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Hunter × Hunter Pilot

Hunter × Hunter Pilot

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Hunter × Hunter Pilot

1998

0h 25m

8.5(42 votes)

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Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Overview

The stand-alone pilot OVA which was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998. Shortly before the TV series, a summary is presented of the story of Gon who wants to become a hunter and the friends he makes in the process.

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Pierrot

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Gon Freecss (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Kurapika (voice)

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Leorio Paladiknight (voice)

Shigeru Nakahara

Shigeru Nakahara

Kite (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Mito Freecss (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Captain (voice)

Shizuka Okohira

Abe (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Written by: Hiroshi Hashimoto

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