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Yoshihiro Togashi
Yoshihiro Togashi is actively serializing Hunter x Hunter after a hiatus, with Volume 39 released on July 3, 2026, and new chapters in progress. He continues to work despite a 2024 surgery and an irregular release schedule.
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3d ago
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter returned to the spotlight in mid-2026 after a prolonged hiatus. Volume 39, the first new volume in 22 months, landed on July 3 and collected chapters 401 through 410. The volume immediately topped the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, beating One Piece and a Haruki Murakami novel. Days earlier, the series surpassed 100 million copies in cumulative circulation worldwide, including digital editions, a milestone announced in the same Weekly Shonen Jump issue that carried Chapter 411, the first new chapter in about one and a half years.
Shueisha supported the return with a week-long campaign in Tokyo's Shibuya district and a free digital release of 340 chapters from the early arcs. A Kindle Prime Day sale offered 50% off on the first 38 volumes of Hunter x Hunter, as well as Togashi's other series Yu Yu Hakusho and Level E. The sale ran through July 13, the same day Chapter 413 was published. Togashi has been sharing updates on his X account, revealing in late May that he completed the manuscript for Chapter 421. He underwent surgery in 2024 and has been drafting storyboards for additional chapters, continuing the irregular release schedule that began in December 2022.
Key facts
- Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 release date
- July 3, 2026 ↗
- First new volume in 22 months
- Volume 39 is the first new volume since Volume 38 in September 2024 ↗
- Volume 39 chapters
- Chapters 401 to 410 ↗
- Cumulative circulation worldwide
- Over 100 million copies ↗
- Chapter 411 publication date
- June 29, 2026 (in Weekly Shonen Jump) ↗
- Togashi completed manuscript for Chapter 421
- Revealed on his X account in late May 2026 ↗
- Togashi underwent surgery
- In 2024 ↗
- Volume 39 topped Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart
- Number one for the week of June 29-July 5, 2026 ↗
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3d ago
A Kindle sale on Yoshihiro Togashi's works offers 50% off on the first 38 volumes of HUNTER×HUNTER, excluding the recently released volume 39. The full 39-volume set, normally priced at 18,177 yen, drops to 9,374 yen. The digital-only color version of HUNTER×HUNTER (37 volumes, excluding volume 38) is also 50% off, from 21,869 yen to 11,261 yen. Togashi's other series, Yu Yu Hakusho and Level E, are included in the sale: all 19 volumes of Yu Yu Hakusho (standard edition 8,740 yen to 4,370 yen; color version 9,842 yen to 4,921 yen) and Level E (1,357 yen to 678 yen). The 50% off coupon is valid until July 13. The sale coincides with the release of HUNTER×HUNTER volume 39 on July 3 and the resumed serialization of the manga after a hiatus, with chapter 411 published in late June and chapter 413 on July 13. The coupon is applied through Amazon's Prime Day promotion.
Jul 9
Billboard JAPAN's JAPAN Book Hot 100 chart for June 29-July 5 put HUNTER×HUNTER Volume 39 at number one, ahead of One Piece Volume 115 and Haruki Murakami's new novel KAHO -The Tale of KAHO-. The chart, launched in November 2025, aggregates physical sales, e-book downloads, library lending, and other data. Volume 39, released July 3, includes chapters 401-410 and features Hisoka on the cover alone for the first time.
Jun 29
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.
Jun 1
Shueisha will publish the 39th volume of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga on July 3, 2026, marking the first new volume in 22 months since Volume 38 shipped in September 2024. Volume 39 collects chapters 401 to 410, which were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 45 of 2024 through issue 2 of 2025. The manga has been on an irregular release schedule since December 2022, when Shueisha announced it would move away from weekly serialization. Togashi has provided updates on his X account, revealing in late May 2026 that he completed the manuscript for Chapter 421. The author underwent surgery in 2024 and has been drafting storyboards for additional chapters. Viz Media released the English edition of Volume 38 in January 2026. The Hunter x Hunter franchise also saw two game releases in 2025 and 2026: the fighting game Nen x Impact and the survival roguelike Nen x Survivor. A third stage play adaptation covering the Greed Island Arc ran in Tokyo and Osaka in mid-2025.