Hunter x Hunter Surpasses 100 Million Copies Worldwide
The 100 million copies milestone and the simultaneous return of new chapters after an 18-month hiatus signal that the series, long plagued by irregular publication due to Togashi's health, is entering a period of renewed commercial and editorial momentum.
Reporting from 4 sources: Comic Natalie, Denfaminicogamer, Cinema Today, Anime Anime.
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter has surpassed 100 million cumulative copies in print and digital worldwide, timed to the release of volume 39 on July 3. The milestone was announced on June 29 via the Shonen Jump official YouTube channel. To celebrate, Shueisha is running a week-long campaign called Shibuya HUNTER Street (or 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 special site and download digital content. The campaign runs from June 29 to July 5. A newspaper ad thanking readers will run in the Asahi Shimbun on July 3, and a commemorative PV will be released on the Jump Channel YouTube channel the same day. On June 28, a live stream showed Chairman Netero performing 10,000 gratitude straight punches. The latest chapter, No. 411 titled Announcement, appears in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, released June 29. This is the first new chapter in about a year and a half, since the 2025 New Year issue 2. From June 29, 340 chapters of the manga are being made free to read sequentially for a limited time on Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack, covering arcs from the Hunter Exam through the Election and Aluka Arc.
The campaign is called "Shibuya HUNTER Street" in some reports and "Shibuya HUNTER Town" in others. A total of 115 characters appear in the street advertisements, according to Denfaminicogamer. Participants who post character ads on X with a designated hashtag or share revealed characters from the special site on X can enter a lottery for special flake stickers, with 30 winners selected.
The free chapter release schedule on Shonen Jump+ and Zebrack runs through July 19 and covers seven arcs in sequence. The Chimera Ant Arc is split into two parts, with chapters 186-260 available July 11-16 and chapters 261-318 available July 14-19. The final block, the Election and Aluka Arc (chapters 319-340), runs July 17-19.
The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump 1998 issue 14, as noted by Anime Anime. The story follows Gon, a boy who leaves home to become a Hunter like his father, and grows through trials alongside Leorio, Kurapika, and Killua. The series has been adapted into two TV anime series and video games.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 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
- 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
- Anime Anime 「HUNTER×HUNTER」シリーズ累計発行部数1億部突破！「週刊少年ジャンプ」に最新話掲載