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Hunter x Hunter S1E6 — A x Surprising x Challenge

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Hunter x Hunter•Season 1•Episode 6

A x Surprising x Challenge

7.2/10 · 3,281 votesNov 6, 201124 min

Ranked #59 of 62 in Season 1•−0.8 vs season avg

Gon and Kurapika reunite with Leorio and Killua at the Phase Two site. Satotz leads what remains of the candidates to meet the second phase examiners, named Menchi and Buhara. The examiners declare the next phase is to test their cooking skills, much to the

Directed byMasaki Matsumura

Written byMitsutaka Hirota

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Rivals x For x Survival

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Hope x And x Ambition

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Hisoka x Is x Sneaky

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Decision x By x Majority?

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Trick x To The x Trick

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Explosion x Of x Deception!

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Destiny x and x Tenacity!

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A x Surprising x Win

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An x Empty x Threat!

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Nen x Users x Unite?

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Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Gon (voice)

Mariya Ise

Mariya Ise

Killua (voice)

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Narrator (voice)

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Mai Ishii

Animation Director

Takahiko Abiru

Takahiko Abiru

Key Animation

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Masaki Matsumura

Director

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Mitsutaka Hirota

Writer

M

Masaki Matsumura

Key Animation

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Atsushi Maekawa

Series Composition

M

Masaki Matsumura

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"A x Surprising x Challenge" is episode 6 of Hunter x Hunter season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 3,281 votes, ranking #59 of 62 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Masaki Matsumura and written by Mitsutaka Hirota, it aired on November 6, 2011.

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