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[70] Tokyo Ghoul author Sui Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter depicting the past of Hunter × Hunter's Hisoka. The storyboard was released digitally via Shōnen Jump+ on June 2, 2016. [71] Anime[edit] 1999 series[edit] Main article: Hunter × Hunter (1999 TV series) The first Hunter × Hunter anime adaptation was produced by the company Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who had previously directed the Rurouni Kenshin television series. [72] A total of 62 episodes of Hunter × Hunter were broadcast on the Japanese terrestrial television network Fuji Television from October 16, 1999 to March 31, 2001 during the same Saturday evening timeslot as the anime
version of Togashi's previous series YuYu Hakusho. [5][73][74] Additionally, Hunter × Hunter has aired on the satellite television station Animax. [75][76] Although it closely follows the manga, the violence in the anime version is lessened for younger audiences. [5] Marvelous Entertainment has released all episodes of the series in Japan on DVD in 13 separate volumes between September 20, 2000 and September 19, 2001. [77] Viz Media licensed the Hunter × Hunter anime for distribution in the Region 1 market, with English voice-work handled by the Ocean Group at Blue Water Studios in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [13][78] The series was released on
four DVD boxed sets from December 9, 2008, to December 1, 2009. [79][80] Starting with the second set, Viz
partnered with Warner Home Video to distribute the DVDs. [81] Hunter × Hunter began airing in the United States on the Funimation Channel in the spring of 2009.
"At
This Rate" (このままで, Kono Mama de) 35. "Last Chance" (ラストチャンス, Rasuto Chansu) 36. "Right Here" (いまここにある, Ima
Koko ni Aru) 37. "The Last Piece" (最後の欠片(ピース), Saigo no Pīsu) 38. "More" (もっと, Motto) 39. "Hungry" (飢餓(ハングリー), Hangurī) 40.
[269] The series was chosen as one of the Best Manga at the Comic-Con International Best & Worst Manga in 2018 and 2019. [270] Barnes & Noble named it on their list of "Our Favorite Manga of 2018", saying that "it combines the earnestness of superhero comics with the core elements of shonen manga", but
also stated that the reason Horikoshi makes its story a delight is the "endlessly inventive imagination", praising most of the characters' abilities that are more "quirks" than superpowers. [271] Cold Cobra of Anime UK News picked the series for his list of "best manga of 2010s", praising its great mix between the Japanese shonen action genre and American superhero comics. He stated that its cast of characters is what makes it stand out more than anything. He described the artwork as "wonderfully expressive and occasionally impressively shaded for those big full-page moments", which makes it a joy to read. [272] Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Ref. 2015 1st Next Manga Award Print Manga Won [273] 8th Manga
Taishō Manga Taishō 8th place [274][275] Mandō Kobayashi Manga Award Manga Grand Prix Won [276] 2016 40th Kodansha Manga Award Best Shōnen Manga Nominated [277] Da Vinci 16th Annual Book of the Year Book of the Year 22nd place [181] 2017 Japan Expo Awards [fr] Daruma d'Or Manga Won [278][279] Best Shōnen Nominated 3rd Sugoi Japan Award Best Manga Won [280] 44th Angoulême International Comics Festival Best Youth Comic Nominated [281] 23rd Salón del Manga de Barcelona Best Shōnen Manga Won [282] 2018 Japan Expo Awards Best Shōnen [283][284] 30th Harvey Awards Best Manga Nominated [285] 24th Salón del Manga de Barcelona Best Shōnen Manga Won [286] Da Vinci 18th Annual Book of the Year Book of the Year 16th place [182] 2019 31st Harvey Awards Best Manga Won [287][288] 2020 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival Best Youth Comic Nominated [289] Anime Sales My Hero Academia sales have been high and the series has been successful in Japan since the release of the anime. The five volumes of the first season on Blu-ray and DVD were released in Japan, with each release appearing in Oricon's Animation Blu-ray and Animation DVD ranking. The first Blu-ray edition of My Hero Academia was ranked fifth in the first week of Oricon's Blu-ray ranking, while the first DVD edition ranked fourth with 2,184 copies sold. [290] The second Blu-ray and DVD sets also ranked, with the Blu-ray edition coming in sixth and DVD fifth for a week. [291] The third Blu-ray edition ranked fourth with 1,700 copies sold, while the DVD release was eighth with 1,184 copies sold.