Hunter x Hunter Surpasses 100 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Hunter x Hunter joins a small group of Shueisha manga to cross the 100 million copy threshold, a milestone that arrives alongside the series' return from another extended hiatus.
Reporting from 8 sources: Comic Natalie, KAI-YOU, Denfaminicogamer, Cinema Today, and 4 more.
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter has surpassed 100 million copies in cumulative circulation worldwide, including digital editions, ahead of the July 3 release of Volume 39. The milestone was announced in the June 29 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which also published Chapter 411, the series' first new chapter in about one and a half years. To commemorate the achievement, Shueisha is running a week-long campaign called Shibuya Hunter Town in Tokyo's Shibuya district, where over 100 characters appear as street advertisements. Participants can scan QR codes on the ads to unlock characters on a dedicated website, and those unable to visit can download digital content as characters are discovered. A commemorative promotional video will be released on the Jump Channel YouTube channel on July 3, and a thank-you newspaper ad will run in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun the same day. On Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack, 340 chapters from the Hunter Exam Arc through the Election and Alluka Arc are being made available for free sequentially through July 19. The live stream of Chairman Netero performing 10,000 straight punches preceded the campaign's launch.
The 100 million copy milestone places Hunter x Hunter among a select group of Shueisha titles that have reached that mark, including One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kingdom, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Slam Dunk, and KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops.
The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998. It has been adapted into two television anime series. The first, a 62-episode series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, aired on Fuji Television from October 1999 to March 2001. Three original video animations totaling 30 episodes followed between 2002 and 2004.
The "Shibuya Hunter Town" campaign features 115 characters appearing as street advertisements across Shibuya. Participants can scan QR codes on the ads to unlock characters on a dedicated website. Those who post character advertisements on X with a designated hashtag or share revealed characters from the site can enter a drawing for 30 winners to receive special flake stickers.
The free chapter release schedule on Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack runs from June 29 through July 19. The seven arcs covered are the Hunter Exam Arc, Heavens Arena Arc, Yorknew City Arc, Greed Island Arc, Chimera Ant Arc (split into two parts), and the Election and Alluka Arc.
The series' irregular publication schedule stems from Togashi's chronic health issues. After Chapter 400 in December 2022, the editorial department announced future chapters would not follow a weekly format. Chapters 401 through 410 ran between October and December 2024 before another break.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 8 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Comic Natalie 「HUNTER×HUNTER」1億部を突破！渋谷にキャラ広告が出現、340話分無料公開も
- KAI-YOU 冨樫義博『HUNTER×HUNTER』最新411話がジャンプ掲載 シリーズ累計1億部を突破
- Denfaminicogamer 『ハンターハンター』シリーズ累計“1億部”を突破！ 記念イベント「渋谷HUNTER街」が6月29日から開催へ
- Cinema Today 「HUNTER×HUNTER」累計発行部数が1億部突破 約1年6か月ぶりジャンプに最新話掲載
- Inside 「HUNTER×HUNTER」G.I.編テーマのオンラインくじが販売中！ボマーの攻撃をくらった風にできる“命の音”ぬいぐるみバッジなどに注目
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