him. Gon is never able to get the ball, but makes Netero use his left leg and both hands once, and is satisfied.
#25 - Giant Wave x Cannon x Huge Rush
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/2000
The group works together to separate the battleship/hotel from the island before the second wave of the storm hits. Leorio gets stuck on the bottom of the ocean in a diving suit and Gon helps him escape. Gon is then saved by Hisoka. Kurapika is knocked out but the steering is done by a mysterious examinee who seems to be Hisoka's ally. They separate the ship just in time, and a blimp comes to pick them up.