The Best Episodes Written By Mitsutaka Hirota

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - BELIAL GORE

   S1:E264/2/2023

   After defeating Madame Kurenai and leaving the planet Sun Jewel, Shiki and his comrades continue their journey and attempt to infiltrate Belial Gore, the enormous urban-type battleship of Drakken Joe, who has been targeting Edens Zero.

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   8.2/10(18 votes)

   #2 - The x True x Pass

   S1:E356/17/2012

   Gon and Killua begin training in Hatsu, the culmination of everything they've learned about Nen. And finally, Gon challenges Hisoka to return the favor from the Hunter Exam.

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   8.2/10(19 votes)

   #3 - A x Brutal x Battlefield

   S1:E5110/14/2012

   The auction has been rescheduled, and the Mafia expects the Phantom Troupe to attack again. The Ten Dons have hired multiple assassins to deal with the Phantom Troupe. Light Nostrade sends Kurapika to join the assassins in dispatching of the Troupe.

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   8.1/10(33 votes)

   #4 - Rivals x For x Survival

   S1:E310/16/2011

   With the navigators' help, Gon, Kurapika and Leorio arrive at Zaban City, the venue of the exam. The navigator leads them to a small restaurant, which is revealed to be the front for the venue. Gon's group is led to an elevator disguised as a back room, which leads a hundred floors underground. Below, they meet the rest of the participants and given their numbers. There they meet Tonpa, a regular participant who claims to have tried and failed 35 times in the exam.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - File 1: Red

   S1:E110/2/2013

   Red, along with his rival Blue, sets out on a quest to realize Professor Oak's dream of completing the Pokédex. However, his journey is not going as smoothly as he would like. Blue seems to be more gifted, and Red is struggling to keep up. Can Red learn quickly enough to make it as a Pokémon Trainer? How will he win his first Gym Badge at the Pewter City Gym?

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - File 3: Giovanni

   S1:E310/2/2013

   Red arrives in Saffron City to find Team Rocket's fingerprints on everything. When he rescues a Silph Co. secretary, he learns that Team Rocket has taken over the company! This stems from their desire to get their hands on the Master Ball, the ultimate Poké Ball that has been in development for years. However, one more surprise lies in wait for Red at Viridian City, and this may be the biggest one yet!

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7. 

   7.9/10(19 votes)

   #7 - Buildup x To A x Fierce Battle

   S1:E448/19/2012

   After Uvogin slaughters the Mafia's pursuit, the Mafia dispatches their secret weapon, the Shadow Beasts. However, Uvogin is able to defeat them by himself. During the battle, the spider tattoo on Uvogin's back is revealed, and Kurapika springs to action.

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   7.9/10(28 votes)

   #8 - A x Hard x Master?

   S2:E631/20/2013

   Gon and Killua have finally realized Biscuit's true strength and asked her to teach them Nen. With that said, they begin their hard training.

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9. 

   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Routine and Girlfriend

   S1:E377/5/2025

   Summer break is over, and routine returns to Kazuya's life. Something he needs to fix, and fast.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Sigh and Girlfriend

    S1:E387/12/2025

    Kazuya suggests that he and Chizuru get lunch together. How will she take it?

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Daikanyama and Girlfriend

    S1:E397/19/2025

    Chizuru and Kazuya are invited to a party in the super-fancy area of Daikanyama.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Family Trip and Girlfriend

    S1:E428/9/2025

    It's time for the Kinoshita tradition—a two-night, three-day trip to Spa Resort Hawaiians!

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13. 

    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #13 - The x Guard's x Duty!

    S1:E233/18/2012

    Gon and his friends have decided to pass through the Trial Gate to see Killua. First, they must train in the servants' residence until they can open the gate. Meanwhile, Killua has learned that Gon and the others are here to see him. Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika are able to open the gate after completing their training, but the apprentice butler Canary stands in their way.

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14. 

    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Destiny x and x Tenacity!

    S1:E315/13/2012

    A month has passed since Gon was seriously injured, and Hisoka and Kastro are about to fight in Heavens Arena. Kastro was able to knock Hisoka down in the past and sounds very confident in his interview. Hisoka appears unperturbed by the upcoming fight.

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    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Friend and Girlfriend

    S1:E48/1/2020

    Mami’s plan comes to a head as Kazuya decides to set the story straight, to mixed reactions.

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    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Into the Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter

    S1:E14/11/2021

    Rebecca Bluegarden visits the nearly deserted Granbell Kingdom. There she meets the sole human inhabitant, Shiki, who wants to be her friend.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Guilt and Girlfriend

    S1:E479/13/2025

    Mami confronts Chizuru and urges her to make a decision.

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    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Fortunes x Aren't x Right?

    S1:E5411/4/2012

    Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio are finally reunited. Kurapika reveals his Nen powers to the others. However, Killua is afraid that Kurapika is now in danger because one of the Troupe members can read minds. Meanwhile, Chrollo is using the fortune telling power he stole from Neon to tell the fortunes of the Troupe members.

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    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend

    S1:E78/22/2020

    While Kazuya desperately tries to get Ruka to promise she won’t reveal his secret, she tells him her own.

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    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Gathering x Of x Heroes!

    S1:E417/29/2012

    The biggest auction in the world is about to take place in York New City. The Phantom Troupe leader, Chrollo, has instructed the members to gather in the city. For what purpose? The band of murdering thieves is about to make its move.

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    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #21 - A x Surprising x Challenge

    S1:E611/6/2011

    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 candidates' disbelief. The test requires pork, so the candidates are sent to find pigs in the forest. However, the pigs living inside the forest are carnivorous and tear through the candidates. Thanks to Gon, they discover the pigs' weakness and they manage to each get one for their cooking. Upon tasting the candidates' cooking, Buhara gives a pass but Menchi fails all of them. Knowing the candidates will riot, Satotz informs Chairman Netoros of the Hunter Selection Committee to make an appearance. Netoros arrives to correct Menchi's habit of getting biased whenever it's related to cooking. Netoros allows Menchi to stay on as examiner, and she gives the candidates a retest: boil eggs laid by spider eagles on Mt. Split-in-Half.

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    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Explosion x Of x Deception!

    S1:E151/15/2012

    Gon is relying on Bloodcrazy Butterflies to find his target, Hisoka, before waiting for the perfect time to use his skill with the fishing rod to snatch Hisoka's tag. Meanwhile, Leorio is tricked by Tonpa and loses his own tag, but Kurapika helps him recover it. Now that Kurapika and Leorio know that neither is the other's target, they decided to form an alliance.

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    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Big x Time x Interview

    S1:E182/5/2012

    Gon and his friends have been trapped inside a cave by poisonous snakes. Bourbon, the person responsible for the trap, is already dead, and nobody knows how to disarm the trap. Meanwhile, Leorio, who was bitten by the snakes, is growing weak. Gon manages to get them out of the sticky situation and through to the final phase of the exam. But first, Netero wants an interview with each of the remaining applicants...

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    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Confession and Girlfriend

    S1:E129/26/2020

    Chizuru and Mami go on an awkward rental date unaware that Kazuya has seen them together. How can Chizuru handle this situation?

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Rent-a-Girlfriend

    S1:E17/11/2020

    Jilted and heartbroken, 20-year-old Kinoshita Kazuya turns to Diamond, a Rent-A-Girlfriend app that leads him to a fateful encounter with Mizuhara Chizuru, one of the talents on offer.

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