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The Best Episodes of Hunter x Hunter Season 1

Every episode of Hunter x Hunter Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hunter x Hunter Season 1!

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Gon Freecss discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was actually alive the whole time. Ging is a famous Hunter: an individual who has proven themself an elite member of humanity.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 23 - "Hisoka × Crash × Gon
    8.7/10(238 votes)

    S1:E23

    Gon gets Hisoka's number badge while Hisoka kills an examinee crossing his path. Gon is poisoned by Geretta and relieved of his badges. Hisoka kills Geretta easily and returns both badges: Gon's and his own. Gon tries to refuse it, but is unable to. Hisoka tells Gon he will kill him when the time is right, until then he will protect him. He punches him in the face and tells that he can return the badges only after he can return the punch.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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  2. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 42 - Hisoka's Love × Showdown × Gon's Resolve
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E42

    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 the 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 the Phantom Troupe meeting.

    Director:Yukihiro Matsushita
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 44 - Small Fry × Clean Up × Exam Over!?
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E44

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 29 - Pass × Fail × Exam Over
    8.4/10(210 votes)

    S1:E29

    Hanzo and Gon continue fighting. Hanzo is easily the better fighter, but when Gon won't concede, Hanzo is forced to accept defeat. Hanzo decides he'd rather lose than kill Gon, because he likes his attitude. Gon is knocked unconscious during the match and wakes up to find the matches are over. Satotz explains to him that he's a Hunter, and that Hisoka defeated Bodoro, Hanzo defeated Pokkle in a match, Killua conceded a match to Pokkle before facing his brother Illumi disguised as Gittarackur.

    Director:Yoshimitsu Tsuda
    Writer:Nobuaki Kishima

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  5. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 30 - Killua × Disqualified × Forced Out
    8.4/10(218 votes)

    S1:E30

    Satotz explains to Gon that Killua failed the final stage. His opponent turns out to be his older brother Illumi in disguise. Illumi questions Killua and determines him unfit to be a normal person. He believes that Killua has a talent to be an assassin and tells him to return home. Illumi threatens to kill Gon if Killua even attempts to fight him, so Killua gives up and becomes silent for the rest of the exam. Killua murders Bodoro in the middle of his match with Leorio for no reason and is disqualified. Having heard this, Gon confronts Illumi and breaks his arm, deciding to go look for Killua.

    Director:Yukihiro Matsushita
    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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  6. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 43 - Talent × Agony × Killer Instinct
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E43

    After Gon's match, Killua decides that he will compete as well, eager to test his own strength. Gido, Sadaro, and Riehlvelt kidnap Zushi to bribe Killua into forfeiting his matches with the three of them, so they can get easy wins. However, Killua makes sure that they will fight honestly and don't cheat. Sadaro withdraws due to his fear of Killua, who he says, "lived in the darkest corners of the world."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 46 - I'm Home × Welcome Back × I'm Killua
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E46

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 47 - Dad × Top Secret × Confession
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E47

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 48 - Kurapika × Black Eyes × First Job
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E48

    Kurapika together with five other hunters comes for a job interview. They are given preliminary orders and tested by being attacked by a number of fighters in black. Kurapika quickly understands that it is actually a Nen-based ability of one of the imposters, and counter-attacks him directly. Gon stops his father's tape when Ging tells he recorded a voice of his mother. The tape then destroys itself. Killua explains that the ROM card they found in Ging's box is meant for Joystation video game console.

    Director:Yukihiro Matsushita
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 49 - Heart Tone × Kurapika × Dowsing
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E49

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 50 - Killua × Big Fortune × Hunter's Tavern
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E50

    Gon and Killua leave Mito and her mother to go to Yorknew. They got even more information about Greed Island from a website available only for hunters. They need a lot of money to buy it, even millions they earned at Heavens Arena are not enough. They try to earn more by getting bargains on-line, but fail miserably, cutting their funds to 10 million jenny. Milluki, Killua's brother, could not decode the game from the card data and goes to Yorknew to buy it too. Hisoka is also showing flying there. After all tests Kurapika got his job and is introduced to his boss who turns out to be a teenager named Neon Nostrade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 51 - Spider × Yorknew × Assemble
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E51

    Neon with all her bodyguards arrives at Yorknew. Her Nen ability is shown: Lovely Ghost Writer that predicts the future. Four members of the Phantom Troupe are shown walking to Yorknew: Feitan, Machi, Franklin, and Nobunaga. The last two are having a quarrel. Gon wants to buy a mobile phone and is unexpectedly helped by an old friend, Leorio. Later he also helps to raise funds by allowing people to pay for arm wrestling with Gon who easily beats everyone and has some trouble defeating Shizuku.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 57 - Gon × Treasure × Dangerous Man
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E57

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 58 - Gon × Killua × Deadly Chase
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E58

    Gon, Killua and Leorio arrive at a place where Nobunaga and Machi pretend to be a couple sitting in a cafe, but they do not attack understanding that they are not strong enough. Leorio, who is unable to use Zetsu to hide his aura, returns home, but Gon and Killua try to follow them and are captured instead. Light Nostrade arrives, giving orders to Neon, Kurapika and others. Mafia hires several professional assassins, including Silva and Zeno from the Zoldyck family.

    Director:Yukihiro Matsushita
    Writer:Ryota Yamaguchi

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  15. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 22 - Found × Hide × Caught Up
    8.2/10(203 votes)

    S1:E22

    Gon stalks Hisoka, and observes Hisoka's friend transform into his real appearance. Then Hisoka decides to hunt other participants for two more points.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Ryota Yamaguchi

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  16. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 45 - Limitation × Vow × Chain of Judgment
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E45

    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 he meets someone that might become a future ally.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 52 - Underground Auction × Annihilation × Machinegun
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E52

    Chrollo Lucilfer, the boss of the Phantom Troupe, gives them orders to go to the underground auction and kill everyone there, and they proceed. Franklin uses a machine gun hidden in his fingers to fire Nen bullets, and Shizuku cleans up so that no traces of the massacre are left visible. Melody and Kurapika are talking more openly to each other while waiting on the roof. The mafia community sends the group of its best fighters called Shadow Beasts to deal with the Phantom Troupe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 53 - Phantom Troupe × The Shadow Beasts × Community
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E53

    Mafia people attack the 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 companions, but even they are defeated by just one Phantom Troupe member.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 54 - Hisoka × Alliance × Spider Hunting
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E54

    Kurapika captures Uvogin with his chains and they quickly run away. Leaving him in hands of Dalzollene, the leader of Neon's bodyguards, Kurapika leaves to meet with Hisoka who promises to give some information on other members of the Phantom Troupe. Dalzollene asks people from mafia community to come to pick up, but instead Phantom Troupe members arrive, killing him and freeing Uvogin. Leorio shows Gon and Killua his Ten and it turns out to be the only Nen technique he is aware of.

    Director:Yukihiro Matsushita
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 55 - Uvo × Kurapika × Melody of Determination
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E55

    Kurapika contacts his boss (Neon's father) and is told that he should be in charge after Dalzollene's death. Raging Uvogin searches for "the chain guy", and finds him alone with Neon and the others moved to another room. They decide to go out of the city to be able to fight with full strength. Leorio gets Gon's strength so popular with arm wrestling contest that they are invited to an underground auction where everyone is given pictures of the Phantom Troupe with a bounty of 2 billion jenny on each head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 56 - Scarlet Eyes × Duel × Cost of Life
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E56

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 17 - Three People? × Five People? × Last Choice
    8.1/10(204 votes)

    S1:E17

    The last test to get out of the tower has two paths: one is too long and the other will only allow three of the five to enter. Leorio and Tonpa start fighting to see who will stay, when Gon thinks outside the box. They choose the longer path, destroy the wall between the paths with axes provided so they could fight, and all five make it.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kato
    Writer:Yoshiyuki Suga

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  23. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 34 - Skateboard × Apprentice × Honesty
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E34

    The group meets a butlers' apprentice while walking closer to their target. She has Killua's skateboard, and refuses to let them pass. Repeatedly Gon walks over a line she drew, and each time she sends him flying with her mace. Eventually, she explains that she is Canary, a servant of Killua. Canary tells her Killua gave the skateboard to her because they're friends, so she should let Killua's other friends pass. She lets them pass, but is immediately hit by an unknown projectile.

    Director:Yoshinari Suzuki
    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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  24. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 41 - Bungee × Punch × One Round Battle
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E41

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hunter x Hunter Season 1 Episode 4 - Decision × Shortcut × Detour
    8.0/10(232 votes)

    S1:E4

    The ship's captain recommends they go towards a tree on the top of a mountain instead of directly at their goal. Leorio takes the bus and the rest head towards the tree. The bus is a trap, so Leorio abandons it and catches up with Gon and Kurapika. Matthew, an examinee they meet, travels with them and then betrays them. They successfully answer a riddle asked by an examiner and move on to the next test.

    Director:Shinya Hanai
    Writer:Yoshiyuki Suga

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

""Hisoka × Crash × Gon" is the best rated episode of "Hunter x Hunter" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 238 votes. Directed by Keitaro Motonaga and written by Masashi Sogo, it aired on 4/1/2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Hisoka's Love × Showdown × Gon's Resolve".