Okay, I'm so tired of Ging haters and people mischaracterizing him so I'm gonna give a whole explanation de bunking some things about him. Debunk no. 1 - "Ging abandoned Gon!" no, he actually didn't. In page 35 volume 1 (the first hxh manga) Mito states "Ging didn't abandon you, I made him give you up" AND in the 1999 version episode 1 she also states that she lied and that Ging didn't abandon Gon (video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT87mSY5Y/). BUT for some reason in the 2011 version Mito never told Gon that she was lying and in fact on the CD Ging left Gon (Auction Arc) he actually states that he DID abandon Gon but he's sorry for it?? I still don't know why they ever changed it in the 2011, but because of that change so many people hate Ging because "he abandoned Gon!" which isn't true. There's a lot of changes I don't like in the 2011 version in general. Debunk no. 2 "Ging doesn't care about Gon!" OH. MY. GOD. were you even paying attention AT ALL?? Ging CLEARY cares for Gon just differently from other parents, if Ging never truly cared about Gon then he wouldn't have left him anything, no CD, no box of things for Greed Island, taking Gon to Greed Island when he was a kid, etc.. Also did you even watch the last episode of hxh??? You know, the whole World Tree scene?? THEY WERE SMILING, CHATTING, BONDING, AND WERE LITERALLY HAVING FUN??!!! Ging DOES care for Gon and loves him as a son, he just isn't like other parents. Debunk no. 3 "Ging is straight" no.
Anyway that's all! Ging defender till I die<3