Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss catches Whale Island's monster fish, the Master of the Swamp to gain permission from his Aunt Mito Freecss to take the Hunter Exam. Aboard the ship going to the location of the examination, Gon impresses the Captain when he predicts a violent storm approaching and meets Leorio and Kurapika. Written by Sheena Frampton

Gon, Kurapika and Leorio reach Dolle Harbor and told by the captain to head for the cedar tree on the hilltop behind the city. The three are stopped by a group of masked people and an old woman posts a riddle requiring them to choose between 2 possible answers. Written by Sheena Frampton

Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio arrive at Zaban City, the venue of the Hunter Exam, where they meet Tonpa another friendly veteran examiners.

Gon befriends Killua. Leorio nearly gives up, but Gon waits for him until Leorio gains the motivation to catch up. Later, the group shares their own reasons of becoming Hunters.

The marathon through the wetlands starts, with Leorio and Kurapika getting separated from Gon and Killua. In the fog, many applicants try to take down Hisoka.

Gourmet Hunters Menchi and Buhara task the applicants to cook a pork dish with meat from the worlds most dangerous pig for the second phase, to the annoyance of applicants.

Chairman Netero sees and challenges them to a game that involves getting a ball from him, telling them that they will automatically become Hunters if they succeed.

For the third phase, the candidates are abandoned at the top of Trick Tower, wherein long-term criminals are kept. They are given 72 hours to get out alive and pass the exam.

Gon faces off against Sedokan and Majitani faces off against Kurapika who reveals a startling and scary secret.

Leorio has to postpone the start of his match until Kurapika officially ends his. However, his opponent is unconscious and cannot surrender. Leorio eventually begins his match, in which the game is gambling.

Leorio's match continues and he struggles to think of bets he is certain to win. Killua faces a serial killer in a fight to the death.

The group must spend the 50 hours Leorio gambled away in a confined room. Once they are out, they must decide by majority on which path to take: one takes 45 hours and allows all 5 to pass, the other takes is faster but only 3 can pass.

Mito reads a letter from Gon recapping his adventure so far.

After exiting Trick Tower, the contestants are taken to Zevil Island to begin stage 4. Each contestant picks a number out of a box and must hunt the contestant with that number on the island.

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.

Kurapika and Leorio are being stalked by Hisoka, but they managed to negotiate their way out of a fight. However, the encounter leaves Hisoka aroused, so he leaves in search of a new target. Gon is able to use his fishing rod to snatch Hisoka's tag right when Hisoka attacks his target. However, as Gon tries to escape, he is attacked by another applicant and loses his tag.

Killua grows tired of having Imori shadowing him so he challenges Imori to a fight.

Gon and his friends have been trapped inside a cave by poisonous snakes.

Gon and his friends have advanced to the final phase of the Hunter Exam.

Gon wakes up, and finds himself being congratulated by Satotz for being the first person to pass the Hunter Exam.

After arriving in the Republic of Podokea, Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika board a tour bus to Kukuroo Mountain, where Killua lives.

Gon and his friends have decided to pass through the Testing Gate to see Killua. Zebro takes them to the servants' quarters where they meet Seaquant and rest for the night. They discover that every thing in the house is extremely heavy, so they decide to train so they can be strong enough to open the Testing Gate on their own. Meanwhile, Killua is being tortured by his brother Milluki until he is ready to apologize to his mother. Killua learns from his family that his friends are at the estate to see him. Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika are able to open the gate after completing their training (and Gon's left arm heals), but the apprentice butler Canary stands in their way. Just like with Zebro, Gon's conviction touches Canary's heart. Just as Canary is about to let them pass, Killua's mother attacks her. Killua's mother then gives the group a sad message from Killua that may or may not be true.

We witness a few flashbacks from Killua's earlier childhood, mostly between him and Canary. When the flashbacks end, Kikyo, Killua's mother, tells them that Killua cannot see them as he is in solitary confinement. While speaking with the trio, Kikyo suddenly begins screaming to Father that he not do anything hasty. Killua's grandfather, Zeno, arrives in the dungeon and tells Killua he can go, despite Milluka insisting Killua isn't genuinely sorry yet. Killua is summoned by his father, Silva. With help from Canary, who is concerned about Killua, Gon and his friends are getting closer to the mansion. Meanwhile, Killua is bonding with his father (much to Kikyo's strong displeasure), and Silva asks him if he wants to see his friends. Killua answers truthfully that he does, so Silva grants him his freedom with the promise that Killua should never betray his friends. A short squabble between Kikyo and Silva reveals that he still believes Killua will one day return home as the leader of ...

Kikyo confides in Gotoh, the family butler, how emotionally distraught she is over Killua leaving again. With his father's approval, Killua makes his way to the butler's quarters. He instructs Gotoh to let him know the moment Gon and the other arrive. Gotoh complies, but internal dialogue reveals he has other intentions. Canary guides Gon and his friends to the butler office. There, they meet the butler Gotoh, who challenges them to a coin game so he can determine if they are worthy of being Killua's friends. Leorio and Kurapika are disqualified for guessing the wrong hand, leaving only Gon to play the next round. After winning the game and reuniting with Killua, Gon now looks ahead to his next objective. He refuses to use his Hunter's License until he can return Hisoka's number badge. Kurapika reveals that he knows where to find Hisoka and that Hisoka has information about the Phantom Troupe. Leorio and Kurapika leave the group to pursue their own goals. Gon and Killua decide to ...

A letter from Gon arrives at Whale Island for Aunt Mito. A recap of episodes 14 to 25.

Gon and Killua go to the Heaven's Arena, a place where they can train and earn money by fighting other opponents. Gon and Killua quickly advance to the 150th floor, beating their opponents with a single strike.

In Wing's room, Gon, Killua and Zushi are being taught by Wing. He explains the 4 main principles: Ten, Ren, Zetsu and Hatsu. He demonstrates how Ren works, by giving Killua the idea of killing him. Because of the strong pressure, Killua was forced to stay back. Wing advised them to train with Zushi and start mastering Ten but Killua suggests that they should leave. Killua reveals to Gon that Wing was lying all along. Back in Wing's room, he notice Zushi's Ten in unstable. Zushi is troubled because Wing lied to them. Wing only said that for them to know what the other meaning of Nen is. After clearing the 190th floor, Gon and Killua advanced to the 200th floor. They were stopped by a strong aura which made them both wary. An employee appears, stating that they should register before midnight. Hisoka out of nowhere appears in front of the two behind the employee, and warns them that they are not ready yet. Wing appears behind them and offers to teach them the real Nen. Before they left...

Gon and Killua's aura nodes finally open thanks to Wing's help. He teaches them how to pass through Hisoka's barrier of Nen. A few hours before midnight, Gon and Killua come back to the hallway that Hisoka is guarding. They successfully pass through and Gon challenges Hisoka to a fight. Hisoka only replies that if Gon manages to win even one match, Hisoka will accept his challenge. The two successfully register before time runs out. After registering, they are confronted by three fighters from the 200th floor, namely Gido, Sadaso, and Riehlvelt. The two leave and head towards their room. A message saying that Gon's match will be on the next day is seen on the television. The next day, Gido and Gon face off in the arena. Gido launches his spinning tops he called Battle Waltz. Gon is left defenseless in the middle of the ring.

Gon continues his fight with Gido and begins to understand how the Dancing Tops technique works. After he understands the principle behind the technique he is able to evade the attacks. However, he is not able to go on the offensive because of Gido's Tornado Top defense. Gon continues to fight and manages to release some of his hidden talents but eventually loses the fight. After the fight is over Master Wing chastises Gon and forbids him from learning any more about Nen until his injuries heal. Kurapika is denied a job at the Agency and meets a stranger who tests his skills and offers to teach him about Nen.

One month after Gon is seriously injured (and banned to directly practice Nen or be part of any match), the 2-year-lap revenge of the Nen-user Kastro against the magician Hisoka is about to start in the Sky Arena. Castro shows confidence, remembering an old saying, not to fight If you do not have a chance of winning in this game. Facing to the game, he is also filled with a fearless smile secretly.

Kastro and Hisoka face off in Heaven's Arena. Kastro goes on the offensive and appears to have an advantage. Hisoka is unable to dodge because Kastro creates a Nen double that hides behind Kastro's attacks. Despite losing both arms, Hisoka is confident and performs magic tricks, appearing to reattach one arm. He artfully and secretly uses his Hatsu, Bungee Gum, to kill Kastro with the playing cards from one of his tricks. After the fight, Machi, approaches Hisoka and uses Nen to sew both of his arms back on. She has a message from the boss of the Phantom Troupe. After she leaves, Hisoka removes his spider tattoo, revealing that it is a fake.

Gon recovered from his injuries and started training Nen along w/ Killua and Zushi from Wing, Sadaso, Riehvelt, Gido kidnap Zushi, Killua agreed to fight Sadaso to leave Zushi alone, Sadaso broke his promise and played dirty tricks Killua threatened him, by the day of their battle came, Sadaso leaves the Arena and lost by default, giving Killua his first win in the battle of the 200.

Gon and Killua both defeated Riehvelt and Gido, Hisoka being impressed with Gon in his matches appeared in Gon's way and invite him to be his next opponent.

The fight between Gon and Hisoka begins. At the end Gon successfully punches Hisoka in the face.

After punching Hisoka in the face, Gon returns the tag from the Hunter Exam. Hisoka is ecstatic to see Gon's development.

Gon heads home to Whale Island along with Killua. Mito and her grandmother tell Gon about Ging's past. Gon receives a small box from his father. The 2 manages to open the small box and found 3 items and decided to listen to the cassette tape first that contain Ging's voice.

Gon heard his father's message through the cassette tape. Gon and Killua grab some information about the memory card from the item box. Killua gets a lead from his brother about the game which is going to be presented in the auction, which will be held in Yorkshin City. The two leave Whale island and journey to Yorkshin City.

Kurapika learns about Nen and finds his first job as a hunter.

Kurapika and the other job seekers arrive at the home of a human trophy collector and are attacked by an unknown force.

Kurapika have to survive a mansion. Gon and Killua travel to the Greed Island.

The auction is finally about to begin. Gon, Killua and Leorio are working hard to amass enough money to buy Greed Island.

The Phantom Force bursts in the auction.

Kurapika finds himself face to face with Uvogin.

Chrollo uses the information he has on Neon to identify the location of the chain user, Kurapika. Meanwhile, Killua is keeping an eye on the Phantom Troupe base when he is joined by Melody, who helps determine that the Troupe is headed towards Kurapika's hotel. The Troupe is finally closing in on Kurapika. Written by paulp1988

Gon and Killua are captives of the spiders. Kurapika, Melody, and Leorio hatch a plan to capture Chrollo and use him as leverage to force the remaining Spiders to release Gon and Killua.

Kurapika negotiates with Pakunoda to secure the exchange of Gon and Killua. Pakunoda returns to the Troupe's hideout to announce the terms of the exchange to the remaining members.

Gon and Killua attend an auction of Greed Island to scout out potential employers hiring Hunters to clear the game.

Gon and Killua attend the player selection test in a bid to gain access to Greed Island.

Gon and Killua enter Greed Island. There they enter a town and meet other players, where they learn more about the game Greed Island.

Gon and Killua battling at the Rock Paper Scissors tournament. Killua wins and he gets the #83 Card then comes some guy trying to steal the card but he fails. And then come a bunch of guys trying to steal and they do. Now Gon And Killua want to go to Masadora. They see Biscuit stalking them and they find some Monsters and Bandits on their way as well. Written by paulp1988

Binolt all attacks Biscuit, she easily defeats him. Gon and Killua seeing her strength asked her to be their master and proceed to fight Binolt for 6 days. He gives up and they let him go. They go to the city of Masadora and got some cards but told them to go back to the rocky area again. Biscuit tells them that they are going exactly straight to Masadora but this time, they have to dig through the rocks, whilst doing so they discover another part of Ten, Shu. Written by paulp1988

After learning how to use Shu, they made it to Masadora easily, only to be told to head back to the rocky area again to obtain the remaining monster cards there. They each catch a few and then they move on to the hardest monster in the area, the bubble horse. They got the card by dodging the blue bubbles with zetsu, and the red bubbles with ten. Biscuit comments that Gon and Killua make the perfect team. Gon and Killua also learned Ko, Ken and Ryu. Biscuit believes they are now ready for the final stage of the training which is training in the individual categories, starting with the Enhancer category. The Bomber identifies himself in the group whilst the Phantom Troop discovered the island and confirms their suspicion that Greed Island is in fact happening in the real world. Written by paulp1988

After hearing Biscuit's lecture on rock-paper-scissors, Gon decides to work on a special technique modeled off of rock-paper-scissors by using Enhancer, Emitter, and Conjurer abilities. Meanwhile, Killua leaves the game temporarily to take the Hunter Exam. While he's gone, Gon and Biscuit find learn about the Bomber's most recent attack. Written by paulp1988

Killua returns after easily passing his second try at the Hunter Exam. Now that Gon, Killua, and Biscuit are together again, they begin working on beating this game by collecting cards. Meanwhile, the other players are scheming to gather the cards they need to complete the game. Written by paulp1988

Team Genthru now has 96 different types of restricted slot cards after tricking Team Tsegzerra. Gon and Killua receive an invitation from other players to team up to prevent Genthru from beating the game. They head to Soufrabi to monopolize Patch of Shore, one of the cards Genthru is missing. Written by paulp1988

When they reach Soufrabi, they met the pirates and they challenge the team in a sports battle. While the team loses, Killua gather information and the other team disbanded. So they use the card accompany on and meet up with Chrollo Lucifer which appears to be Hisoka, and Hisoka leads them to the city of love, Aiai. Written by paulp1988

Gon and his friends have teamed up with Hisoka and Goreinu to challenge Razor again. To round out the party, they recruit Team Tsezgerra. Their preparations allow them to breeze through the first few matches, but then Razor challenges them to a game of dodgeball. Written by paulp1988

Gon is unable to hold onto Razor's throw and is sent to the outfield. He uses Back to return, but Hisoka is also injured and the situation looks grim. However, Gon has an idea for defeating Razor, but he needs Killua's help to pull it off.

Gon, Killua, and Hisoka manage to defeat Razor by working as a perfect team. After defeating Razor, Gon learns a little more about his father from Razor. The team gets Patch of Shore, and make two clones. Gon's team receives the real card, which Genthru does not expect. Team Tsezgerra will delay Genthru for three weeks, giving Killua time to heal and Gon time to train to defeat Little Flower. Written by paulp1988

Hisoka meets up with the members of the Phantom Troupe in order to track down the Nen user whose ability is to remove others nen. Meanwhile, Team Tsezgerra gathered enough Accompany cards to evade Team Genthru, declaring their decision to fight instead of surrender. Team Genthru had also collected Accompany cards and began a game of tag they cannot lose. Gon continues his training whilst Killua is left to recover his hands while coming up with a plan to defeat the Bombers. Tsezgerra soon runs out of Accompany and Return cards, which was all according to plan, and uses Leave to exit the game. However, shockingly no one was guarding the place. A cornered Tsezgerra finds Mr. Battera crying and discovers that the whole deal had been canceled. What happens next? Written by paulp1988

After Team Tsezgerra left the game, Mr. Battera reveals the true purpose behind why he purchased so many Greed Island games. Team Genthru have set camp up at the entrance awaiting Tsezgerra's return to be disappointed when they don't. Assuming that Tsezgerra and his team have given up on the game, Genthru approach Team Gon to propose a deal for the two remaining cards they require. When things turn sour, Team Gon force a one-on-one battle with Genthru's team. Written by paulp1988

With two of the members of Team Genthru down, Gon is left in a standoff with just Genthru himself. Everything Gon and his team had planned were coming together. Selfishly though, Gon decides to temporarily ignore the plan because he wanted to try something out, getting badly damaged in the process. Gon finally pulls through as Team Genthru is defeated. With the most dangerous team all tied up and Gon now having collected all 99 reserved card slots, a special game event is due to take place in order to receive the #00 card. But before all that... Gon and his team need to decide how they should use Breath of Archangel and whether to use it on themselves or Bomber and his team mates. Written by paulp1988

Gon, Killua and Biscuit are challenged when they finally get all 99 reserved card slots. An in-game event takes place to win the #00 card. Who will win?

Recently beating the game his father and friends created, Greed Island, Gon and Killua use the cards they brought back with them to teleport to whom they believe is Gon's father.

Kite is shown a huge severed member which it is believed to be from a Chimera Ant Queen that has grown to the height of two meters. As Gon and Killua join him in his search for the Queen, their fears are confirmed when it starts consuming humans to enhance its army of soldiers. Written by paulp1988

Kite and his party trace the whereabouts of the Chimera Queen and conclude that it is located in the neo-ludite nation of NGL. As both Kite's group and another separate team of hunters depart to NGL to investigate, the Queen establishes her stronghold and instructs her soldiers to gather a huge number of humans for her to consume in order to give birth to the King. Written by paulp1988