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Hunter x Hunter S1E2 — Encounter × Hesitation × Departure

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Hunter x Hunter•Season 1•Episode 2

Encounter × Hesitation × Departure

7.6/10 · 246 votesOct 23, 199923 min

Ranked #56 of 62 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Gon's aunt Mito gives him the go ahead to take the Hunter Exam after he has successfully passed her test, using a special rod from his father. Gon goes to town to catch a ship to the exam. In town, Gon befriends Leorio, after several

Directed byShinpei Miyashita

Written byNobuaki Kishima

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A Boy Setting Out for a Journey × Leaving Behind the Sound of the Wind

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Encounter × Hesitation × Departure

Pride × Stormy Water × Duel still

Pride × Stormy Water × Duel

Decision × Shortcut × Detour still

Decision × Shortcut × Detour

Lies × Truth? × Kiriko still

Lies × Truth? × Kiriko

Steak × Marathon × The Exam Starts still

Steak × Marathon × The Exam Starts

Trauma × Limit × Sweet Trap still

Trauma × Limit × Sweet Trap

Conjurer × Smile × Beasts Beware still

Conjurer × Smile × Beasts Beware

Menchi × Furious × Second Phase? still

Menchi × Furious × Second Phase?

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Failing × Panic × Heavenly Voice

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Exploration × Guts × Stowaway

Good Boy? × Bad Boy? × Killua still

Good Boy? × Bad Boy? × Killua

Pro × Con × Trap still

Pro × Con × Trap

Candles × Policy × Dispute still

Candles × Policy × Dispute

Fleeting × Life × Majitani still

Fleeting × Life × Majitani

Rock × Scissors × Heart still

Rock × Scissors × Heart

Three People? × Five People? × Last Choice still

Three People? × Five People? × Last Choice

Treasure × Memory × Cramped Hotel Room still

Treasure × Memory × Cramped Hotel Room

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Stranded × Log Book × Soaked

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Big Waves × Big Cannon × Huge Rush

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Fourth Phase × Forty-Four × Number of Death

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Found × Hide × Caught Up

"Hisoka × Crash × Gon still

"Hisoka × Crash × Gon

Damage × Reunion × Courage still

Damage × Reunion × Courage

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Slimy x Stingy x Inside a Cave

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Chairman × Interview × Paper Test

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Hisoka × Kurapika × Spider's Whisper

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Chat x Excuses x Comparing Guts

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Pass × Fail × Exam Over

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Killua × Disqualified × Forced Out

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Disband × Party × Unpleasant Ties

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Sightseeing × Landmark × Killua's House

Training × Hound × Exhausted still

Training × Hound × Exhausted

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Skateboard × Apprentice × Honesty

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Killua × Punishment × Family Meeting

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Coin Toss × Reunion × Change of Clothes

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Heaven × Fight × Training

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Nen × Nen × Nen?

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Secret Trick × Register × The Battle Begins

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Two Months × Break × Just In Case

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Bungee × Punch × One Round Battle

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Hisoka's Love × Showdown × Gon's Resolve

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Talent × Agony × Killer Instinct

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Small Fry × Clean Up × Exam Over!?

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Limitation × Vow × Chain of Judgment

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I'm Home × Welcome Back × I'm Killua

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Dad × Top Secret × Confession

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Kurapika × Black Eyes × First Job

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Heart Tone × Kurapika × Dowsing

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Killua × Big Fortune × Hunter's Tavern

Spider × Yorknew × Assemble still

Spider × Yorknew × Assemble

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Underground Auction × Annihilation × Machinegun

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Phantom Troupe × The Shadow Beasts × Community

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Hisoka × Alliance × Spider Hunting

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Uvo × Kurapika × Melody of Determination

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Scarlet Eyes × Duel × Cost of Life

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Gon × Treasure × Dangerous Man

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Gon × Killua × Deadly Chase

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Spiders Web x Captured x Assassin Technique

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Kurapika x Secret Assassins x Zoldyck

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Spider Reunion x Zoldyck Family x Final Battle

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Kurapika x Friends x Spider's Doom

Cast18

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Gon Freecss (voice)

Kanako Mitsuhashi

Kanako Mitsuhashi

Killua Zoldyck (voice)

Yuki Kaida

Yuki Kaida

Kurapika (voice)

Hozumi Goda

Hozumi Goda

Leorio Paradinight (voice)

Hiroki Takahashi

Hiroki Takahashi

Hisoka Morow (voice)

S

Shiori Ohta

Baise (voice)

Tanuki Sugino

Tanuki Sugino

Bendot (voice)

Yoshikazu Nagano

Yoshikazu Nagano

Chrollo Lucilfer (voice)

Urara Takano

Urara Takano

Illumi Zoldyck (voice)

Akari Hibino

Akari Hibino

Feitan (voice)

Yuji Kishi

Yuji Kishi

Kaito (voice)

Bunmei Tobayama

Bunmei Tobayama

Netero Isaac (voice)

Crew12

C

Chisato Ikehira

Key Animation

K

Kotomi Maeda

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Kase

Animation Director

A

Akiko Tanada

Key Animation

Y

Yumiko Kinoshita

Key Animation

K

Kiyotoshi Aoi

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiko Nakajima

Key Animation

K

Kazufumi Takano

Key Animation

S

Soichi Azumi

Storyboard Artist

D

Daisuke Takemoto

Key Animation

F

Fumiko Ueda

Key Animation

T

Takumi Koyama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Encounter × Hesitation × Departure" is episode 2 of Hunter x Hunter season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 246 votes, ranking #56 of 62 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Shinpei Miyashita and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on October 23, 1999.

Next: E3 · Pride × Stormy Water × Duel Best of Season 1