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ハンター×ハンターGon Freecss sets out to become a Hunter and find the father who abandoned him, meeting Killua, Kurapika and Leorio along the way.
Hunter x Hunter (2011) (ハンター×ハンター) is a 2011 Madhouse production, and this page collects 16 lines from it. The series runs 148 episodes, is tagged action, adventure and fantasy, and holds a community rating of 9. The most-liked line here is "You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want." — Ging Freecss, episode 147. The quotes come from 8 characters, and Gon Freecss accounts for 4 of them. The themes that recur most across the set are friendship, sad, determination and iconic. Every quote carries the scene it is spoken in, and 16 of the 16 name an episode as well — the earliest from episode 1, the latest from episode 147, so a line can be checked against the episode rather than taken on trust. Use the controls below to filter to a single character, or to re-sort the list from most popular to episode order.
"You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want."
Ging's advice to Gon at the top of the World Tree in the second-to-last episode, when they finally meet. It sums up the whole series: the journey mattered more than finding his father.
"This is my last chance... it's over. Gon, I'll use everything I have left. I don't care if this is the end."
Gon's vow before his transformation against Neferpitou in the Chimera Ant arc, after learning Kite cannot be brought back. He sacrifices his future potential for the strength to take revenge.
"I never asked for this. I only wished to know that you were here."
Meruem's dying words to Komugi as the Miniature Rose poison takes them both, ending the Chimera Ant arc. The King, born to rule everything, finds meaning only in a blind girl's Gungi games.
"Killua, you're my best friend."
Gon says this casually at the Zoldyck estate arc's end, after traveling across Kukuroo Mountain to retrieve Killua. Killua, raised as an assassin who was told he could never have friends, is quietly stunned.
"Komugi... hold my hand until I fall asleep."
Meruem's request to Komugi as the poison from the Rose kills them both. The Chimera Ant King who planned to rule humanity spends his last hours playing Gungi with a blind girl.
"Gon, you are light. But sometimes you shine so brightly, I must look away. Even so, is it okay if I stay at your side?"
Killua's thoughts about Gon in the Chimera Ant arc, as he watches his friend spiral into rage against Pitou. It captures his devotion and the pain of being left behind by someone he admires.
"Don't you dare underestimate us humans, King."
Netero's last words to Meruem before detonating the Miniature Rose bomb inside his own body. He loses the fight badly and still wins it with the worst of human ingenuity.
"I do not fear death. I fear only that my rage will fade over time."
Kurapika's confession about his hatred for the Phantom Troupe during the Yorknew City arc, when he trains his Nen with Izunavi. It defines his single-minded quest to avenge the Kurta clan.
"I'm not Illumi's puppet anymore. I'm going to be with Gon."
Killua pulling Illumi's needle out of his own head during the Chimera Ant arc, breaking the conditioning that made him run from stronger enemies. From then on he stays and fights.
"I'm going to go be with my friend. That's what I've decided."
Killua leaving the Zoldyck estate after Gon, Kurapika and Leorio come to bring him home. His father Silva makes him promise to return, then lets him go.
"I want to be a Hunter, just like my dad! I want to find out why he'd choose that over being with me."
Gon's reason for leaving Whale Island at the start of the series. Finding Ging is the goal that carries him through the Hunter Exam, Greed Island and beyond.
"If I run away now, I'll keep running for the rest of my life."
Gon's reasoning during the Hunter Exam when Hisoka corners him and his instinct says to flee. He stays, lands a single hit, and earns the badge that Hisoka later makes him return in person.
"I will capture the Phantom Troupe, even if it costs me my life."
Kurapika's vow before the Yorknew City arc, binding his Nen chains with the condition that he will die if he uses them on anyone but the Troupe. Revenge for the Kurta clan is his whole purpose.
"I'll wait until you're fully ripened. Don't let anyone else pick you."
Hisoka to Gon at Heavens Arena, after Gon finally returns the badge from the Hunter Exam and loses their fight. Hisoka sees Gon as fruit worth waiting for.
"Assassination requires more than skill. It requires the will to kill."
Killua's matter-of-fact line during the Hunter Exam when he first reveals his family background. It hints at the training and trauma the Zoldyck family put him through as a child.
"I'm going to become a doctor. I'm going to save the poor, and I'm going to do it for free!"
Leorio's real reason for wanting the money that comes with a Hunter license, told to Kurapika after they nearly fight. A friend of his died of a treatable illness because he could not pay.
"You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want." — Ging Freecss, episode 147. Ging's advice to Gon at the top of the World Tree in the second-to-last episode, when they finally meet. It sums up the whole series: the journey mattered more than finding his father.
16, spoken by 8 characters. 16 of them are tied to a specific episode; the rest are attributed to the character and scene only.
Gon Freecss, with 4 of the 16 quotes on this page. Use the character filter above to see only those lines.
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