The story begins with a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father who he thought was dead, is in fact alive and well.
He learns that his father, Ging, is a legendary "Hunter", an individual who has proven themselves an elite member of humanity.
[1] It is a complete reboot starting from the beginning of the original manga, with no connection to the first anime television series from 1999.
Produced by Nippon TV, VAP, Shueisha and Madhouse, the series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, with Atsushi Maekawa and Tsutomu Kamishiro handling series composition, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designing the characters and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music.
[4] On television, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on April 17, 2016, and ended on June 23, 2019.