# WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #1

## Series
- title: Hunter x Hunter
- slug: hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The journey begins on the rustic Whale Island, introducing the spirited 12-year-old Gon Freecss and his unique friendship with the local wildlife, including a foxbear cub. A dangerous encounter with the cub's protective mother is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious Hunter named Kite. This fateful meeting changes everything for Gon, as Kite reveals that his father, Ging, is not dead but is in fact a world-renowned Hunter, igniting the boy's quest to follow in his father's footsteps.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Gon catches the 'Master of the Swamp' to earn his aunt's permission to take the Hunter Exam.

### Characters involved
- Mito Freecss — Supporting
- Kite — Supporting
- Gon Freecss — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The journey begins on the rustic Whale Island, introducing the spirited 12-year-old Gon Freecss and his unique friendship with the local wildlife, including a foxbear cub.

### Spoiler summary
The journey begins on the rustic Whale Island, introducing the spirited 12-year-old Gon Freecss and his unique friendship with the local wildlife, including a foxbear cub. A dangerous encounter with the cub's protective mother is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious Hunter named Kite. This fateful meeting changes everything for Gon, as Kite reveals that his father, Ging, is not dead but is in fact a world-renowned Hunter, igniting the boy's quest to follow in his father's footsteps.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #1](/series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

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