It was revealed on June 29th that the cumulative circulation of the manga series "HUNTER×HUNTER" by Yoshihiro Togashi (Shueisha) has surpassed 100 million copies. The latest volume, volume 39, which will be released on July 3rd, will mark the first new volume in approximately two years, bringing the total circulation to over 100 million copies. The series began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in 1998, and has now reached this milestone in approximately 28 years. The latest chapter, chapter 411, was published in issue 31 of "Weekly Shonen Jump," released on June 29th. This is the first publication of the chapter in approximately 18 months, since issue 2 of 2025, released on Getsuku, 2024.
To commemorate surpassing 100 million copies sold, various campaigns will be held. In addition to the "Shibuya HUNTER Street" advertising campaign featuring over 100 characters in Shibuya, Tokyo, 340 chapters will be released for free sequentially from June 29th on the manga app "Shonen Jump+" and the e-book store "Kore Black".
An advertisement will be published in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun on July 3rd, the same day that the latest volume, volume 39, is released. On the same day, a promotional video commemorating the manga surpassing 100 million copies sold will be released on the official Jump YouTube channel, "Jump Channel."
On June 28th at 6 PM, "Jump Channel" held a live stream in which Chairman Netero performed 10,000 "gratitude punches." After the punches were completed, at midnight on the 29th, a website commemorating the manga surpassing 100 million copies sold was launched. Chairman Netero announced the launch of the "Shibuya HUNTER Town" special campaign to commemorate the 100 million copies sold milestone, and more than 100 characters were unleashed as street advertisements in Shibuya, Tokyo.
From 9:00 AM on the 29th, if you find the character advertisements in Shibuya and scan the QR code on the advertisement, the corresponding character will be revealed on the special website's character list. Even if you can't go to Shibuya in person, you can download special digital content of the revealed character from the website. 30 people will be randomly selected to receive special flake stickers from those who post the character advertisements on X with the specified hashtag, or share the characters already revealed on the special website on X. The campaign runs until July 5th.
"HUNTER×HUNTER" began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1998. It depicts the adventures of Gon, a boy who leaves his hometown to become a professional hunter like his father, whom he was separated from when he was young, and his companions, including Killua, who grew up in a family of assassins. It was first adapted into a TV anime in 1999, and a second anime version with a completely new staff and cast aired on Nippon Television from 2011 to 2014.
The series had been published intermittently, but in the December 26, 2022 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump (combined issue 4/5 of 2023), which featured chapter 400, it was announced that the publication format would change from chapter 401 onwards. Considering Togashi's health, it was decided to adopt a publication format that was "not weekly." Chapter 401 was published in the October 7, 2024 issue (issue 45 of 2024), and chapters 402-410 were published thereafter.
