Hunter × Hunter Pilot (ハンター×ハンター パイロット, Hantā × Hantā Pairotto) is an initial, animated pilot of the Hunter × Hunter manga. It was originally shown at the Jump Super Anime Tour in 1998, a year before the 1999 Hunter × Hunter anime adaptation series started.
Summary[]
Gon is found fishing, trying to catch Master of the Swamp. Which he does and brings back to the village and his surrogate mother Mito, who allows him to take the Hunter Exam and become a professional Hunter. He goes back into the forest to meet his Foxbear friend Kon. We then see a flashback of Kite killing the Foxbear's mother and lecturing Gon, who adopts the Foxbear. He then says his final goodbye to Mito, before leaving on a big ship. On the ship he meets Leorio and Kurapika. While on the ship, it is besieged by a storm and multiple strange creatures. Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika help the crew fight them off. Even though Leorio and Kurapika don't get along they are eventually forced by circumstance and inspired by Gon to work together to save the ship, which they do. In the end, they become best friends, and the Captain shows high hopes for them.
Production[]
Unlike the 1999 anime adaptation, which was produced and animated by Nippon Animation, the pilot was created by Pierrot. As the studios differed, the voice cast differs entirely from the 1999 anime adaptation series.
Yoshihiro Togashi voiced a character in the pilot, but it is unknown what role he played.[1]
The pilot was shown as a part of the traveling "Jump Super Anime Tour" in 1998 alongside a One Piece pilot. It was later available for purchase on VHS only through a mail-in offer from Weekly Shonen Jump.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
References[]
- ↑ Togashi comment - WSJ Issue 33 (1998)