Hunter × Hunter is a Japanese anime television series, based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga series Hunter × Hunter, aired from 2011 to 2014. The story begins with a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father who he thought was dead is, in fact, alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a legendary "Hunter", an individual who has proven themselves an elite member of humanity. Despite the fact that Ging left his son with his relatives in order to pursue his own dreams, Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous "Hunter Examination", and eventually find his father to become a Hunter in his own right.